The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear a presentation about the impact of County Executive Steuart Pittman’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budgets on the school system at its next meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
County Executive Pittman will present his proposal to the County Council earlier in the day on May 1. That presentation has resulted in the Board altering its normal start time for this meeting.
Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the Board will:
- consider approval of a new middle school physical education course.
- recognize Mia Moore and John Rafiq, Jr., of Northeast High School and Ana Rosas of Broadneck High School, winners of the 2024 Candace C.W. Antwine Military Service Awards.
- establish meal prices for the 2024-25 school year.
The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in 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.
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., April 30, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 171 287 084#.
- Budget Committee: Noon, May 13, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 242 270 085#.
- Equity Committee: Noon, May 21, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 139 346 210#.