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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Baltimore County board votes to revoke Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy charter 2:30:28

  • During public comment, speakers raised school safety, a substitute teacher shortage and the French program at a school. 2:02:12
  • The board approved a motion to immediately revoke the charter agreement for Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy after a staff member said the school had not provided a proposed lease agreement by the September 30th, 2026 deadline. 2:30:28
  • District staff members gave an update on substitute recruitment, hiring and onboarding after the district brought the work back in-house from Kelly Education, and board members asked about costs and the hiring process. 2:37:20
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening, closed session and agenda 3:40
    • A motion was made for the board to go into closed session under the Open Meetings Act to discuss personnel matters, consult counsel and conduct collective bargaining negotiations. 3:40
    • The board took up the October 21st agenda, which stood as presented with no additions or changes. 1:56:17
  2. Public comment 1:59:44
    • Speakers at public comment raised school safety, including a request for budget support for safety assistants and a request for armed guards at elementary schools. 2:02:12
    • Speakers at public comment described a substitute teacher shortage, defended teacher planning time and called for restoring a school's French program. 2:04:44
    • Speakers representing Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy described efforts to secure a facility, and another speaker asked the board to adopt a ban on AI in schools. 2:07:29
  3. Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy charter 2:29:56
    • A staff member said the board had denied the school's request for a 30-day extension and that the school did not submit a proposed lease by the September 30th, 2026 deadline required by the First Amendment of the charter agreement. 2:30:28
    • The staff member said the administration recommended that the board approve the immediate revocation of the charter agreement pursuant to Section 16.6 of the charter. 2:33:04
  4. Action taken in closed session 2:34:07
    • A staff member said the board took action in closed session on an appeal entitled HEA 26⁠-⁠037 and asked the board to affirm it. 2:34:23
  5. Board budget priorities for next fiscal year 2:35:15
    • The chair of the Budget and Finance Committee said the committee met on Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 and forwarded the proposed budget priorities for FY 2028 to the full board. 2:35:15
  6. Substitute staffing update 2:36:30
    • A staff member said the district's substitute fill rate was 74% on September 30th, 2026, compared with 95.4% under Kelly Education on September 30th, 2025. 2:39:48
    • Another staff member said the district had approximately 1,000 substitutes hired, 700 in process of onboarding and 800 additional applications, and that 52 schools with fill rates below 70% received a permanent substitute. 2:42:08
    • The superintendent said the savings were really $3 to $5 million and said the superintendent would come back to the board with a plan to support human resources. 3:02:18
  7. Information items and committee updates 3:04:05
    • The chair of the Budget and Finance Committee said the Oracle financials and procurement systems went live on October 7th and that FY28 budget development remained on schedule. 3:05:02
    • The chair of the Policy Review Committee said the committee discussed several policies and that Policy 8340 was returned for additional work by staff. 3:06:32
  8. Agenda requests and announcements 3:07:51
    • A board member asked for an update on a policy on AI and screen time, and a speaker said a committee was working on it and the district had communicated with the State Board of Education. 3:07:59
    • A request was made for information on safety positions in schools and how they vary from elementary to middle to high school. 3:08:44
    • The chair said the next board meeting would be on Wednesday, November 4th at 6:30. 3:10:10

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Video: posted by the district as “Meeting of the Baltimore County Board of Education - October 21, 2026”