Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 2/4/2025 2:34 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   PCBs in Schools

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Patricia Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

2:30 PM                   School Construction

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:00 PM                   Education Funding Report Follow-up

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

2:45 PM                   Vermont State Colleges System

VSCS vision for the future

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Foundation Formula Best Practices

This will be a joint hearing with Senate Finance. The hearing will be hosted in Room 6. Senate Education will join via Zoom from Room 28. The hearing will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance

Rebecca Sibilia, Executive Director, EdFund

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   UVM Annual Update

Dr. Patricia Prelock, Interim President, University of Vermont

 

2:15 PM                   District Grand List Analysis

This will be a joint hearing with Senate Finance. The hearing will be held in room 10 and livestreamed on the Senate Finance YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:30 PM                   Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Introduction and legislative priorities

Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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