House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 11 and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 1/16/2025 10:00 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

Followed by Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Members

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   State Profile Report

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

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

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

Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

 

2:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means Committee. This meeting will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed via the House Education YouTube channel.

Meagan Roy, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

 

10:50 AM                   Committee Discussion

Election of Committee Clerk

 

11:00 AM                   Education Funding

Committee will watch recording of House Ways and Means testimony from 2025-01-10 at 1:00 PM. This meeting will not be recorded.

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Education Funding

Joint hearing with Senate Education and Senate Finance. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 16, 2025

9:00 AM                   State Aid For School Construction Working Group

Presentation and discussion

Rep. Erin Brady, Co-Chair, State Aid For School Construction Working Group

Rep. Chris Taylor, Member, State Aid For School Construction Working Group

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:05 AM                   Legislative Priorities

Vermont Superintendents' Association and Vermont School Boards Association introductions and legislative priorities

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Amy Minor, President, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

10:45 AM                   Legislative Priorities

Vermont Principles' Association and Vermont-National Education Association introductions and legislative priorities

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Foundation Formula

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means, Senate Education and Senate Finance. Hearing will be hosted in room 267 in the Pavilion and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Overview of Recent Legislation

Presentation and committee discussion

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Education Governance in Vermont

Joint hearing with Senate Education. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

 

-                                   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.

 

Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.

 

 

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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