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

aoe.edInfo@vermont.gov

Jennifer Deck Samuelson

Chair of the State Board of Education

SBE.PublicComment@vermont.gov

Rebecca Sameroff

Deputy Tax Commissioner

tax.commissioner@vermont.gov

Rep. Peter Conlon (Vice Chair)

VT State Representative

pconlon@leg.state.vt.us

Senator Ann Cummings

VT State Senator

acummings@leg.state.vt.us

Herbert Ogden

VT School Board Association

Jay Nichols (Chair)

Executive Director

VT Principals’ Association

jnichols@vpaonline.org

Chelsea Myers

Executive Director

VT Superintendents Association (VSA)

cmyers@vtvsa.org

Jeff Fannon

Executive Director

Vermont National Education Association (VTNEA)

jfannon@vtnea.org

Elizabeth Jennings

VT Association of School Business Officials (VASBO)

South Burlington School District

ejennings@sbschools.net

John Castle

Executive Director

VT Rural Education Collaborative

vrecdirector@gmail.com

Oliver Olsen

VT Independent Schools Association (VISA)

vtindependentschools@gmail.com