The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive an update on Anne Arundel County’s Fiscal Year 2025 revenue projections at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
The briefing will be provided by Anne Arundel County Budget Officer Chris Trumbauer. The Board will use the information provided as it begins its deliberations on Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s recommended FY2025 budget.
At the meeting, the Board will also consider approval of two new courses, Teaching as a Profession and Foundations of Curriculum & Instruction. Both are part of the Teacher Academy of Maryland CTE completer program pathway.
The meeting will begin at noon and will be held in the Board Room at the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis. It is open to the public and subject to normal space limitations in the Board Room.
A complete agenda for the meeting can be found here. More information on agenda items will be posted on the AACPS website in the Board Docs section under the Board of Education tab. Protocols, procedures, and expectations for those attending the meeting can be found here.
The Board will also meet in a public session at 10 a.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.
PROCESS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
The Board will hear public comment from up to 10 total speakers (virtual and in-person combined) per agenda item (excluding personnel items, reports, informational presentations, and recognitions) during a single public comment section in the early portion of the meeting. Additionally, up to 10 speakers can comment on non-agenda items, excluding student-specific or personnel matters, towards the end of the meeting.
To register for public comment, visit www.aacps.org/boardcomment from 3 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting until noon on the Monday before. Speakers can sign up for a maximum of two agenda items but only once for each item. If there are more than 10 registered speakers for an item, a lottery will be used to select the speakers.
Registered speakers will be notified via email. Each speaker has a 2-minute time limit and must address the specific agenda item for which they are registered.
Written comments on agenda items (250-word maximum) can also be submitted online or dropped off at the Parham Building in Annapolis. Those needing interpreter services or accessibility accommodations should call 410-222-5311.
The general session of the meeting will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel. Archived videos of past meetings are available online.
BUDGET HEARINGS, WORKSHOP
The Board has scheduled a public workshop and two public hearings on Dr. Bedell’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget recommendation.
Public hearings will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Old Mill High School, and Thursday, January 11, 2024, in the Board Room at the Parham Building in Annapolis. Both hearings begin at 6 p.m. The workshop will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, in the Board Room at the Parham Building.
Testimony at the hearings will be limited to two minutes per person. No budget-related public testimony will be taken at the workshop or at the February 21, 2024, meeting at which the Board is scheduled to adopt its budget request. Should the Board offer budgetary amendments at the February 21 meeting, testimony will be taken on the amendments only. The Board has also scheduled time to meet on February 22, 2024, if it is necessary to complete work on its budget request.
The January 11 public hearing and the January 16 workshop will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Board of Education’s committees will hold upcoming virtual meetings according to the following schedule. The meetings will not be broadcast, but those wishing to listen to the meetings can access them by telephone through the codes listed below.
- Policy Committee: 3 p.m., January 2, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 533 435 039#.
- Budget Committee: Noon, January 16, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 167 431 216#.
- Equity Committee: Noon, February 27, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID