Addison School Option Study Committee Agenda
June 3rd, 7pm at the Addison Town Clerk's Office
The Governor's social distancing guidelines will be practiced.
Minutes will be posted on the Addison website under Board Minutes
https://www.addisonvt.net/
Our hope is to video record our meetings and have them available on a YouTube channel.

The Addison Select Board adopted the following charge; to provide voters opportunities to make local decisions regarding school choice and enrollment in graded schools and approved independent schools that are appropriate for our community. George Eisenhardt was appointed lead.

The public is invited to make comments throughout the meeting.
Mill Moore, Executive Director of the Vermont Independent School Association, will join us via phone.

I. Introductions
a. time expectation

II. Union Consolidation
a. impact on our community school
b. impact on our taxpayers
https://tax.vermont.gov/property-owners/understanding-property-taxes/education-tax-rates#currentyear

II. School Choice Districts
a. What is a school choice district
b. How to become a school choice district
c. What is the education funding for a school choice district
Elementary tuition- https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/16/021/00823
High School tuition- https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/16/021/00824

III. Independent Schools
a. What is an Independent School
b. How to set up an Independent School
c. The funding is tuition
https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/16/003/00166

4. How to leave the ANwSD Union
a. Individual withdraw
b. Dissolution of the Union
https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/16/011/00724

5. National education spending per pupil data
https://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html

Submitted by
Carol Kauffman