Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 14, 2023 - February 17, 2023

Last Updated 2/17/2023 2:50 PM

 

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

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

9:30 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Overview of S.56

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

 

1:50 PM                   An act relating to child care and early childhood education

S.56

Staci Otis, Family Child Care Home, Springfield

Alyson Grzyb, Director, Bennington Early Childhood Center

Linda January, Executive  Director, Otter Creek Child Center

 

2:40 PM                   Break

 

2:50 PM                   Education Quality Standards

Overview

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

 

3:00 PM                   Mental Health in Schools

Review and Update

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

 

3:30 PM                   Education Quality Standards and Act 173

Dr. Sharon  Howell, Headmaster, Saint Johnsbury Academy

 

4:00 PM                   Libraries at Vermont State Colleges

Parwinder Grewal, President, Vermont State University

Dr. Nolan Atkins, Provost, Northern Vermont University

 

4:20 PM                   DR 23-0450

An act relating to the creation of the School Construction Aid Task Force

Sen. Martine Gulick, Sponsor

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

4:30 PM                   Chairs' Meeting

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:30 PM                   School Safety

Response to Proposed Changes

Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education

Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force

 

2:00 PM                   An act relating to child care and early childhood education

S.56

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

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:40 PM                   Pre-K

Witnesses

Rebecca Webb, Act 166 Coordinator, Winooski Valley Superintendents Association

Meg Baker, Act 166 Regional Coordinator, Addison County

 

3:30 PM                   DR 23-0450

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 16, 2023

11:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of the Sergeant at Arms

Election of Trustees for the University of Vermont and Vermont State Agricultural College

 

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

2:30 PM                   Independent Schools

Chloe Evans, Student, The Sharon Academy

Phoebe Quackenbos, Student, The Sharon Academy

 

3:00 PM                   Technology for Schools

Bill Kimball, Superintendent, Maple Run School District

Lynn Cota, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union

 

3:25 PM                   Break

 

3:30 PM                   S. 66 - An act relating to the provision of State-funded education in districts that do not maintain an elementary or high school

Walk-Through

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

 

3:55 PM                   Proficiency Based Learning

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

 

4:05 PM                   Marketing for Higher Education

Spreading the "Vermont Brand"

Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing (4:05 PM)

Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce (4:20 PM)

 

4:35 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 17, 2023

11:30 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Miscellaneous Education Bill

Walk-Through

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

 

1:30 PM                   Collective Bargaining Rights of Teachers

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel (1:30 PM)

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association (1:45 PM)

 

1:55 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   University of Vermont Annual Update

Suresh Garimella, President, University of Vermont

Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   DR 23-0951

Walk-Through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 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

 Hayden Ross at hross@leg.state.vt.us