Senate Committee on Education (Room 28)

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

1:30 PM

Innovation Investment in Higher Education

• Dr. Domenico Grasso, Vice-President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, University of Vermont

2:00 PM

H.753 - An act relating to encouraging school districts and supervisory unions to provide services cooperatively or to consolidate governance structures

Perspectives of the Vermont School Boards Association, Vermont Superintendents Association and local school board members on Act 153

• Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
• Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

3:00 PM

Statewide Assessment Results

DOE comments on release of statewide assessment results

• Armando Vilaseca, Commissioner, Department of Education
• Jill Remick, Communications Director, Department of Education

3:30 PM

S.113 - An act relating to prevention, identification, and reporting of child abuse and neglect at independent schools

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