Trauma-informed classrooms and Vermont’s switch to personalized education [rutlandherald.com]

Alicia Doktor 9/17/1812:00 PM

In an age plagued with addiction, economic disparity and mental illness, where technology is advancing faster every day, professionals say aging educational systems aren’t meeting the needs of Vermont’s growing minds.

“We have to re-think everything we do when it comes to educating these kids,” said Mill River Union High School Principal Todd Finn. “We have so much more flexibility with school leadership, and the world is so different for these kids.”

Which is why Vermont schools are gradually shifting to proficiency-based learning in accordance with Act 77. Passed in 2013, Act 77 mandates implementation of Personalized Learning Plans for all Vermont students in grades 7-12 by school year 2018-19.

[For more on this story by KATE BARCELLOS, go to http://www.rutlandherald.com/a...sonalized-education/]

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