Per Act 78 of 2023, section E131.1 (see page 196), a School Construction Aid Task Force is created to examine, evaluate, and report on issues relating to school construction aid. On or before January 15, 2024, the Task Force shall submit a written report to the House Committees on Corrections and Institutions, on Education, and on Ways and Means and the Senate Committees on Education, on Finance, and on Institutions with its findings and any recommendations for legislative action, including a recommendation on how the State should expend the funding in the Education Fund reserved for future school construction. The Task Force shall cease to exist on July 1, 2024.
Task Force Membership
Members:
Mike Pieciak, State Treasurer, Co-Chair
Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary of Education, Co-Chair
Chris Taylor, Representative
Peter Conlon, Representative
David Weeks, Senator
Martine Gulick, Senator
Jeff Fannon, Vermont National Education Association (VT-NEA)
Chris Young, Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA) Designee
Sue Ceglowski, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Francis, Vermont Superintendents Association
Michael Gaughan, Vermont Bond Bank
Bruce MacIntire, Vermont School Custodians and Maintenance Association
David Epstein, Gubernatorial Appointee
Jon Wilkinson, Gubernatorial Appointee
Eric Lafayette, Gubernatorial Appointee
Ben Doyle, Gubernatorial Appointee
School Construction Aid Task Force Report - February 1, 2024
Agendas
January 26, 2024
January 8, 2024
December 20, 2023
November 29, 2023
October 23, 2023
October 11, 2023
September 27, 2023
September 22, 2023
August 28, 2023
Meeting Minutes
January 26, 2024 - Draft Meeting Minutes
January 8, 2024 - Draft Meeting Minutes
January 8, 2024 - Approved Meeting Minutes
December 20, 2023 - Draft Meeting Minutes
December 20, 2023 - Approved Meeting Minutes
November 29, 2023 - Draft Meeting Minutes
November 29, 2023 - Approved Meeting Minutes
October 23, 2023 - Approved Meeting Minutes
October 23, 2023 - Draft Meeting Minutes
October 11, 2023 - Approved Minutes
October 11, 2023 - Draft Minutes
September 27, 2023 - Approved Minutes
September 27, 2023 - Draft Minutes
September 22, 2023 - Approved Minutes
September 22, 2023 - Draft Minutes
August 28, 2023 - Approved Minutes
August 28, 2023 - Draft Minutes
Resources
AOE Presentation for the Joint Task Force on School Construction Aid
Presentation: Act 72 Facilities Assessment
Two Massachusetts schools are ditching oil for geothermal heat pumps
Draft Report of the Rhode Island School Buildings Task Force
AOE Joint Tack Force - A National Review of School Construction Funding
Supplemental Information on Comparative States' Construction Funding
Vermont's Education Funding System and School Construction Costs Under Current Law
Four-State Review of Construction Aid Governance
School Construction Aid Task Force Cost Information
Homework Assignment Responses: The Mission or Purpose of the School Construction Aid Task Force