Notes from Board of Education Work Session, 4/25/22

The Board of Education Work Session on Monday, March 28, 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/ .  CCPS also will post the meeting on its YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/ccpsmd.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.

Call to order – 6 p.m.

Public forum 

•  None

FY 2023 operating budget - Presentation

Eligibility policy 6431 - Presentation; Draft Revised Policy

• Abell - Disagree that all are "not afforded opportunity because they are all afforded the opportunity.  Moving backwards and lowering the bar.   Last revision was 4/2018 and eligibility actually went up in 2019/2020.  I need to see additional stats on eligibility for other counties to compare with our numbers.  I can agree with changing quarter to semester but not lowering GPA or allowing failing grades.  If a child can not attend school, they should not be able to play ball.
• McGraw - Disagree with Abell.  Look at it through our equity lenses, Special Ed and FARMS is falling behind and cannot participate,
• Battle-Lockhart - Struggle with the GPA requirement except with Special Ed, FARMS.  Yes to semester vs quarter.  No failing grades.  Some students will just always be 2.0.
• Wilson - Open to suggestion but in 2018 i would not have,  We want to have a standard but opportunity for growth.  Would this help with discipline issues?
• Herd - excited to see this discussion and for the students.  against the attendance policy.  How many would this make eligible?  
• Brown - Agree with Ms. McGraw and Ian.  I support the policy. 
• Hancock - Against anything that lowers the bar.  How do we get the FARMS students eligible?  We are suppose to educate them for a career in the world.  This is not going to help them get or keep a job.  What job can you hold successfully and have 20 unexcused absences per year.
• Lukas - clarification on numbers.  Staff will provide all of the additional requested data and bring before us at the next meeting.

Action item

• 2022-2023 calendar

Motion to accept the 2022-2023 calendar by Abell; Second by Brown

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

• Personnel 

Motion to accept the Personnel by Abell; Second by Wilson

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

Adjournment