The Vermont Department of Education's Affirmative Action Program is outlined. In addition to listing laws and regulations relating to employment discrimination, affirmative action goals and activities are identified for personnel recruitment, advancement, and training and education. The program covers regular employees, exempt employees, temporary employees, and job applicants. Four modes for disseminating information about the program are noted, and the officials who have ultimate and working responsibility for affirmative action are identified. Overall goals for recruitment, advancement, and training/education are as follows: the Department will assure that the pool of candidates for each vacancy adequately reflects the makeup of Vermont's population; the Department is committed to the upward advancement of its employees to the degree consistent with effective program operations; and the Department will assure that every employee is afforded equal opportunity to receive further education and/or training to enhance their professional performance and potential. Appended are data on the Department of Education by minority status, sex, age, national origin, and handicap. In addition to the employee census data, statistics on the same categories for the State of Vermont are provided. (SW)