The Board Meeting on Tuesday, August 9 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.
Executive session – 10:00 a.m.
Call to order – 11 a.m. - Pledge of Allegiance
Superintendent's update - Read Report
Delegate Peter Murphy - presented a General Assembly citation to Mr. Richmond recognizing him for receiving the 2011 Alan Shepard Award
Education Association of Charles County update - No report today
Student Board Member update
- 19 students attended Leadership Work Shop
- August 18th is first CCASC meeting
Oral update on preparations for opening of schools; student transfers
- Cunningham - administrative appointments; school preparation; programs happening prior to school; new teacher orientation; student transfers
- Wise - Large influx of new students we didn't expect
- Cunningham - student transfer information; see report;
- Dr. Patricia Vaira (Director Student Services) - Brief overview of process
- Abell - numbers are high, all schools are already over crowded & don't have openings so how can a transfer be awarded? High number of student transfers for employees.
- Vaira - medical and criminal aspects do exist
- Wise - concerned about transfers for programs; concerned about misuse
- Cunningham - Dr. Vaira has added fresh ideas to the whole process
- Taylor - annual approval?
- Vaira - you do not have to refile every year unless by principal request
- Abell - still concerned about the high number of students of employees, especially ones where parents work in different buildings; is this in the teacher contract?
- Hettel - no, it is not in their contract or guaranteed.
- Bowie - do these figures include Barnhart transfers regarding AYP
- Vaira - no, these figures are from 2010
- Pedersen - concern about consistency between the schools; supports employee student transfers to make family life more normal for our teachers but hopes staff understands that they will not always be approved.
- Cornette - presenting on fall sports season; all schools will hold a pre-season meeting; all athletic trainers will be certified by October 1 per legislation;
- Pedersen - team becoming ineligible because a student/player was ineligible due to residency; students practice on their own in school neighborhood communities; Are we liable
- Cunningham - working on having legal consequences for parents that falsify information
- Schwartz - Yes, we would be sued but it would be doubtful if we would lose. Coaches need to make sure that it is understood by players that practice is NOT approved.
- Student - Eligibility for sports if students transfer?
- Abell - they are ineligible for one full calendar year from the date of transfer.
- Bowie - In the handbook does it state GPA is a requirement.
- Cornette - yes; 2.0 but no more than one F
- Taylor - transfers in sports; does it apply for incoming freshmen?
- Cunningham - yes.
CIP Update - see report
Report item: State FY2013 CIP State and Local CIP Program - see report
College prep English; Study Island - see report (partnership with CSM)
Report item: new Office 2010 textbooks - see report
Oral update on staffing
- a number of possible employees have declined offers due to housing issues because the banks are withholding mortgages. Rentals are extremely higher. Apartments are not giving teacher discounts anymore.
- Schools should be completely staffed by opening of schools.
- Superintendent choosing to close the entire school system for the week between Christmas and New Year 2012.
New ethics policy - see report
Communications update - see report
Resolutions – American Education Week; American Freedom Week; African American History Month; Career and Technical Education Month; National School Counseling Week; Read Across America; Women's History Month; Fine and Performing Arts Month; Month of the Young Child; National Student Leadership Week; Teacher Appreciation Week; Administrative Professionals' Week; Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week; National Physical Education and Sport Week; Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leader; Charles County Teacher of the Year; Employees' Retirement; Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award.
Unfinished business
- Wade - concerned about the number of athletes, mainly minorities, that are ineligible for sports due to academics.
- Wise - Report from Cornette forthcoming on how they are addressing this issue.
- Richmond - concerned with the STUDENTS in general, not just athletes and it is being discussed and it is a focal point for staff.
New business
Future agenda items
Public Forum – 3:30 p.m. - None
Action items
Motion to accept Executive Session Minutes from June by Abell; Second by Pedersen
Yes = Unanimous (Cook absent) No Vote = Lukas
Motion to accept Minutes from June by Pedersen; Second by Wade
Yes = Unanimous (Cook absent)
Motion to accept June Work Session Minutes by Abell; Second by Lukas
Yes = Unanimous (Cook absent)
Motion to accept Personnel by Pedersen; Second by Wade
Yes = Unanimous (Cook absent)
Motion to accept Personnel Termination by Pedersen; Second by Wade
Yes = Unanimous (Cook absent) Recused = Abell
- New policy #5118 Elementary and Secondary: gang activity
Motion to accept Policy by Pedersen; Second by Wade
Yes = Unanimous (Cook absent)
Adjournment
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