Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 5/11/21

The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 was streamed live on ccboe.com and aired live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOs Channel 12.  The meeting 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. Individual names are spelled to the best of my ability.

Executive session – 12 p.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.

Recognition of 2020-21 Student Liaisons

Recognition of Pupil Personnel Worker Week Proclamation - Proclamation

Superintendent’s update to the Board - Report

Board Member correspondence 

• Lukas - Happy Mothers Day to all the moms; attended Turner and Stoddert tours and renovations in District 4; took a tour with Dr. Salmon, State Superintendent; Equity Task Force Meetings; sports events.
• Battle-Lockhart - Happy Mothers Day; Teacher Appreciation Week; Happy Nurses Week; Equity Task Force; Superintendent Search
• Brown - Tour Turner and Stoddert; Tour with Dr. Salmon at North Point, Hanson and Ryan; groundbreaking at Newburg Fire Department for broadband; visit Mattawoman during Teacher Appreciation Week.
• McGraw - Superintendent Search - 17 applications and first round interviews completed; second round interviews this week.  Survey for questions to interviewees and we received over 2500.  Interviews of finalist will be aired on CCBOE TV and asking for feedback; Tours of Turner and Stoddert.  Dr. Salmon tours.
• Wilson - Attended tours already mentioned; Brad Snow elected to State of Maryland school transportation; see a play, McDonough and Lackey is coming up.  Transition of Superintendent search, graduations, summer programs, fall reopening, and COVID exhaustion...keep spirits up and we recognize all of your hard work.

Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update - Report

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update - Report

Student Board Member update - Report

Reopening of schools fall 2021 - Report

• All schools and center open at full capacity 5 days a week in the fall.
• Expand virtual academy for 9-12 grades; one year commitment
• Battle-Lockhart - Add more electives as we grow the program; supportive of tutoring
• Abell - still attached to home school; Yes:  2 classes per quarter for total of 8 courses per year.  Thank you; Thank you; Thank you
• Lukas - Will State resolution prohibit this from happening: no
• Valentine - can students still participate in sports and activities; not as participants but they can attend as spectators and dances, etc.
• Hancock - Four days a week being offered this year; yes based on school and availability of space

Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs - Report

Budget update - Report

Educational Facilities Master Plan - Report

Project Status Update - Report

District Committee on Assessment update - Report; Senate Bill 452

2022-2023 calendar - Report; DRAFT Calendar 2022-2023

Legislative update

Unfinished business

• Battle-Lockhart - Class of 1969 recognition before Dr. Hill transitions out.

New business

• Suspension of Board policies - Report

Motion to approve Continuation of Suspension of Board Policies by Lukas; Second by Brown

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Future agenda items

• Lukas - Report on Equity Task Force
• Hill - National Events Response Committee Report

Virtual recognition – 4:30 p.m. 

• Resolution: Washington Post Principal of the Year Awards Program: recipient, Debra Calvert, principal, William A. Diggs Elementary School
• Students
• Micah Sutton, Grade 12, Career Readiness, Henry E. Lackey High School, Principal: Kathy Perriello
• William Thomas, Grade 8, Personal Responsibility, John Hanson Middle School, Principal: Benjamin Kohlhorst
• Isaac Diggs, Grade 5, Academic Achievement, C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School, Principal: Brian King
• Jada Simms, Grade 4, Academic Achievement, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School, Principal: Karen Lewis
• Mason Hudler, Grade 5, Personal Responsibility, T.C. Martin Elementary School, Principal: Todd Wonderling
• Employees
• Joseph Brawner, building service manager, Lackey
• Teonna Scott, reading interventionist, Hanson
• Alycia Smith, technology facilitator, Barnhart
• Nicole Wade, kindergarten teacher, Brown
• Nneka Prince, reading interventionist instructional assistant, Martin
• James E. Richmond Leadership Award – recipient, Katie O’Malley-Simpson, director, communications
• Food Nutrition Services staff recognition

Public forum – 6 p.m. - Preregistered speakers only

• Clint Reganator - Parent of 2 at Wade - really likes the teachers; daughter has autism and option to opt out and therefore not all of the IEP is being followed.    Concerned about kids going back to school; government gives money for updated HVAC systems and which schools have them.
• Melissa Carpenter - lifelong resident of LaPlata.  Last week was Teacher Appreciation week but i would rather be respected by colleagues.  Professional Development was outdated.  No social media saying thank you from CCPS last week.  

Action items

• Minutes

Motion to approve the Board Meeting Minutes from April 20 by Abell; Second by Lukas

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Motion to approve the Board Work Session Minutes from April 26 by Abell; Second by Hancock

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

• Personnel

Motion to approve Personnel by McGraw; Second by Abell

Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson

Adjournment