Date: 03/19/2015

Final
Confirmation of Colorado School For The Deaf And Blind Board Of Trustees

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer the appointments of Walter VonFeldt, Nancy BPASS



01:38 PM -- Confirmation of Colorado School For The Deaf And Blind Board Of Trustees

Senator Hill, Chair, welcomed the committee members and audience to the meeting. He asked Carol Hilty, Superintendent for the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), to come to the table to introduce the appointees and reappointee to the board. Ms. Hilty provided background information about the school and introduced Walter VonFeldt, Nancy Brown, Christopher Madison, and Michelle Butler. Copies of the Governor's appointment letters and their resumes and applications were distributed to the committee (Attachment A). Ms. Hilty talked about the employment center at CSDB, and the types of job skills taught to students. Ms. Hilty answered questions from the committee.

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01:49 PM

Ms. Butler introduced herself to the committee and talked about her professional background. She talked about her interest in serving on the board and answered questions from the committee. Ms. Brown introduced herself to the committee and spoke about her personal and professional background in education and historic preservation. She talked about her past work with the employability center at CSDB and told the committee that the school is on the national register for historic preservation. Mr. VonFeldt told the committee about his personal and educational background as a student at CSDB, and about his professional work as an engineer and as a teacher at CSDB. He told the committee why he would like to be appointed to the board. Mr. VonFeldt answered questions from the committee.


01:58 PM

Mr. Madison introduced himself and told the committee about his professional experience and about the past four years serving as a member of the board. Mr. Madison answered questions from the committee.
BILL:Conf 15-Colorado School For The Deaf And Blind Board Of Trustees
TIME: 02:01:31 PM
MOVED:Marble
MOTION:Refer the appointments of Walter VonFeldt, Nancy Brown, and Michelle Butler, and the reappointment of Christopher Madison to the Colorado School For The Deaf And Blind Board Of Trustees to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Yes
Johnston
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Todd
Yes
Woods
Yes
Marble
Yes
Hill
Yes
YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS