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Anne Arundel County Public Schools board meeting, Dec 3, 2025

2 h 15 min · 2 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board moves first day of 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year to August 24th, 2026 2:01:35

  • Gloria Dent accepted a nomination for board president, and the board approved it 7⁠-⁠1. 1:27:41
  • Dawn Pulliam received 6 votes for vice president to 2 for Erica McFarland. 1:29:42
  • The board also approved an amended charter school agreement with the New Village Academy Public Charter High School Governing Board 8⁠-⁠0. 1:48:28
  • The board voted 5⁠-⁠3 on a motion by Dana Schallheim to set the first day of school for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year on Monday, August 24th, 2026, and then adopted the amended calendar 8⁠-⁠0. 2:04:38

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, minutes and agenda 10:59
    • The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. 10:59
    • Robert Silkworth announced consensus to approve the minutes and to establish the agenda order. 12:12
  2. Monthly recognitions and school presentation 12:43
    • The board recognized a speech-language pathologist on the interim service provider team as Educator of the Month for December 2025. 12:43
    • Joanna Bache Tobin presented the Employee of the Month for December 2025 to a Community School Program Manager at Tyler Heights Elementary, and Robert Silkworth presented the Volunteer of the Month award to a volunteer at the Center of Applied Technology North. 16:53
    • A presenter said the school system had been contacted with an offer to donate a glass etching of Germantown Elementary to the school. 29:37
  3. Public comment on agenda items 1:00:34
    • Robert Silkworth said there were 2 speakers. 1:00:34
    • A speaker at public comment said the proposed calendar left students only 2 weeks of August and that they should have more of August and less of June. 1:02:25
    • Another speaker said the proposed schedule had 33 scheduled days off and that most working parents do not get 33 days of PTO. 1:04:34
  4. PTA report 1:07:25
    • The PTA report said the submission deadline for the 2025⁠-⁠2026 National PTA Reflections Program is December 12th, 2025. 1:07:57
    • The report said the council's December meeting would be replaced with a financial training for new treasurers. 1:08:45
  5. Policy Committee report 1:09:28
    • A speaker said the Policy Committee met December 2nd and discussed Policy DEA Purchasing Procedures and Policy DEB Bidding Procedures. 1:09:34
    • The speaker said Policy DEA would come before the board for the standard 3-reader process and that changes to Policy DEB amounted to technical edits. 1:09:34
  6. President's report and open meetings opinion 1:10:48
    • Robert Silkworth said the Open Meetings Compliance Board issued an opinion on December 1st finding a violation in how the board recessed at its September 17th, 2025 meeting. 1:10:48
    • Robert Silkworth said the board needed to vote to close the meeting and prepare a written closing statement to confer with counsel in closed session, and that the board would implement the Compliance Board's guidance. 1:12:15
    • Robert Silkworth congratulated several schools that advanced deeply into the state football playoffs. 1:15:01
  7. Superintendent's report 1:18:10
    • The superintendent said 18 semifinalists for the 2026 Teacher of the Year were chosen from 88 nominees and that the district received the 2025 Gold Ribbon Award from Youth Service America. 1:18:10
    • The superintendent said the district had 37 teacher vacancies compared to 63 last year at this time. 1:18:10
    • The superintendent said the fiscal year 2027 budget recommendation would be presented December 17th and that it would be a tight budget year. 1:20:17
  8. Consent award of contracts 1:21:36
    • The superintendent recommended the award of contracts on consent items 5.01 through 5.03. 1:21:53
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:22:20
  9. Board president selection 1:22:23
    • One board member said the reason for a no vote was communication and collaboration with the nominee. 1:26:07
    • The nomination of Gloria Dent for president passed 7⁠-⁠1. 1:27:41
  10. Board vice president selection 1:27:46
    • One board member nominated another member for vice president, and a second nomination was made for a different member. 1:27:56
    • Dawn Pulliam and Erica McFarland each accepted or spoke on the nomination, with Erica McFarland saying a goal was a greater partnership with the community. 1:29:42
    • Dawn Pulliam received 6 votes and Erica McFarland received 2, and Dawn Pulliam was chosen. ~1:29:42
  11. Administrative and personnel appointments 1:43:19
    • The superintendent recommended approval of administrative personnel appointments as discussed in executive session and of personnel actions on the attached sheets. 1:43:27
    • Both motions passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:44:00
  12. Chesapeake High School netting and backstop 1:44:38
    • The superintendent recommended approval of a third-party project at Chesapeake High School to install safety netting and a baseball backstop. 1:44:47
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:45:15
  13. New Village Academy charter agreement 1:45:18
    • A staff member said the project had been worked on over the last 3 years and recommended that the board approve the amended charter school agreement with the New Village Academy Public Charter High School Governing Board. 1:45:23
    • Joanna Bache Tobin said it was a model they had long championed and were grateful to see it begin in Annapolis. 1:46:55
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:48:29
  14. Item 1:48:36
    • Robert Silkworth said the board received 565 emails and 124 written comments, with the majority saying a start date of the 19th was too early. 1:52:25
    • A staff member said committee members cited more effective professional development in the morning as a reason for late arrivals, and Erica McFarland asked whether the 4 partial days could be consolidated into 2 full PD days for teachers. 1:53:51
    • Dana Schallheim moved to start school on Monday, August 24th, 2026, with schools open December 21st, 2026 through December 23rd, 2026, and separately moved to convert all 4 late arrivals to 2-hour early dismissals. 2:01:35
    • The start-date motion passed 8⁠-⁠0, the early dismissal motion passed 5⁠-⁠3, and the calendar as amended passed 8⁠-⁠0. 2:03:13
  15. Review of Global Citizenship course 2:05:19
    • Dana Schallheim said the course became a 9th grade graduation requirement in fall 2019 and said 9 LEAs require financial literacy for graduation. 2:05:39
    • Dana Schallheim said leadership would be instructed to place the item back on the agenda for December 17th. 2:08:37

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