Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

January 13, 2026 - January 16, 2026

Last Updated 1/16/2026 2:18 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

Followed by mandatory training

 

1:15 PM                   Vermont Superintendents Association

Joint hearing with House Education

Hearing will be held in Room 10 and will be livestreamed on the Senate Education YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education

 

Report and Act 73 of 2025 discussion;

Legislative priorities

Patrick Reen, Trustee, Vermont Superintendents Association - Zoom

 

1:45 PM                   Farm to School Awareness Day

Joint hearing with House Education (continued)

Hearing will be held in Room 10 and will be livestreamed on the Senate Education YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education

Dana Hudson, Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network, Shelburne Farms

Julia Wulff, Student - Harwood Union High School

Michael  Leichliter, Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

Ian Rose, Child Nutrition Director, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union

Alyson Gryzb, Director, Bennington Early Childhood Center - Zoom

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont Superintendents Update

Joint hearing with House Education (continued)

Hearing will be held in Room 10 and will be livestreamed on the Senate Education YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education

 

 Educational opportunities discussion;

School District Redistricting Task Force Report and Act 73 of 2025 discussion

Tim Payne, Superintendent, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union - Zoom

Sherry Sousa, Superintendent, Mountain Views Supervisory Union - Zoom

Adam Bunting, Superintendent, Champlain Valley School District

Pam Reed, Superintendent, Rutland City School District - Zoom

Jamie Kinnarney, Superintendent, White River Valley Supervisory Union

 

4:35 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Agency of Education Update

Reorganization of Agency of Education; Career Technical Education; Legislative priorities

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

3:05 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   Agency of Education Update

Reorganization of Agency of Education; Career Technical Education; Legislative priorities (continued)

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

3:40 PM                   Break

 

3:45 PM                   S. 161 - An act relating to the Governor’s list of scholarship granting organizations

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Sen. Seth Bongartz, Senator, Sponsor

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Agency of Education

Joint hearing with House Education

Hearing will be held in Room 10 and will be livestreamed on the House Education YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

Act 73 of 2025 Agency of Education Mapping

John Adams, Director, Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

2:10 PM                   Break

 

2:35 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

3:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 16, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

Update

Jay Nichols, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont - Zoom

Rep. Peter Conlon, Vice Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont - Invited

 

2:05 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   Building Bright Futures

Updates and priorities

Morgan Crossman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Vermont State Colleges System

Update and priorities

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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 Daphne Kinney-Landis at Daphne.Kinney-Landis@vtleg.gov