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House of Representatives
  • Rep. Kathryn Webb, Chair
  • Rep. Lawrence Cupoli, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Peter Conlon, Ranking Member
  • Rep. John Arrison
  • Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin
  • Rep. Erin Brady
  • Rep. Jana Brown
  • Rep. Philip Jay Hooper
  • Rep. Kathleen James, Clerk
  • Rep. Casey Toof
  • Rep. Terri Lynn Williams

House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

February 1, 2022 - February 4, 2022

Last Updated 2/3/2022 1:36 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

 

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   22-0275 - An act relating to education; T.16 chapter 11 rewrite

Policy Issues

Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Representing, Stowe

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

James Warnock, Founding Member, Lincoln Save Community Schools Group

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Herb Olson, Member, Starksboro Save Our Schools Committee

 

2:00 PM                   Act 67

Anne Bordonaro, Division Director, Federal and Education Support Programs, Agency of Education

Rosie Krueger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

Conor Floyd, Grant Program Manager for Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   H. 483 - An act relating to potential new models of funding and governance structures to improve the quality, duration, and access to career technical education in Vermont

Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education

 

-                                   H. 468 - An act relating to establishing a remote learning pilot program for CTE students

Jay Ramsey, Assistant Director of the Student Pathways Division, Vermont Agency of Education

 

3:30 PM                   22-0275 - An act relating to education; T.16 chapter 11 rewrite

Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

9:00 AM                   Act 173

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Mary Lundeen, President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Jessica Spencer, President Elect, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Amy Rex, Superintendent, Milton Town School District

Timothy Dunn, Director of Student Services, Milton Town School District

Wilmer Chavarria, Director of Equity and Educational Support Systems, Milton Town School District

Danielle Corti, School Board Chair, Oxbow Unified Union School District

Shelly Wilson, Special Education Director, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union

 

9:55 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   Act 173

Brian Ricca, Superintendent, St. Johnsbury School District

Kara Lufkin, Intensive Needs Special Educator, St. Johnsbury School District

Mark Speno, Superintendent, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union

Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory District

Michael Clark, Superintendent, Grand Isle Supervisory Union

Susan Aranoff, J.D., Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Paul Smith, Curriculum Director, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union

Frank Rucker, Business Administrator, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:30 AM                   H. 483 - An act relating to potential new models of funding and governance structures to improve the quality, duration, and access to career technical education in Vermont

Jody Emerson, Associate Principal, U-32 High School

Brian Emerson, Director, River Bend Career & Technical Center

John Tague, Superintendent, Franklin West Supervisory Union

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 547 - An act relating to exempting students from standardized assessments in public schools

Introduction

Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor

 

1:30 PM                   22-0275 - An act relating to education; T.16 chapter 11 rewrite

Policy Issues

Paul Forlenza, Vice Chair, Lincoln Selectboard

 

2:00 PM                   22-0275 - An act relating to education; T.16 chapter 11 rewrite

Committee Discussion

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 3, 2022

9:00 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Alex Lehning, Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement and Innovation

Kristy Hommel, Ending the Silence Coordinator, NAMI VT

Cortney Slobodnjak, LCMHC, NCC, President, Vermont Mental Health Counselors Association

 

10:00 AM                   22-0275 - An act relating to education; T.16 chapter 11 rewrite

Committee Discussion

 

11:00 AM                   Agency of Education and State Board of Education

Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education

Tammy Kolbe, Ph.D., Member, Vermont State Board of Education

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

1:30 PM                   22-0275 - An act relating to education; T.16 chapter 11 rewrite

Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 4, 2022

10:30 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Amanda Rosalbo at arosalbo@leg.state.vt.us