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PreKindergarten-16 Council

To view pre-2015 Council documents and handouts , please contact Reference Services staff by email archives@sec.state.vt.us or by calling 802-828-2308.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Monday, February 27, 2017
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Scott Giles, President and CEO, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
9:15 AM

Education in Vermont

Recap of the PreK-16 Council retreat SOAR session
a. Work we did
b. Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations & Results
c. Prioritizing our aspirations

  • Pru Sullivan, Practitioner in Residence, David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, Champlain College
9:45 AM

Overview

Appreciative project management
a. Building strength-based project charters

  • Pru Sullivan, Practitioner in Residence, David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, Champlain College
10:15 AM

Projects

a. Breakout teams create a strength-based project charter
b. Feed-forward
c. Integrate feed-forward into second draft charter

  • Pru Sullivan, Practitioner in Residence, David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, Champlain College
11:45 AM

Next Steps and Reflections

  • Scott Giles, President and CEO, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  • Pru Sullivan, Practitioner in Residence, David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry, Champlain College
12:00 PM

Adjourn

Monday, January 29, 2018
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

  • Scott Giles, Chair, Prekindergarten-16 Council
9:15 AM

TBD

Recap of Last Year's Work

9:30 AM

Projects

Potential areas/policies identified during our work together (select one or two)
--Dual Enrollment and Early College
--Personalized Learning Plans
--Career and Technical Education
--Longitudinal Data
--Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirements and Coordination with HE

10:15 AM

Potential Working Group members, leaders and witnesses

11:00 AM

Schedule

11:15 AM

Council leadership election in December 2018/January 2019

11:30 AM

Adjourn

Monday, March 19, 2018
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
9:15 AM

Agency of Education Update

  • Oscar Aliaga, Career Pathways Coordinator, Agency of Education
  • Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Personalization and Flexible Pathways, Agency of Education
  • Pat Fitzsimmons, Proficiency-Based Learning Team Leader, Agency of Education
  • Jay Ramsey, Director, Career and Technical Education, Agency of Education
10:45 PM

Updates from Working Groups – Priorities for Council Consideration

Dual Enrollment/Early College: Heather Bouchey, Wendy Koenig, Tricia Coates, Susan Stitely, Scott Giles

Career and Technical Education: Jeff Francis, Lisa Ventriss, Heather Bouchey, Scott Giles

11:45 AM

Next Steps

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Monday, June 11, 2018
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

9:15 AM

TBD

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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PreKindergarten-16 Council
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  • Sen. Philip Baruth
  • Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie
  • Heather Bouchey
  • Tricia Coates
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  • Carlen Finn
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  • Karen Heath
  • Wendy Koenig
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