Students in the Essex Junction, Westford, and Union #46 school districts (the member school districts of Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, or CCSU), continue to achieve comparatively high on the 2011 New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) tests.    Read More

IBM recently awarded Chittenden Central Supervisory Union (CCSU) a $10,000 Community Impact Grant for Essex High School (EHS) and Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School (ADL) to support student learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Both schools have been exploring ways to increase student access to STEM learning.  In fall 2012, the EHS STEM...   Read More

Essex High School (EHS) Teacher Maria Ung had no idea she would receive a national award when she came to work on Monday, October 17 - but what seemed to be an ordinary assembly, turned into an extraordinary surprise. Recommended by the VT State Department of Education, Ung received the Milken Educator Award, part of a national program recognizing preeminent teachers.   Read More

Ms. Amy Cole will begin her new role as Chittenden Central Supervisory Union’s (CCSU) Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment on July 1.  She follows Ms. Linda Skelding (Keating) in the position; Ms. Skelding will assume another administrative opportunity in St. Albans. Cole is a veteran Vermont administrator, with past experience in Chittenden South Supervisory...   Read More

The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) sets school accountability targets that are measured by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).These targets increase overtime, with the goal of 100 percent student proficiency in the areas of reading and math by 2014. Schools must make AYP for all students, including those in four identified sub-groups, ranging from...   Read More

Students in the Essex Junction, Westford, and Union #46 school districts (the member school districts of Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, or CCSU), continue to achieve comparatively high on the 2010 New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) tests. The NECAP reading, math, and writing tests measure students’ academic knowledge and skills relative to Grade Expectations, which...   Read More