Join the Conversation: What Will Our Schools Look Like?
On behalf of School Board Directors from each member town, OSSU Interim Superintendent Joanne LeBlanc has invited elected officials to a public conversation on Bill H.361 and its implications for our students, staff, schools, and communities. The event will take place Tuesday June 16th, 2015 from 5:30 - 8:00 pm at Woodbury Elementary School (63 Valley Lake Rd, Woodbury, Vermont).
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments served at 5:30; conversation begins at 6 pm. More Information available at www.ossu.org.
Background Information:
Governor Shumlin signed H.361 into law on June 1, 2015.
The bill begins with a clear statement of the educational policy goals supported by the bill, and is comprised of multiple components, including amendments to the base education amount, homestead property tax rates, per pupil spending, configuration of Supervisory Unions into prekindergarten through grade 12 Supervisory Districts, merger support grants for districts receiving small school grants, small school support after 2021, equalized pupil calculations, tax incentives, education spending caps, and increased reporting to maintain quality assurances during the transition.
Introduced during the 2015 legislative session, the bill was approved in both the House and the Senate in somewhat different forms. After being sent to Committee of Conference to reconcile differences between the two versions, the bill was voted on and approved in the House on May 15, 2015 and signed into law on June 1, 2015.
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