MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
                                                                                                                                                                                               
Tuesday, July 21, 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 Montgomery County
 
9:00 a.m.  CALL MEETING TO ORDER
 
9:03 a.m.  WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                
Action Items
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
9:10 a.m.  
 
1.   Consent Agenda Items
a)    Approval of Minutes of June 23, 2009                                                                           
b)    Personnel Tab B                                                                                                            
c)     Budget Adjustments for June, 2009 Tab C                                                                             
d)    Permission to Publish:
 
         Voluntary State Curriculum Renamed to the State Curriculum 
          Permission to Publish Changes to COMAR Tab D                                                   
 
e)     Persistently Dangerous and Probationary Status Schools Tab E                    
                                                                         
9:25 a.m.
 
2.   Alternative Governance Proposal – Harford County Public Schools Tab F                        
                                                                
9:55 a.m.
 
3.   Maryland Teacher Professional Development Advisory Council Final Report Tab G
 
10:25 a.m.   BREAK
 
Information & Discussion
 
10:40 a.m. 
 
4.   2009 Maryland School Assessments Results Tab H                                                                 
Power Point Presentation
 
11:20 a.m.
 
5.   State Superintendent’s Update
 
11:30 a.m.   ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
 
Action Item
 
3:00 p.m.
 
6.   Election of Board Officers
                                                                        
3:15 p.m.
 
Public Comment
 
3:45 p.m.              
 
Announcements
 
3:50 p.m.                                        
 
7.   Opinions 
 
3:55 p.m.  A D J O U R N M E N T