Monday, January 23, 2017

Board of Education Work Session Agenda, 1/23/17

The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a public work session at 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23 in the boardroom at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The meeting will be televised live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website at ccboe.com and broadcast on Comcast Channel 96/Verizon FiOS Channel 12.

The following is a meeting agenda and is subject to change.

Executive session – 5 p.m.

Call to order – 6 p.m. - Pledge of Allegiance

Public Forum

Report on Elementary #22 contract award

Public hearing on FY2018 proposed operating budget

Work Session

  • FY 2018 Proposed operating budget
Adjournment

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 1/10/17

The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, January 10 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, Henry E. Lackey High School

Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman

Motion to elect Virginia McGraw for Chair by Marshall; Second by Palko
Motion to elect Lukas by McGraw; Second by Marshall
Ms. McGraw declined her nomination
Vote for Lukas was unanimous

Motion to elect Palko for Vice-Chair by McGraw; Second by Marshall
Vote was unanimous

Superintendent’s update - Superintendents report 1-10-17.pdf (277 KB)
  • Crawford - Visit Transportation Dept., toured maintenance shop and television studio.  Visited Malcolm Elementary.  sat through 4 hour public forum on Watershed Conservation District.  Will resume this Thursday at 6:00.  15 people in favor; 53 against.
  • Marshall - Attended Jaycees infant and toddler celebration; visited Middleton Art class
  • McGraw - Thank you to EACC for the legislative reception; Wade staff thank you for pre-holiday activities. Remind Seniors for scholarship applications.
  • Kelly - enjoyed orchestra, choir, and band holiday concerts; water safety course for 5th grade students and was rescued over 100 times.
  • Palko - Gale-Bailey visit, received a tshirt and participated in morning announcements; visited Indian Head to view flash cards for next generation science cards.
Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update - 2017-01-10 EACC update.pdf (41 KB)

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update
  • Still two steps behind, health care insurance went up, last cola was 8 years ago, heavy workload. 
  • Requests another town hall meeting for employees and board
Student Board member update
  • General assembly on the 20th
  • college apps are due
Making a Difference: Non-traditional high school completion programs
  • About 290 students
  • Alternative Education - recognition at national level at conference
  • Opt in program start last year for alternative non-traditional education.  Application process. 
  • Only open to high school students but piloting a middle school program.
  • Evening High School program entrance through hearing process
  • Virtual Academy students by application process; use APEX software; complete 2 classes per quarter
  • student and parent testimonials were given
  • New behavioral Specialist hired fro elementary school
CIP update

Elementary school #22 update
  • out to bid for about 40 days with a pre-qualification process; 5 contractors prequalified; received 3 bids all over budget.    Have received one full year from state.  did value engineering with architecture to try and reduce cost.  Took out $1.3M.  need to resolve funding issues
Superintendent’s proposed FY 2018 operating budget
School naming committee update

Legislative update
  • state budget not in great shape $400M deficit.  will affect education.  state funding is formula driven.  many cuts will come in local funding
  • commission on excellence in education is looking at funding; consultants recommendation is to increase funding for education by $2.9M and changing formula for special ed and pre k; also recalculate the wealth formula for counties
  • Session starts tomorrow and ends early April
  • Bills could include burden of proof and an hourly school requirement vs the 180 days
Unfinished business
  • Policy #5117: Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation -
New business - None

Future agenda items - None

Recognition – 4:30 p.m.
  • Resolutions
    • Black History Month: Accepting: Taylor Fly, Senior, Thomas Stone High School and Ishaq Abdul-Rahim, Senior, Thomas Stone High School 
    • Career and Technical Education Month: Accepting: Students of CTE programs at Robert D. Stethem Educational Center: Jonathan Corbett, senior, Media; Ann Marie York, junior, TAM; Joseph Childress, junior, Auto; Shawn Gayle, junior, HVAC; Shyanne Lee, junior, Pharmacy
    • Gifted and Talented Education Month: Accepting: Lynn Hopkins, 6th grade Language Arts teacher, Milton Somers Middle School; Christian Gomez, 8th grade student, Somer
    • National School Counseling Week: Accepting: Ronnie Richmond and Megan English, counselors, General Smallwood Middle School
  • Students
    • Laniya Faulk; fifth-grade; Academic Achievement; C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School; Principal: Ben Kohlhorst
    • Edenilson Velasquez-Orellana; fourth-grade; Personal Responsibility; Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School; Principal: Christienne Warren
    • Hope Treadway; fifth-grade; Personal Responsibility; Gale-Bailey Elementary School; Principal: Verniece Rorie
    • MacKenna Zopelis; fifth-grade; Career Readiness; T.C. Martin Elementary School: Principal: Robert Opiekun
    • Yachi Madaan; eighth-grade; Academic Achievement; John Hanson Middle School; Principal: Susan McCormick
    • Shaun Hange; twelfth-grade; Personal Responsibility; Henry E. Lackey High School; Principal: Kathy Perriello
  • Staff
    • Pamela Gill, teacher, Barnhart
    • Donna Rhoades, kindergarten instructional assistant, Brown
    • Toni Adams, special education instructional assistant, Gale-Bailey
    • Melody Philpotts, library media specialist, Martin
    • Diane Fisher, science teacher, Hanson
    • Jonathan Liston, math teacher, H.E. Lackey
Public Forum – 6 p.m. (name spelling is to the best of my knowledge)
  • Leon Thornton - School naming, all names are worthy, son of Margaret Jamieson Thornton.  Wants school named after her.  Reiterated her history in education and the community.
  • Patricia Jamieson Hart - Sister to Margaret Jamieson Thornton.  Spoke on behalf of naming the school after her.  Believed in respecting the student and they would respect you.
  • Lydia Thornton Johnson - Daughter of Margaret Jamieson Thornton.  Wants school named after her mother.  devoted, passionate and always there for the students
  • Tanja Carter - Margaret Jamieson Thornton was her Aunt.  Her name should be on the side of the next elementary school as inspiration to other teachers to aspire. 
Action items
  • Minutes
Motion to accept the minutes by Abell; Second by Marshall
Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko
  • Personnel
Motion to accept personnel by Abell; Second by Palko
Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall, McGraw, Palko
  • Policy #5117: Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation
Motion to accept Policy #5117 with additions (see below) by Abell; Second by Kelly
Yes = Abell, Crawford, Kelly, Lukas, Marshall; No = McGraw, Palko
    • exclude the list and add "including but not limited to" and reference COMAR and Education Article
Adjournment

Monday, January 09, 2017

Agenda for Board of Education Meeting, 1/10/17

The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 10, 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. Board meetings are also streamed live on the school system website at www.ccboe.com. The following is a meeting agenda and is subject to change.

Executive session – 12 p.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m. - Pledge of Allegiance, Henry E. Lackey High School

Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman

Superintendent’s update

Reports of officers/board/committees
  • Correspondence/Board member updates
  • Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update
  • Student Board member update
  • Making a Difference: Non-traditional high school completion programs
  • CIP update
  • Elementary school #22 update
  • Superintendent’s proposed FY 2018 operating budget
  • School naming committee update
  • Legislative update
Unfinished business
  • Policy #5117: Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation
New business

Future agenda items

Recognition – 4:30 p.m.
  • Resolutions: Black History Month; Career and Technical Education Month; National School Counseling Week; and Gifted and Talented Education Month
  • Students
  • Staff
Public Forum – 6 p.m.

Action items
  • Minutes
  • Personnel
  • Policy #5117: Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation
Adjournment