House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32

February 20, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Last Updated 3/2/2018 11:34 AM

 

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

9:30 AM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who struggle

Meagan Roy, Director of Student Support Services, Champlain Valley School District

 

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                   Caucuses

 

1:30 PM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who struggle

Patti Page, Member, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Phone

Erin Maguire, Executive Director of Student Support Services, Chittenden Central Supervisory Union - Phone

 

2:30 PM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who struggle

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

3:30 PM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who struggle

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

9:15 AM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who struggle

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who struggle

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

11:00 AM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who struggle

Noah Everitt, Special Educator, South Burlington School District

Marielle Blais, Special Services, Otter Valley Union High School

Charlene Webster, Special Educator, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union

 

11:30 AM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who require additional support

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Thursday, February 22, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 794 - An act relating to the adoption of ethnic studies standards into statewide educational standards and a policy on ethnic and social equity in schools by public schools and approved independent schools

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Amanda Garces, Member, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools

 

10:30 AM                   Workforce Development

Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

Marc Sherman, Owner, Stowe Mercantile

 

11:00 AM                   Prevention Day

Ginny Burley, Prevention Specialist, Central Vermont New Directions Coalition

Madison Henderson, Student, Spaulding High School, Barre

Jada MacDonald, Student, Spaulding High School, Barre

 

11:30 AM                   School Safety

     Committee discussion

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

3:00 PM                   18-0929 - An act relating to changes in Vermont’s personal income tax and education financing system

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Friday, February 23, 2018

9:30 AM                   18-0929 - An act relating to changes in Vermont’s personal income tax and education financing system

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:00 AM                   18-0833 - An act relating to Vermont’s education financing system

Joint Committee Meeting with House Education

Ethan Allen Room

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 20 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Marjorie Zunder at 802-828-2258 or mzunder@leg.state.vt.us