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Vermont House Education hears pleas for steady school construction aid as districts cite urgent repairs and workforce ties
Summary
Two superintendents told the House Education Committee on Feb. 18 that Vermont needs a phased, prioritized school construction-aid program tied to facility condition assessments and teacher-recruitment supports; lawmakers questioned whether modest funding (e.g., $20M/year) would be effective or whether larger sustained funding is necessary.
Two district superintendents told the House Education Committee on Feb. 18 that Vermont has the planning framework for school construction aid but lacks the funding to address widespread deferred maintenance and to support district consolidation where appropriate.
"We have built the structure to do this. We just haven't funded it," said Mike McLeiter, superintendent of the Harwood Unified Union School District, who described leading multiple full-scale renovations and new-build projects and urged a phased, prioritized funding approach tied to facility condition assessments. "An intentional approach ... is what is necessary for those of us who are in the field."
Sean McManus, superintendent of Kingdom East School District and a member of the State Aid…
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