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PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee

About

The PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee, created per H.217, Section 2(a)assists the Agency of Education in improving and expanding accessible, affordable and high-quality prekindergarten education for children on a full-day basis on or before July 1, 2026.

Resources

Act 76: Prekindergarten Education Implementation Committee: Final Report to the Legislature 2024
Act 76: Prekindergarten Pupil Weights Legislative Report 2023

Public Comment

Please submit public comment to the co-chair: zoie.saunders@vermont.gov and janet.mclaughlin@vermont.gov.

Public Comment: S. Emery
Public Comment: D. Harris
Public Comment: J. and S. Berg
Public Comment: N. Walker
Public Comment: B Barstow

Public Comment: L. January
Public Comment: S. White
Public Comment: S. Pare

Meetings

November 12, 2024:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

October 8, 2024: PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

September 10, 2024: PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

August 14, 2024: Special Subcommittee Meeting

August 13, 2024: PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

August 7, 2024: Special Subcommittee Meeting

July 9, 2024: PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

June 18, 2024: Capacity and Funding Considerations Workgroup Meeting

June 17, 2024: Program Quality Considerations Workgroup Meeting

June 14, 2024: System-level Considerations Workgroup Meeting

June 11, 2024: PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

May 21, 2024: Capacity and Funding Considerations Workgroup Meeting

May 20, 2024: Program Quality Considerations Workgroup Meeting

May 14, 2024: PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

May 10, 2024: System-level Considerations Workgroup Meeting

April 16, 2024: Capacity and Funding Considerations Workgroup Meeting

April 15, 2024: Program Quality Considerations Workgroup Meeting

April 12, 2024: System-level Considerations Workgroup Meeting

April 9, 2024:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

March 19, 2024: Capacity and Funding Considerations Workgroup Meeting

March 18, 2024: Program Quality Considerations Workgroup

March 12, 2024: PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

March 8, 2024: System-level Considerations Workgroup Meeting

February 23, 2024: Program Quality Considerations Workgroup

February 20, 2024: Capacity and Funding Considerations Workgroup Meeting

February 13, 2024:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

February 9, 2024: System-level Considerations Workgroup Meeting

January 16, 2024:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

November 28, 2023:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

October 24, 2023:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

September 26, 2023:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

July 14, 2023:  PreKindergarten Education Implementation Committee Meeting

 

Committee Members

Zoie Saunders, Interim Secretary of Education, Co-chair: Zoie.Saunders@vermont.gov
Janet McLaughlin, Agency of Human Services, Co-chair: Janet.McLaughlin@vermont.gov
Erica McLaughlin, Vermont Principals’ Association, designee: emclaughlin@vpaonline.org
Jeff Francis, Vermont Superintendents Association, Executive Director: jfrancis@vtvsa.org
Sandra Cameron, Vermont School Board Association, designee: scameron@vtvsba.org
Colin Robinson, Vermont National Education Association, designee: crobinson@vtnea.org
Mary Lundeen, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators: marylundeen@vcsea.net
Theresa Pollner, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association, designee: tpollner@kingdomeast.org
Morgan Crossman, Building Bright Futures, Executive Director: mcrossman@buildingbrightfutures.org
Jeffrey O'Hara, representative of a prequalified private provider: Jeff@part2kids.com
Sheila Quenneville, representative of a prequalified private provider: sheila3640@aol.com
Renee Kelly, Head Start Collaboration Office Director: renee.kelly@vermont.gov
Sherry Carlson, Let’s Grow Kids, designee: sherry@letsgrowkids.org 
Nicole Miller, Vermont Afterschool, Inc., Executive Director: nicole@vermontafterschool.org
Sharron Harrington, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children, Executive Director: sharron.harrington@vtaeyc.org 
Rebecca Webb, regional prekindergarten coordinator: rwebbbsu@buusd.org
Korinne Harvey, family representative: korinneharvey304@gmail.com
Chris Wells, family representative: cwells235@gmail.com
Vacant, member of the School Construction Aid Task Force