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.
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 1710)
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§ 1710. Literacy professional learning
(a) Each supervisory union and each approved independent school that is eligible to receive
public tuition shall provide professional learning activities to kindergarten through
grade-three educators, to include all teachers and administrators, on implementing
a reading screening assessment, interpreting the results, determining instructional
practices for students, and communicating with families regarding screening results
in a supportive way. The instructional practices, programs, or interventions included
in the professional learning activities provided pursuant to this section shall be
evidence-based, effective, explicit, systematic, and consistent with federal and State
guidance and shall incorporate the foundational concepts of literacy proficiency,
including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
(b) Each supervisory union and approved independent school that is eligible to receive
public tuition shall maintain a record of completion of professional learning consistent
with this section. (Added 2023, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 1, 2025.)