Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 1/11/22

The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 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 – 11 a.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.  

• Election of Board Chairperson (Needs 5 votes)

Motion to nominate Tina Wilson by Brown; Second by Hancock

Round 1:  Brown, Hancock, Wilson

Round 2:  Brown, Hancock, Wilson

Round 3:  Brown, Wilson

Motion to nominate Mike Lukas by Battle-Lockhart; Second by Abell

Round 1:  Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Herd, Lukas

Round 2:  Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Herd, Lukas

Round 3:  Abell. Battle-Lockhart, Hancock, Herd, Lukas

Lukas is the Chair Person

• Election of Board Vice-Chairperson (Needs 5 votes)

Motion to nominate Tina Wilson by Hancock; Second by Brown

Round 1: Unanimous

Wilson is the new Vice Chair Person

Superintendent’s update - Report

• CCPS - Organization Chart
• CCPS Leadership Chart

Board Member correspondence

• Hancock - Congratulations on leadership roles; Happy New Yeart; Clarification on Policy 3772 regarding inclement weather, dismissals and closures.  Dr. Navarro clarified the process.
• Abell - Transportation bus issues and posting on social media; COVID testing for athletes and waived for yesterday?

Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update - Report

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

Partnership with College of Southern Maryland update - Report

• Hancock - Underserved students at other schools and opportunities from them.  Lowndes - they will still have dual enrollment opportunities.
• Battle-Lockhart - Thank you

Superintendent’s proposed FY2023 operating budget - Report

• FY23 Proposed Budget
• Wilson - How many years have we requested mental health support.

Project status update - Report

Legislative update - Report

• HB68/SB40 - School Systemic Construction Bill - Support
• HB146 - Reportable Offenses - police will no longer report offenses to schools - Dont Support
• MSEA - focusing on class sizes; broaden the scope of blueprint slaries; state boe mask mandate
• Abell - HB0126 - Permanent Daylight Saving Time & School

New website update - Report

Unfinished business - None

New business

• Calendar Revisions Suggested by Superintendent Navarro. Move the end of the 2nd marking period up by a week to the 26th.  27th 3rd marking period begins and 2 hour dismissal on the 28th for teacher grading.  Add February 16th and March 23rd as early dismissal days.

Motion to approve calendar revisions by Abell; Second by Brown

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

Future agenda items

• Wilson - Calendar policy
• Wilson - Legal responsibilities as it pertains to special needs population and discipline requirements.

Recognition – 4:30 p.m.

• Resolutions
• Black History Month: Accepting: Kim Hairston, director, Equity and Diversity
• Career and Technical Education Month: Accepting: Rebecca Pearson, director, Career and Technical Education
• Gifted and Talented Education Month: Accepting: Kristen Modes, content specialist, Gifted Education
• National School Counseling Week: Accepting:
• Maryland’s Classrooms of Distinction
• Erin Amore, third-grade teacher at Dr. James Craik Elementary School
• Nina Beard, fourth-grade teacher at T.C. Martin Elementary School
• Nina Capuano, third-grade teacher at Martin
• Kelly Lundeen, third-grade teacher at Craik
• Molly Reip, first-grade teacher at Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School
• Taryn Walker, second-grade teacher at Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School
• Melinda Wright, second-grade teacher at Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy
• Students
• Synai Ferrell, Grade 12, Academic Achievement, Thomas Stone High School, Principal: Shanif Pearl
• Madelyn Sopher, Grade 8, Personal Responsibility, General Smallwood Middle School, Principal:  Brenda Tillotson
• Jurniah Young, Grade 5, Career Readiness, William A. Diggs Elementary School, Principal: Debra Calvert
• Kevin Mejia Trochez, Grade 5, Academic Achievement, J. P. Ryon Elementary School, Principal:  Melinda Tyler, Ed.D.
• Staff
• Joyce Dorsey, building service worker, Stone
• Valerie Morris,guidance secretary, Smallwood
• Michelle Garcia, pre-k instructional assistant, Ryon 
• Jordan Combs, special education teacher, Diggs

Public forum – 6 p.m.

• Preregistered speakers only
• Melissa Carpenter - Teacher.  Thank you for the calendar adjustments.  Educators spent it planning for virtual.  Discouraged with return to school.  Quarantine and positives are missing schools.  in person learning has been disrupted all year.

Action items

• Minutes

Motion to approve minutes from 12/14/21 board meeting by Abell; Second by Wilson

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

Motion to approve minutes from 12/14/21 board executive session by Abell; Second by Wilson

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

Motion to approve minutes from 1/3/22 board meeting by Abell; Second by Brown

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

• Personnel 

Motion to approve personnel by Abell; Second by Brown

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

Adjournment