Arlington Community-School Collaborative

03/25/2026

Science fair registration is still open (through April 1st)! You can access the registration form here: https://forms.gle/9x76zA2UJcJGbJPB8

03/25/2026

There is an Arlington Planning Commission meeting scheduled for tomorrow night at 7 pm: https://arlingtonvermont.org/agenda-for-arlington-planning-commission-3-26-2026/ The agenda includes a discussion on Act 73, Arlington's schools, and potential ramifications for the town. If you're interested in conversations around our schools, I recommend joining in!

Agenda for Arlington Planning Commission 3-26-2026 TOWN OF ARLINGTON Arlington Planning Commission WARNING                                     Public Hearing, Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM                                    ....

03/10/2026

Meeting tonight! 7–8 at the Martha Canfield Library

01/13/2026

Meeting tonight!

01/07/2026

Governor Scott's State of the State 2026 address focused on education reform. What are your thoughts? Read the speech here:

Gov. Phil Scott is scheduled to deliver the 2026 State of the State address starting at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Watch or listen live here.

12/08/2025

Our December meeting is tomorrow 7–8 at the Arlington Common, Edgerton Conference Room.

11/12/2025

I wanted to share some of the data that was talked about at last night's meeting. We focused our discussion on literacy outcomes. I have attached some resources below (they are gift links, so you don't need a subscription to view them).

Discussion of declining literacy scores and low expectations in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/education-decline-low-expectations/684526/
NY Times report on low literacy scores for 4th and 8th graders:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/us/reading-skills-naep.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.PtHW.5_7IUt-5JexK&smid=url-share
NY Times report on low literacy scores for 12th graders: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/12th-grade-reading-skills-low-naep.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.CUy1.qeaaLl3yFD4Q&smid=url-share
NY Times report on Covid learning recovery:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/briefing/covid-learning-losses.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.TBep.5ZJkZwryQT7H&smid=url-share
VTCAP Assessment Scores (on slide #5): https://education.vermont.gov/data-and-reporting/vermont-education-dashboard/vermont-education-dashboard-assessment
It can be tricky switching in between data for Fisher and AMHS, so let me know in comments if you have any trouble and I can provide support.

11/11/2025

Meeting tonight at 7-8 p.m. at the Arlington Common!