The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 16 : Education

Chapter 010 : Cooperative Educational Service Areas

• § 603. Creation of cooperative educational service areas; organization; Secretary approval

  (a) Establishment of cooperative educational service areas. Supervisory unions are arranged into the following cooperative educational service areas:

  (1) The Champlain Valley North CESA is formed of the member supervisory unions of:

  (A) Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District and the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District;

  (B) Franklin West Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Fairfax School District, the Fletcher School District, and the Georgia School District;

  (C) Grand Isle Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Alburgh School District, the Champlain Islands Unified Union School District, and the South Hero School District;

  (D) Maple Run Unified Union Supervisory District;

  (E) Milton Supervisory District; and

  (F) Missisquoi Valley Supervisory District.

  (2) The Chittenden Central CESA is formed of the member supervisory unions of:

  (A) Burlington Supervisory District;

  (B) Colchester Supervisory District;

  (C) Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Supervisory District;

  (D) South Burlington Supervisory District; and

  (E) Winooski Supervisory District.

  (3) The Champlain Valley South CESA is formed of the member supervisory unions of:

  (A) Addison Central Supervisory District;

  (B) Addison Northwest Supervisory District;

  (C) Champlain Valley Supervisory District;

  (D) Lincoln Supervisory District;

  (E) Mount Abraham Unified Supervisory District;

  (F) Mount Mansfield Unified Union Supervisory District; and

  (G) Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District.

  (4) The Southwest CESA is formed of the member supervisory unions of:

  (A) Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Mettawee School District, the Taconic and Green Regional School District, and the Winhall School District;

  (B) Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Ira School District, the Quarry Valley Unified Union School District, the Rutland Town School District, and the Wells Spring Unified Union School District;

  (C) Mill River Unified Union Supervisory District;

  (D) Rutland City Supervisory District;

  (E) Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Barstow Unified Union School District and the Otter Valley Unified Union School District;

  (F) Slate Valley Unified Union Supervisory District;

  (G) Southwest Regional Technical Center; and

  (H) Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Arlington School District, the Mount Anthony Union High School District #14, the North Bennington Graded School District, the Sandgate School District, and the Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District.

  (5) The Vermont Learning Collaborative is formed of the member supervisory unions of:

  (A) Mountain Views Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Pittsfield School District and the Mountain Views School District;

  (B) Springfield Supervisory District;

  (C) Two Rivers Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Green Mountain Unified School District and the Ludlow-Mount Holly Unified Union School District;

  (D) Windham Central Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Marlboro School District, the River Valleys Unified School District, the Stratton School District, the West River Modified Union Education District, and the Windham School District;

  (E) Windham Northeast Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Bellows Falls Union High School District, the Rockingham School District, the Athens Grafton School District, and the Westminster School District;

  (F) Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Vernon Town School District and the Windham Southeast School District;

  (G) Windham Southwest Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Halifax School District, the Readsboro School District, the Searsburg School District, the Somerset School District, the Stamford School District, and the Twin Valley Unified School District; and

  (H) Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Hartland School District, the Mount Ascutney School District, and the Weathersfield School District.

  (6) The Northeast CESA is formed of the member supervisory unions of:

  (A) Caledonia Central Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Cabot School District, the Caledonia Cooperative School District, the Danville School District, the Peacham School District, and the Twinfield Union School District;

  (B) Essex North Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Canaan School District, the Essex North Supervisory Union, and the NEK Choice School District;

  (C) Hartford Supervisory District;

  (D) Kingdom East Supervisory District;

  (E) North Country Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Brighton School District, the Charleston School District, the Coventry School District, the Derby School District, the Holland School District, the Jay School District, the Lowell School District, the Morgan School District, the Newport City School District, the Newport Town School District, the North Country Union High School District, the North Country Union Junior High School Board, the Troy School District, and the Westfield School District;

  (F) Orange East Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Blue Mountain Union School District, the Oxbow Unified Union School District, the Thetford Town School District, and the Waits River Valley Union School District #36;

  (G) Orleans Central Supervisory Union, which is formed of the member school districts of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District and the Lake Region Union High School District;

  (H) Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District;

  (I) SAU 70; and

  (J) St. Johnsbury Supervisory District.

  (7) The Winooski Valley CESA is formed of the member supervisory unions of:

  (A) Barre Unified Union Supervisory District;

  (B) Central Vermont Career Center;

  (C) Central Vermont Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Echo Valley Community School District and the Paine Mountain School District;

  (D) Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District;

  (E) Lamoille North Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Cambridge School District and the Lamoille North Modified Unified Union School District;

  (F) Lamoille South Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member School Districts of the Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District and the Stowe School District;

  (G) Montpelier Roxbury Supervisory District;

  (H) Orange Southwest Unified Union Supervisory District;

  (I) Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the Craftsbury School District, the Hazen Union School District, the Mountain View Union Elementary School District, the Stannard Town School District, and the Wolcott School District;

  (J) Washington Central Unified Union Supervisory District; and

  (K) White River Valley Supervisory Union, which is composed of the member school districts of the First Branch Unified School District, the Granville-Hancock Unified District, the Rochester-Stockbridge Unified District, the Sharon School District, the Strafford School District, and the White River Unified District.

  (b) Bylaws. Each CESA shall establish bylaws to serve as the operating agreement of the CESA. At a minimum, the bylaws shall state:

  (1) the names of the participating supervisory unions;

  (2) the mission, purpose, and focus of the CESA;

  (3) the programs or services to be offered by the CESA;

  (4) the financial terms and conditions of membership of the CESA, including any applicable membership fee, which shall be allocated according to the aggregate average daily membership of each member supervisory union;

  (5) the service fees for member supervisory unions and the service fees for nonmember supervisory unions, as applicable, which shall be based on the amount of services actually provided to each supervisory union, as applicable;

  (6) the detailed procedure for the preparation and adoption of an annual budget with carryforward provisions;

  (7) [Repealed.]

  (8) the procedure for amending the bylaws;

  (9) the powers and duties of the board of directors of the CESA to operate and manage the association, including:

  (A) board meeting attendance requirements;

  (B) consequences for failure to attend a board meeting;

  (C) a conflict-of-interest policy; and

  (D) a policy regarding board member salaries or stipends; and

  (10) any other matter not incompatible with law that the member supervisory unions consider necessary.

  (c) Board of directors. A CESA shall be managed by a board of directors, which shall be composed of one person appointed annually by each member supervisory union board. Appointed persons shall be members of a member supervisory union board or the superintendent or designee of the member supervisory union. Each member of the CESA board of directors shall be entitled to a vote. No member of the board of directors of a CESA shall serve as a member of a board of directors or as an officer or employee of any related for-profit or nonprofit organization. The board of directors shall elect a chair from its members and provide for such other officers as it may determine are necessary. The board of directors may also establish subcommittees and create board policies and procedures as it may determine are necessary. The board of directors shall meet not fewer than four times annually. Each member of the board of directors shall provide updates on the activities of the CESA on a quarterly basis to the member’s appointing supervisory union board at an open board meeting.

  (d) [Repealed.] (Added 2023, No. 168 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2024; amended 2025, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2026.)