Should our three school districts become one?
A Vermont law, Act 170, requires the Burlington, South Burlington, and Winooski school districts to study that question together. A committee of school board members from all three districts is doing the study. The committee has not decided anything.
Next meeting
- When
- Monday, November 2, 2026
4:00 p.m. EST - In person
- Burlington High School
52 Institute Road
Burlington, VT 05408
Map of 52 Institute Road - By video
- The Zoom link is not posted yet. We will add it here before the meeting.
- By phone
- The phone number is not posted yet. We will add it here before the meeting.
The agenda will be posted by Saturday, October 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m. EDT.
Take part
Anyone may attend, in person, by video, or by phone. Each meeting has time for public input, and you may send a written comment to be read aloud. How to participate.
What the committee is studying
The committee will recommend whether it is "advisable" for the three districts to form one district with one school board. Its report must look at the strengths and challenges of each district today, how students would get access to career and technical education, and whether a new district would give every student an equal chance at an excellent education at a cost voters value.
- By September 1, 2027: the committee sends its report to the three school boards and the state.
- By December 15, 2027: the State Board of Education reviews any proposed merger.
- March 7, 2028: if the committee proposes a merger, voters in each district vote on it.
Latest records
- Act 170 merger planning: technical assistance, resources, and recommended approach
Vermont Agency of Education, October 23, 2026 - Meeting notice and agenda, October 20, 2026
Chittenden Central CESA Merger Committee, October 14, 2026 - Winooski City Council update: School Merger Study Buddies
City of Winooski, October 14, 2026
Last updated October 27, 2026.