{"id":26,"date":"2025-03-18T15:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:17:44","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"#webmap\">School Web Map<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#table\">Table of School Webs<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#performance\">Student Performance<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#spending\">Current Spending<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#national\">National Data<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#taxation\">Taxation<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"#bingo\">Bingo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"webmap\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/edit?mid=1dCoS35oHxJOR8oZdaDshMs3nA_zK48s&amp;usp=sharing\">School Web Map<\/a><\/strong><br>This interactive map shows the sending and receiving patterns that students have followed historically in Vermont as they make their way from preschool through high school graduation. Schools are shown as dots, which when clicked provide more information. The lines between the dots show the paths most students take on their PreK &#8211; 12 educational career. Please let us know how this map might be improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1dCoS35oHxJOR8oZdaDshMs3nA_zK48s&#038;ehbc=2E312F&#038;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where Students Live<\/strong><br>This map shows how the population of Vermont is distributed. Any re-design of school organization must begin with where students actually live today. Notice that these settlement patterns follow the dictates of the mountains and rivers of our geography, and have little or no relationship to <a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/?p=319\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"319\">town or school-district lines<\/a>. Notice also that the locations of our school webs above follow very closely to these organic settlement patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/VT-population-plot-census-630x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/VT-population-plot-census-630x1024.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/VT-population-plot-census-185x300.jpeg 185w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/VT-population-plot-census-768x1248.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/VT-population-plot-census-946x1536.jpeg 946w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/VT-population-plot-census.jpeg 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"table\"><strong>Table of School Webs <\/strong><br>This table lists the K-12 School Webs that are shown on the interactive map above. The webs are based on our existing organic K-12 patterns of sending and receiving schools. We have formed ourselves over the years into 50 such webs, each centered around a high school, with several feeder elementary and middle schools. Our webs range in size from 522 in Thetford to 4300 in Champlain Valley. Some encompass two schools; some include as many as ten. In some urban webs the distances between schools are less than a mile; in the most spread out web it&#8217;s 114 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vermont-School-webs-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Vermont School webs.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f97ebcad-f5f7-4e37-9ef8-482994603189\" href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vermont-School-webs-1.pdf\">Vermont School webs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vermont-School-webs-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f97ebcad-f5f7-4e37-9ef8-482994603189\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"forbes\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geodata.vermont.gov\/datasets\/VCGI::vt-data-school-districts-updated-for-fy2025\/explore\">Map of Vermont School Districts from Vermont GIS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/?page_id=115\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"115\">Who drew the district lines?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"forbes\"><strong>Student Performance<\/strong><br>Vermont\u2019s system of small schools with small classes under community control has allowed our students to outpace the nation for the last 40 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/education\/student-resources\/which-states-have-the-highest-standardized-test-scores\/\"><strong>Forbes magazine<\/strong> ranks Vermont in the top ten<\/a> for student test scores in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/education\/student-resources\/which-states-have-the-highest-standardized-test-scores\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-1024x761.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-1536x1142.png 1536w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-2048x1522.png 2048w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-1320x981.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Which State Has The Best Test Scores? Analyzing Standardized Testing Trends, Forbes, Feb 7, 2024, <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"population\">The <a href=\"Source: World Population Review, https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/state-rankings\/public-school-rankings-by-state\"><strong>World Population Review for 2025<\/strong><\/a> ranks Vermont\u2019s schools in the top five of states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-1536x964.png 1536w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6-1320x829.png 1320w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-6.png 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: World Population Review, https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/state-rankings\/public-school-rankings-by-state<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Metrics included high school graduation rate among low-income students, math and reading scores, median SAT and ACT scores, pupil-teach ratio, the share of armed students, the number of school shootings between 2000 and June 2020, bullying incidence rate, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"sat\">Vermont has for the last 20 years ranked exceeded the national average in <strong>SAT scores.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-7-1024x624.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-7-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-7-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-7-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-7.png 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8-1024x178.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8-1024x178.png 1024w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-8.png 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"nap\">Vermont students, with their small classes in small schools under community control, persistently scored above the rest of the nation on the <strong>National Assessment of Educational Progress.<\/strong> Only in 2017, when Governor Scott took office, did this achievement gap begin to diminish.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"http:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grade-8-Math-1024x791.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grade-8-Math-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grade-8-Math-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grade-8-Math-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grade-8-Math-1536x1187.png 1536w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grade-8-Math-2048x1583.png 2048w, https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Grade-8-Math-1320x1020.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/digest\/d23\/tables\/dt23_226.40.asp\">National Center for Education Statistics, <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"spending\"><strong>Current Spending<\/strong><br>The vast majority of Vermont school districts today spend between $17,000 and $22,000 per student, with an average of $20,000. Spending is not significantly correlated with district size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"line-height:1.1\" class=\"wp-block-table has-beiruti-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong><em>District Name<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong><em>Spending per Student<\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong><em>Students<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Morgan<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 14,616.50&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Mt. Anthony UHSD #14<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 15,068.48&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1678<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Pittsfield<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 15,791.74&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Stamford<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 15,905.71&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">106<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Somerset<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 15,962.44&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Derby<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 16,314.93&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">340<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Holland<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 16,414.73&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Granville-Hancock USD 80<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 16,730.12&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Westfield<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 17,354.25&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Fairfax<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 17,679.30&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">884<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Georgia<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 17,769.31&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">856<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Northern Mountain Valley UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 17,781.97&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1068<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Quarry Valley UUSD 70<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 17,790.24&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Colchester<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 17,932.20&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2284<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Barre UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 17,977.73&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2205<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Lamoille North MUSD U058B<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,017.30&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">857<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Slate Valley UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,103.06&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1286<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Enosburgh-Richford UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,159.38&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">922<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Echo Valley Community SD 67<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,220.20&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">293<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Rutland Town<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,244.41&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">526<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Paine Mountain SD 68<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,245.03&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Fletcher<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,352.01&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">204<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Ferdinand<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,396.17&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Ira<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,399.74&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>North Bennington ID<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,515.21&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">161<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Rockingham<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,580.87&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">458<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Waits River Valley USD U036<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,617.05&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">357<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Otter Valley USD 53<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,622.99&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1259<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Mt. Mansfield UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,633.62&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2484<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Stannard<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,654.37&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Brighton<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,659.86&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">127<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Barstow USD 49<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,680.88&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">290<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Lake Region Union Elem-Middle SD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,764.98&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">734<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Lake Region UHSD #24<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,797.00&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">382<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Elmore Morristown UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,847.37&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">791<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Halifax<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 18,978.89&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>St. Johnsbury<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,012.71&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>North Country Sr UHSD #22<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,062.53&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">757<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Winhall<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,146.24&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">229<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Missisquoi Valley SD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,148.80&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1775<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Southwest Vermont UESD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,234.95&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1233<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>First Branch USD 82<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,320.38&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">363<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Buels Gore<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,334.62&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>South Burlington<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,372.88&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2561<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Troy<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,427.72&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">182<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Kingdom East UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,494.74&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1821<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Bellows Falls UHSD #27<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,666.00&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">385<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Montpelier-Roxbury UUSD 71<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,670.59&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1221<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Windham<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,713.12&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Readsboro<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,759.29&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Milton<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,763.88&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1498<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Charleston<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,851.56&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">114<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Sharon<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 19,882.17&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">281<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Champlain Valley USD 56<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,095.44&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">4052<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Essex-Westford EC USD 51<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,140.72&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3656<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Rutland City<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,171.72&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1917<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Arlington<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,181.40&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">358<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Stowe<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,187.25&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">745<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Stratton<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,198.86&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Mt. Ascutney SD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,229.08&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">597<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Cambridge<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,261.68&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">290<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Wolcott<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,291.82&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">255<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Rochester- Stockbridge 81<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,345.92&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">181<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Strafford<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,455.88&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">170<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Mettawee SD 84<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,484.99&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">301<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>North Country Jr UHSD #22<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,487.77&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">263<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Sandgate<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,510.09&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">63<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>White River USD 79<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,598.83&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">566<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Oxbow UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,606.18&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">655<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Wells Spring UUSD 69<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,658.09&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">266<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Green Mountain USD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,742.90&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">668<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Weathersfield<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,813.40&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">355<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Cabot<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,852.44&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">164<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Taconic &amp; Green Regional SD 63<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,859.34&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1662<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Lowell<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,866.37&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Champlain Islands UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,997.26&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">407<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Newport Town<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,013.66&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">144<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Maple Run USD 57<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,042.10&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2427<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Mill River USD 52<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,077.02&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">718<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Hazen UHSD #26<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,101.37&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">323<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Hartford<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,236.58&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1312<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Danville<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,240.77&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">311<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Blue Mountain Union U021<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,310.58&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">385<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Burlington<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,325.14&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3703<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Mountain View UESD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,390.29&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">320<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Canaan<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,447.68&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">147<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Alburgh<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,487.38&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">313<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>South Hero<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,500.40&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">196<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Orange Southwest USD 59<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,523.53&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">858<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Athens Grafton SD<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,538.93&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Addison Central USD 55<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,733.42&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1702<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Springfield<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,825.81&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1247<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Vernon<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,834.52&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">320<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Westminster<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 21,910.78&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">221<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Lincoln SD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,172.88&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">188<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Ludlow-Mt. Holly UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,204.46&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">328<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Coventry<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,233.81&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">176<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Harwood USD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,388.42&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1720<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Twinfield USD U033<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,590.06&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">330<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>River Valleys USD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,626.45&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">268<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Peacham<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,797.18&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">97<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Caledonia Cooperative SD 78<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,841.45&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">574<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Hartland<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,841.81&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">419<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Craftsbury<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,887.48&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">159<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Norwich<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 22,957.65&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">595<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Newport City<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,006.56&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">302<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Washington Central UUSD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,022.06&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1377<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Thetford<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,064.97&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">402<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Winooski ID<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,089.61&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">898<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Northeast Kingdom Choice SD 65<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,143.65&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">297<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Mt Abraham USD 61<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,150.99&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1226<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Lamoille North MUSD U058A<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,309.23&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">586<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Windham Southeast SD<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,445.45&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">2204<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Windsor Central UUSD 76<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,509.31&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">918<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Twin Valley USD 75<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,790.52&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">376<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Addison Northwest USD 54<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 23,798.73&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">907<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>West River MUED 72B<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 25,810.68&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">247<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Jay<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 26,734.85&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>West River MUED 72A<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 27,106.76&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">233<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Marlboro<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 27,809.39&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">133<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Rivendell Interstate School District<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 28,775.89&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">296<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Searsburg<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 29,000.11&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">84415<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Mean<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,468.28&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">698<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Median<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 20,276.75&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; 355.94&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Correlation<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">&nbsp; (0.07)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: &nbsp;FY2024 Education Budget per Equalized Pupil as published by AOE at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/education.vermont.gov\/sites\/aoe\/files\/documents\/edu-FY24-Cohort-Spending-by-School-Type-v02-web.xlsx\">https:\/\/education.vermont.gov\/sites\/aoe\/files\/documents\/edu-FY24-Cohort-Spending-by-School-Type-v02-web.xlsx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"national\"><strong>National data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public School Rankings by State, compiled by the World Population Institute, and based on a variety of measurements, put Vermont fourth in the nation in terms of school quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Public-School-Rankings-by-State.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Public School Rankings by State.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e427a467-9269-460a-838f-41c1810dc138\" href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Public-School-Rankings-by-State.pdf\">Public School Rankings by State<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Public-School-Rankings-by-State.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e427a467-9269-460a-838f-41c1810dc138\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>School District Size by State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Districts-and-board-members-by-state.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Districts and board members by state.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-947604f5-6c8f-4067-a4be-2b93b23212ea\" href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Districts-and-board-members-by-state.pdf\">Districts and board members by state<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Districts-and-board-members-by-state.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-947604f5-6c8f-4067-a4be-2b93b23212ea\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"sq\"><strong>Spending vs. Quality<\/strong><br>School spending and school quality in the United States are highly correlated. The more you spend per student, the higher the quality of your schools. The correlation is strong, at 0.71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/School-Quality-vs.-Spending-Nationally.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of School Quality vs. Spending Nationally.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-dfc72677-842f-4ef5-8218-c004175bf3fb\" href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/School-Quality-vs.-Spending-Nationally.pdf\">School Quality vs. Spending Nationally<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/School-Quality-vs.-Spending-Nationally.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-dfc72677-842f-4ef5-8218-c004175bf3fb\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"taxation\"><strong>Taxation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of Vermont&#8217;s inequality in schooling and tax rates stems from the vast differences in taxable wealth per student among our towns. We have wrestled for 50 years with this problem, hoping to remedy it with tweaks to the education aid formula, none of which have worked. And the inequality is only getting worse. This table shows the taxable property per student in our towns. It ranges from $527,000 to $25,000,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TAXABLE-PROPERTY-PER-STUDENT.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of TAXABLE PROPERTY PER STUDENT.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ae61160e-4ae2-4f35-81d1-2cc86984cd66\" href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TAXABLE-PROPERTY-PER-STUDENT.pdf\">TAXABLE PROPERTY PER STUDENT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TAXABLE-PROPERTY-PER-STUDENT.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ae61160e-4ae2-4f35-81d1-2cc86984cd66\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"poetry\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Three Little Vermonters<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2026and the Big Bad Tax Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once upon a time, there lived three average Vermonters, neighbors in the same town. They were very much alike. Each lived in a home of about 1700 square feet on a small plot of land and enjoyed an income of about $60,000 per year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One was a teacher. One was a landlord. The third lived off his investments. They loved living in the Green Mountain State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One day the Big Bad Taxman came along. He knocked on the door of the first house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLittle teacher, little teacher, let me in!\u201d<\/em><br>(He was correcting papers with a pencil and pen.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI see that your income is about 60K.\u201d<\/em><br>\u201cThat\u2019s right Mr. Taxman, it\u2019s on public display.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSo first six percent for Social Security,<\/em><br><em>Then another for Medicare, to support your maturity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat seems like a lot \u2014 four thousand at least,<br>And by the time I can use it, it might not exist!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLet\u2019s move on to income: for the Feds twelve percent,<\/em><br><em>Then five more for the State \u2013 all money well-spent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwenty-four percent, it looks like you\u2019re taking;<br>This makes me sad, it\u2019s my bank you are breaking!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBut that\u2019s not all: there\u2019s your Property Tax:<\/em><br><em>For your house and land, we\u2019ll need 5K in my sack.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwenty-one thousand! You\u2019ve got to be joking;<br>I\u2019m not a rich man; my finances are choking!.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAnd don\u2019t forget sales tax: a full six percent<\/em><br><em>And nine for your meals, that you can\u2019t circumvent.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For you that\u2019s another two thousand dollars\u2026\u201d<\/em><br>\u201cPlease stop! I give up! I just want to holler!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of my income you\u2019ve grabbed thirty-eight percent.<br>It doesn\u2019t seem fair, though I see where it went.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next day the Big Bad Taxman knocked on the door of the second house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLittle landlord, little landlord, let me in!\u201d<\/em><br>(He was counting his rent receipts money within.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cash and checks piled up on the table<br>The Taxman would have seen 80K if he were able.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHow much is your income?\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>asked Taxman at first;<br>\u201cThat\u2019s none of your business,\u201d was Landlord\u2019s outburst,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll file my taxes with the feds when I must,<br>\u201cAnd whatever my figures, you\u2019ll just have to trust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith deductions and credits and depreciation,<br>Six thousand and three\u2019s the net taxable notation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWell, none of that\u2019s wages so no contribution<\/em><br><em>To Medicare, Social, or redistribution.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNow as to your income\u2026\u201d<\/em><br>\u201cMy fed AGI<br>Is practically zero; my accountant is wise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She makes sure that number is so very small<br>That to the Feds I pay almost nothing at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSo half of that, Vermont gets three-sixty.<\/em><br><em>Please pay that in April, and don\u2019t be too tricky.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Now property tax: how much is it worth?<\/em><br><em>Your house with four apartments, sitting here on the earth?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s considered as rentals, so its tax assessment<br>Is based not on its value, but return on investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They take the net profit, and multiply by twenty;<br>On that basis: a hundred thousand is plenty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOkay then, please give me seventeen hundred;<\/em><br><em>I hope that\u2019s not too much, that you don\u2019t feel plundered.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNow finally your sales tax: two thousand will do;<\/em><br><em>Your total: four thousand, and three sixty-two.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGoodbye, Mr Taxman, I\u2019m pleased to oblige<br>With a small contribution to keep government alive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over to the third house, the retired investor. The Big Bad Tax Man knocks at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLittle investor, little investor, let me in!\u201d<\/em><br>(Checking his stocks, his bonds, on his screen.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Year-to-date growth shows positive gains,<br>Equal to forty thousand and change.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLet\u2019s see what you\u2019ve got there, these tidy investments;<\/em><br><em>How much are they worth? What\u2019s the assessment?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s none of your business, you lowly civilian;<br>Suffice it to say, it\u2019s more than a million.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI can\u2019t tax you on that, it\u2019s fully exempted;<\/em><br><em>Nor state nor federal, though we be tempted<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To ask to you pay a fair share of that money.<\/em><br><em>(With all that you have it does seem kind of funny.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How about your income? Let\u2019s see your ten-forty.\u201d<\/em><br>\u201cNot much to report there, nothing too sporty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our social security\u2019s taxed but in half;<br>Subtract from that deductions on my behalf,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you\u2019ll see that my taxable income is slight:<br>For Feds and the State my tax burden is light.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNone of it\u2019s wages, so there\u2019s no benefaction<\/em><br><em>To Social Security, not any subtraction.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFor income you owe me five thousand and three;<\/em><br><em>Let\u2019s talk now of tax on your nice property.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It\u2019s valued at 300K like your neighbor\u2019s<\/em><br><em>So I\u2019ll need five thousand, that\u2019s this year\u2019s flavor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom that five thousand, to be fair to me,<br>A homestead break of two thousand and three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m old, and my income is under the limit;<br>I owe you three thousand, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m giving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNow sales tax is easy, same as your neighbors:<\/em><br><em>About two thousand, and I\u2019m doing you a favor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Your net contribution to the commonweal<\/em><br><em>Adds up to ten thousand: how does that feel?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the day, the Big Bad Tax man carries $38,281 in his sack:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.8\">  \u2022 $22,700 from the teacher;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.8\">  \u2022 $&nbsp; 5,081 from the landlord; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.8\">  \u2022 $10,500 from the investor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.8\">  \u2022 Does this seem fair to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.8\"><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Let\u2019s see how the taxman\u2019s takings fit with the balance sheet of property and income of our three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-beiruti-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Teacher<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Landlord<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Investor<\/strong><\/td><td>Total<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Property Value<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Property, house<\/td><td>$300,000<\/td><td>$300,000<\/td><td>$300,000<\/td><td>$900,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Property, other<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$1,000,000<\/td><td>$1,000,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Property total<\/td><td>$300,000<\/td><td>$300,000<\/td><td>$1,300,000<\/td><td>$1,900,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Income<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Income, wages<\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Income, capital growth<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>$40,000<\/td><td>$40,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Income, rents<\/td><td><\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td><\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Income, Social Security<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Income total<\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td>$100,000<\/td><td>$220,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1040 AGI income<\/td><td>$60,000<\/td><td>$6,003<\/td><td>$30,000<\/td><td>$96,003<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Taxes<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vermont Property tax<\/td><td>$5,100<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$5,100<\/td><td>$12,200<\/td><td>1.7% of value<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rebate<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Net property tax<\/td><td>$5,100<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$3,100<\/td><td>$10,200<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Federal income tax<\/td><td>$7,200<\/td><td>$720<\/td><td>$3,600<\/td><td>$11,520<\/td><td>12% of AGI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Social Security tax<\/td><td>$4,800<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$0<\/td><td>$4,800<\/td><td>8% of wages<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total&nbsp; Federal tax<\/td><td>$12,000<\/td><td>$720<\/td><td>$3,600<\/td><td>$16,320<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vermont income tax<\/td><td>$3,600<\/td><td>$360<\/td><td>$1,800<\/td><td>$5,760<\/td><td>50% of Federal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vermont sales tax<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$2,000<\/td><td>$6,000<\/td><td>$2000 per family<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Vermont tax<\/td><td>$10,700<\/td><td>$4,360<\/td><td>$6,900<\/td><td>$21,960<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Taxes<\/strong><\/td><td>$22,700<\/td><td>$5,081<\/td><td>$10,500<\/td><td>$38,281<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From our Three little Vermonters, the State and Federal governments collect about $38,000 per year, most of it from the teacher. (A similar burden would apply to an office worker, a small business owner, a firefighter, a carpenter, a technician, a cook, anyone who earns their income in wages.) That\u2019s a heavy tax burden, heavier even than in the progressive countries of northern Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder these middle-class families \u2014 the kind we need to strengthen Vermont\u2019s economy and society \u2014 find our state unaffordable and its tax burden inequitable. And it\u2019s no wonder that we see a growing influx well-to-do retired folks and real estate speculators moving into our Green Mountain State: they enjoy significant tax advantages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between them the three own $1.9 million of property, and receive an income of $200,000. Yet Vermont collects only $10,000 from that property each year (most of it from the teacher), an overall rate of one-half of one percent. And from their income it collects $5760 (again, most of it from the teacher), an overall rate of about 3%. The effective Vermont tax rates for our three are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-beiruti-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>Property tax rate<\/td><td>Income tax rate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Teacher<\/td><td>1.7%<\/td><td>6.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Landlord<\/td><td>0.6%<\/td><td>0.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Investor<\/td><td>0.2%<\/td><td>0.2%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps Vermont is overtaxing some of its citizens, and undertaxing others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need a simpler and fairer way to collect the funds that Vermont needs to operate its schools and highways and other necessary functions of government. 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onclick=\"javascript:document.location.reload(1);\">\n\n\t\t\t\tReload Table\n\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n<br><span class=\"body\">How to Play: Next time you are sitting at a board meeting, legislative hearing, or presentation on Vermont education, listen for the words above, and click when you hear one. First person to get bingo wins. <a href=\"mailto:jim@lengel.net\">Click here<\/a> to suggest additional words. Copyright \u00a9 James G Lengel 2010 <\/span>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\n\t<\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<!-- Script Size:  10.39 KB -->\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lengel.net\/vebsbingo.html\">Click here for a stand-alone version of VEBS Bingo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\"><h2 id=\"comments\" class=\"wp-block-comments-title\">2 responses to &#8220;Resources&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-comment-template\"><li id=\"comment-7\" class=\"comment even thread-even depth-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-avatar\">  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-author-name has-small-font-size\">Don Schneider<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-02T11:37:49+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/?page_id=26#comment-7\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comment-content\"><p>Thanks for all of this information and data.  I am sure you have not shared any of this with the legislators and governor (kidding I hope)  I am a retired principal and was a principal in 6 small and one larger elementary schools in Vermont.  I have experienced quite a range of quality of education within these experiences .  Be happy to share with you those experiences if you like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li id=\"comment-14\" class=\"comment byuser comment-author-jimlengel bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-avatar\">  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-author-name has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"external nofollow ugc\" href=\"http:\/\/vermontdesign.org\" target=\"_self\" >jimlengel<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-02T18:43:28+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vermontdesign.org\/?page_id=26#comment-14\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comment-content\"><p>Thanks, Don, for your comment on A Vermont Design. <\/p>\n<p>With regard to your question, &#8220;I am sure you have not shared any of this with the legislators and governor (kidding I hope), \u201c I can tell you that yesterday I visited the State House and walked into the Senate and House education committee rooms to introduce myself and offer my help as they work toward an education plan. 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