Join Us for a Webinar
Making Sense of the December 1 Letter:
What School Boards Need to Know for FY27
December 9, 2025 Noon - 1:00pm
The “December 1 letter” forecasts the resident homeowners and the non-homestead tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year (FY27) and projects the average statewide increase in education property tax bills.
This webinar will help school boards to better understand the letter and align spending decisions and voter messaging with the anticipated changes to local property taxes.
Get on Board Candidate Training
December 17, 2025 6:00 - 7:00pm
Want to make a difference in your community?
Consider running for school board or encourage someone you know who would be a great board member! Serving on your local school board is a chance to make a lasting impact on Vermont’s education system.
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Learn more about becoming a board member on our Get on Board page or register for the webinar today!.
Member Resources About Act 73
As discussion and debate continue across the state about effective implementation of Act 73, including options for redistricting, VSBA has developed a set of resources for our members about the key issues.
VSBA also has released a position paper that includes a set of criteria for any statewide reform plan. READ MORE
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Final 2025-2026 Resolution Report
At the VSBA Annual Business Meeting on October 23rd, the membership voted on amendments to some existing resolutions and voted on all of the proposed resolutions submitted by our membership. Six of the eleven proposed resolutions passed.
View the 2025-2026 Resolutions.
District Quality Standards: Governance
The Vermont Agency of Education’s District Quality Standards, which include governance standards for school boards, went into effect on July 1, 2025. The standards are general principles of good governance and provide boards guidance on their essential work.
The first step in ensuring compliance with these standards is to find out where your board currently is. To help you with this, the VSBA has created a self-evaluation tool for boards to see where the gaps are between your current practices and the new governance standards. For more information see the webinar on this topic on our Webinar Archive page.
Joint Training for Chairs and Superintendents
In 2013, the legislature adopted 16 V.S.A. §561(b) requiring at least eight hours of joint training for the superintendent and board chair annually.
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Download this self-guided training opportunity, Leadership Expedition. Similar to a self-paced course, the chair and superintendent may select what, when, and how they learn together. In addition to providing more flexibility, this self-guided option offers differentiated learning to meet the needs of governance teams with varying degrees of knowledge and experience.
If you have any questions about this resource contact Debbie Singiser at dsingiser@vtvsba.org
Founded in 1963, the VSBA is a private, nonprofit membership association dedicated to serving Vermont’s elected school boards. We provide our members with services, support and counsel as they lead their districts, navigate relationships and promote public education across Vermont.