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State Profiles on Holocaust Education

VERMONT

These profiles contain text of state legislation about the teaching of the Holocaust, and Holocaust-explicit History/Social Studies and English/Language Arts state content standards. Also provided is contact information for state departments of education.

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Ms. Sigrid Lumbra
Social Studies Coordinator at Curriculum and Assessment, Vermont State Department of Education
Address: 120 State Street 4th Floor
Montpelier, VT 56200

Work Phone: 802-828-0200
Fax: 202-828-6563
Email: sigrid.lumbra@state.vt.us
Website: http://education.vermont.gov/

VERMONT LEGISLATION


Legislation:
There is no legislation regarding the teaching of the Holocaust.

VERMONT ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 2000
Grade Level: Middle & High School (grades 7-12)
History/Social Studies: the Holocaust is not mentioned explicitly in Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities.
Web Site: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/pubs/framework.pdf

 

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 2000
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Vermont’s Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities for English/Language Arts.
Web Site: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/pubs/framework.pdf

VERMONT HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

For Holocaust-related resources in VERMONT, click on the following link:
http://www.ahoinfo.org/membersdirectory/

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM CONTACT
For more information or corrections to this information, please e-mail Peter Fredlake at education@ushmm.org