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Agency proposes statewide Education Service Agency to expand CTE access; funding mechanics spark debate
Summary
Secretary Saunders proposed an Education Service Agency (ESA) to centralize governance and funding for career and technical education and cited roughly $70 million in current CTE spending as the basis for a proposed statewide appropriation; legislators pressed for JFO modeling and expressed concern about moving funds out of the foundation formula.
The Agency of Education proposed creating a statewide Education Service Agency (ESA) to oversee career and technical education (CTE), centralize staffing and curriculum, and expand access to CTE for all Vermont students.
Secretary Zoe Saunders framed the ESA as a governance alternative to creating a new CTE district: the ESA would employ CTE educators, manage statewide curriculum and professional development, oversee program approvals across centers and schools, and help standardize program quality. "The education service agencies employ the CTE educators, manage curriculum, professional development, and oversight," she said.
Saunders cited a working…
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