What to teach in Vermont

The subjects Vermont requires

• reading and writing (basic communication skills, including use of numbers/math)
• citizenship, history and government of Vermont and the U.S.
• English, American and other literature
• natural sciences
• physical education and comprehensive health education (under age 13 only)
• fine arts (under age 13 only)

Quoted from the statute or regulation cited on the law page. Requirements for Grades K–5 are listed where the state sets them, but this site teaches Grades 6–12, so only those are matched below.

Courses that cover them

Vermont's list touches all four subjects taught here. Each course below is a full year.

Mathematics

English

Science

Social studies

Each is planned as a 36-week year of about 180 sessions, five a week — the year 20 of the 21 course guides set out explicitly. How long a session runs is yours to set.

Does this meet the hours?

Equivalent of at least 175 days of instruction per year (parent attests).

Each course here plans a 36-week year of about 180 sessions, five a week — the year 20 of the 21 course guides set out explicitly. The length of a session is left to you, because a Grade 6 session and a Grade 12 one are not the same thing.

Four such courses run across the same 180-session year, so a four-course year meets Vermont's 175 days without any arithmetic: the days are the calendar, not a total to accumulate.

The four high school years

Vermont reviews the work each year, so the high school record matters twice: once for the annual assessment and again for whoever reads the transcript afterwards. A full sequence of these courses looks like this.

Four subjects across four years is 16 full-year courses. Credits, grades and the diploma itself are Vermont's business, not this site's — what Vermont says about diplomas and transcripts.

What this site does not teach

Vermont requires 3 subjects that these courses do not cover: health, physical education, art. Saying so plainly is more use than a page implying full coverage. Families commonly meet these through sport clubs, instrument or art lessons, a language app or tutor, and documented family activity — all of which count where the state asks for a log rather than a transcript.

Evidence for the annual review

Vermont asks for testing or evaluation, so the year has to leave a paper trail. These courses produce four things that serve as evidence, without any extra work:

• Printable lessons. Every lesson has a print view holding the full teaching text, worked examples and practice — dated pages for a portfolio.
• Exams with answer keys and marking criteria. Each course has a midterm, a final and a sample exam, each question carrying response criteria an evaluator can read.
• A 36-week pacing table. The parent guide for each course lists the week-by-week assignments, which is the planning document most evaluators ask to see.
• Exit tickets and checkpoints. Short written responses through each lesson, showing work over time rather than one test score.

Assess each child at the end of every school year by one of: a standardized test (given by the district, a testing service, or as the test publisher allows); review by a Vermont-licensed teacher; a parent report and portfolio with at least four work samples; grades from an online academy or school; or passing the GED. No passing score. Keep the results; do not send to AOE unless asked (or if you want a Verification Letter).