House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

April 14, 2026 - April 17, 2026

Last Updated 4/10/2026 2:21 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Walk-through

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   Student Participation on School Boards

Education Commission of the States Testimony

 

Heena Kuwayama, Policy Analyst, Education Commission of the States

 

2:30 PM                   S. 214 - An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts

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

 

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

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

 

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

9:15 AM                   Community Schools

Update

Jess DeCarolis, M.A., M.Ed., Board Member, Friends of Vermont Public Education

Bernice Garnett, MPH, Sc.D, Burack Green & Gold Associate Professor of Education, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont

 

10:15 AM                   Chronic Absenteeism

Dr. Heidi Schumacher, General Pediatrician, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Medical Society

Chelsea Lareau, Colchester School District - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   Teacher Workforce

John Castle, Executive Director, Vermont Rural Education Collaborative

Bob Laird, Vermont Mathematics Initiative - Invited

Julie Longchamp, Professional Programs Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited

Jill Graham, Executive Director, Vermont Learning Collaborative

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBA

 

Thursday, April 16, 2026

9:15 AM                   Act 73 of 2025

Student School Board Member Testimony

Emma Cappelluti, Student School Board Member, Essex Westford School District

Cyrus Lynch, Student School Board Member, Essex Westford School District

 

10:00 AM                   Teacher Workforce

Update

Andrew Prowten, State Director of Education Approvals, Agency of Education

 

11:15 AM                   Adult Education

Witnesses TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         TBA

 

Friday, April 17, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         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