Board of Education of Baltimore County

SUMMARY OF CLOSED SESSION

AND

EDUCATION TRANSPARENCY ACT DESCRIPTION

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

OPEN SESSION MINUTES

The Board of Education of Baltimore County held a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at 5:06 p.m. The following Board members were present: Vice Chair Rodney R. McMillion, Ms. Robin L. Harvey, Ms. Moalie S. Jose, Mr. Russell T. Kuehn, Ms. Jane E. Lichter, Ms. Maggie Litz Domanowski, Mr. John H. Offerman, Jr., Ms. Christina M. Pumphrey, Dr. Brenda Savoy, Student Member Roah Hassan, and Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams.

The following Board members participated in the meeting virtually: Chair Julie C. Henn and Dr. Erin R. Hager.

CLOSED SESSION

Pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article, §3-305 (b)(1) and (b)(7), upon the motion of Mr. Offerman, seconded by Ms. Hassan, and unanimously approved, the Board commenced its closed session at 5:08 p.m. The following Board members were present: Vice Chair Rodney R. McMillion, Ms. Robin L. Harvey, Ms. Moalie S. Jose, Mr. Russell T. Kuehn, Ms. Jane E. Lichter, Ms. Maggie Litz Domanowski, Mr. John H. Offerman, Jr., Ms. Christina M. Pumphrey, Dr. Brenda Savoy, and Student Member Roah Hassan. In addition, Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams and the following staff members were present: Ms. Mildred Charley-Greene, Chief of Staff; Dr. Myriam Yarbrough, Deputy Superintendent; Mr. Homer McCall, Director, Office of Staffing; Margaret-Ann Howie, Esquire, General Counsel; Eric Brousaides, Esquire, Counsel for the Board of Education; and Ms. Tracy Gover, Senior Executive Assistant to the Board.

The following Board members participated in the meeting virtually: Chair Julie C. Henn and Dr. Erin R. Hager.

Ms. Charley-Greene and Mr. McCall presented personnel matters to be considered at tonight’s meeting including terminations, retirements, resignations, leaves, and certificated appointments.

Mr. McCall left the meeting at 5:07 p.m.

Ms. Henn presented the Board’s closed session minutes of Tuesday, November 22, 2022, for review and consideration. The minutes were approved as presented.

Ms. Charley-Greene, Dr. Yarbrough, and Ms. Howie, left the meeting at 5:12 p.m.

Mr. Brousaides provided legal advice concerning a Board legal matter.

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION SESSION

On the motion of Mr. Offerman, seconded by Ms. Jose, and passed unanimously, the Board commenced its administrative function session at 5:20 p.m. to discuss Board officer elections.

On the motion of Mr. Offerman, seconded by Ms. Hassan, and passed unanimously, the Board adjourned its administrative function session at 5:39 p.m.

EDUCATION TRANSPARENCY ACT DESCRIPTION

Open session of the Board of Education meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. In accordance with the Education Transparency Act, Md. Ed. Code Ann. §3-2B-09(b)(3) (effective July 1, 2018), the following represents a full and accurate description of the final actions of the Board of Education taken at its public meeting of Tuesday, December 6, 2022. If there is a discrepancy between the video and this description, the video, which constitutes the official minutes of the meeting, shall control. The official minutes can be found online at https://vimeo.com/778849527.

CONSIDERATION OF THE AGENDA

The agenda was adopted as presented.

ELECTIONS OF BOARD OFFICERS

Elections of Board Chair and Vice Chair – December 6, 2022, to December 2023

Dr. Williams opened the floor for nominations for the Office of Chair of the Board of Education. Mr. Offerman nominated Ms. Lichter. There were no other nominations.

A roll call vote was taken for Ms. Lichter. (favor – 11)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Lichter	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Henn	X
Total	11	0	0	1

Ms. Lichter was elected Chair of the Board of Education from December 6, 2022, through December 2023.

Ms. Lichter opened the floor for nominations for the Office of the Vice Chair of the Board of Education. Dr. Savoy nominated Ms. Harvey. There were no other nominations.

A roll call vote was taken for Ms. Harvey. (favor – 11)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Lichter	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Henn	X
Total	11	0	0	1

Ms. Harvey was elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Education from December 6, 2022, through December 2023.

NEW BUSINESS

Personnel Matters

On the motion of Mr. Offerman, seconded by Ms. Jose, the Board approved the personnel matters listed in Exhibit E-1. (favor – 10) The student member of the Board is not eligible to vote on this item.

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	10	0	0	1

On the motion of Ms. Hassan, seconded by Mr. Offerman, the Board approved the personnel matters listed in Exhibit E-2 through E-5. (favor – 11)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	11	0	0	1

Ms. Jose left the meeting at 6:45 p.m.

Mr. Kuehn left the meeting at 7:08 p.m. and returned at 7:12 p.m.

Ms. Jose returned to meeting virtually at 7:20 p.m.

Contract Awards

Ms. Jose presented items K-1 through K-15 to the full Board for approval.

On the motion of Mr. Offerman, the Board approved the contracts as presented in Exhibits K-1 through K-15. (favor – 11)

Exhibit Number	Contract Number and Name
	COH-915-22 Culturally Responsive Graduate Special Educators
	COH-902-23 CCBC General Secondary Content Open Course Cohort 2022-2023
	COH-903-23 Master of Arts in Teaching Program
	MWE-804-23 Affordable Care Act Compliance and Administration
	JBO-710-23 Employee Health Benefit Plans
	JBO-709-23 Flexible Spending Account Administration
	JMI-606-18 Video Production Equipment & Associated Services
	LLY-417-22 USDA Processed Commodities
	JBO-707-18 Doors – Interior and Exterior
	âJNI-758-16 Emergency Generator Systems
	JBO-706-22 Desktop Delivery Office Supplies
	JBO-708-18 Drain Cleaning and Associated Services
	CWA-109-23 Fire Alarm Systems Installation, Repairs, Parts, Inspections and Preventative Maintenance
	NTA-503-23 McCormick Elementary School Boiler Replacement
	NTA-502-23 Security System- Access Control Installations, Repairs, Parts, and Preventative Maintenance

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	11	0	0	1

Special Project Request – Perry Hall High School Scoreboard

On the motion of Ms. Hassan, seconded by Mr. Offerman, the Board approved the privately funded capital project for a Perry Hall High School scoreboard. (favor – 11)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	11	0	0	1

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Report on Board Policies (Second Reading)

Ms. Henn moved to approve the recommendations of the Board’s Policy Review Committee to amend the following Board Policies:

Policy 3000 – NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES: Non-Instructional Services
Policy 3126 – NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES: Expense and Travel Reimbursement
Policy 3127 – NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES: Travel Approval
Policy 7330 – FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION: Financing – Capital Projects Funded by Private Donations
Policy 8350 – INTERNAL BOARD POLICIES: Operations – Board Counsel

Ms. Jose requested to separate Policy 8364 from the vote.

The Board approved Board Policies 3000, 3126, 3127, 7330, and 8350 as presented. (favor – 11)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	11	0	0	1

Policy 8364 – INTERNAL BOARD OPERATIONS: Ethics Code – Financial Disclosure Statements

Ms. Lichter moved to amend Policy 8364 to strike “10” and replace with “4” the number of years of required retention of financial disclosure statements. The motion was seconded by Ms. Hassan. The motion failed. (favor – 6)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski		X
C. Pumphrey		X
R. Harvey		X
J. Henn		X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn		X
J. Lichter	X
Total	6	5	0	1

On the motion of Ms. Harvey, seconded by Ms. Hassan, the board approved amending Policy 8364 by striking “10” and replacing with “7” the number of years required to retain financial disclosure statements. (favor – 11)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	11	0	0	1

The Board approved Board Policy 8364 as amended. (favor – 11)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	11	0	0	1

Ms. Hassan left the meeting at 8:08 p.m. and returned at 8:11 p.m.

Mr. Offerman left the meeting at 8:08 p.m. and returned at 8:10 p.m.

Ms. Domanowski left the meeting at 8:42 p.m. and returned at 8:44 p.m.

Ms. Pumphrey left the meeting at 8:58 p.m. and returned at 9:01 p.m.

Dr. Savoy left the meeting at 9:15 p.m. and returned at 9:24 p.m.

Agenda Setting

Ms. Domanowski moved to add a review of the August 10, 2021, Board of Education of Baltimore County Public Comment and Attendance Guidelines and Procedures to the agenda for the next Board meeting on December 20, 2022. The motion was seconded by Ms. Henn.

Ms. Henn moved to amend the motion by striking the date “December 20, 2022,” and replacing it with “January 10, 2023.” The motion was seconded by Ms. Domanowski and passed. (favor – 7)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski		X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose	X
R. McMillion		X
R. Hassan		X
J. Offerman	X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter		X
Total	7	4	0	1

The amended motion, to add a review of the August 10, 2021, Board of Education of Baltimore County Public Comment and Attendance Guidelines and Procedures to the agenda for the Board meeting on January 10, 2023,” passed. (favor – 9)

Board Member	Favor	Opposed	Did Not Vote/ Abstention	Absent
M. Domanowski	X
C. Pumphrey	X
R. Harvey	X
J. Henn	X
M. Jose		X
R. McMillion	X
R. Hassan	X
J. Offerman			X
B. Savoy	X
E. Hager				X
R. Kuehn	X
J. Lichter	X
Total	9	1	1	1

The Board adjourned its meeting at 9:38 p.m.

Submitted for posting on December 7, 2022.