Vermont School-to-Work: Five Years of Helping Students Succeed"

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VERMONT SCHOOL TO WORK:
5 YEARS OF HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED

This 14-page summary publication was distributed during the 2000 STW Summer Institute and is loaded with pictures, statistical charts and graphs, definitions, and examples of STW activities taking place around the state of Vermont.

Reprints of this publication are still available. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, please see the "Other Related Items" section at the bottom of this page. If you'd like to see the types of information contained in the report, check out the on-line version. You can also view/download/print the complete report (see the "Other Related Items" section at the bottom of this page).

The following "Letter from the Director" appears in the report and serves as an introduction and/or background for the data presented in the publication:

"To the People of Vermont:

In the past six years, thousands of Vermonters have been engaged in developing School-to-Work opportunities for ALL students, from Kindergarten through grade 14. When Congress passed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act in 1994, Vermont already had a draft of its School-to-Work plan. Prior to applying for federal funds, STW Report: Five Years of Helping Students Succeed Vermont spent another year trying out and refining the plan with help from educators, employers, students and their families in every region.

These people became the core of the 14 regional partnerships that have had the responsibility and authority to invest most of the 12 million federal STW dollars granted to Vermont between 1995 and 2000. The common purpose of the investments has been to support students in meeting Vermont's education standards, so that they make successful transitions to further study and employment. The investments have focused on assuring that all students have opportunities for applied academics, career exploration and work-based learning in their education.

This report describes the partnerships' investments and progress toward the goal. The federal funds provided five years of seed money and the federal Act is about to sunset, as intended. As we see in this report, the partnerships used their seed money wisely. A demonstration of public support for STW directions is that Vermont high schools will have at least 50 positions this fall, funded by over 2 million local dollars, with responsibility for carrying on School-to-Work opportunities in academic programs.

The School-to-Work regional partnerships are also continuing, often as Workforce Investment Boards. Youth Councils in many regions are integrating existing efforts and resources. Vermont's high schools are continuing to renew themselves. There are strengthened relationships between schools and their communities, between employers and educators. Our thanks and appreciation to those thousands of Vermonters who continue to work in their own ways to support students in meeting the standards, in making successful transitions, and in becoming contributing citizens of strong communities."

Jeanie West Crosby
Director, Vermont School-to-Work Initiative

Other Related Items:

View the report page-by-page on-line (some pages may take more than a few seconds to load)
A copy of the complete report is available for downloading/printing as a PDF* file
To order a printed copy of the report:

E-mail your name and address to lbess@doe.state.vt.us

(PDF *: To view PDF documents, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader application. You can download a FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on the Acrobat Reader icon below.)

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This 14-page summary publication was distributed during the 2000 STW Summer Institute and is loaded with pictures, statistical charts and graphs, definitions, and examples of STW activities taking place around the state of Vermont. Reprints of this publication are still available. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, please see the "Other Related Items" section at the bottom of this page. If you'd like to see the types of information contained in the report, check out the on-line version. You can also view/download/print the complete report (see the "Other Related Items" section at the bottom of this page). The following "Letter from the Director" appears in the report and serves as an introduction and/or background for the data presented in the publication: "To the People of Vermont: In the past six years, thousands of Vermonters have been engaged in developing School-to-Work opportunities for ALL students, from Kindergarten through grade 14. When Congress passed the School-to-Work Opportunities Act in 1994, Vermont already had a draft of its School-to-Work plan. Prior to applying for federal funds, Vermont spent another year trying out and refining the plan with help from educators, employers, students and their families in every region. These people became the core of the 14 regional partnerships that have had the responsibility and authority to invest most of the 12 million federal STW dollars granted to Vermont between 1995 and 2000. The common purpose of the investments has been to support students in meeting Vermont's education standards, so that they make successful transitions to further study and employment. The investments have focused on assuring that all students have opportunities for applied academics, career exploration and work-based learning in their education. This report describes the partnerships' investments and progress toward the goal. The federal funds provided five years of seed money and the federal Act is about to sunset, as intended. As we see in this report, the partnerships used their seed money wisely. A demonstration of public support for STW directions is that Vermont high schools will have at least 50 positions this fall, funded by over 2 million local dollars, with responsibility for carrying on School-to-Work opportunities in academic programs. The School-to-Work regional partnerships are also continuing, often as Workforce Investment Boards. Youth Councils in many regions are integrating existing efforts and resources. Vermont's high schools are continuing to renew themselves. There are strengthened relationships between schools and their communities, between employers and educators. Our thanks and appreciation to those thousands of Vermonters who continue to work in their own ways to support students in meeting the standards, in making successful transitions, and in becoming contributing citizens of strong communities." Jeanie West Crosby Director, Vermont School-to-Work Initiative



Other Related Items: View the report page-by-page on-line (some pages may take more than a few seconds to load) A copy of the complete report is available for downloading/printing as a PDF* file To order a printed copy of the report: E-mail your name and address to lbess@doe.state.vt.us (PDF *: To view PDF documents, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader application. You can download a FREE version of Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on the Acrobat Reader icon below.)



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