House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

January 13, 2026 - January 16, 2026

Last Updated 1/15/2026 11:46 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by mandatory training

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   Vermont Superintendents Association

Joint hearing with Senate 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 Senate 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

Alyson Gryzb, Director, Bennington Early Childhood Center - Zoom

Michael  Leichliter, Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

Ian Rose, Child Nutrition Director, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union

Julia Wulff, Student - Harwood Union High School

 

2:15 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont Superintendents Update

Joint hearing with Senate 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 Taskforce 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

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

9:15 AM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Walk-through

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   Education Fund and School Construction

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   PCBs in Schools

Status Update

Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Trish Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucus of the Whole

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

9:00 AM                   Security Briefing

This will not be livestreamed due to sensitive content

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly

John Poleway, Chief of Capitol Police, Capitol Police Department

Sara Macera, Capitol Police Department

Joe Tremblay, Capitol Police Officer, Capitol Police Department

 

10:15 AM                   Hunger Free Vermont

Child and Adults Care Food Program

Autumn Moen, Legislative Policy Lead, Hunger Free Vermont

Amy Fleming, Nutrition & Education Department Manager, BROC Community Action

 

11:00 AM                   Act 73 of 2025

Review

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Agency of Education

Joint hearing with Senate 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

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 16, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Dr. Elaine Collins, Ed.D., Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union

Caty Sutton, Superintendent, Hartford School District

Lynn Cota, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union - Zoom

Andrew Haas, Superintendent, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union

Matt Foster, Superintendent, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union - Zoom

Layne Millington, Superintendent, Two Rivers Supervisory Union - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   School Construction

Eric Lafayette, Project Manager, Energy Efficient Investments, Inc.

 

1:30 PM                   Small and Sparsity Necessity Rules

Jennifer Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education - Zoom

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Small Schools and Sparse Schools Standards Committee, Agency of Education - Zoom

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov