Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 25, 2025 - February 28, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 3:33 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Career Technical Education Report

This will be a joint hearing with House Education and House Commerce and Economic Development. The hearing will be hosted in Room 10 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

Jennifer Piscatelli, Senior Associate, APA Consulting

 

2:30 PM                   Education Transformation Proposal: Language

Walk-through of proposed language from the Agency of Education. Joint hearing with House Education. Hearing will be hosted in room 10 in the State House and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Education Transformation Proposal: Governance

This will be a 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

 

3:15 PM                   Act 46

Overview

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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Special Education and Extraordinary Costs

This will be a joint hearing with the House Education Committee. The hearing will be hosted in Room 10 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

Mary Lundeen, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Kris Benway, President-Elect, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Jo-Anne Unruh, Ph.D., Former VCSEA Executive Director, retired

 

2:30 PM                   Education at Scale

Katherine Riley, Principal, Champlain Valley Union High School

 

3:15 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Instructional Scale and Governance

VSBA Testimony on school scale and response to Governor's Education Transformation Proposal

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Phil Gore, Chief Learning Officer, Idaho School Boards Association, Former Director of Board Services, Vermont School Boards Association

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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