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State Board Meeting Agenda March 24, 2020
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MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Meeting Of The Maryland State Board Of Education, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Agenda
Revised March 23, 2020
***The March 24, 2020 State Board Meeting will be conducted entirely via teleconference***
Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595
SPECIAL NOTICE
: Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was conducted entirely via teleconference, with State Board members participating by conference call. Due to technical issues with the livestream, the State Board meeting was paused twice. The audio recording does not include the pauses when the meeting was interrupted to wait for the livestream technical difficulties to be corrected. The agenda and related documents can be accessed below.
Maryland State Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Teleconference Audio Live Stream
MEETING OPENING
11:00 AM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Declaration of Quorum
Opening Remarks
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
11:10 AM
RECONVENE TO PUBLIC SESSION
12:30 PM
NEW BUSINESS
12:30 PM
President’s Remarks
Approval of Consent Agenda
Approval of
January 28, 2020
and
February 25, 2020
Minutes
Personnel Actions
Closure of Public Schools – March 16-27, 2020
NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
12:35 PM
Waiver for Accountability and Assessment
Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)
13A.04.08 Program in Social Studies (Permission to Publish)
STATE SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
1:20 PM
2020 Legislative Session Review
Coronavirus Update
STATE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS
2:05 PM
State Superintendent Search Update
Additional Questions or Comments
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS/AGENDA PLANNING
2:15 PM
Review Tentative Items for April 28, 2020 Meeting
OPINIONS
2:20 PM
ADJOURN
2:25 PM
*The State Board of Education is pleased to receive oral public comment at each of its regular monthly meetings. In order to allow the State Board sufficient time for its other business, the total time allotted to public comment will generally be limited to thirty (30) minutes. Individuals seeking to speak to
the Board will be given three (3) minutes each. Persons desiring to speak to the State Board, must call (410-767-0467) or e-mail
(
charlene.necessary@maryland.gov
)
the Board office no earlier than one week prior to the meeting to register to speak. Registration will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. In order to make the limited time available most effective, speakers are urged to provide multiple written copies of their comments or other material amplifying their views.
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