Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now." Martin Luther King, Jr. On Wednesday January 3rd the 2017 Legislative Session opened. Among the first items to take place were elections of new leaders for the Vermont Legislature. In the House, Rep. Mitzi Johnson of South Hero was elected …
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 …
Back in September I noted that the State Board of Education had elected to begin looking at the rules allowing independent and private schools to access public dollars: "With regard to the various levels of school choice that currently exist in the Valley, Section 4 of Act 46 specifically states that compliant districts cannot be …
Continue reading Vermont Board of Ed looking at choice tuition dollars
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 …
Continue reading Rep. Manwaring endorses Sibilia for re-election
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 …
Act 46 and School Choice updates: Last week I participated in a regional panel discussion on Act 46 sponsored by Marlboro Colleges Center for Creative Solutions alongside Brad James from the Agency of Education, Superintendents Ron Stahley and Dan French, Wilmington student Peyton Eisler and Whitingham student Kassidy Walkowiak. It is inspiring to have students …
This week I’m packing to head back up to Montpelier for the legislative session which starts on January 5th and will likely go through some unknown date in May. I’ve also been catching up with folks who have reached out to me on various issues they care about or problems they are trying to fix. …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 