Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

Education Funding Reform

 

Room 28 and Zoom

January 28, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Last Updated 1/24/2025 3:24 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint assembly to receive budget address

 

2:30 PM                   Redistricting Walkthrough

Joint hearing with House Education. The hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

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

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:45 PM                   Reform Timeline

Joint Hearing with House Education. The hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

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

 

3:00 PM                   History of Independent Schools

Oliver Olsen, Vermont Independent Schools Association

 

4:00 PM                   Vermont School Board Association

Introduction of VSBA to committee and overview of legislative priorities

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

Thursday, January 30, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Education Transformation Funding

Joint hearing with Senate Finance Committee. The hearing will be hosted in room 267 of the Pavilion Building and hosted on the Senate Education YouTube Channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

3:00 PM                   Education Finance

Overview of Education Finance

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, January 31, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Independent Schools

Colin Igoe, Head of School, Long Trail School

Mark Tashjian, Head of School, Burr and Burton Academy - Invited

 

2:30 PM                   School Construction

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Will Slattery at wslattery@leg.state.vt.us