Monday, November 17th & Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center | South Burlington, VT
Official Summit Communique
- Save-the-Date Letter from Co-Conveners
- Green Mountain Imperative Participant Pledge
- Green Mountain Imperative Letter #1 (10.24.14)
- Green Mountain Imperative Letter #2 (10.31.14)
- Green Mountain Imperative Letter #3 (11.7.14)
- Green Mountain Imperative: a Message to Participants from Rebecca Holcombe (11.15.14)
- The State of Public Education Presentation, delivered by Secretary Holcombe (11.17.14)
- A Situational Analysis of Public Education in Vermont, delivered by VSBA
- NEW! – Post-Summit Process Report, prepared by facilitators Jen & Tony Silbert (12.18.14)
- NEW! – Green Mountain Imperative Summit Video – Justine Gerns, Champlain College
- NEW! – Post-Summit Call-to-Action Report, prepared by the Co-Coveners (1.23.15)
Summit Pre-Reads
- Green Mountain Imperative Summit Agenda for Participants (Updated 11.10.14)
- 2014 Vermont Education Situational Analysis – Presented by Vermont School Boards Association & Vermont Superintendents Association
- Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe’s recent presentation to Vermont’s school boards
- Vermont Superintendents Assocation: Education Quality Framework (2013)
- Opportunity to Learn: Defining Vermont Education for a New Generation of Learners – Prepared by State Board of Education (December 2009)
- Letter from Sponsor, Let’s Grow Kids
- Creating Pathways to Prosperity: A Blueprint for Action (Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2014)
- Education Quality Standards – Prepared by Vermont State Board of Education (2000)
Other Recommended Reading from Participants
- Vermont League of Cities & Towns: Education Funding (September, 2014)
- Broader, Bolder Approach to Education
- Up For Learning (brochure)
- Motivation, Engagement and Student Voice
- Campaign for Vermont: Education for the 21st Century: Enabling Local Districts with Tools to Succeed
- Campaign for Vermont: Outcomes and Spending: a Data-Driven Analysis
- Lighthouse Evaluation: Opportunity to Learn and Equity: Measuring Effort in STEM
Selected Media
- Vermont Leaders Seek to Improve Schools Through ‘Partnership’ – Valley News (10.7.14)
- Bill Schubart Commentary: “New Education Model” – VPR (10.22.14)
- “One Simple Idea Could Repair Our Education System” – Interview with Author Tony Wagner (YouTube)
- Rich Nadworny Commentary: “Outcomes” – VPR (11.5.14)
- Education Summit Seeks Common Ground [a report on Green Mountain Imperative] – VTDigger (11.17.14)
- Education Forum Eyes Twin Dilemma [a report on Green Mountain Imperative Summit] – Times Argus (11.18.14)
- Summit Turns to Education Financing Conundrum – VTDigger (11.18.14)
- Vermont This Week – Vermont PBS (11.21.14)
- EDITORIAL: Education Imperatives – Rutland Herald / Times Argus (11.23.14)
- Jack Hoffman Commentary: “Schools are doing more, and spending more – Public Assets (11.26.14)
- Karen Pike’s Photos of the Green Mountain Imperative Summit (Day 1)
- Karen Pike’s Photos of the Green Mountain Imperative Summit (Day2)
- NEW! – Shaping Our Future Together Resource Guide (Vermont Agency of Education)
The Conversation contines – #GMImperative
————— Made Possible by Generous Support of —————
Nellie Mae Education Foundation * The Permanent Fund * Let’s Grow Kids
Vermont Community Foundation * Building Bright Futures
Richard E. & Deborah L. Tarrant Foundation / Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education
McClure Foundation * Ernie Pomerleau * Vermont Business Roundtable