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Anne Arundel County Public Schools board meeting, Nov 19, 2025

2 h 48 min · 2 public speakers

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School board approves Phase 2 redistricting plan 2:45:20

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    Item by item (15)
    1. Opening and agenda changes 4:38
      • Robert Silkworth opened the meeting with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. 4:38
      • A motion was made to amend the agenda to move public comments on non-agenda items to item number 3. 6:13
      • The board approved the minutes, the agenda change and the amended agenda by consensus. 6:03
    2. Public comment on agriculture program 6:52
      • Robert Silkworth said there were no public comments on agenda items but that the board had agreed to allow speakers on non-agenda items. 6:52
      • Speakers at public comment spoke about the agriculture program at Southern High School and said scheduling conflicts had kept students from taking agriculture courses. 9:04
    3. Student council and advisory committee reports 16:11
      • The CRASC report said the group held its first General Assembly of the 2025⁠-⁠2026 school year on November 6th with over 180 delegates. 16:40
      • The Citizen Advisory Committee report said the committee reviewed a policy on academic integrity last updated in 2008 and would discuss in December how artificial intelligence might be brought into the policy. 20:30
    4. President's report and recognitions 23:03
      • Joanna Bache Tobin, Ph.D., spoke about the Family Involvement Conference, and Dawn Pulliam recognized an agriculture teacher honored by a state agriculture teachers group. 23:24
      • Robert Silkworth said a public briefing on the proposed redistricting plan was held November 12th, with public hearings on the 13th and November 17th. 24:19
      • Robert Silkworth said a school counselor at Crofton High School was named National School Counselor of the Year and that board members attended a groundbreaking for the New Village Academy, which is set to open in August of 2026. 24:19
    5. Superintendent's report 29:43
      • The superintendent congratulated 7 more state champions and said 4 schools were still competing in the state football playoffs. 30:28
      • The superintendent said 20% of the proceeds from an ice cream partnership go to the district's education foundation. 34:08
      • The superintendent said the district has to figure out compensation and hours for food service workers to address staffing in that area. 34:56
    6. School year calendar presentation 35:36
      • A staff presenter said the calendar committee recommended closing schools December 21st through 23rd and moving those days to the start of the year, making the first day for students Wednesday, August 19th, and the last day Friday, June 11th. 36:15
      • The presenter said the board is scheduled to vote on the calendar at its next meeting on December 3rd. 36:15
      • The presenter said the committee moved the 4 partial days to 2-hour late arrivals instead of 2-hour early dismissals. 41:30
    7. Consent contracts 42:46
      • The board bundled consent items 6.01 through 6.08, and the superintendent recommended awarding the contracts. 43:12
    8. Administrative personnel appointments 44:05
      • The superintendent recommended approval of the administrative personnel appointments discussed in executive session. 44:10
    9. Promotion and retention policy 44:37
      • A staff member said Policy IIB was updated so students must meet the requirements of the state's literacy policy to be promoted to grade 4. 45:07
    10. Non-school communications policy first reading 46:21
      • A staff member said Policy KA would be updated to permit the distribution and display of electronic materials and would be posted for a 30-day public comment period. 46:31
    11. Nantucket split articulation amendment 47:06
      • Gloria Dent moved to adopt the revised Board Recommendation 3 as the final Phase 2 redistricting plan, and Sarah J. McDermott moved to amend it to remove the split articulation of Nantucket Elementary School. 47:45
      • One board member said from the start that a plan splitting an elementary school could not get a yes vote from them, and another board member said they would be a no on any split articulation. 48:54
      • Asked by Joanna Bache Tobin, Ph.D., what maintaining the split articulation would do to a middle school, a staff member said its unofficial utilization is 98% and a net gain of about 56 students would likely put it slightly over capacity. 58:52
    12. Legacy student provision amendment 1:46:42
      • Dana Schallheim moved to let students entering 5th, 8th or 11th grades in 2026⁠-⁠2027 remain at their current schools if they provide their own transportation. 1:46:57
      • Two board members each said they could not support the motion, citing transportation. 1:51:18
      • Dana Schallheim said about 2,000 people were on a waitlist for aftercare and some children would lose their child care spots. 1:53:16
      • The amendment failed 4⁠-⁠4. 2:14:29
    13. Davidsonville Elementary amendment 2:14:36
      • A staff member said 694 is the school's new SRC and the school is over capacity by 3 students using unofficial enrollment for the current school year. 2:16:34
      • Dawn Pulliam moved to amend revised BR3 to keep 27 students at Davidsonville Elementary. 2:17:24
      • The amendment failed 4⁠-⁠4. 2:25:06
    14. Final redistricting plan vote 2:25:12
      • One board member said they would vote no on the plan, citing the Nantucket split articulation, child care and students attending 2 middle schools. 2:25:26
      • Dawn Pulliam said they were approving the plan. 2:35:13
      • The board adopted the Phase 2 redistricting plan 5⁠-⁠3. 2:45:15
    15. Adjournment and upcoming meetings 2:45:20
      • Robert Silkworth said the next general board meeting will be held Wednesday, December 3rd, at 6:30 PM. 2:47:11
      • The board adjourned by consensus. ~2:47:07

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