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Anne Arundel County Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

School board approves Policy JCO on 7⁠-⁠1 vote 1:39:59

  • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to restore 5 telework days for some 12-month employees, and others raised student device use in classrooms. 39:28
  • The superintendent reported that the class of 2026 earned $286.7 million in scholarship offers. 59:36
  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠1 to approve Policy JCO, which the superintendent recommended subject to final correction for style and format. 1:39:59
  • The board also voted 8⁠-⁠0 to approve the transportation facility at Shipley Avenue schematic design. 1:46:22
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and meeting procedures 30:35
    • Gloria Dent opened the meeting with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance and called the item for approval of the minutes. 30:35
    • Motions were made to approve the minutes and the agenda order. 31:49
  2. Public comment 32:24
    • Speakers at public comment asked for stronger action on student personal electronic devices and raised concerns about students using artificial intelligence to cheat. 34:27
    • Other speakers asked the board to examine community school partnerships and questioned a 26% cut to science and social studies time in the middle school redesign. 37:07
    • Several speakers asked the board to reinstate 5 telework days per year after the telework pilot was not extended for the '26-'27 school year. 39:28
  3. President's report 51:35
    • Gloria Dent said every negotiated agreement was reached and ratified by June 30th and welcomed the new student member of the board. 51:35
    • Gloria Dent said summer enrichment programs and the summer meal program were staffed and serving students. 54:56
    • Dawn Pulliam described farm tours organized by the Farm Bureau with the expansion of the agriculture program. 56:46
  4. Superintendent's report 58:28
    • The superintendent said the class of 2026 earned $286.7 million in scholarship offers, about $52 million more than the class of 2025. 59:36
    • The superintendent said students took 10,757 AP exams that earned scores of 3 or higher, out of a record high over 16,000 administered. 1:01:44
    • The superintendent said an elementary school's Best Buddies chapter was named the best elementary chapter in the nation. 1:04:58
  5. Consent awards of contracts 1:05:50
    • The superintendent's recommendation asked the board to authorize the award of contracts on consent items 5.01 through 5.05. 1:06:08
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:06:50
  6. Administrative and personnel actions 1:06:53
    • The board took up administrative personnel appointments discussed in executive session and other personnel actions on attached sheets. 1:06:59
    • Both motions passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:07:29
  7. Student personal electronic device policy 1:08:01
    • Dana Schallheim asked when an AI policy would come before the policy committee, and the chief information officer said legislation requires the district to have an AI policy in place by September. 1:08:49
    • Erica McFarland asked why the policy was being updated when legislation would require revisiting it, and a district staff member said the policy would be amended for the new legislation, which does not go into effect until '26-'27. 1:13:25
    • A motion to table the policy while moving the regulation forward was withdrawn by consensus. 1:29:44
    • The policy was approved 7⁠-⁠1. 1:40:00
  8. Student sexual harassment and misconduct policy 1:40:02
    • A district staff member said the policy was being revised to reflect the 2020 Title IX final rule currently in effect. 1:40:15
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:40:53
  9. Transportation facility schematic design 1:40:54
    • The superintendent's recommendation sought approval of the transportation facility at Shipley Avenue schematic design. 1:41:02
    • Dawn Pulliam asked whether local small business vendors would remain district vendors. 1:44:20
    • A district staff member said the district did not intend to displace anybody and the facility would consolidate the Millersville and Waterford lots while keeping the South River location. 1:44:45
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:46:23
  10. Broadneck High School safety netting 1:46:26
    • The superintendent's recommendation sought approval of a third-party project to install safety netting on Turf Field 2 at Broadneck High School. 1:46:39
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:47:04
  11. Chesapeake High School stormwater agreement 1:47:07
    • The superintendent's recommendation sought approval of a stormwater management inspection and maintenance agreement for the Chesapeake High School athletic fieldhouse. 1:47:15
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:47:43
  12. Filling executive committee vacancies 1:47:45
    • The board took up item 6.09, filling vacancies on executive committees. 1:47:45
    • Gloria Dent thanked those who applied for the committee. 1:49:12
    • The motion passed 8⁠-⁠0. 1:50:45
  13. Reports and adjournment 1:50:48
    • Gloria Dent asked for discussion on the construction status report and on award of contracts. 1:50:48
    • Dawn Pulliam thanked the Apex program for providing jerseys. 1:51:05

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Video: posted by the district as “BOE Public Session 7-22-2026”