MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
                                                                                                                                                                                               
Tuesday, March 24, 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 Allegany and Washington Counties
 
9:00 a.m.     CALL MEETING TO ORDER
                                       
Action Items
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
9:03 a.m.              
                             
1.   Consent Agenda Items
     a)     Approval of Minutes of February 24, 2009                         
      b)    Approval of Minutes of March 11, 2009 Special Meeting
      c)    Personnel
     d)   Budget Adjustments for February, 2009 Tab D
      e)   FY 2009 Budget Reductions Tab E            
 
Recognition
 
9:10 a.m.
 
2.   Maryland Superintendent of the Year Tab F
 
Information & Discussion
 
9:20 a.m.            
                               
3.   The Public School Construction Program 
Memo
Power Point Presentation
                       
9:50 a.m. 
 
4.   State Legislative Update Tab H                                                  
 
10:10 a.m. 
 
5.   Federal Legislative Update Tab I                                                     
 
10:20 a.m.   BREAK
 
Information & Discussion (cont’d)
 
10:35 a.m.   
 
6.   School Readiness Report
Memo
Report
Power Point       
 
11:05 a.m. 
 
7.   Report of Response to Financial Literacy Task Force Recommendations Tab K
Action Items
 
11:20 a.m. 
 
8.   COMAR 13A.12.03.11 School Social Worker (Review) Tab L              
 
11:35 a.m.      
                                   
9.   COMAR 13A.12.07 Resident Teacher Certification (Approval) Tab M
 
11:50 a.m.     
                                    
10. COMAR 13A.05.08 Work-Based Learning Program (Adoption) Tab N
 
Information & Discussion
 
11:50 a.m.              
                           
11. State Superintendent’s Update 
 
12:05 p.m.   ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
 
Recognition
 
2:05 p.m.
 
12. 2009 Milken Award Winner Tab O
 
Action Item
 
2:30 p.m.
 
13. Voluntary State Curriculum: World Languages Tab P
 
Information & Discussion
 
3:00 p.m.
 
14. HSA Update
Memo
Power Point
 
3:30 p.m.   BREAK
 
Information & Discussion
 
3:45 p.m.
 
15. NASBE Update                            
 
3:55 p.m.                                          
 
Public Comment
 
4:25 p.m.                                
 
16. Opinions
 
4:30 p.m.  A D J O U R N M E N T