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House Education committee debates hybrid school governance; staff outlines Act 46 limits
Summary
On Feb. 11 the House Education committee continued talks on whether Vermont should use a hybrid mix of supervisory unions and school districts, weighing impacts on rural schools, funding and representation; staff warned Act 46 and Title 16 create legal and operational constraints. No votes were taken.
The House Education committee on Feb. 11 continued a multi-day discussion over possible changes to school governance, considering a hybrid model that would allow both supervisory unions (SUs) and individual school districts (SDs) in different parts of the state.
Unidentified Speaker 1 opened the meeting by urging members to weigh three central concerns in proposals before the committee: "potential impact on rural areas and small schools," effects on school choice, and impacts on funding. "We all have something painful... in the proposals in front of us," Speaker 1 said, asking members to refine questions for counsel and for the record.
Unidentified Speaker 2 described the "hybrid model" as one that "contemplates both" SDs and SUs on a single map so communities that need supervisory unions can retain them while other areas operate as single districts. "To me, a hybrid model is... part of the state, part of us that wants just districts. And there are…
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