Weekly Field Memo: Recent News and Items of Interest From the Agency

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Vermont Students Select Red Clover, Golden Dome, and Green Mountain Book Award Winners

Audience: Educators

The Department of Libraries announced the recipients of the 2025-2026 Vermont Youth Book Awards. A total of 17,437 Vermont students voted to select the winners from a curated list of books published in 2024. Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas by Zachariah Ohora won the Red Clover Book Award, chosen by students in grades K-4; Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie, won the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, picked by students in grades 4-8; and Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo won the Green Mountain Book Award, selected by high school students.

Contact: Lilly Talbert at [email protected]

2026 Educator License Renewal Update

Audience: Educators, Principals, Superintendents

As we approach the end of the 2026 license renewal season, we would like to provide a brief update regarding renewal processing.

The Agency of Education is actively reviewing and processing the 1,300 remaining renewal applications of the 4,700 that were due for renewal this year. Please be assured that any complete and accurate renewal application submitted to the AOE on or before June 30, 2026 will continue to be processed and will not be considered lapsed while under review. These licenses will continue to have a 6/30/2026 expiration date but will remain in "issued" status as the application is finalized and a new expiration date is issued. L/RSB members and district users can check the application status of renewal applications in their district if there is any confusion on the status of the application.

We continue to experience a high volume of communication regarding signing into the system. We ask educators to fully review and follow the directions of the account registration tutorial before contacting the Agency. In addition, incomplete information, missing endorsements, unclear employment information, and other application discrepancies can significantly delay processing.

We greatly appreciate your partnership in encouraging educators to carefully review their applications for completeness and accuracy prior to submission. Most importantly, we sincerely thank you for your patience, understanding, and support during the first renewal cycle in our new system.

Contact: AOE Licensing Team at [email protected]

The VT Agency of Education is hiring

Audience: All Administrators, Educators and communities

The Vermont Agency of Education is hiring. To support our ongoing recruitment efforts and keep the field informed, all current open positions at the Agency will now be shared in the Weekly Field Memo (WFM). We encourage you to review, share, and distribute these opportunities throughout your schools, districts, and professional networks. View three current openings on the VT Careers website. Thank you for helping us spread the word and connect talented professionals with meaningful work in Vermont education!
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