Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

March 11, 2025 - March 14, 2025

Last Updated 3/10/2025 2:12 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Confirmation Hearing

Confirmation hearing and vote for Secretary of Education Zoie Saunders.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Career and Technical Education Governance

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

 

3:30 PM                   Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Introduction to GIV

Elizabeth Frascoia, Executive Director, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Therapeutic Schools

Introduction to Therapeutic Schools and their operations

Tim Feeney, Founder, The Mill School

Elias Gardner, Founding Member and Co-Executive Director, The New School of Montpelier

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 13, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

3:00 PM                   Impacts of Federal Changes

Joint hearing with House Education. This hearing will be livestreamed on the House Education YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

Anne Bordonaro, Federal Education and Support Division Director, Agency of Education

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 14, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Union School District Exploration, Formation, and Organization

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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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