Vermont
Vermont Senate considers new school redistricting map
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Senate is considering a new school district consolidation map that would significantly reduce the number of districts statewide.
The early version of the proposed map comes from Bennington County Sen. Seth Bongartz. It creates at least 11 school districts, but still includes unknowns, including what districts in the most populated part of Vermont would look like.
The idea is to cut the state’s roughly 110 school districts and 52 supervisory unions in half through voluntary mergers over the next two years. The State Board of Education could mandate mergers after that period.
“The goal is to give districts the chance to do it themselves, but to have it clear that we’re going to get there because this has all been timed for the beginning of the foundation formula, three years,” said Bongartz, D-Bennington County.
The proposal follows one from the House, which would create 26 school districts.
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