H.883
An act relating to prekindergarten–grade 12 education districts
Sponsors:
Location: Senate Rules Committee
Last Recorded Action: 5/2/2014 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Rules
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2013 - 2014 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
- Vaughn Altemus, School Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Rep. Sarah E. Buxton, Reporter, House Committee on Education
- Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Peter Peltz, Reporter, House Committee on Education
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- William Talbott, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Education
- Rep. Jeff Wilson, Reporter, House Ways & Means Committee
House Committee on Education
- John Alberghini, Superintendent, Chittenden East Supervisory Union
- Alison Anand, Richmond
- Alison Anand, School Board Member, Richmond
- John Bacon, Superintendent, Barre School District
- Clyde Baldwin, Charlotte
- Kathleen Barren
- Leonard Barrett, Bridport
- Kathy Barron, Business Manager, Chittenden Central Supervisory Union
- Peter Berger, Mount Holly
- Lori Bibeau, Vermont Association of School Business Officials, WCSU
- Lori Bibeau, Washington Central Supervisory Union
- Rep. Bill Botzow
- Carol Brigham, Whiting
- Aaron Brodeur, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Brenda Buzzell, Barre Town
- Kevin Campbell, Underhill
- Joanne Canning, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union
- Richard Cate, VP Finance & Administration, University of Vermont
- Joseph Ciccolo, Superintendent, Lamoille North Supervisory Union
- Susan Clark, Middlesex
- Julie Coffey, Governmental Affairs Director, Building Bright Futures
- Deb Cogan, Newport
- Edie Cole, Business Manager, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union
- Wendell Coleman, Londonderry
- Jeanne Collins, Superintendent, Burlington School District
- Gail B. Conley, Huntington
- Joel Cook, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
- Michele Cote, Barre City
- Rep. George Cross, Sponsor of amendment
- Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Steve Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Charles Davis, Bethel
- Ed Deegar, East Montpelier
- Michael Deweese, Retired Superintendent, Chittenden Central Supervisory Union
- Brooke Dingledine , School Board Member, Randolph
- Nancy Dyke, Windham
- John Fike, Board Member, Reading
- David Finney, President, Champlain College
- Carl Fowler, Williston
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Marilyn Frederick, Business Manager, Lamoille North Supervisory Union
- Ken Fredette, Wallingford, Vermont School Boards Association
- Kim Friedman, Former School Board Chair, Brookline-Newfane Joint School Board
- Grant Geisler, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Kim Gleason, Vermont School Boards Association
- Kim Gleason, Vice Chair, Essex Town School Board
- Winton Goodrich, Berlin
- Jed Graef, Shelburne
- Jon Guiffre, Roxbury
- Elijah Hawkes, Principal, Randolph Union High School
- Ward Heneveld, Enosburgh
- Lucas Herring, Selectman, Barre City
- Steve Hier, Business Manager, Springfield Supervisory District
- Linden Higgins, Burlington
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- John Hollar, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Beth Holtzman, Middlesex
- Geo Honigford, Royalton
- Thomas Honigford, School Board Member, South Royalton
- Wayne Howe, Principal, Addison Central School
- Krista Huling, State Board of Education
- Kristin Husher, Board Chair, Orange SouthWest Supervisory Union
- Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Tom Kalinoski, Fletcher
- Brent Kay , Superintendent, Orange SouthWest Supervisory Union
- Megs Keir, Huntington
- Bill Kimball, Superintendent, Washington Central Supervisory Union
- Diane Kirson-Glitman, School Board Director, Jericho
- Diane Kirson-Glitman, School Board Director, Mount Mansfield Union School District
- Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Patti Komline, Sponsor of amendment
- Barbara Lazar, Sharon
- Amy Lester, Guidance Counselor, Plainfield
- Emily Long, Board Chair, Leland and Gray Union High School
- Tom Lovett, Headmaster, St. Johnsbury Academy
- Margaret MacLean, Staff, Rural School and Community Trust
- Robert Mason, Shelburne
- Michelle Mathias, Principal, Edmunds Elementary School
- William Mathis, Member, Vermont State Board of Education
- Catherine McClure, Bennington
- Michelle Mcfadden, East Montpelier
- Chris McVeigh, Middlesex
- Charles Merriman, Middlesex
- Milan Miller, Williamstown
- Stephan Morse, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education
- Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor of amendment
- Regina Nash, Interim Superintendent, Northampton Public Schools
- Dorothy Naylor, Calais
- Jay Nichols, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
- Joe Nolin, Corinth
- Brian O'Regan, Montpelier
- Steve Owens, Secretary/Treasurer, Calais/VT National Education Association
- Ken Page, Executive Director, Vermont Principals Association
- Wendy Palthey, Tunbridge
- Sarah Peacock, School Board Member, Isle La Motte
- Rep. Peter Peltz, House Committee on Education
- Rick Pembroke, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Diane Peyton, Town of Lunenburg
- Jim Peyton, Selectboard Member, Town of Lunenburg
- Elaine Pinckney, Superintendent, Chittenden South Supervisory Union
- Andrew Pond, Member, Bolton School Board
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Kaj Samsom, Moretown
- Vicky Scheufler, Superintendent, Caledonia North Supervisory Union
- Rama Schneider, Board Member, Vermont School Boards Association
- David Schoales, Member, Brattleboro Town School Board
- Mary Schwartz, Dorset
- Lee Sease, Randolph
- Jerome Shedd, Middlebury
- Erin Sigrist, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Conrad Smith, Calais
- Margaret Smith, Essex
- Laura Soares, Board Chair, Orange SouthWest Supervisory Union
- Heidi Spear, Board Chair, Fayston
- Heidi Spear, Chair, School Board, Fayston
- Dean Stearns, President, Vermont Principals Association
- Debra Stolleroff, Plainfield
- William Storz, Member, Kirby School Board
- Marty Strange, Consultant, Rural School and Community Trust
- William Talbott, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Debra Taylor, Superintendent, Rutland Central Supervisory Union
- Joseph Teegarden, Director, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
- Alexandra Thayer, Plainfield
- Scott Thompson, Calais
- Chris Tormey, Cabot
- Lesley Wilson, Principal, JFK Middle School, Northampton, MA
- Gordon Woodrow, Sunderland
- David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington
House Committee on Ways and Means
- John Alberghini, Superintendent, Chittenden East Supervisory Union
- Vaughn Altemus, School Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Alison Anand, Richmond
- Clyde Baldwin, Charlotte
- John Barone, Superintendent of Schools, Milton School District
- Kathleen Barren, Chittenden Central Supervisory Union
- Leonard Barrett, Bridport
- Peter Berger, Mount Holly
- Lori Bibeau, Vermont Association of School Business Officials, WCSU
- Carol Brigham, Whiting
- Aaron Brodeur, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Joanne Canning, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union
- Susan Clark, Middlesex
- Julie Coffey, Jericho, Building Bright Futures
- Deb Cogan, Newport
- Edie Cole, Business Manager, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union
- Wendell Coleman, Londonderry
- Jeanne Collins, Burlington
- Gail B. Conley, Huntington
- Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Michele Cote, Barre City
- Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Brooke Dingledine , Randolph
- David Finney, Champlain College
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Ken Fredette, Wallingford
- Dan French, Superintendent, Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Grant Geisler, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Celeste Girrell, Sutton - Caledonia North Supervisory Union
- Kim Gleason, Vermont School Boards Association
- Winton Goodrich, Berlin
- Jed Graef, Shelburne
- Jon Guiffre, Roxbury
- Elijah Hawkes, Principal, Randolph Union High School
- Lucas Herring, Barre City
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Beth Holtzman, Middlesex
- Geo Honinford, Royalton
- Wayne Howe, Addison
- Krista Huling, State Board of Education
- Kristin Husher, Brookfield Chair, Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
- Brad James, Director, Agency of Education
- Brad James, Director, Education Finance, Agency of Education
- Diane Kirson-Glitman, Jericho
- Emily Long, Newfane
- Michelle Mathias, South Burlington
- Chris McVeigh, Middlesex
- Charlie Merriman, Middlesex
- Milan Miller, Williamstown
- Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
- Stephan Morse, Chair, State Board of Education
- Jay Nichols, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
- Brian O'Regan, Montpelier
- Ken Page, Executive Director, Vermont Principals Association
- Sarah Peacock, Isle Lamott School Board
- Rick Pembroke, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Diane Peyton, Town of Lunenburg
- Jim Peyton, Town of Lunenburg
- Andrew Pond, Bolton School Board
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Vicky Scheufler, Burke
- David Schoales, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
- Mary Schwartz, Dorset
- Lee Sease, Randolph
- Erin Sigrist, Smuggler's Notch Vermont Business Round Table
- Conrad Smith, Calais
- Margaret Smith, Essex
- Laura Soares, Former Board Member, Randolph School District
- Heidi Spear, Fayston
- Debra Stolleroff, Plainfield
- William Talbott, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Education
- Deborah Taylor, Rutland Central Supervisory Union
- Alexandra Thayer, Plainfield
- Scott Thompson, Calais
- Chris Tormey, Cabot
- Gordon Woodrow, Sunderland