Archive Testimony & Commentary
The following are commentaries and testimony written by VSBA staff in response to statewide public policy conversations about Vermont’s public education system:
2020 Testimony
2019 Testimony
2018 Testimony
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House Education Committee - UVM Special Education Funding Study - 1/12/18
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House and Senate Education Committees - Act 49, Section 8 Report - 1/15/18
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Senate Education Committee - Radon Testing in Schools - 1/23/18
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House Ways and Means Committee - Education Funding - 2/1/18
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House Committee on Government Operations - Open Meeting Law & Public Records Act Changes - 2/1/18
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Senate Education Committee - Independent Schools & Special Education Services - 2/12/18
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Senate Education Committee - Changes to Act 166 - Universal Pre-K - 2/16/18
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House Education Committee - H.911 - Changes to Education Funding - 3/13/18
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House Education Committee - School Employee Health Benefits - 3/28/18
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House Education Committee - Racial & Social Equity in Schools - 4/3/18
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House Education Committee - Changes to Act 166 - Universal Pre-K - 4/12/18
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Senate Finance Committee - H.911 Changes to Education Funding and Charts - 4/20/18
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Senate Education Committee - School Employee Health Benefits - Bargaining Framework 4/27/18
2017 Testimony and Commentary
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Mandated Health Insurance Savings by Supervisory Union/District
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VSBA/VSA Statement on Governor Scott's Proposal for Statewide Health Insurance
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Communication to the Field re: Act 166 Background Check Requirements
Testimony:
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Independent School Rule Making and State Board of Education Authority - Senate Education Committee 1/10/17
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Modifications to Act 46 - Senate Education Committee 1/18/17
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Governor Scott's Budget Proposals - House Ways and Means Committee 1/31/17
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Miscellaneous Education Bill - PreK Fingerprinting - Senate Education Committee 2/22/17
Commentary:
Communications to the State Board of Education: