House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

April 29, 2025 - May 2, 2025

Last Updated 4/25/2025 3:03 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Afterschool and Summer Learning

Updates on grants

Johannes Haensch, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Manager, Agency of Education

Beth Ann Miller, Director of Expanded Learning, Missisquoi Valley School District

Alyssa Hunt, Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro

 

2:00 PM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

9:30 AM                   Committee Field Trip

Committee will visit the Central Vermont Career Center. Meeting will not be recorded.

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 318 - An act relating to computer science in Vermont’s public schools

Introduction

Rep. Monique Priestley, Bill Sponsor - Invited

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 1, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Kate Mobley, Dean of Enrollment and Community Relations, Community College of Vermont - Invited

Wilson Garland, Chief Information Officer, Vermont State Colleges System - Invited

 

9:30 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Walk-through and mark-up of new draft

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

 

-                                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Meghan Baule, Communications Director, Colchester School District - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   Independent School Approval and Quality Assurance Process

Lori Dolezal, Interim Director of Education Quality, Agency of Education

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Special Education Spending

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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 2, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Special Education Spending

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means. Hearing will be hosted in room 10 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

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

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research - Invited

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Ryan Heraty, Superintendent, Lamoille South Supervisory Union - Invited

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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