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Anne Arundel County Public Schools board meeting, Jan 14, 2026

1 h 31 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened at this meeting

School board adopts graduation requirements policy 1:00:27

  • A motion on administrative personnel appointments recommended by the superintendent passed 7⁠-⁠0. 59:47
  • Board members discussed reducing the credits required for graduation from 26 to 23 and the Global Community Citizenship course, and a staff member said that course would go through a curriculum update this summer. 1:05:10
  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to adopt Policy IIC on graduation requirements after a district staff member said the accompanying regulation would add a 0.5 financial literacy graduation requirement. 1:25:56
  • The board also adopted Policy JECC on the use of stock bronchodilators by a 7⁠-⁠0 vote. 1:27:27

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, minutes and agenda 13:54
    • The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. 13:54
    • The board took up motions to approve the minutes and establish the agenda order. 15:28
    • The presiding officer announced the agenda was established. 16:00
  2. Public comment 16:00
    • A speaker at public comment described the Global Community Citizenship course as repetitive and asked the board to make the course meaningful or reconsider its role as a graduation requirement. 18:30
  3. Student organization reports 21:10
    • The Student Equity Advisory Team report said some ambassadors took part in focus groups for the district's Middle School Task Force. 21:21
    • The CRASC report said the annual Polar Bear Plunge would take place January 29th at Sandy Point State Park to support Special Olympics Maryland. 25:45
  4. Policy Committee report 30:48
    • The Policy Committee report said the committee met on January 6th to discuss policy JECA and that the proposed changes were technical edits that do not need to come before the board. 30:55
  5. President's report 31:18
    • The president's report noted the board's annual legislative breakfast on January 5th, budget hearings on January 6th and 8th, and a Unified Showcase at Severna Park High School on January 9th. 31:18
    • Dawn Pulliam said a county economic development maritime team toured the CAT South maritime electrical and welding program and discussed partnerships for mentoring, apprenticeships and future jobs for students. 35:59
    • Robert Silkworth described an annual luncheon as a chance for the board to hold dialogue with legislators. 37:47
  6. Superintendent's report 38:24
    • The superintendent said three district school administrators earned state awards from the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals. 40:36
    • The superintendent said a state audit of more than $200 million in federal ESSER grants resulted in no fiscal or programmatic findings. 42:19
    • The superintendent said the semester break day set for Tuesday, January 20th would move to Wednesday, January 21st if inclement weather closes schools that Tuesday. 45:36
  7. Consent items and contract awards 53:40
    • A staff member said the superintendent recommended the board authorize the award of contracts on consent items numbered 5.01 through 5.19. 56:30
    • After a 7⁠-⁠0 vote to bundle the items, a staff member said the board still needed a motion on the consent items as bundled. 57:13
    • A motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 59:00
  8. Administrative appointments and personnel actions 59:02
    • A staff member said the superintendent recommended the personnel listed on the attached sheet be promoted or appointed, and that the board approve the personnel actions on the attached sheets. 59:16
    • Both the administrative appointments and the personnel actions passed 7⁠-⁠0. 59:49
  9. Graduation requirements policy 1:00:27
    • The director of legislation and policy said the policy was posted for an additional public comment period because of a proposed 0.5 financial literacy graduation requirement and that 24 additional comments were received. 1:01:02
    • One board member said the personal finance course is an absolute necessity and said the Global Citizenship course might better serve students if taught in middle school. 1:05:10
    • Erica McFarland asked about seniors taking a partial schedule, and a staff member said just under 19% do so. 1:09:37
    • The motion to adopt Policy IIC passed 7⁠-⁠0. 1:25:57
  10. Stock bronchodilators policy 1:26:00
    • The director of legislation and policy said Policy JECC is being adopted in accordance with House Bill 86 from 2024, which authorizes school nurses and designated school personnel to give a stock bronchodilator to a student experiencing asthma-related symptoms or respiratory distress. 1:26:18
    • The motion to adopt Policy JECC passed 7⁠-⁠0. 1:27:29
  11. Non-school communications policy 1:27:31
    • A staff member said Policy KA was on second reading after a 30-day public comment period that drew no feedback and is being updated to permit distribution and display of electronic materials. 1:27:47
  12. State legislation update 1:28:16
    • A staff member said the Maryland General Assembly session began at noon and that 2 bills on public education from a special session on veto overrides were included in the legislation exhibit. 1:28:36
  13. Reports and upcoming events 1:29:25
    • Gloria Dent said no questions were raised on the monthly financial status report or the construction status report. 1:29:25
    • Gloria Dent said the next board meeting would be Wednesday, February 4th at noon and a workshop would be held Tuesday, January 20th at 6 o'clock PM. 1:29:44

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