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Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
Via Zoom
January 19, 2021 - January 22, 2021
Last Updated 4/29/2021 2:48 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:15 AM Implicit Bias Prevention Training
1:00 PM Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
Suresh Garimella, President, University of Vermont
1:45 PM Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont
Sen. Philip Baruth, Member, Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont
Joyce Judy, Chair, Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont
Brian Prescott, Vice President, The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont
Helen Mango, Professor, Castleton University
David McGough, Professor, Northern Vermont University - Johnson
Linda Olson, Vice President for Higher Education, Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation
4:00 PM Adjourn for Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor Education Financing
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
-- Break
2:45 PM Public Tuition for religious schools--dual enrollment
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- Act 46
Update
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- The Brigham Decision
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, January 21, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:40 PM S. 17 - An act relating to the requirement to pass a civics course for high school graduation
Introduction of bill by sponsor
Sen. Dick McCormack, Sponsor of Bill
2:00 PM S. 17 - An act relating to the requirement to pass a civics course for high school graduation
Martha Deiss, Proficiency Based Learning Global Citizenship Coordinator, Agency of Education
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
2:45 PM S. 17 - An act relating to the requirement to pass a civics course for high school graduation
Mark Snelling, President, Snelling Center for Government
Jody Fried, Director, Snelling Center for Government, Vermont Leadership Institute
3:15 PM Break
3:30 PM S. 17 - An act relating to the requirement to pass a civics course for high school graduation
Scott Sargrad, Vice President, K-12 Education, Center for American Progress
4:15 PM S. 17 - An act relating to the requirement to pass a civics course for high school graduation
Meira Levinson, Professor of Education, Harvard University
Friday, January 22, 2021
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
John Carroll, Chair, State Board of Education
2:00 PM S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
Introduction of bill by sponsor
Sen. Philip Baruth, Sponsor
-- Pupil Weighting
Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Leadership and Development Sciences, University of Vermont
Dr. Bruce Baker, Ed.D., Professor, Rutgers University
3:30 PM Break
3:40 PM Pupil Weighting
Committee discussion
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jeannie Lowell at jlowell@leg.state.vt.us