The Board of Education has appointed 13 new members to Its 34-member countywide Citizen Advisory Committee, a panel that provides input and advice on specific issues surrounding education throughout the county. The appointees, approved at the Board’s July 17, 2024, meeting, are:
- Annapolis Cluster, Secondary Representative: Susan Hersman
- Arundel Cluster, Elementary Representative: Danielle Terrell
- Arundel Cluster, Secondary Representative: Talaya Pike
- Broadneck Cluster, Elementary Representative: John Fogarty
- Chesapeake Cluster, Elementary Representative: Jennifer Jackson
- Glen Burnie Cluster, Elementary Representative: Monica Czubba
- North County Cluster, Elementary Representative: Janica Johnson
- North County Cluster, Secondary Representative: Jason Whetzel
- Northeast Cluster, Secondary Representative: Ted Anderson
- Old Mill Cluster, Elementary Representative: Ashley Armstead
- Severn Run Cluster, Elementary Representative: Eugenio Matias Perez
- Severn Run Cluster, Secondary Representative: Ixchel Baker-Tate
- Severna Park Cluster, Elementary Representative: Scott Murphy
The Board is accepting applications for the following positions:
- Broadneck Cluster, Secondary Representative
- South River Cluster, Secondary Representative
- Southern Cluster, Secondary Representative
The CAC includes two representatives from each of the 14 high school clusters, one representing elementary schools and one representing secondary schools, two at-large representatives, and three respective representatives from the Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs, Special Education Advisory Committee, and Parent Involvement Advisory Council, and one military representative.
Applications for the three vacant positions, which can be found here, must be received at the Board of Education by 4 p.m. on July 31, 2024. At a subsequent meeting, the Board will appoint representatives to these positions.
The committee is required to meet at least four times a year, but typically meets seven times annually. Meetings are generally held at the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. The meetings and membership in the CAC are open to anyone, regardless of whether they have children in AACPS or not.
More information on the CAC can be found here.