Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

March 26, 2024 - March 29, 2024

Last Updated 3/29/2024 1:36 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Act 77 Presentation

Olivia Cieri, Youth Facilitator for UP, Champlain Valley Union High School

Olivia Scharnberg, UP Youth Intern, Montpelier High School

Ethan St. Amour, Youth Facilitator for UP, Champlain Valley Union High School

Donovan Arnold, Richford Junior Senior High School and Community College of Vermont

Ashley Newton, Co-Director, Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative

Natalie Searle, Director of Secondary Education Initiatives, Community College of Vermont

Maisie Franke, UP Youth Program Specialist, University of Vermont

Mae Ree Jan, Winooski High School and Essex CTE

Lindsey Halman, Executive Director, UP for Learning

Ivy Manchester, Otter Valley Union High School, The Moosalamoo Outdoor Education Program

Harry Frank, Program Coordinator, UP for Learning

Carolyn Weir, Executive Director, The McClure Foundation

 

2:00 PM                   Education System: Big Picture

Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

 

2:30 PM                   S. 220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries

Amendment Walk-through

Sen. Irene Wrenner, Sponsor

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

3:05 PM                   Committee  Discussion

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

 

Thursday, March 28, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

3:15 PM                   Act 64 Presentation

Karyl Kent, School Nutrition Director, Lamoille North Supervisory Union

Harley Sterling, School Nutrition Director and President of SNAVT, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union

Scott Fay, Director of Child Nutrition, Essex Westford School District

Gretchen Czaja, School Nutrition Director, Windsor Central Unified School District

 

Friday, March 29, 2024

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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 Morgan Feldmann at mfeldmann@leg.state.vt.us