Caledonia Central Supervisory Union

The CCSU provides a curriculum that allows students and teachers to meet or exceed the Vermont School Quality Standards.

• Design, implementation, and evaluation of PreK-12 curricula, instructional programs, and assessment systems
• Coordinate professional learning experiences for professional staff
• Development, coordination, and management of state and federal grant programs
• Coordinate and report out on Supervisory Union assessment and accountability results

Caledonia Central Supervisory Union (Barnet, Danville, Cabot, Peacham, Twinfield Union, Walden, and Waterford Schools) is committed to supporting the academic and social needs of all English Learners (EL) attending our schools and ensuring that EL students can participate meaningfully and equally in educational programs. An EL student is a student with a home language other than English and who has been identified as needing English language support based on results from an English language assessment approved by the state of Vermont. Historically the terms used to describe the EL students have included, Multilingual Language Learner (MLL), English as a Second Language (ESL), Limited English Proficiency (LEP), English Language Learner (ELL), and English Language Program (ELP). The CCSU English Language Education (ELE) Program includes students who fall into all of these categories.

To find out more about CCSU's English Language Education (ELE) Program and Lau Plan, please see this document.

English Language Learners -

English-language learners, or ELLs, are students who are unable to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English, who often come from non-English-speaking homes and backgrounds, and who typically require specialized or modified instruction in both the English language and in their academic courses. Students who take an assessment that identifies them as an English Language Learner are eligible for ELL supports and services in school. New residents to towns in the CCSU should be completing a Primary Home Language Survey when they enroll their children at one of the seven schools.

If you have any questions about your child’s status as an English Language Learner, please contact CCSU Special Services 802-684-3801.