The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 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.
Executive session – 11:30 a.m.
Call to order – 1 p.m.
Board member correspondence
- Wilson - attend all county band and orchestra; attend Lackey McDonough football game and the turf looks wonderful; Halloween parade at Higdon; Pastor Community breakfast at Mt. Hope Nanjemoy; celebrate Hispanic month and panel discussion at Thomas Stone and ESOL night at Hanson; Last committee meeting at MABE as a conference co-chair. Highly recommend MABE new board member orientation and need to serve on MABE committees. McDonough drama club Flippin' Eyelids fundraiser; and North Point sells pies at Market inn LaPlata.
- McGraw - attended many of the same activities; shout out to Tim Bodamer for recognizing board members; Veterans Day program at LaPlata HS; Scholarship committee meeting last night and invited families and donors, encourage applications starting January 1, please apply; Early Childhood Advisory Council for the state last meeting for me.
- Brown - Veterans Day program at Laplata HS;
- Abujuma - working with Navarro and Lukas for student town hall, lots of questions; opend applications for a SMOB advisory council; Student BYOD work session will now work on a new BYOD policy.
- Hancock - MS championship baseball game between Somers and Picco, Picco won; visited James Craik and read to PreK; Career Day at Picco and took a baby calf and will visit Matuala tomorrow?
- Battle-Lockhart - traveling across country focusing on apprenticeship, hosted a culinary night experience with all culinary students and visit with top chefs across the region. Partner with CCPS with DOL where they get credit for their learning during their culinary journey. Thank Rebecca and Kevin for their help. 151 students enrolled into the program. ProStart pack meeting; business education committee at chamber of commerce.
- Lukas - closing ceremony CARES shops in Waldorf; breakfast at Hope; all county band orchestra and chorus; ESOL event with over 500 kids, special thanks to Peter Murphy for his support and sponsorship; congratulations to football teams; Lackey soccer team fun to watch; play at McDonough and Harry Potter jokes, Fine Arts are important; virtual meeting with legislative MABE committee; presentation by Navarro staff to commissioners on pilot program at two schools in county for at-risk student; ribbon cutting at Dr. Brown; new staff reception at North Point HS.
Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update
- Offering free college to all members that have been employed for 6 months or more.
- IA's can now get stipends for substituting for a teacher
- Food Services - has now moved to the Oasis Cafe from upstairs
Recognition – 4:30 p.m.
- Recognition of students and staff from North Point High School for saving the life of a teacher/colleague.
- Students - Jacob Burris, Jordan Daniel, Dylan Farmer, Davion Gross, Christian Holland, Chad Jackson, Jerbauri McFadden, Dayron Scott, Joseph Smith,
- Larry Swann, and William Thomas
- Staff - Charlie Burch, carpentry teacher; Craig Patterson, technology education teacher; Sandra Fair, art teacher; Lisa Bazzarre, nurse; Amy Robinson, aquatics pool manager; Rebekah Colatruglio, physical education teacher; Christina Jones, college and career advisor; Tiffany Smith, school resource officer; Corey Dobbins, assistant principal; Carl Pascarella, assistant principal; Victor Woodland, building service manager
- Students
- Blake Hancock, Grade 12, Academic Achievement, Henry E. Lackey High School, Principal: Kathy Perriello
- Amaya Ford, Grade 8, Academic Achievement, John Hanson Middle School, Principal: Benjamin Kohlhorst
- Dwayne Washington, Grade 5, Personal Responsibility, C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School, Principal: Brian King, Ed.D.
- Ayannah Rosier, Grade 5, Career Readiness, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School, Principal: Karen Lewis
- Austin Jarrell, Grade 5, Academic Achievement, T.C. Martin Elementary School, Principal: Todd Wonderling
- Staff
- Kevin Gibson, social studies teacher, Lackey
- Dana Clark, special education instructional assistant in inclusion, St. Charles
- Letia Ballard, second-grade teacher, Hanson
- De'Vonni Farrar, second-grade teacher, Barnhart
- Tina Thomas, registration secretary, Brown
- Laura Liverman, technology facilitator, Martin
Unfinished business - None New business -None
Future agenda items
- Brown - Update on P3 Committee; next meeting
Public forum – 6 p.m.
- Herman Barber - Parent of 7 students in CCPS, 11 schools still named after slave owners, (named them all); wants them renamed/changed, quotes from Harford County Public School when they changed there school name.
- Deron Tross - 2022 predominant district of color, what happened at Smallwood is unbelievable, Dr. Navarro, I urge you...email to teachers to clean up social media and make them private. My daughter is a teacher and a friend teaches in that building.
- Shawna Maya Marks - Mom of 3 and founder of Moms of Color. Pictures of their teacher with racist images. I know freedom of speech but there is limits. I cannot yell fire in a crowded building. Confederate flag is racist. Please take a closer look at your policies. Teachers teaching about indigenous people as savages; other examples given about immigration and same sex couples discriminations by teachers.
- Erica Thomas - Action needs to be taken against teacher (started stating personnel names and asked to stop, she would not, eventually she stopped)
- Nicole Barker - employee and mother and speak for both teachers and parents. Concern for not escorting students out that are flipping chairs and putting teachers and students in danger. Cursing and violence in the classroom. My child should not be exposed. I know its not you but the state and urge all parents to join together because teachers and students don't feel safe. If a customer in Target was doing this they would be escorted out.
- Joe Sampson - NAACP social media account of a teacher showing a 3 finger salute and confederate flag; racially insensitive but can a teacher that thinks this way still treat all student equally. We hope CCPS will thoroughly investigate that students have not been treated differently and encourage sensitivity training. Social Media account has since been scrubbed but teacher is still there. CCPS needs to address this in policy to prevent reoccurrences.
- Pascalle Small - mother of 3. students should be able to attend school free of racial bias. Needs to be changed in policy. Unsafe school environments. educators are openly racists. Protect our babies in system every day. Ask for teacher to be terminated, formal apology and study on racial climate in the system.
- Nikia - new hire with Parks and Rec in aftercare program at a school and concerned with stun guns at school. Has CCSO reports and why is this being allowed to happen. Why aren't staff members notified when these are found. Concerned for the safety of the students, staff and my mother. No orientation for new staff member on workplace violence or hostility. Told to go on YouTube and watch a video. Include aftercare workers in training.
Action Items
Motion to accept the Executive Session Minutes from 10/11/22 by Abell; Second by Wilson
Yes = Abell, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Abstain - Battle-Lockhart
Yes = Abell, Abujuma, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Abstain - Battle-Lockhart
Motion to accept the Personnel by Abell; Second by Wilson
Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson
Motion to accept the Intercategory Budget Change by McGraw; Second by Abell
Yes = Abell, Battle-Lockhart, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson
Motion to accept the Legislative Positions by Abell; Second by Wilson
Yes = Abell, Abujuma, Brown, Hancock, Lukas, McGraw, Wilson; Abstain = Battle-Lockhart,
Adjournment
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