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Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
via Zoom
January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021
Last Updated 1/29/2021 8:34 AM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM Committee introductions and discussion of priorities
2:00 PM Introductions and discussion of COVID-related education needs
Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education
Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Introductions and discussion of COVID-related education needs
Continued
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
David Younce, President, Vermont Superintendents Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
4:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Donald Tinney, President, Vermont National Education Association
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
-- Break
-- Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
-- Break
-- Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
Thursday, January 14, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Laura Walker, President, Bennington College
Mark Anarumo, President, Norwich University
Peter Eden, President, Landmark College
-- Break
-- Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
Friday, January 15, 2021
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM Education Financing
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
-- Introductions and discussion of COVID-related Education needs
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Update on Broadband Expansion and Access
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Purvis Clay, Telecommunications and Connectivity Director, Public Service Department
Robert Fish, Rural Broadband Technical Assistance Specialist, Department of Public Service
ATTENTION WITNESSES
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jeannie Lowell at jlowell@leg.state.vt.us