House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31

January 15, 2019 - January 18, 2019

Last Updated 2/5/2019 9:10 AM

 

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

8:30 AM                   Committee Training

How schools are organized

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

Kate Connizzo, Digital Communications and Web Manager, Agency of Education

 

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Joint Fiscal Office

How education is funded in Vermont - Part 1 of 2

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:00 PM                   Committee Training

Update on merger activity

Donna Russo-Savage, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education

 

3:30 PM                   State Board of Education

Introduction

Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education

Peter Peltz, Member, State Board of Education

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

Donna Russo-Savage, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

9:00 AM                   Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Introduction

Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Mary Lundeen, Director of Student Support Services, Montpelier-Roxbury School District

 

11:00 AM                   Joint Fiscal Office

How education is funded in Vermont - Part 2 of 2

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont-National Education Association

Introduction

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 17, 2019

8:30 AM                   Act 173 Overview

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Bill introduction by sponsors

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Hartford

Rep. Dylan Giambatista, Essex Junction

Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Winooski

 

11:00 AM                   H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Decorum Training

Immediately following adjournment of House Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Vermont School Board Association

Introduction

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

-                                   Vermont Superintendents Association

Introduction

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

-                                   Vermont Principals' Association

Introduction

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

 

Friday, January 18, 2019

9:00 AM                   Vermont Legislative Research Service

Introduction

Anthony Gierzynski, Director, Vermont Legislative Research Service, UVM

Eric Tucker, Teacher's Assistant, Vermont Legislative Research Service, UVM

Emily Klofft, Teacher's Assistant, Vermont Legislative Research Service, UVM

 

9:30 AM                   House  Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Comparison to H.14 from last session

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:00 AM                   H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   Vermont Independent Schools Association

Introduction

Michael Livingston, President, Vermont Independent Schools Association

Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association

 

2:45 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Agency of Education

Rep. Charles Conquest, House Committee on Appropriations

Rep. Peter Conlon, House Committee on Education

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 3 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

 Shannon Esrich at 802-828-2256 or sesrich@leg.state.vt.us