Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 1/11/11

The Board Meeting on Tuesday, January 11th will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs.

The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes.

Recognition and Public Forum were removed from today's agenda due to inclement weather

Executive session 12 p.m.

Call to order 1 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

Election of Chairman/Vice Chairman

Nominate Wise for Chair by Cook; Second by Abell

Yes=Abell, Bowie, Cook, Lukas, Pedersen, Wise  Abstain=Wade

Nominate Cook for Vice-Chair by Abell; Second by Wise

Yes=Abell, Bowie, Cook, Lukas, Wade, Wise  Abstain=Pedersen

Superintendent's update - Read Report; Update on inclement weather decisions

Correspondence/Board Member updates

• Cook - Residential Verification Committee with Del. Peter Murphy ready to begin work

Education Association of Charles County update - Read Report

Student Board Member update - Read Report

CIP update - Read Report

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives; Career Technology Education - See presentation
Legislative & Budget update - teacher retirement update...waiting on the governor's budget next week

Unfinished business -

• Wise - School visitation schedule for board members complete
• Wise - MABE Committee members - need volunteers
• Wise - NSBA Conference; board consensus is to try and send new board members

New business -

• Department of Education Resolution on Navy Housing -

Motion to accept by Abell; Second by Pedersen

Unanimous (Wade - not present)

Future agenda items -

Recognition 4:30 p.m. - canceled due to inclement weather

Public Forum 6 p.m. - canceled due to inclement weather

Action items

• Minutes

Motion to accept by Abell; Second by Pedersen

Yes = Abell, Cook, Pedersen, Wise; Abstain = Bowie, Lukas; Wade - not present

• Personnel

Motion to accept by Abell; Second by Pedersen

Unanimous (Wade - not present)

• Board policy 4610 amendment

Motion to accept by Abell; Second by Pedersen

Unanimous (Wade - not present)

Adjournment