House Committee on Education (Room 9)

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

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Lunch

12:55 PM

H.461 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws

Committee discussion

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

1:05 PM

PCB Testing in Schools

Report from Dartmouth students

• Ronald Shaiko, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Curricular and Research Programs, Nelson A. Rockefeller Center, Dartmouth College
• Tristan Wells, Student, Dartmouth College
• Gretchen Bauman, Student, Dartmouth College
• Allison Burg, Student, Dartmouth College

1:55 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Universal School Meals

Report from Dartmouth students

• Kristin Smith, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, Rockefeller Center Policy Research Shop Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Center, Dartmouth College
• Jennifer Lee, Student, Dartmouth College
• Clark Paolini, Student, Dartmouth College
• Elizabeth Rudnick, Student, Dartmouth College
• Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

PCB Testing in Schools

Update from school officials
Joint hearing with Senate Education. Testimony will be livestreamed via the House Education YouTube channel.

• Mark Tucker, Superintendent, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union
• Sherry Sousa, Superintendent, Windsor Central Supervisory Union
• Raphael Adamek, Director of Instructional Technology, Windsor Central Supervisory Union
• Rene Sanchez, Superintendent, Champlain Valley School District
• Frank Rucker, Business Administrator, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
• Neil Odell, President, Vermont School Boards Association

4:15 PM

Adjourn