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  • Rep. Kathryn Webb, Chair
  • Rep. Lawrence Cupoli, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Peter Conlon, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin
  • Rep. Lynn Batchelor
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  • Rep. Dylan Giambatista
  • Rep. Kathleen James, Clerk
  • Rep. Philip Jay Hooper
  • Rep. Christopher Mattos
  • Rep. Casey Toof

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