The Vermont Agency of Education seeks proposals for a Communication Consultant to support the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont. The Vermont Agency of Education seeks proposals for a Communication Consultant to support the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont. The Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont is charged with conducting its work in a manner that fosters broad communication and engagement with Vermonters. The Commission is committed to the development of an engagement framework that focuses on the following: 1. Information Sharing: Educate Informing and educating the public about the current Vermont education context and the complexity of the challenges we face. Information sharing includes providing accurate, valid data in a manner that is understandable to provide context, as well as providing ongoing information about the work of the Commission. 2. Listening & Learning: Gather Information Gathering feedback from collaborators and the public in real time can help inform the Commission as it conducts its work. In particular, the Commission can leverage existing data and feedback being gathered from other organizations, groups and individuals 3. Engage: Partner & Influence Engagement is an ongoing, two-way process of building relationships, working collaboratively, and sharing power.