Let me start by explaining that this is not an area of expertise for me or for the vast majority of of school leaders. However, principals are the individuals who on a day-to-day basis make sure, through leadership oversight, that students are provided with the services that they are entitled to. (full written testimony)

The Mental Health of students continues to be at the top of the list of concerns for Principals and school personnel. (Read full written testimony)

Please accept this written testimony as support from the Vermont Principals’ Association as full
endorsement of passing S. 18 and banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids including
Menthol products. (Full Written Testimony)

Thank you for inviting us to provide testimony on behalf of the Vermont Superintendents
Association (VSA) and Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA) on the proposed S.87. (Full Written Testimony)

The Vermont Principals’ Association has just under 800 members. These members are mostly principals, assistant principals, and high school athletic directors; however, many superintendents, curriculum coordinators, and special education administrators are also members of the VPA. (Full Testimony)

In terms of the new pupil weighting and the impact on FY25 budgets, the cost drivers I
mentioned previously to Senate Education are exacerbating the circumstances… (Full Written Testimony)

First, thank you to Senators Gulick and Hashim for signing on to this bill and Senate Education
in general for its strong interest over the last few legislative sessions in looking to assist schools
in improving instruction and ultimately outcomes in reading performance for our students. (Full Written Testimony)

January 09, 2024, Washington, D.C. —The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Mr. Christopher Lawrence Alfano and Ms. Eva VanderVliet Gould will join Senator Bernard Sanders and Senator Peter Welch in representing Vermont during the 62nd annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 2 — 9, 2024. Christopher Alfano of Dorset and Eva Gould of Brattleboro were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to be part of the 104 national student delegation. Each delegate will also receive a $10,000 college scholarship for undergraduate study. (Full Press Release)

“Let me start by thanking the Agency of Education and Rob Evans of Margolis Healy for their work on school safety and hearing thoughts from the field to make drills meaningful, effective, and pragmatic without unnecessarily increasing student feelings of trauma.” (full written testimony)

Jay Nichols’ Comments to the State Board of Education on Secretary of Education Search, 10/2/23

Qualitative Results from VPA, VSA, VSBA, as shared on 10/2/23 with the Vermont State Board of Education