Friends of Vermont Public Education (FVPE), a nonprofit advocating for fairness, transparency, and strong public schools across the state, announced today the appointment of Jessica DeCarolis to its Board of Directors. DeCarolis is a former classroom teacher and state education leader whose work has focused on equity, personalized learning, and systems-level reform. She served for eight years as Division Director of Student Pathways at the Vermont Agency of Education, where she oversaw flexible pathways, dual enrollment, early college, and implementation of Act 77. A former Rowland Fellow, DeCarolis has designed alternative education programs and now consults nationally on education equity and design strategy. The organization also extends its thanks and farewell to Adrienne Raymond, who recently stepped down.
FVPE Board of Directors
- Geo Honigford (Chair), former president, Vermont School Boards Association
- Ken Fredette, former president, Vermont School Boards Association
- Greg Hughes, retired Vermont Tech professor and longtime Bethel board member
- Krista Huling, Educator and former Chair, State Board of Education
- Neil Odell, Norwich board member and past VSBA president
- Kim Gleason, former State Board of Education member who led Vermont’s Education Quality Standards equity overhaul
- Jessica DeCarolis, former Division Director of Student Pathways, Vermont Agency of Education