The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
003
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LOCAL CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1545)
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§ 1545. Credits and grades earned
(a) Grades earned in a course offered within a CTE program approved by the State Board
shall not be altered by any public school or approved or recognized independent school
in Vermont and shall be applied by the school toward any State graduation requirements
in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board. Any State Board rules regarding
earning of credits shall allow flexibility with respect to the integration of CTE
education and other academic courses.
(b) The credits earned for a career technical education program approved by the State
Board shall be honored by any public or independent school within Vermont. If necessary
to enable a student to participate in career technical education and graduate with
his or her class, the credits earned shall be applied toward any school district or
independent school graduation requirements exceeding the minimum number of credits
required by the State Board. The school board of the high school from which the student
wishes to graduate shall make a determination as to whether the credits shall be applied
toward graduation requirements. A decision of a school board may be appealed to the
Secretary who shall construe this section to favor participation in career technical
education.
(c) For any student attending the Vermont Academy for Science and Technology pursuant
to subsection 4011(e) of this title, the credits and grades earned shall, upon request of the student or the student’s
parent or guardian, be applied toward graduation requirements at the Vermont high
school that the student attended prior to enrolling in the Academy. (Added 1997, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 68, eff. June 27, 2002; 2003, No. 36, § 20; 2013, No. 77, § 9; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 149, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)