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House Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room 31
February 17, 2020 - February 21, 2020
Last Updated 2/21/2020 2:51 PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
10:00 AM House Floor
Caucuses immediately following the Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects
Joint Hearing with House Corrections and Institutions
Room 11
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory Union
Patrick Reen, Superintendent, Mount Abraham Unified High School
Karen Conroy, Superintendent, Essex North Supervisory Union
Bruce MacIntire, Director of Facilities, Addison Central School District
David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington Supervisory District
Bridget Burkardt, Board Clerk, South Burlington Supervisory District
Mary Beth Banios, Superintendent, Windsor Central Supervisory Union
Christine Sullivan, School Board Member, Harwood Union Unified School District
Clare Wool, Board Chair, Burlington School District
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
David Epstein, AIA, Managing Principal, TruexCullins
3:30 PM Afterschool Programs
Dr. Jill Rinehart, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
Nicole Miller, Assistant Director, Vermont Afterschool
4:00 PM Proficiency Based Learning
Mary Newman, Incoming Head of School, The Sharon Academy
Michael Livingston, Head of School, The Sharon Academy
4:45 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
8:30 AM H. 668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs
Sandra Chittenden, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex
Jamie Crenshaw, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Milton
Marylynne Strachan, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Middlesex
9:30 AM 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Lori Connors-Tadros, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, National Institute for Early Education Research - Phone
10:00 AM 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Heather Martin, Early Education Center Director, Castleton University
10:30 AM 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Tamara Mount, Head of School, Hilltop Montessori School
Kristen Martin, Head of School, Montessori School of Central Vermont
11:00 AM 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Mark-up
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
12:20 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After the Floor 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Committee Discussion
3:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, February 20, 2020
8:30 AM H. 638 - An act relating to the education of children of parents who are homeless
Walk-through
Rep. Martin LaLonde, Sponsor, South Burlington
Patrick Burke, Principal, South Burlington High School - Phone
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
9:15 AM 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Mark-up
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:00 AM H. 812 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public-school students
Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Carlotta Simonds-Perantoni, Principal, Waits River Valley School
Doug Davis, Director, Food Service, Burlington School District
10:30 AM Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges
Joint Assembly
11:30 AM H. 209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects
Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
After the Floor Adjourn
Friday, February 21, 2020
9:00 AM 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
9:30 AM House Floor
11:00 AM H. 668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs
Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Kathy Flanagan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
11:45 AM Governor's FY2021 Budget Address
Kathy Flanagan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
12:15 PM Governor's Institutes of Vermont
Karen Taylor Mitchell, Executive Director, Governor's Institutes of Vermont
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM 20-0816 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Committee Discussion
Jeanné Collins, Superintendent of Schools, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
2:00 PM Adjourn
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Avery Lamb at 802-828-2256 or alamb@leg.state.vt.us