House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

February 20, 2024 - February 23, 2024

Last Updated 2/23/2024 11:46 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education.

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch & Caucuses

 

1:20 PM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Committee discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:05 PM                   24-0671 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Committee discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:32 PM                   24-0671 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Rep. John Arrison, Windsor County

 

3:01 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

9:02 AM                   FY 2025 Budget Request

Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont

Courage V Pearson, Director of Organizing, Outright Vermont

Lisa Huttinger, Director of Development, Outright Vermont

 

9:48 AM                   H. 446 - An act relating to the reconstitution of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees

Introduction and walk-through

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Chittenden County

 

10:00 AM                   H. 446 - An act relating to the reconstitution of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees

Susan Comerford, President, United Academics

Justin Morgan-Parmett, Chair, United Academics Legislative Affairs Committee

 

10:40 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Kim Oliveira, Executive Director, Vermont Learning Collaborative

 

11:47 AM                   Break for Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Testimony from Vermont Superintendents Association

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Michael Clark, Superintendent, Grand Isle Supervisory Union

Michael  Leichliter , Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent, Slate Valley Unified Union School District

 

2:30 PM                   PCB Testing Language

Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 22, 2024

9:30 AM                   Cost Drivers and Strategies for FY 2025 and Beyond

Testimony from Vermont Superintendents Association and Vermont School Boards Association

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent, Montpelier-Roxbury Public School District

Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Board Association, Chair, Washington Central Unified Union School District School Board Chair

Neil Odell, Member, Norwich School Board and School Administrative Unit 70 School Board

Mark Clough, Chair, Peacham School Board

Sonya Spaulding, Member, Barre Unified Union School District Board

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Education Funding

The House Education Committee will be watching the YouTube video of House Ways & Means testimony on Education Funding that is scheduled at Wednesday, February 21 at 1:15pm.

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 23, 2024

9:02 AM                   PCB Testing Language

Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Interim Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:31 AM                   Update on FY 23 Grant Programs

Status of Emerging Pathways and Affinity Groups programs

Andrew Prowten, Assistant Director, Educator Quality Division, Agency of Education

John Castle, Executive Director, Vermont Rural Education Collaborative

 

11:45 AM                   H. 824 - An act relating to virtual learning

Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Interim Secretary, Agency of Education

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Future Funding Approaches for Rural Schools

Joel Moore, Assistant Director, Education Commission of the States

Chris Duncombe, Principal, Education Commission of the States

 

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 Annie Gianni at agianni@leg.state.vt.us