House Committee on Education (Room 9)

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

8:30 AM

S.115 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws

Act 1, H.245
Vermont Ethnic and Social Equity Standards Advisory Working Group

• Amanda Garces, Chair, Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group, Vermont Human Rights Commission
• Mark Hage, Vice Chair, Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group
• Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
• Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:35 AM

S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments

• Amanda Garces, Chair, Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group, Vermont Human Rights Commission
• Dr. Chuck Myers, Executive Director, Northeastern Family Institute, VT
• Amy Wheeler-Sutton, Training and Development Coordinator, Vermont BEST Project
• Jeff Boudreau, School Climate Coordinator, Peoples Academy Middle Level
• Bernice Garnett, Burack Green & Gold Associate Professor of Education, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
• Lance Smith, Associate Professor, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
• Kym Asam, Regional Director of Schools and Clinical Programming, Northeastern Family Institute, VT

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5 Minute Break

10:50 AM

Sharon Academy

• Mary Newman, Head of School, The Sharon Academy
• Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education
• Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments

• Wendy Geller, Data and Research Director, Agency of Education
• David Kelley, Research and Statistics Section Chief, Agency of Education
• Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

10 Min After Floor

S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments

• Jay Diaz, Attorney, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union

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Audit Report

• Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
• Linda Lambert, Director of IT and Performance Audits, State Auditor's Office

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Adjourn