House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32

February 27, 2018 - March 2, 2018

Last Updated 3/2/2018 2:33 PM

 

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

Next                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   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

Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education

Amy Fowler, Ed.D., Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Kate Logan, Director of Programming and Policy, Rights and Democracy

 

2:00 PM                   18-0839 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Robert Bliss, Assistant Superintendent, Rutland City School District

Kate Rogers, Early Learning Team Lead, Agency of Education

 

3:00 PM                   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

Hope Petraro, Student, Montpelier High School

Hana  Nazerali-Ruddy, Student, Montpelier High School

Matthew Koucky, Student, Montpelier High School

 

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 897 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who require additional support

     Committee discussion

 

10:00 AM                   18-0839 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

     Committee discussion

 

10:30 AM                   18-0888 - An act relating to workforce development

Rep. Matthew Hill, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

11:30 PM                   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

Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association

 

11:45 AM                   18-0693 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who require additional support

     Report from House Committee on Appropriations meeting

 

Rep. Peter Conlon

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

After the floor                   Disability Awareness Day

Paul Lascelles, Grandparent

Martha Frank, Family Support Consultant, Parent Child Center Network

 

Next                   18-0929 - An act relating to changes in Vermont’s personal income tax and education financing system

Rep. Scott Beck, Sponsor

 

Thursday, March 01, 2018

9:00 AM                   Education Finance

Emanuel Betz, 21st CCLC State Coordinator, Agency of Education

Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Personalization and Flexible Pathways, Agency of Education

 

9:30 PM                   H. 911 - An act relating to changes in Vermont’s personal income tax and education financing system

Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:30 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

     Mr. Mahnke will provide testimony from his son, Zev Mahnke, who graduated from Burlington City schools and now lives out-of-state.

 

Erhard Mahnke, Parent

Julie Hansen, Head of School, Thaddeus Stevens School - Phone

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, March 02, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 911 - An act relating to changes in Vermont’s personal income tax and education financing system

     Committee discussion

 

10:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

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