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For immediate release April 26, 2012 Contact Tom Alderman Phone: 802-828-3134 MONTPELIER Vergennes Union Middle and High School has beeninducted into The League of Innovative Schools, the Departmentannounced today. The League of Innovative Schools is comprised of secondary schoolsfrom across the state, and is affiliated with the New EnglandSecondary Schools Consortium (NESSC). The Consortium includesMaine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont. Thegoal of the league and the consortium is to promote innovativestrategies, to establish a network of best practices that isdirectly linked to 21st century learning and to promote greatereducational equity and opportunities for all students. Leagueschools will serve as models for local education agencies aroundthe state shaping the future of Vermont public education. Vergennes will be piloting the Proficiency Based GraduationRequirements (PBGR) for their freshman class next year. The hope isthat within four years all high school students will be graduatingbased on demonstrated abilities, not simply seat time. They arealso the only school in Vermont engaged in expeditionary learning,which is a program that puts emphasis on experiential learningthrough expeditions. Vergennes Union Elementary School has also been on the move. Since2005, they have seen tremendous improvements on their AnnualMeasurable Objectives, which are based on Addison NorthwestSupervisory Union s action plan for making Adequate YearlyProgress in Reading and Math. In all subgroups they are seeingsignificant progress, and they are closing the gap between studentsin poverty and their peers. They also focus on students wholedevelopment, and have a successful child nutrition program. Earlier members of the League are: Brattleboro Union High School,U-32 Junior and Senior High School, Burlington High School,Rochester High School, Williamstown Middle/High School, CabotSchool, South Burlington High School, Bellows Free Academy, St.Albans, Essex Union High School and Montpelier High School. For more information about the League of Innovative Schools and theNew England Secondary School Consortium, please contact TomAlderman at tom.alderman@state.vt.us, or go to the NESSC. At Vergennes, please contact CarolSpencer, Curriculum Coordinator for Addison Northwest SupervisoryUnion, at 802-877-3332, ext. 13. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Idler Tensioner Pulley , China Automobile Ball Joint, and more. For more , please visit Automobile Shock Absorbers today!
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