Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Dear Friends and Neighbors, My next office hours are in person at the Dover Free Library from 11-noon on Saturday, February 1, 2025. This week, it was noteworthy to see almost every member of the House and Senate come together to hear Governor Scott’s proposal for reforming education. In my time serving, I don’t recall …
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, I hope this message finds you well as we move deeper into fall in Vermont and the first snowfall. I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at Dover Day this coming Saturday. The couple in the photo above is our daughter and her fiancé just after he popped the question …
Dear Friends and Neighbors, September, 2024 - I hope you've been able to enjoy these last days of Summer and the beginning days of Fall. We've been able to spend time with all of our children, catch some beautiful sunrises and have taken Chewie on some good hikes. As we move closer to the next …
Good evening, Please join me with your questions and suggestion at my upcoming office hours this Thursday, February 15th from 6-7 pm via Zoom and the Wardsboro Library and Saturday, March 2nd at 11 am at the Dover Free Library with Windham County Senator Wendy Harrison. When I headed to Montpelier last month for the …
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Today, the Agency of Education released its proposed statewide plan as required by Section 10 of Act 46. Today the Agency of Education submitted the draft to the State Board of Education. The statewide plan is a recommendation from the Agency on what the Board should consider for each of the 43 “section 9” proposals …
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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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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 …
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 here. This meeting was also videotaped - I will send out a link once available. …
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 …
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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 …
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Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 