The Vermont Legislature

Pre-Kindergarten Education Study Committee

Committee Members

Representative Duncan Kilmartin, Chair
Senator James Condos, Vice-Chair
Representative Denise Barnard
Commissioner Richard Cate
Senator Donald "Don" Collins
Commissioner Steve Dale
Senator Vincent Illuzzi
Representative Tim Jerman
Chris Robbins

Table of Contents

Reports
Announcements
Scheduled Meetings
Documents Presented To Or Requested By The Committee
Web Links Presented to or Requested by the Committee
Testimony presented to the Committee during the VIT Hearing
Letters Sent to the Committee
Peer Reviewed Research on PreKindergarten Education
Other Articles Individual Committee Members Found of Interest


Reports

Report of the PreKindergarten Education Study Committee (Final)


Announcements

01-18-07 Press Release: PreKindergarten Education Committee to Hold Public Hearing

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Scheduled Meetings

	Meeting Date & Time	Agenda Location
	11/06/07 1:00 p.m.	11/06/07 Agenda Room: 10, State House

	10/02/07 4:30 p.m.	10/02/07 Agenda Room: 10, State House

	02/01/07 8:00 a.m.	02/01/07 Agenda Room: 28, State House

	01/25/07 6:30 p.m.	01/25/07 Agenda Room: 11, State House

	01/09/07 8:00 a.m.	01/09/07 Agenda Room: 10, State House

	12/08/06 9:00 a.m.	12/08/06 Agenda Room: 10, State House

	11/14/06 9:00 a.m.	11/14/06 Agenda Barton/Newport Road Trip

	10/27/06 8:30 a.m.	10/27/06 Agenda

	10/09/06 7:00 p.m.	10/09/06 Agenda - Public Informational Gathering & Hearing All 14 Vermont Interactive Television sites

	09/18/06 8:30 a.m.	09/18/06 Agenda Room: 10, State House

	08/22/06 2:00 p.m.	08/22/06 Agenda Room: 10, State House

	07/19/06 11:30 a.m.	07/19/06 Agenda Room: 10, State House

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Documents Presented to or Requested by the Committee

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Web Links Presented to or Requested by the Committee

Vermont Governors Executive Orders for Building Bright Futures Executive Order: Vermont's Alliance for Children Transitional Board Executive Order: A Public/Private Partnership Vermont Early Learning Standards Guiding the Development and Learning of Children Entering Kindergarten Vermont Early Childhood Program Licensing and Registration Regulations Vermont Daycare Licensing Regulations for Family Day Care Homes Licensing and Statutes Vermont Childcare Subsidy Income Eligibility Child Care Benefits Vermont STARS (Step Ahead Recognition System) Visit the website! Vermont Department of Education early learning information Early Education Publications and Resources Vermont Parent Guide to Early Learning Standards Guiding Your Childs Early Learning Vermont State Board of Education State Board Minutes of February 21, 2006 National NIEER: National Institute for Early Education Research The State of Preschool (2005) NIEER: Debunking the Myths: Benefits of Preschool Position Paper Steps and Requirements to Achieve NAEYC Accreditation Visit the Website! Education Commission of the States Early Learning Pre-Kindergarten Database Report: The Economic Promise of Investing in High-Quality Preschool NPC PreKindergarten Policy Framework Section 3: Finance: Cost and Funding PreKindergarten Programs Pre-K Now Funding the Future: States Approaches to Pre-K Finance Institute for Women's Policy Research The Price of School Readiness National Council of State Legislators New Research: Early Education as Economic Investment Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Georgia Pre-K Longitudinal Study 1996-2001 Newsweek Article The New First Grade

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Testimony presented to the Committee during the VIT Hearing

Lisa Presson

Lisa Presson VIT Followup Email

Kelly Bartlett

Julie Sturm

Melissa Riegel-Garrett

Cathy Charlebois

Johnson, Tom

Clift, Agnes

Bassick, Linda

Mulcahey, Nancy

Lawson Tucker, Laura

Stockman, Janice

Davidow, Kathy

Rinaldi, Rob

Friedman, Kim

Sustic, Mark

Ploof, Robin

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Letters Sent to the Committee

Date	Letter Sent By:
09/07/2006	Rob Roper
09/18/2006	John McClaughry
10/04/2006	Ryea, Tammy.
10/04/2006	Castle, John A
10/08/2006	Stock, Susan
10/08/2006	Dodge, Tami
10/09/2006	Rushford, Faith
10/09/2006	Epstein, Jan
10/10/2006	Putvain Dunn, Monique
10/10/2006	Russo, Denise
10/11/2006	Bulmer, Jim
10/11/2006	Tagatac, Chris
10/11/2006	McMullen, Jack
10/11/2006	Sargent, Judith
10/11/2006	Mazur, Frank
10/11/2006	Gregoire, James
10/11/2006	Jones Tagatac, Ashley
10/11/2006	Maynard Jr., Robert
10/11/2006	Behr, P.G
10/11/2006	Oppenheimer, Jerry
10/11/2006	Oppenheimer, Joan
10/11/2006	Willis, Greg
10/11/2006	Ellicott Esq., Kevin
10/11/2006	Chambers, Steve & Mary
10/11/2006	Kerrigan, Barry T
10/11/2006	Duffy, Virginia
10/11/2006	Kuusela, George
10/11/2006	Lewis, Nelda
10/11/2006	Roper, Rob
10/12/2006	Blakeman, Kevin
10/12/2006	Goldberg, PJ
10/12/2006	Harris Jr., Martin S
10/12/2006	De Gasta, Fran
10/13/2006	Lang, Sam (Sherb)
10/13/2006	Lorenz, Maurice & Mary Jane
10/13/2006	Sheldon, Michelle
10/13/2006	Roper, Rob
10/15/2006	Merson, Caren
10/15/2006	Cross, Rep. George
10/16/2006	Clark, Patrice
10/16/2006	Will, Hope
10/17/2006	Newman, Karen
10/18/2006	McClaughry, John
10/19/2006	Kratz, Catherine
10/20/2006	McClaughry, John
10/25/2006	Roper, Rob..
10/30/2006	Tarail, Cynthia
10/30/2006	Roper, Rob
11/02/2006	McClaughry, John

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Peer Reviewed Research on PreKindergarten Education

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Other articles individual committee members have found of interest

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