Agenda for Board of Education Teleconference, 8/11/20

The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The meeting will be held virtually using WebEx. There is no public access for this meeting to the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building on Radio Station Road in La Plata; however, the meeting will stream live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, www.ccboe.com and air on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOS Channel 12. CCPS will rebroadcast the meeting as well as post it on CCPSTV under the Board meeting tab at ccboe.com.

Although the Board is unable to make public forum live, it is encouraging the public to email questions and comments to boardmail@ccboe.com. Comments should be limited to 250 words. Board meetings are streamed live on the school system website at ccboe.com. Select the live stream image displayed in the center of the home page. Board meetings also stream live to the CCPS YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ccpsmd/videos.  

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

Executive session – 11:30 a.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.  

Superintendent’s update

Reports of officers/boards/committees

• Board Member correspondence
• Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update, Linda McLaughlin, president
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update, Sarah Burch, president
• Student Board Member update, Ian Herd, La Plata High School

Information/report items

• Amy Hollstein, deputy superintendent
  • Reopening plan
  • Draft equity policy
• Michael Heim, assistant superintendent of supporting services, and Steve Andritz, director of planning and construction
  • Project status update
  • School seat allocations
  • FY 2022 state and local CIP program
• Recurring resolutions
  • American Education Week; American Freedom Week; Inclusion and Diversity Resolution; Black History Month; Gifted and Talented Education Month; Career and Technology 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 Principal of the Year Awards Program; Washington Post Teacher of the Year Awards Program; Maryland Teacher of the Year (MTOY): Charles County nominee; Be the Difference Award, Employee Retirement Resolution.

Unfinished business 

New business and future agenda items

• New business
  • Suspension of Board policies
• Future agenda items

Public forum

• Email written comments to boardmail@ccboe.com.

Action items

• Minutes
• Personnel 

Adjournment