Senate Committee on Education (Room 28)

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

9:30 AM

Senate Floor

1:00 PM

Home Study Program

• Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Nancy Miller, Child Safety Manager, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

2:00 PM

Title 1

Discussion

• Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
• Jennifer Hicks, Data Management and Analysis Division Director, Agency of Education
• Danielle Dupuis, Director of Assessment, Agency of Education
• Josh Souliere, Director, Education Quality Division, Agency of Education

2:45 PM

S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

• Senator Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
• Kristen Wells-Wynn, State Literacy Director, Office of Elementary and Reading, Mississippi Department of Education

3:15 PM

S.284 - An act relating to student use of cell phones and other personal electronic devices in schools

• Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

3:45 PM

S.191 - An act relating to New American educational grant opportunities

• Mary Kay Sigda, Senior Program Officer, New Vermonter Education Program, World Learning
• Tom Little, Vice President and General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

4:15 PM

After School

• Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
• Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education