House Committee on Education

AGENDA

Room 9 and Zoom

January 17, 2023 - January 20, 2023

Last Updated 3/1/2023 10:16 AM

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

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

11:25 AM                   The Work of the VSBA, VSA, VPA and Vermont-NEA

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

12:20 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   Universal School Meals

Joint Hearing with House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry. The meeting will be livestreamed via the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry YouTube channel.

2:50 PM                   Independent School Approval and Quality Assurance Process

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

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

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

9:00 AM                   Retail Lumber Dealers Association

Introduction

William Smith, Esq., Lobbyist, Retail Lumber Dealers Association

9:15 AM                   Committee Discussion and Planning

9:30 AM                   Fair Employment Practices Act

Chapter 5, Subchapter 6, in relation to Carson v. Makin

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:35 AM                   Critical School Staff Workforce Shortages

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

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

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:05 PM                   State Board of Education

Rule 2200 Series

Jennifer Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

2:00 PM                   Break

2:30 PM                   Home Study

Agency of Education's current role and ideas for changes

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 19, 2023

9:30 AM                   Navigating the General Assembly Website

Presentation by Rowan

10:00 AM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Agency of Education recommendations and discussion

Jill Briggs Campbell, COVID 19 Federal Emergency Funds Project Manager, Agency of Education

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

10:45 AM                   Vermont Superintendents Association Lunch

Off-site lunch and panel presentation - will not be livestreamed

1:45 PM                   Vermont State Colleges

Rep. Kathleen James, House Committee on General and Housing

2:00 PM                   Vermont State Colleges

Update and transformation into Vermont State University

Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges

Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

Parwinder Grewal, President, Vermont State University

Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Member, House Committee on Appropriations

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 20, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

10:00 AM                   Education Quality Standards

Sharon Academy

Mary Newman, Head of School, The Sharon Academy

10:40 AM                   Committee Discussion

School construction and higher education

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

11:30 AM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Joint Assembly

Governor's Budget Address

2:00 PM                   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

 Rowan Hawthorne at rhawthorne@leg.state.vt.us