Vermont Academy complies with all applicable state and federal nondiscrimination statutes, including the Vermont Public Accommodations Act (9 V.S.A. Chapter 139), the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act (21 V.S.A. Chapter 5, Subchapter 6), and Vermont State Board of Education rules 2226.6 and 2229.1. 

 

As an approved independent school Vermont Academy follows these enrollment policies:

 

1) All applications to Vermont Academy shall be made voluntarily.

 

2) No student shall be denied acceptance for enrollment in Vermont Academy on the basis of disability (as defined in Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended), or that the student is eligible for special education or undergoing the comprehensive evaluation process for special education, or on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or any other classification protected by federal or state law.

 

3) Vermont Academy may make acceptance decisions based on considerations including enrollment of other family members, meeting minimum academic or extracurricular activity preparation requirements, student and family agreement with the school’s educational philosophy, student willingness to participate in extracurricular programs and activities, and family willingness promptly to pay invoices for tuition, fees and other student expenses.

 

4) If the number of applicants to Vermont Academy exceeds capacity, enrollment decisions shall be based first upon continuing to enroll previously enrolled students and then upon considerations itemized in paragraph 3 above. 

 

 

 

Demonstration that the school substantially complies with all statutory requirements for approved independent schools, with documentation of the following: 

 

1) A statement of nondiscrimination, posted on the school’s website and included in the school’s application materials, that is consistent with the Vermont Public Accommodations Act, Title 9 Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 139 and the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act, Title 21 Vermont Statutes Annotated, Chapter 5, Subchapter 6. 

 

2) An assurance, signed by the Head of School, that the school complies with the Vermont Public Accommodations Act in all aspects of the school’s admissions and operations.

 

Rule 2229.1 Enrollment: Requirements for Approved Independent Schools, Students, and LEAs. 

 

(a) Each approved independent school shall publish, maintain and follow a written enrollment policy which, at minimum, shall provide the following: 

 

1) That the student or the parent of a student seeking to attend the approved independent school shall voluntarily submit an application; 

 

2) Any special considerations or requirements for a student’s acceptance for enrollment, none of which shall disadvantage a student based on the student’s membership in a protected class, the student’s actual or suspected disability, or the student’s socioeconomic status; 

 

3) The school’s process for making enrollment decisions when the number of applicants exceeds capacity; 

 

4) That a student shall be accepted for enrollment in a non-discriminatory manner and consistent with the school’s written enrollment policy. No student shall be denied acceptance for enrollment if the reason for denial is that the student is disabled as defined in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended or that the student is eligible for special education or undergoing the comprehensive evaluation process for special education. No student shall be denied acceptance for enrollment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or any other classification protected by federal or State law.