Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 8:48 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   TBA

 

1:45 PM                   Allowable Tuition Report

Ted Gates, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Agency of Education

Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   School District Mapping

Response to House Education proposed map

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association - Invited

Jay Nichols, Senior Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited

 

3:30 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Disability Advocacy Day

Witness TBA

 

2:00 PM                   Special Education Report

Act 73 of 2025 Special Education Report:

Overview, Special Education Strategic Plan, and Next Steps

 

Witness TBA, Agency of Education - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries

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

 

3:45 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 313 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education - Invited

Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor

 

2:00 PM                   S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools

Wilmer Chavarria, Superintendent, Winooski School District

Witness TBA, Attorney General's Office - Invited

Witness TBA, Agency of Education - Invited

Rebecca Callahan, Ph.D., Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Vermont

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association - Invited

 

4:00 PM                   School District Mapping

Response to House Education proposed map

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   UP for Learning

Witness TBA, UP for Learning

 

1:45 PM                   School District Mapping

Response to House Education proposed map

Witness TBA, Rural School Community Alliance - Invited

 

2:45 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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