Commission of the Future of Public Education
The Commission on the Future of Public Education, created per H.887, Sect. 1(a), shall study Vermont’s public education system and make recommendations to ensure all students are afforded quality educational opportunities in an efficient, sustainable, and equitable education system that will enable students to achieve the highest academic outcomes. The result of the Commission’s work shall be a recommendation for a statewide vision for Vermont’s public education system, with recommendations for the policy changes necessary to make Vermont’s educational vision a reality.
Please send public comment to: AOE.FutureofPublicEdVTPublicComment@vermont.gov
For more information please visit https://education.vermont.gov/state-board-councils/commission-on-the-future-of-public-education
Upcoming Meetings
Monday, September 8, 2025 | Folsom Education Center | 1pm-4pm
Monday, October 6, 2025 | Location TBD
Monday, November 3, 2025 | Location TBD
Commission Members
Zoie Saunders
Secretary of Education
Jennifer Deck Samuelson
Chair of the State Board of Education
Rebecca Sameroff
Deputy Tax Commissioner
Rep. Peter Conlon (Vice Chair)
VT State Representative
Senator Ann Cummings
VT State Senator
Herbert Ogden
VT School Board Association
Jay Nichols (Chair)
Executive Director
VT Principals’ Association
Chelsea Myers
Executive Director
VT Superintendents Association (VSA)
Jeff Fannon
Executive Director
Vermont National Education Association (VTNEA)
Elizabeth Jennings
VT Association of School Business Officials (VASBO)
South Burlington School District
John Castle
Executive Director
VT Rural Education Collaborative
Oliver Olsen
VT Independent Schools Association (VISA)