MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
                                                                                                                                                            
Wednesday, May 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 Baltimore County
 
9:00 a.m.   CALL MEETING TO ORDER               
                                                                                                                                                                                                
Action Items
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
9:03 a.m.     
                                     
1.   Consent Agenda Items
a) Approval of Minutes of April 27, 2009                               
b) Personnel                                                                
c) Budget Adjustments for April, 2009 Tab C                                                
d) Permission to Publish:
 
     COMAR 13A.09.09 (Amend) Tab D                                                                           
     Educational Programs in Nonpublic Schools                  
     PERMISSION TO PUBLISH                                              
 
       COMAR 13A.02.01.02 Records and Reports Tab E Reporting Manual
     COMAR 13A.04.02.03 Federal Funds
     PERMISSION TO PUBLISH               
 
9:10 a.m.                  
 
2.   Alternative Governance Proposals: Prince George’s County Public Schools Tab F    
 
9:50 a.m. 
 
3.   Alternative Governance Proposal: Anne Arundel County Public Schools Tab G
 
10:10 a.m. 
 
4.   Alternative Governance Proposal: Baltimore County Public Schools Tab H
 
10:30 a.m. BREAK
 
Information and Discussion
 
10:45 a.m.    
 
5.   Transfer of Adult & Corrections Education Programs Tab I
 
Action Item
 
11:05 a.m.                                        
 
6.   Standard Setting: Modified Assessments in Reading and Mathematics
(Grades 6, 7 and 8) Tab J
Power Point
Information & Discussion
 
11:35 a.m.                                         
 
7.   Update on HSA Graduation Requirement Tab K
Power Point
 
Noon  ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
  
Action Items
 
2:15 p.m.                                          
 
8.   Physical Education Voluntary State Curriculum Tab L 
 
3:00 p.m.    
 
9.   13A.05.09 (Amend) Programs for Homeless Children
       ADOPTION Tab M
                                                                
3:10 p.m. 
 
10. 13A.08.05.02, .04 & .05 (Amend) Informal Kinship Care
       ADOPTION Tab N
 
3:15 p.m. BREAK
 
Information & Discussion
 
3:30 p.m. 
 
11. State Superintendent’s Update 
 
3:40 p.m.
 
12. NASBE Update
 
Recognition
 
3:45 p.m.
 
13. United States Senate Youth Program Tab O                    
 
4:00 p.m.     
 
Public Comment
 
4:30 p.m. A D J O U R N
MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
                                                                                                                                                                
Thursday, May 28, 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 Baltimore County
 
9:00 a.m. CALL MEETING TO ORDER               
                                                                                                                                                                                                
Information & Discussion
 
9:05 a.m.                                          
 
14. Maryland Association of Student Councils’ Year End Report Tab P                               
 
9:15 a.m.  
 
15. Review of Maryland’s Mathematics Curriculum, Grades K-8 Tab Q
Report of Achieve
 
10:00 a.m.         
 
16. International Benchmarking in Mathematics Tab R                            
 
10:30 a.m.
 
17. Content Standards: Q & A                                                                                                 
10:45 a.m.  BREAK
 
11:00 a.m.
 
18. Opinions        
 
Recognition
 
11:05 a.m.                                         
 
19. Maryland’s 2009 Teachers of the Year Tab S                
 
11:40 a.m. A D J O U R N