The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear information related to the school system’s ongoing planning for summer instructional recovery and fall reopening efforts at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Superintendent George Arlotto and members of his team will provide an update on avenues to continue to address opportunity gaps by providing students with additional continuity of learning over the summer and the discussions now under way regarding various options with regard to reopening schools in the fall.
The Board will meet virtually in a public session at 5:30 p.m. for the sole purpose of voting to immediately go into closed session, during which time it will discuss confidential matters as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act including, but not limited to, legal advice, personnel, and negotiations. Closed session is not open to the public. The public session of the meeting will resume at 7 p.m.
NEW PUBLIC TESTIMONY PROCESS
To ensure the opportunity for public input during the public portion of the meeting, the Board will accept written public comment for those items that appear on the agenda. Such comment can be sent via email to BoardOffice@aacps.org or dropped off at the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis, by noon on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.
Testimony on agenda items must be 250 words or less and must include the name and community of residence of the author as well as any pertinent group affiliation.
Testimony will be compiled and provided to Board members prior to the start of the meeting. It will also be posted online at www.aacps.org/boardtestimony. During the meeting, the Board and the public will be apprised of how many comments were received for each agenda item.
Concerns that are confidential, such as student-specific and personnel issues, cannot be published as part of public testimony.
Testimony that exceeds the 250-word limit will be trimmed to meet the criteria before being posted online. However, the full version will be provided to Board.
Testimony on topics not on the agenda can be submitted under the same criteria as above and will also be posted online.
BOARD TO MEET IN CLOSED SESSION ON JUNE 1
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will meet via conference call at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020, for the intended purpose of voting to go into closed session, pursuant to Section 3-305(b) of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland and consistent with recent guidance from the Office of the Attorney General, to discuss the development and implementation of emergency plans.
The public may listen to the open portion of the meeting, including the vote to go into closed session, by calling 605-468-8781 and entering access code 685333 followed by the pound/hashtag symbol.
The public may not listen to the closed session portion of the meeting.
Board of Education meeting agenda, 6-3-20