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Stow school board chair urges data dashboard and phased foundation payment instead of forced consolidation
Summary
Tiffany Donsa, chair of the Stow School Board, told the Senate Education Committee that Vermont needs stronger funding accountability — a public data dashboard and a foundation payment with adjustments from a professional judgment panel — warning that redrawing district lines would raise costs and harm quality.
Tiffany Donsa, chair of the Stow School Board, testified to the Senate Education Committee on March 24 that Vermont’s education funding system lacks accountability and risks worsening outcomes if the Legislature pushes hurried consolidation.
Donsa told senators that the current system pools statewide property taxes while allowing districts to vote individually on budgets, which she said disconnects many voters from the direct cost of school budgets. "Accountability is what makes systems efficient and produce good results," she said, arguing that voters who rent or otherwise do not feel immediate tax…
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