{"id":33,"date":"2025-10-20T15:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:03:57","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"blockGlobal paddingTopSM paddingBottomSM heroFluid\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/center_for_schools_homepage.webp);background-size:cover;background-position:top right;\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-8 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>CENTER FOR SCHOOLS<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbsFluid white-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbsStyle ghost light left\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paddingTopSM paddingBottomSM twoColsCalloutWrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n<div class=\"blockGlobal paddingTopSM paddingBottomSM twoColsCalloutFluid dark\" style=\"background-color:#000C1F;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 mediaLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2\">The Center for Schools mission is to empower education professionals by providing access to rich learning opportunities.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 mediaRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Vermont State University Center for School (CFS) develops industry-specific, credit-bearing courses at the graduate level tailored to the needs of today\u2019s demanding school environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"twoColsCalloutCtas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\nhref=\"https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/about\/\"\nclass=\"primaryButton dark\"\ntitle=\"Learn More\">\nLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\nhref=\"https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/course-catalog\/\"\nclass=\"primaryButton outlined dark\"\ntitle=\"See Courses\">\nSee Courses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blockGlobal paddingTopNone 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\/>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- This style is only needed for the first example with aspectRatio -->\n<style>\n\t.aspectRatio:not([style*=\"aspect-ratio\"]) {\n\t\taspect-ratio: 21 \/ 5;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blockGlobal calloutBannerMiniFluid\" style=\"background-color:#00646C;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid align-center wysiwyg wysiwygOption2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-7 mediaLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">Register for Courses!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-5 mediaRight\">\n                                \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\nhref=\"https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/course-catalog\/\"\nclass=\"primaryButton dark\"\ntitle=\"See Courses\">\nSee Courses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"blockGlobal paddingTopSM paddingBottomSM\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"testimonials\" class=\"tabcontentcomp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"testimonialWrapper left boxed\">\n\t<div class=\"grid justify-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonialSlider\" data-items=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonialCard boxed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-solid fa-quote-left quoteIcon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h6\">What a great experience! Truly enjoyed the in class time and the great teaching in small groups plus the larger group activities. I appreciated the support we received throughout the development and application of the project. Would recommend this to anyone interested in community engagement and connectivity. &#8211; N.H., High School Teacher, Summer 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attributor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attributorInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h6\"><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sm\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonialCard boxed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa-solid fa-quote-left quoteIcon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h6\">This STEM course went above and beyond my expectations. I feel that I learned about how to plan and implement STEM challenges for my students through direct examples, supported practice, and support from other students. The amount of additional resources provided through this class was impressive and truly beneficial for myself and my students. &#8211; C. B., Middle School Teacher, Summer 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attributor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attributorInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h6\"><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sm\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arrowContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"prev\" aria-label=\"Previous testimonial\"><span class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next testimonial\"><span class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"primaryImageWrap radiusImage\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-with-outline outline-right\">\n\t\n\t\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.vermontstate.edu\/cfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/center_for_schools_homepage_testimonial.webp\"\n\t\talt=\"Smiling woman in yellow shirt working on laptop at desk in bright modern office.\"\n\t\tclass=\"aspectRatio primaryImage\"\n\t\tstyle=\"aspect-ratio: 1 \/ 1;\" \/>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- This style is only needed for the first example with aspectRatio -->\n<style>\n\t.aspectRatio:not([style*=\"aspect-ratio\"]) {\n\t\taspect-ratio: 21 \/ 5;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blockGlobal paddingTopSM paddingBottomSM\" style=\"background-color:#F3F2F1;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t   \n\n<!--Option 1-->\n<div class=\"grid wysiwyg wysiwygOption1\">\n\t<div class=\"col-sm-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2\">MEET OUR TEAM<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!--Option 2-->\n\n\n<!--Option 3-->\n\t\t<div class=\"grid \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-grid col-sm-6 col-md-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cardTeam cardTeamOverlay\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamInfo\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamInfoTop\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"h5\">Tara Lidstone, M.Ed.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamRole\">Executive Director<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamInfoBottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a class=\"links medium light popup-with-zoom-anim\"   href=\"#team-modal-78\" aria-label=\"Read Bio\" >\n\n\t\n\tRead Bio\n\t\t<span class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right iconRight\"><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal content for team member -->\n<div id=\"team-modal-78\" class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide modalWindow cardTeamModalWindow\">\n\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4>Tara Lidstone, M.Ed.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cardTeamTitleWrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h6 cardTeamRole\">Executive Director<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\">B.S., Communications, Ithaca College<br \/>\nM.Ed., Education Leadership, Vermont State University<br \/>\nGraduate of The Vermont Leadership Institute<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in\">Post-Master\u2019s Coursework, National Career Development Association Professional Training Program<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tara\u00a0Lidstone\u00a0has dedicated her career to supporting Vermont educators and has served in a variety of positions at Vermont State University. First, as the Executive Director of VTSU&#8217;s inaugural statewide distance learning system from 2003-2016, then as the Assistant Director of the VTSU Center for Schools from 2016 to May 2026, and now as the Center for Schools, Graduate &amp; Continuing Education Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p>As a native Vermonter,\u00a0Tara\u00a0believes in the transformational power of advanced training and education and strives to make quality, affordable educational opportunities available to all Vermonters. She has decades of experience building and delivering professional development programs and credited coursework. She is energized by building new opportunities with educational partners and, together with the CFS team,\u00a0providing high-quality support to CFS partners,\u00a0instructors, and Vermont educators.<\/p>\n<p>During her off hours, Tara most enjoys outdoor activities with family and friends, home improvement projects, new adventures, and traveling as much as her schedule allows.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamEmail\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-envelope\"><\/i> <a href=\"mailto:Tara.Lidstone@VermontState.edu\">Tara.Lidstone@VermontState.edu<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamPhone\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-phone\"><\/i> <a href=\"tel:802.468.1326\">802.468.1326<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-grid col-sm-6 col-md-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cardTeam cardTeamOverlay\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamInfo\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamInfoTop\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"h5\">Stacy Perkins, M.A.T.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamRole\">Course &amp; Project Coordinator<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cardTeamInfoBottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<a class=\"links medium light popup-with-zoom-anim\"   href=\"#team-modal-80\" aria-label=\"Read Bio\" >\n\n\t\n\tRead Bio\n\t\t<span class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right iconRight\"><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<!-- Modal content for team member -->\n<div id=\"team-modal-80\" class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide modalWindow cardTeamModalWindow\">\n\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4>Stacy Perkins, M.A.T.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cardTeamTitleWrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"h6 cardTeamRole\">Course &amp; Project Coordinator<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Education:<\/p>\n<p>Coursework, UVM<br \/>\nCoursework, Lyndon State College<br \/>\nB.A., History, Summa Cum Laude, University of New Hampshire<br \/>\nM.A.T., Secondary Education: Social Science, University of New Hampshire<\/p>\n<p>Bio:<\/p>\n<p>Stacy has walked a long and winding path through the public education system, starting as an early childhood teacher in a small preschool. She eventually earned her degrees as a nontraditional student, going on to teach Adult Education, GED Prep, and Secondary Social Studies in grades 8-12. Along the way, she held an Experienced Educator license, became an expert in differentiated instruction and standards-based grading, and earned certification as a grant writer. 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