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Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room 28
April 17, 2018 - April 20, 2018
Last Updated 4/20/2018 1:57 PM
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 897 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who require additional support
Testimony, mark-up and possible vote
Blanche Podhajski, President, Ph.D., Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Karin Edwards, Director, Integrated Support for Learning, Pre-K-Grade 8, Agency of Education
Marilyn Mahusky, Staff Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid - Phone
2:15 PM Restorative Justice
Amy Fowler, Deputy Secretary, Ed.D., Agency of Education
Annie O'Shaughnessy, Teacher, Essex Tech Center
Bernice Garnett, Associate Professor, Education and Social Services Department, University of Vermont
Lance Smith, Associate Professor, Education and Social Services Department, Ph.D., University of Vermont
Kendra Collins, Junior, U-32 High School
Henri Sparks , Director of Equity and Safe, Inclusive Schools, Burlington School District
Susan Cherry, Executive Director, The Community Restorative Justice Center
3:30 PM H. 897 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who require additional support
Mark-up
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Karin Edwards, Director, Integrated Support for Learning, Pre-K-Grade 8, Agency of Education
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:00 PM Governor's Appointments
Deborah Granquist - Board of Libraries
Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor
2:10 PM S. 231 - An act relating to the creation of a tuition-free scholarship program for Vermont students
Room 10
Natasha Lewis, Student, Castleton University
Erin Christian, Student, Community College of Vermont
Linda Olson, Vice President, American Federation of Teachers, Vermont
Thomas Streeter, President, United Academics
Katarina Lisaius, Outreach Representative, Senator Bernie Sanders Office
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Margaret Crowley, Legislative Chair, VSEA
Allison Dwinell, Teacher, Neshobe School
Kathleen Moore, Negotiation Team member, Community College of Vermont
Heather Juliussen-Stevenson, Teacher, Manchester Tutorial Center
Allison Dwinell, on behalf of Daniella Doolen
3:00 PM H. 897 - An act relating to enhancing the effectiveness, availability, and equity of services provided to students who require additional support
Mark-up and vote
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Patricia Komline, Lobbyist, Vermont Independent Schools Association
Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, MMR Legal Services
Thursday, April 19, 2018
1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor CTE Professional Educator Licensure
Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, MMR Legal Services
Debora Price, Director, Educator Quality, Agency of Education
Jason DiGiulio, Career and Technical Education Director, Lyndon Institute
Friday, April 20, 2018
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 675 - An act relating to conditions of release prior to trial
Testimony and committee discussion
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 10 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
Jeannie Lowell at 802-828-3805 or jlowell@leg.state.vt.us