House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

February 14, 2023 - February 17, 2023

Last Updated 2/24/2023 12:22 PM

 

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

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 179 - An act relating to reforming the State Board of Education

Introduction

Rep. Caleb Elder, Sponsor

 

1:15 PM                   H. 181 - An act relating to the creation of the Statewide Supervisory Union Study Committee

Introduction

Rep. Caleb Elder, Sponsor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 228 - An act relating to financial literacy in Vermont’s public schools

Introduction

Rep. Stephanie Jerome, Sponsor

 

1:45 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Mental Health in Schools

Status of federal FY2022 bipartisan omnibus agreement to support mental health services in schools

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

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

 

3:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

9:00 AM                   Rights and Democracy Vermont (RADVT) Lobby Day

Mia Schultz, Statewide Education Justice Organizer, Rights and Democracy Vermont

Tevye Kelman, Member, Rights and Democracy Vermont

Megan Morgan Pughlisi, Member, Rights and Democracy Vermont

Rieley Lyford, Student, Randolph Union High School

Dakota Porter, Student, Randolph Union High School

Rowan Willliams, Student, Randolph Union High School

 

9:55 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   School Construction Funding

Presentation by the Education Commission of the States

Joel Moore, State Relations Strategist, Education Commission of the States

Eric Syverson, Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States

Chris Duncombe, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States

 

10:55 AM                   Break

 

11:10 AM                   Student Mental Health and Other Priorities

Committee discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Act 67 Community Schools Grant

Updates

Jason Di Giulio , Principal, Hazen Union High School

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

Dr. Elaine Collins, Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union

Samantha Stevens, Equity and Community Outreach Coordinator, North Country Supervisory Union

 

2:00 PM                   Counseling Services of Addison County

Cheryl Huntley, Program Director, Youth and Family Services, Counseling Services of Addison County

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 16, 2023

9:00 AM                   H. 258 - An act relating to the provision of State-funded education in districts that do not maintain an elementary or high school

Introduction

Rep. Edye Graning, Sponsor

 

9:15 AM                   The Sharon Academy

Student testimony

Chloe Evans, Student, The Sharon Academy

 

9:25 AM                   Break

 

9:30 AM                   Outright Vermont

Introduction, budget requests, and Act 1

Dana Kaplan, Executive  Director, Outright Vermont

Lisa Huttinger, Development Director, Outright Vermont

 

10:00 AM                   23-0910 - An act relating to tuition and approved independent schools

Timothy Newbold, Head of School, Village School of North Bennington

Liz Shayne, Head of School, Schoolhouse of South Burlington

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of the Sergeant at Arms

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

 

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   SNAP Awareness Day

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

Patrice Lumumba, Wellness Coordinator, Winooski School District

Beth Robinson, Site Co-Coordinator, Woodstock High School VeggieVanGo

 

1:50 PM                   Break

 

2:05 PM                   H. 258 - 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

 

2:30 PM                   MENTOR Vermont

Overview and mental health discussion

Chad Butt, Executive Director, MENTOR Vermont

Amy Johnston, Guidance Counselor, Starksboro Elementary

Pam Quinn, Program Director, Twinfield Together Mentoring Program

Aidan Corbett, Mentee, MENTOR Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 17, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   University of Vermont

Introduction and budget requests

Suresh Garimella, President, University of Vermont

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

 

12:00 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