Senate Committee on Education (Room 28)

Thursday, January 31, 2019

1:00 PM

Senate Floor

15 min after Floor

Northeast Kingdom Collaborative

Innovations and successes in education in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont

• Katherine Sims, Director, Northeast Kingdom Collaborative
• Sam Randall, Student, Lowell Graded School
• Miriah Langmaid, Student, Lowell Graded School
• McKenna Blay, Student, Lowell Graded School
• Taylor Falconer, Student, Lowell Graded School
• Kaylee Sargent, Student, Lowell Graded School
• Haleigh Tetrault, Student, Lowell Graded School
• Tom Lovett, Headmaster, St. Johnsbury Academy
• Melissa Jacobs, Board Chair, Craftsbury Saplings Childcare Center

2:15 PM

S.46 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Introduction by sponsor and walk-through by Legislative Counsel

• Representative Anthony Pollina, Sponsor
• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

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S.39 - An act relating to voter approval of school district mergers ordered by the State Board of Education under Act 46

Introduction by Sponsor

• Representative Anthony Pollina, Sponsor

3:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Committee discussion

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
• Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
• Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association, VT Superintendents Association, VT School Boards Association, VT Principals' Association
• Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation