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Vermont superintendents back a smaller-scale consolidation plan but urge careful timelines, data and construction aid
Summary
The Vermont Superintendents Association told the House Education committee a recent 'conversation starter' on district consolidation strikes a better balance than earlier five-district proposals but urged phased implementation, data-driven modeling of fiscal impacts, and targeted school-construction aid.
Chelsea Myers, executive director of the Vermont Superintendents Association, told the House Education committee on Feb. 11 that the VSA views the committee's consolidation "conversation starter" as a more "earnest and grounded starting point" than previous large-scale plans but warned consolidation should not erase local governance.
Myers said the association supports efforts to create school-district structures "that are operationally effective and efficient in the context of Vermont," while continuing to protect democratically elected school boards that remain close to students and communities. "This proposal represents an important turning point in the consolidation conversation," she said.
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