Board of Education to meet in executive session June 3

The Board of Education will meet 3:30 p.m., Monday, June 3, at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro in executive session as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, Section 10-508(a) and Section 10-503(c) of the State Government Article to discuss: personnel matters, specifically the Superintendent's recommendations on certificated positions.

The session is being held at the Show Place Arena because the Board is attending graduation ceremonies scheduled to take place there on June 3.

Graduation information; end-of-year calendar reminders

More than 2,100 students are expected to graduate from Charles County Public Schools next month, and Charles County's six high schools are already planning graduation ceremonies. Ceremonies for Henry E. Lackey, La Plata, Maurice J. McDonough, Thomas Stone and Westlake high schools will be held at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro on June 3 and 4. North Point High School will host graduation ceremonies in the school's gymnasium on June 4.

The following is the graduation schedule for Monday, June 3:

• Stone, 9 a.m.;
• McDonough, 2 p.m.; and
• Lackey, 7 p.m.

The following is the graduation schedule for Tuesday, June 4:

• La Plata, 9 a.m.;
• Westlake, 2 p.m.; and
• North Point, 7 p.m.

School schedules during graduation ceremonies are as follows:

• Stone will be closed for students on Monday, June 3;
• McDonough will be closed for students on Monday, June 3;
• Lackey will have a two-hour early dismissal on Monday, June 3;
• La Plata will be closed for students on Tuesday, June 4;
• Westlake will be closed for students on Tuesday, June 4; and
• North Point will be closed for students on Tuesday, June 4.

The Robert D. Stethem Educational Center will be closed on Monday, June 3 for those students who access transportation to Stethem from Stone, McDonough and Lackey high schools. Stethem will be open June 3 for students who access transportation to Stethem from La Plata, Westlake and North Point high schools. Stethem will be closed on Tuesday, June 4 for students who access transportation to Stethem from La Plata, Westlake and North Point high schools. Stethem will be open for students who access transportation to Stethem from Stone, McDonough and Lackey high schools.

The last day of school for Charles County Public Schools students is Friday, June 14. June 12, 13 and 14 are two-hour early dismissal days. Teachers last day is Monday, June 17. Elementary school report cards will be issued to students on June 14. Report cards for middle and high school students will be mailed on Friday, June 21.

Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 5/14/13

The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, May 14 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 – 12 p.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m. - Pledge of Allegiance, JROTC, Maurice J. McDonough High School

Recognition of student liaisons

Recognition of student athletes - state champions

Superintendent’s update - see report

Correspondence/Board Member updates

• Bowie - Thanks to Dr. Lowrey for visiting with us; thakns to Principal Snow for presentations on Ramnation and Ms. Mazzeo's presentation, impressed with McDonough; thank you to parents coming to redistricting meetings.
• Cook - attended All County Band, very talented
• Wise - Wade has been selected as the honoree at the Salute to Excellence Luncheon for the new Nu Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
• Wade - MABE updates given to board members; NSBA conference in San Diego
• Pedersen - APFO subcommittee invited to a Henson MS tour; Thank you to board members and parents who also attend the APFO subcommittee; East & West Choral Performances
• Abell - APFO Subcommittee next meeting is changed to tomorrow night at 6:00 pm open to the public; NSBA Conference, catalog available to board members and session summaries available on blog site.
• Wise - Kiwanis Tri-County Dinner; Builders Club is impressive, thank you to the Kiwanis Club.

Education Association of Charles County update - see report

• Wise - Thank you to EACC for speaking at the commissioners budget hearing
• Abell - Thank you to EACC for attending the APFO Subcommittee meeting, it was nice to see the supporting faces

Student Board Member update - see report

CIP update - see report

Educational facilities master plan - see report

Superintendent’s redistricting recommendation - see report; recommends Alternative B with modification for Block 3750

Common Core curriculum - see report; lots of great information and changes in curriculum

Unfinished business - none

New business

• Transfer of Pinefield unusable school sites to county government

Motion to transfer back to county by Pedersen; Second by Wade

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

 

Future agenda items - none

Recognition – 4:30 p.m.

• Students - Jake Burgess, 5^th grade, Career Readiness, Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School, Principal: Verniece Rory; Taylor Charity, 5^th grade, Personal Responsibility, Mary B. Neal Elementary School, Principal: Carol Leveillee; Joseph Perriello, 8^th grade, Academic Achievement, Mattawoman Middle School, Principal: Douglass Dolan; Christian Jones, 12^th grade, Academic Achievement, North Point High School, Acting Principal: Michael Simms
• Employees  - Pamela Wilhelm, technology facillitator, Mitchell; Catherine Curtis, instructional assistant, Neal; Patricia Changcoco, mathematic teacher, Mattawoman; Jill Bodamer, health occupations teacher, North Point
• Resolution – Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership award – Kimberly Hill

Public Forum – 6 p.m.

Action items

• Minutes

Motion to accept the minutes by Cook; Second by Pedersen

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

• Personnel

Motion to accept the personnel by Wade; Second by Abell

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

• Policy 6000

Motion to accept Policy 6000 by Pedersen; Second by Wade

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

• Sadlier grammar workshop and SpringBoard reading and mathematics

Motion to accept Sadlier grammar workshop and Springboard reading and mathematics
by Pedersen; Second by Bowie

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

Adjournment

REMINDER: Board of Education Meeting, 5/14/13

The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, May 14, at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building on Radio Station Road in La Plata. The public portion of the meeting begins at 1 p.m. and student and staff recognition starts at 4:30 p.m. The meeting is televised live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOS Channel 12 and is rebroadcast throughout the week. The meeting is also streamed live on the Charles County Public Schools Web site. Visit http://www2.ccboe.com/boe/live/ to watch the meeting.

Executive session – 12 p.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m. - Pledge of Allegiance, JROTC, Maurice J. McDonough High School

Recognition of student liaisons

Superintendent’s update

Reports of officers/boards/committees

• Correspondence/Board Member updates
• Education Association of Charles County update
• Student Board Member update
• Student athletes – state champions
• CIP update
• Educational facilities master plan
• Superintendent’s redistricting recommendation
• Credit recovery
• Common Core curriculum

Unfinished business

New business and future agenda items

• New business – transfer of Pinefield unusable school sites to county government
• Future agenda items

Recognition – 4:30 p.m.

• Students
• Employees
• Resolution – Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership award – Kimberly Hill

Public Forum – 6 p.m.

Action items

• Minutes
• Personnel
• Policy 6000
• Sadlier grammar workshop and SpringBoard reading and mathematics

Adjournment