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Special education in Vermont

What Vermont calls special education, how long each step takes, who to call, free help, paying for services, and how the state scores.

Special education in Vermont

Special education is called
Special Education
The IEP meeting
IEP team meeting
Eligibility team
Evaluation Planning Team (EPT)
Evaluation timeline
60 calendar days. From consent; 15 calendar days after referral to respond (VT Special Education Rule 2362.2.1)
IEP timeline
30 days (federal)
Transition planning starts
14 (being checked)
Rights transfer to the student at
18
Developmental delay category
3 to 8 (child count)
Dyslexia law
partial: Act 139 (2024), 16 V.S.A. 2907: universal K-3 evidence-based literacy screeners for reading difficulty risk; dyslexia not explicit

Find your district and schools

188 districts and charter districts. 18 special education schools and 0 public charter schools.

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The state office and your options when you disagree

State special education office
Procedural safeguards (your rights notice)
Mediation
State complaint
Due process

Free help for families

Parent centers

Disability rights agency

Advocacy groups in Vermont

Paying for it

Medicaid for children
Dr. Dynasaur (Green Mountain Care)
CHIP
Dr. Dynasaur
Apply
Medicaid for children with disabilities, whatever the family's income
yes: Disabled Children's Home Care, Katie Beckett Program (TEFRA)
Schools bill Medicaid for health services
no
Autism insurance law
yes. up to 21
Scholarship or ESA for students with disabilities
general-limited: Town tuitioning (geographic eligibility only)

How school, Medicaid and insurance fit together

How Vermont scores

First edition. These grades are new (November 2026) and the weights may still change. Texas graduation data is being confirmed with the state.

State of Schools

C

Rank 25 of 51

State of Support

A+

Rank 1 of 51

Combined

B+

Rank 3 of 51

PillarGrade
Following the lawF
Learning togetherB+
ResultsD+
School fundingA
Family protectionsD
Options and transitionD+

IDEA determination 2026: Needs Intervention. How we grade.

Sources for this page are listed in the SPED Atlas research tables (state terms, state help, paying for it). Items marked "being checked" are waiting on a primary source.

Last reviewed: November 2026. Rules, programs and phone numbers change. Check with the office named on this page. Report outdated or wrong information.