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James M. Jeffords Center for Policy Research

The James M. Jeffords Center began operation in 2008 with the receipt of a five-year grant from the Fund for Improvement of Education. The Jeffords Center connected the academic and research mission of UVM with Senator Jeffords' legacy of independence. During the grant period, the Jeffords Center worked to improve the well being of Vemonters through non-partisan research and evaluation resources to help policy makers and community leaders make better decisions.

The Jeffords Center made significant contributions to research, knowledge, practice and policy in the areas of education, health care, environment and good government for all Vermonters. In less than four years, the Jeffords Center built a reputation for having the ability to bridge academic and agency silos to promote collaboration. Working with students, faculty and external partners, Jeffords Center staff and affiliates completed multiple professional reports and briefs that will have lasting impact on policy issues. This collection contains reports and issue briefs produced by the Jeffords Center.

Although the Jeffords Center closed at the conclusion of the grant period, the University of Vermont continues to honor the legacy of Senator Jeffords through an endowed fund that is overseen by the Office of the Provost.

Submissions from 2014 2014

Spending and Student Achievement: Money Matters When Equity is at Issue, Michelle B. Mathias, Bud Meyers, and John D. Rogers

Equity of Opportunity to Learn, Spending and Student Achievement, H. W. Meyers and John D. Rogers

Submissions from 2013 2013

Why a Comprehensive Approach to Educational Reform is Necessary: Children learn what they live outside of, as well as inside of schools, Dean Corrigan

Interim Report on Act 153: An Act Relating to Voluntary School District Merger, Virtual Merger, Supervisory Union Duties, and Including Secondary Students with Disabilities in Senior Year Activities and Ceremonies, James M. Jeffords Center

The eEnergy Vermont Collaborative: Bringing the Smart Grid to the State of Vermont, Christopher Koliba, Nancy Brune, Mercy Berman, Asim Zia, and Jeff Moreau

Teacher Salaries and Opportunities to Learn, John D. Rogers and H.W. Rogers

Submissions from 2012 2012

Addressing the Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents, Talia Glesner

Identifying Opportunities for Integrated Service Delivery to Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Disabilities, James M. Jeffords Center

Identifying Opportunities for Integrated Service Delivery to Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Disabilities, James M. Jeffords Center

Interim Report on Act 153: An Act Relating to Voluntary School District Merger, Virtual Merger, Supervisory Union Duties, and Including Secondary Students with Disabilities in Senior Year Activities and Ceremonies, James M. Jeffords Center

Educational Productivity and Opportunities to Learn: An overview of concepts and discussion points, Kieran M. Killeen

Student Mobility and Opportunity to Learn: Money Matters, H. Bud Meyers

Full Report: Educational Opportunities Working Group on Aligning Funding, Opportunities to Learn and Outcomes of the Educational System, H. Bud Meyers and John D. Rogers

Windham Region Mobility Study: Coordination of Transportation Services to Improve Mobility for All of the Windham Region’s Residents, Steadman Hill Consulting Inc. and Diana Whale

Submissions from 2011 2011

Parent Information Resource Centers and Title I Compliance, H. Bud Meyers

Can Voluntary School District Mergers Succeed?, John D. Rogers

Report on Act 153 of the 2009 Adjourned Session An Act Relating to Voluntary School District Merger, Virtual Merger, Supervisory Union Duties, and Including Secondary Students with Disabilities in Senior Year Activities and Ceremonies, Vermont Department of Education

Submissions from 2010 2010

Vermont Teacher Diversity Scholarship Program/Vermont Research Partnership: Study of Diversity of School Personnel and Recruiting Practices, H. Bud Meyers

Homelessness Phase V Report: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) Interviews with HPRP Providers Winter 2010, H. Bud Meyers, Monika Baege, Cheryl Mitchell, and Elizabeth Cheng Tolmie

Lamoille Community Justice Project Program Evaluation, H. Bud Meyers, Laurey Collins Burris, Talia J. Glesner, and Elizabeth Cheng Tolmie

Windsor County Sparrow Project Program Evaluation: Final Report of Year One Findings, Elizabeth Cheng Tolmie, H. Bud Meyers, and Talia J. Glesner

Submissions from 2009 2009

GA Pilot Evaluation: Phase 3 Executive Summary, Monika Baege, Cheryl Mitchell, and Bud Meyers

GA Pilot: Phase 2 Evaluation Report, Monika Baege, Cheryl Mitchell, and Bud Meyers

GA Pilot: Phase 3 Evaluation Report, Monika Baege, Cheryl Mitchell, and Bud Meyers

Submissions from 2008 2008

GA Pilot: Phase 2 Executive Summary, Monika Baege, Cheryl Mitchell, and Bud Meyers

The Vermont Mathematics Initiative: Student Achievement from Grade 4 to Grade 10 2000 Through 2006, H. W. Meyers and Douglas Harris

Submissions from 2007 2007

GA Pilot Evaluation: Phase 1, Monika Baege, Cheryl Mitchell, and Bud Meyers

GA Pilot Evaluation: Phase 1 Executive Summary, Monika Baege, Cheryl Mitchell, and Bud Meyers

Incarcerated Women's Initiative (IWI), H. Bud Meyers, Susan Hasazi, Monika Baege, Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin, Robert Gordon, Colleen MacKinnon, Cheryl Mitchell, Emily Rak, Katharine Shepherd, and Beth Cheng Tolmie

Submissions from 2006 2006

Final Evaluation Report: “Quantum Leap” Truancy and Dropout Prevention Programs Mount Anthony Union High School, Bennington Vermont, Monika Baege, Susan Hasazi, and H. Bud Meyers

Submissions from 2005 2005

2005 Consumer Survey Report, Bud Meyers, Susan Hasazi, Laura Massell, and Monika Baege

Spring 2005 Staff Survey Report, Bud Meyers, Susan Hasazi, Laura Massell, and Monika Baege

Vermont Agency of Human Services Spring 2005 Staff Survey Report, Bud Meyers, Susan Hasazi, Laura Massell, and Monika Baege

Vermont Mathematics Initiative Program Evaluation, H. Bud Meyers and Douglas Harris