House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

February 10, 2026 - February 13, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 5:44 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   26-0777 - An act relating to chronic absenteeism

Vermont Principals Association Testimony

Jay Nichols, Senior Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

 

2:00 PM                   AOE School District Builder

Walk-through and overview

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

 

2:45 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 75 of 2025 and draft map

 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

9:15 AM                   26-0777 - An act relating to chronic absenteeism

Vermont Superintendents Association Testimony

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association - Invited

 

10:00 AM                   Vermont Superintendents Association

Act 73 of 2025, draft map, and policy testimony

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association - Invited

 

11:30 AM                   Disability Advocacy Day

Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)

Wilda White, Founder, MadFreedom

Susan Aranoff, J.D., Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Vermont Council on Special Education

Joint Hearing with House Ways and Means in Room 11. The hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1akzzVH35AlFalPl5LmYfQ/featured

 

Heather Freeman, President Elect, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Erin Maguire, Former President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025, draft map, and policy

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

9:15 AM                   Agency of Education

Draft map and policy testimony

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

11:00 AM                   H. 640 - An act relating to adding voting student members to school district boards

Vermont School Boards Association

Testimony

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

11:20 AM                   Vermont School Board Association

Draft school district maps testimony

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBA

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, February 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Committee Discussion

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

 

11:30 AM                   UP for Learning

Witnesses TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBA

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov