Maryland State Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, November 16, 2021

**SPECIAL VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION**


SCHEDULING & TIMING OF AGENDA ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595

Maryland State Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Teleconference Livestream

The livestream can be viewed on the TownHall web site at: https://townhallstreams.com/stream.php?location_id=96&id=40863


MEETING OPENING

1:00 PM

  • Call to Order
  • Declaration of Quorum
  • Pledge of Allegiance
  • Opening Remarks

PUBLIC COMMENT

1:05 PM

STATUS UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND MASK REGULATION

2:05 PM

Panel 1: State Overview and Updates

STAKEHOLDER PANELS

2:25 PM

2:25 PM - Panel 2: Parents and Students 
  • Marla Posey-Moss, President and Laura Stewart, VP for Advocacy, Free State PTA  
  • Justin Peleska, President and Tolu Adeyemo, 1st Vice President, Maryland Association of Student Councils 
  • Rene Averitt-Sanzone, Executive Director, The Parents Place
  • Benjamin Heiser, Parent, Harford County 

3:10 PM - Panel 3: State Organizations 
  • Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) Representatives
    • Virginia McGraw, MABE President, Charles County Board of Education
    • Marsha Herbert, Carroll County Board of Education
    • Makeda Scott, Baltimore County Board of Education
    • Melissa Williams, Washington County Board of Education
  • Cheryl Bost, President, Maryland State Educators Association (MSEA)

4:00 PM - Panel 4: National Experts 
  • Dr. Lucy McBride, Practicing Internist
  • Dr. Monique Soileau-Burke, Vice-President, MD Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Professor Larry Gostin, Director, O’Neil Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University


STATE BOARD DISCUSSION AND NEXT STEPS

4:30 PM


ADJOURN 

5:15 PM




The State Board of Education invites public comment during this meeting according to the guidelines for virtual participation. Comments are limited to three minutes. Registration is limited to 20 individuals and is first come, first served. Once the 20-person maximum is reached additional individuals may be placed on a waiting list.

Registration for public comment is now open and ends at 3 p.m. on Monday, November 15. Interested individuals can register by calling the Office of the State Board of Education at 410-767-0467 and leaving a message, or by emailing your request to stateboard.msde@maryland.gov. Confirmed registrants will be notified and provided information to access the meeting, along with guidelines for participating.