Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 18, 2025 - February 21, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 2:53 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

-                                   No Committee Meeting Scheduled

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Public Schools - Opportunities and Challenges

Sarah Tetzlaff, Principal, Rutland Town School

 

2:45 PM                   Career Technical Education

Introduction to CTE

Scott Farr, Superintendent and Director, River Valley Technical Center School District

Melissa Connor, Director, Stafford Technical Center

Jody Emerson, President, Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors

Patrick Guckin, Director of Career and Technical Education, St. Johnsbury Academy

 

Thursday, February 20, 2025

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

 

1:15 PM                   Demographics of Vermont

Kevin Chu, Executive Director, Vermont Futures Project

 

2:15 PM                   NEK Day

Sharon Ellingwood, Board Member, NEK Choice School District

Sean McMannon, Superintendent, Kingdom East School District

Jennifer Lawcewicz, Superintendent, Essex North Supervisory Union

 

3:10 PM                   S. 15 - An act relating to providing supplemental reading instruction in all schools

Dorinne Dorfman, Ed. S., Ed. D., Reading/Literacy Specialist and Former Principal

Cynthia Gardner-Morse, M.Ed., Literacy Tutor

Elyse Perambo, Parent

 

3:40 PM                   Responses to Governor's Education Proposal

John Castle, Executive Director, Vermont Rural Education Collaborative

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Oliver Olsen, Vermont Independent Schools Association

 

Friday, February 21, 2025

1:00 PM                   School District Governance

This will be a joint hearing with House Government Operations and Senate Government Operations. The hearing will be hosted in Room 11 and livestreamed on the House Government Operations YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-government-operations-and-military-affairs

Thomas Little, Chair, Legislative Apportionment Board

Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

2:50 PM                   S. 15 - An act relating to providing supplemental reading instruction in all schools

Possible vote

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Advisory Council on Literacy

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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