Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
2017 Windham-Bennington District Town Meeting Information Times and locations for our districts Town Meeting and Australian Ballot items are below. Act 46 Australian ballot votes and other notable Town Meeting education articles are in green. On Monday night March 6th, I’ll be traveling to all of the Bennington County Towns, starting with Searsburg, then Stamford, …
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Governor Scott released his first recommended state budget for Vermont today. He prefaced his comments by pointing to Vermont's shrinking workforce as our single largest obstacle - I wholeheartedly agree. His budget proposed a massive realignment of our education system to include early education and childcare as well as post secondary education, and innovative realignments …
Happy New Year Best wishes to you and your family for good health and happiness in the New Year. - Representative Laura Sibilia Dover, Readsboro, Searsburg, Somerset, Stamford, Wardsboro, Whitingham ~ some personal reflections ~ This past year I finished my first term representing you in the Vermont Legislature, and was elected to a second …
The State Board of Education is holding a public meeting this Monday December 12th (tomorrow!) at 6PM at the Riley Center at Burr & Burton Academy in Manchester. The purpose of the hearing is to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to the approval of independent schools. I will be attending …
There are a couple of important opportunities for you to weigh in on our state's future happening in Southern Vermont in the next two weeks - I encourage you to attend those events you can, ask questions, and share your experiences. *************** Draft all-payer waiver agreement presentations Southern Vermont Forum announced Tuesday, Oct. 11, 4-6 p.m. …
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October 3, 2016 Dear friends and neighbors, A few legislative updates and some upcoming candidate events: Act 46 I recently posted an update about Act 46 and education reform taking place in the Valley. This post includes links to the law, guidance from the AOE, and updates from other parts of Vermont, and so I …
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Ann has been a trusted friend and mentor for almost 20 years - I am grateful I was able to serve my first term while she was still in the House and I will miss her in the coming years. I'm honored to have her endorsement. Even though we have occasionally disagreed on policy, we …
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Many will recall that Acts 60 of 1997 and Act 68 of 2003 were the result of the Vermont Supreme Court having struck down the previous state-funding system and directing the legislature to come up with a new system that would eliminate the inequities among the local school districts. The legislature did this by establishing …
May 16, 2016 Dear friends and neighbors, Serving my first two years as your representative in the Vermont House has been a privilege and an honor. As an independent freshman legislator, unaffiliated with a political party, the learning curve was occasionally steep, always interesting and endlessly inspiring. On your behalf, I worked hard every day to learn the legislative …
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Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 