MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building
200 West Baltimore Street – 7th Floor Board Room
Baltimore MD 21201-2595
Artwork in the Board Room is from Wicomico County
9:00 a.m. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Action Items
9:03 a.m.
1. Consent Agenda Items
a) Approval of Minutes of December 17-18, 2008
b) Personnel
c) Budget Adjustments for December, 2008 Tab C
Information & Discussion
9:05 a.m.
2. State Legislative Update
9:20 a.m.
3. An Evaluation of the Effect of Increased State Aid to Local School Systems through the Bridge to Excellence Act
Memo
Power Point Presentation
10:30 a.m. BREAK
Information & Discussion (cont’d)
10:45 a.m.
4. Annual Report on the Baltimore City Public School System
Memo
Power Point Presentation
11:15 a.m.
5. HSA Update
Memo
Power Point Presentation
11:45 a.m. ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
Action Item
2:00 p.m.
6. Voluntary State Curriculum: Health Education
Memo
Attachment A
Attachment B(1)
Attachment B(2)
Power Point Presentation
Information & Discussion
2:45 p.m.
7. Recommendations of the Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State
Memo
Attachments
3:15 p.m. BREAK
Action Items
3:30 p.m.
8. COMAR 13A.12.02.18 (AMEND) Certification in Specialty Areas (Prekindergarten – Grade 12) & COMAR 13A.12.02.12 (REPEAL)
Outdoor Education APPROVAL Tab J
3:40 p.m.
9. COMAR 13A.12.03.09 (REPEAL) Speech Pathologist
COMAR 13A.12.03.10 (AMEND) Therapists (Occupational or Physical
Therapists or Both) APPROVAL Tab K
3:50 p.m.
10. COMAR 13A.12.03.12 (NEW) Gifted and Talented Education Specialist
APPROVAL Tab L
Information & Discussion
4:00 p.m.
11. State Superintendent’s Update
4:10 p.m.
12. NASBE Update
4:15 p.m.
Public Comment
4:45 p.m. A D J O U R N M E N T
***** MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION *****
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
*****A G E N D A*****
9:00 a.m. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Legal Arguments
9:05 a.m.
13. Patrick McSwain v. Howard County Board of Education
10:00 a.m.
14. Somerset County Board of Education v. Teachers Association of Somerset County
11:00 a.m. BREAK
11:15 a.m.
15. Howard County Board of Education v. Howard County Education Association
12:15 p.m.
16. Opinions
12:20 p.m. ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION