Community High School of Vermont is primarily designed to serve individuals who:

• Have not obtained a high school diploma and are under the custody of the Department of Corrections (DOC);
• Youth who have withdrawn from public education;
• Have a high need in the area of employment, as identified by DOC classification procedures.

Additional Factors

• Under Vermont state law, all individuals under the age of 23, under custody of the DOC, and without high school diplomas, have a mandatory education requirement. These students are
  enrolled upon admission.
• The school also serves the Special Education needs of students with disabilities in accordance with Federal and State laws.

ENROLLMENT CRITERIA SPECIFIC TO COMMUNITY CAMPUSES

Priority for School Enrollment at the Probation and Parole Offices

• Individuals under the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections, under the age of 23 years, and without a high school diploma from an approved high school.
• Individuals under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, under the age of 23 years,and without a high school diploma from an approved high school.
• Youth who have withdrawn from public education, are under the age of 22 years, and without a high school diploma from an approved high school.
• Youth in school, under the age of 22 years and without a high school diploma from an approved high school.
• Individuals under the custody and/or supervision of the Department of Corrections who are over the age of 23 years, but without a high school diploma from an approved high school.
   

Special Conditions for Each Priority Population in P&P Community Campuses
No one under the age of seventeen (17) will be enrolled in the Community High School of Vermont without specific written authorization of the CHSVT Principal, Director of Special Education, or CHSVT
Superintendent. Under no circumstances will a student be enrolled prior to reaching their sixteenth (16th) birthday.

Youth Under DOC Custody – None.

Youth Under DOC Supervision – Enrolled after contact with assigned Probation Officer regarding expectations and any relevant conditions

Community Youth

• Will be considered by teaching team on a case-by-case basis, including space availability.
• The P&P Site Superintendent must approve each enrollment, including a determination of whether the community student’s participation will violate any conditions of DOC students
  currently enrolled.
• All students in this category will be given a 30-day trial to see if they are found to be motivated to attend, are compatible with other students, and if the curriculum is appropriate and a match for
  their needs.

AWARDING COURSEWORK CREDIT

Secondary credit may be awarded for:

1) Participation in a course, coupled with demonstration of the approved course content standards at the secondary level.

2) Any single or combination of below, achieved through local site team approved written educational plan.

a) Independent Studies - For award of secondary credit, a written study plan is developed by staff and student. It is coupled with subsequent achievement of curriculum content (standards) at the secondary level.

b) Individual Assessment – Individual assessment to determine placement or possibility of earned credit from previous academic/life experience. Teacher made assessments, to award credits in this matter, must be reviewed and approved by faculty on the Curriculum Committee.

CHSVT GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

  I. DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY
 

Credits earned at other approved high schools or colleges, and transferred to CHSVT, will be recognized toward the fulfillment of these requirements. Credits earned at a college level are accepted by the school
at a rate of three college credits equals one high school credit.  

Community High School of Vermont is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges as an Independent High School which awards credits and high school diplomas.