Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Thank you to those who attended the Act 46 information session Rep. Ann Manwaring and I hosted on November 6th in Wilmington. Rep. Dave Sharpe, Chair of the Vermont House of Representatives Committee on Education presented. Links to his presentation and tuitioning map. This meeting was also videotaped - I will send out a link …
Continue reading November 6th presentations and first thoughts on the upcoming session
October 27, 2015 for immediate release and posting: A public discussion on: Act 46 and the future of education in the Deerfield Valley For: taxpayers, residents and participants in the Pre-K /12 education delivery and governance community in the towns of: Wardsboro, Dover, Wilmington, Whitingham, Halifax, Readsboro, Stamford, Searsburg, Windham Southwest Supervisory Union and open …
Continue reading Act 46 and the future of education in the Deerfield Valley
Link to the August Windham Central Supervisory Union meeting at Leland and Gray. Next Meeting is the annual retreat on October 28th in Dover. http://www.brattleborotv.org/windham-central-supervisory-union/wcsu-executive-committee-mtg-82615
A discussion with far reaching implications is happening at school board and community meetings across Vermont right now. The discussion, required by this past Legislative session’s Act 46 “the Unification Act”, is about things we all hold very dear, our children, our communities, and our future. In terms of public participation, this discussion still seems …
Continue reading Like it or not, Act 46 likely once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
The Windham Central Supervisory Union discussions on how to implement Act 46 from July 22nd were taped and available for view by folks who want to track the discussions. This includes Wardsboro and Dover from our district, as well as Jamaica, Windham, Townshend, NewBrook, Leland and Gray, and Marlboro boards. I serve on this board …
Continue reading WCSU meeting video on implementation options for Act 46
The Windham Central Supervisory Union discussions on how to implement Act 46 from June 17th were taped and available for view by folks who want to track the discussions. This includes Wardsboro and Dover from our district, as well as Jamaica, Windham, Townshend, NewBrook, Leland and Gray, and Marlboro boards. I serve on this board …
At 11:15 pm on Saturday May 16th, the gavel fell signaling the end of 2015 Legislative Session. Since then I have resumed working full-time at my regular employment job - Director of Economic and Workforce Development for SE Vermont's Windham Region, attended the last school events of the season for my middle schooler, and celebrated …
Later this week, or perhaps next, this years's economic development bill will come to the floor of the House for reporting and a vote. The bill originated in the Senate, and after a rough trek through the Senate Committees of jurisdiction, landed in our House Committee. I'm happy to say that there are a package …
This week the House will take on this year's economic development bill. The latest version of the S.138 can be found here. It currently contains provisions that would expand and add economic development marketing to state marketing efforts as well as lowering the wage threshold from 160% - 140% of minimum wage for the Vermont …
Continue reading Update as the Legislature heads toward the end of the session
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 