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Task Force on Implementation of Pupil Weighting Factors Report

Summer & Fall of 2021

01-12-2022: Tammy Kolbe Response to Categorical Aid Calculation
12-17-2021: FINAL Report of the Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
12-10-2021: Task Force, 12th & Final meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
  - DRAFT Report of the Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
  - Sue Ceglowski, Vermont School Boards Association Executive Director [Testimony]
  - Professor Tammy Kolbe, UVM [Testimony]
  - Jeff Francis, Vermont Superintendents Association Executive Director [Testimony]
  - Karen Horn, Vermont League of Cities and Towns Executive Director [Testimony]
  - Alex Yin, Coalition for Vermont Student Equity [Testimony]
- Part 2 [Video]
  - Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education [Testimony]
- Part 3 [Video]
  - William Mathis [Public Comment]
12-01-2021: Task Force, 11th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
  - James DesMarais, Office of the Legislative Counsel
    - Recalibration of Weights
- Part 2 [Video]
  - Akol Aguek, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Part 3 [Video]
  - Sean McMannon, Winooski School District Superintendent [Public Comment]
- Part 4 [Video]
  - Liz Adams, Windham Southeast School District, Board Member [Public Comment]
- Task Force Report – Draft Table of Contents
11-19-2021: Task Force, 10th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
  - Akol Aguek, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
    - Weighting Detail With and Without English Language Learners
  - Brad James, Agency of Education
    - Comparison of ELL Categorical Grant to ELL Weight
    - English Language Learner Counts and Distribution
- Part 2 [Video]
  - Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
    - Transition Mechanisms
    - Small Schools Support
- Part 3 [Video]
- Part 4 [Video]
  - Representative Laura Sibilia, RVUSD School District [Public Comment]
  - Alison Notte, CVTSE Board Member [Public Comment]

11-10-2021: Task Force, 9th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
  - Brad James, Agency of Education, on Weighting Examples
    - DRAFT Weight Comparison Table
    - DRAFT Weighting Table
- Part 2 [Video]
- Part 3 [Video]
  - Sue Ceglowski, Vermont School Boards Association Executive Director [Testimony]
  - William Anton, Windham Central Supervisory Union Superintendent [Testimony]
  - Marc Schauber, CVTSE Executive Director [Public Comment]

11-02-2021
- Kolbe Information Request from Co-Chairs (10-22-2021)
- Kolbe Memo Response (10-29-2021)
10-29-2021: Task Force, 8th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
  - Brad James, Agency of Education, on Weighting Examples
    - Single Factor / Two Factors / Second Factor Zero / Districts (w/ TF chosen weights)
    - Districts Remove Sparsity / Comparison With Sparsity and Without
- Part 2: Public Hearing [Video]
  - Cathy Solsaa, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Ted Plemenos, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Dan MacArthur, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Kathy Olwell, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Mark Clough, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Celena Romo, Marlboro School Board Member [Public Comment]
  - Richard Werner, RVUSD School Board Chair [Public Comment]
  - Representative Laura Sibilia, RVUSD School Board Member [Public Comment]
  - Robert Bliss, RCPS Assistant Superintendent [Public Comment]
  - Tori Cleiland, Winooski School Board President [Public Comment]
  - Elaine Collins, Newport City Elementary Principal [Public Comment]
  - Pamela Reed, RCPS [Public Comment]
  - Erica Fucello, Cabot Resident [Public Comment]
  - Abbie Corse, Whitingham Resident [Public Comment]
  - Elizabeth Erickson, WCSU Parent [Public Comment]
  - Cate MacLachlan, Burlington Resident [Public Comment]
  - Nathan Lavery, Burlington Executive Director of Finance [Public Comment]
- Part 3 [Video]
10-08-2021: Task Force, 7th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Part 1]
- Part 2 [Part 2]
- Part 3 [Part 3]
  - Mark Perrault, Joint Fiscal Office, Categorical Aid Program for English Language Learners [Proposal]
  - Breanna Parker, Joint Fiscal Office, English Language Learners Categorical Aid Proposal by District [Proposal]
09-13-2021: Task Force, 6th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
- Part 2 [Video]
- Part 3 [Video]
  - Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, on Homestead Property Tax Yield – Statutory Language [Testimony]
  - Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, on Full Explanation of the Yield Statute [Testimony]
  - Brad James, Agency of Education, on How Tax Rates are Calculated [Testimony]
  - Breanna Parker, Joint Fiscal Office, on State and Federal Categorical Aid Amounts [Testimony]
  - Mark Perrault, Joint Fiscal Office, on Categorical Aid in VT’s Education Finance [Testimony]
  - Laura Sibilia, State Representative [Public Comment]
09-08-2021: Task Force, 5th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
  - Professor Tammy Kolbe, UVM, on District vs School Level Models [Testimony]
  - Professor Bruce Baker, Rutgers, on Sparsity [Testimony]
  - Breanna Parker, Joint Fiscal Office, on Small Schools & Sparsity [Testimony]
- Part 2: Public Hearing [Video]
  - Kendra Sowers, CVTSE Board Chair [Public Comment]
  - Marc Schauber, CVTSE Executive Director [Public Comment]
  - Douglas Korb, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Dan MacArthur, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Ted Plemenos, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
  - Jean Waltz, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
08-27-2021: Task Force, 4th meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
- Part 2 [Video]
- Part 3 [Video]
  - Coalition for Vermont Student Equity [Testimony]
  - Vermont League of Cities & Towns [Letter to the task force]
  - Rep. Laura Sibilia [Public Comment]
08-12-2021: Task Force, 3rd meeting [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Part 1 [Video]
- Part 2 [Video]
- Part 3 [Video]
  - Vermont School Boards Association [Testimony]
  - Margaret MacLean, VT Rural Education Collaborative Executive Director [Public Comment]
07-29-2021: Task Force, 2nd meeting [Video] [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Burlington and Winooski Superintendents [Testimony]
- Alexander Yin, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]
06-29-2021: Task Force, 1st meeting [Video] [Agenda] [Supporting Documents]
- Marc Schauber, CVTSE Executive Director [Public Comment]
- Alison Notte, CVTSE Board Member [Public Comment]
- Martine Gulick, CVTSE Member [Public Comment]

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