House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

May 5, 2026 - May 8, 2026

Last Updated 5/8/2026 1:02 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   S. 214 - An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts

Vote

Sharon Ellingwood, School Board Member, NEK Choice School District

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

 

1:15 PM                   Committee Agenda Planning

 

2:35 PM                   Higher Education in Vermont Prison System

Update

Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont

Bryan O'Connor, Director of Corrections Education, Community College of Vermont

 

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

9:20 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

 

10:05 AM                   S. 313 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system

Walk-through of instances of amendment

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

 

10:20 AM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Walk-through of Senate Education Committee strike-all amendment draft 3.1

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

 

10:35 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Walk-through of Senate Education Committee strike-all amendment draft 3.1 continued

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 7, 2026

9:15 AM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Walk-through and committee discussion

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

 

10:00 AM                   S. 313 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system

Adult Diploma Program and access to CTE

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education - Zoom

Robin Castle, M.A., State Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Agency of Education - Zoom

 

10:20 AM                   Community Schools Conference

Update

Rep. Erin Brady

Rep. Jana Brown

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 8, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Teacher Workforce

UVM teaching degree programs

Patrick Halladay, Director of Educator Licensure, UVM College of Education and Social Sciences

Maia George, Early Childhood Education Student, UVM

Kylie Cleanthes, Elementary Education and Special Education Graduate Student, UVM - Zoom

Veronica Stanford, Elementary Education Student, UVM

Campbell McClellan, Middle Level Math and Science Student, UVM

Troy Riddell, Secondary Social Studies Student, UVM

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:05 PM                   New England Board of Higher Education

Overview and updates relating to higher education in prisons

 

Michael Thomas, President & CEO, New England Board of Higher Education - Zoom

Sarah Kuczynski, Director, New England Prison Education Collaborative and Transfer Initiatives, New England Board of Higher Education - Zoom

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov