Board of Education of Baltimore County

SUMMARY OF CLOSED SESSION

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EDUCATION TRANSPARENCY ACT DESCRIPTION

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

OPEN SESSION

The Board of Education of Baltimore County held a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.  Chair Jane E. Lichter and the following Board members were present:  Vice Chair Robin L. Harvey, Ms. Maggie Litz Domanowski, Mr. Rodney R. McMillion, Ms. Christina M. Pumphrey, Dr. Brenda Savoy, and Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams.

The following Board members participated in the meeting virtually:  Dr. Erin R. Hager, Student Member Roah Hassan, and Mr. John H. Offerman, Jr.

CLOSED SESSION

Pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article, §3-305 (b)(1), (b)(7), and (b)(9), upon the motion of Mr. Offerman, seconded by Ms. Pumphrey, and approved (favor – 9), the Board commenced its closed session at 5:03 p.m.  Chair Jane E. Lichter, and the following Board members were present:  Vice Chair Robin L. Harvey, Ms. Maggie Litz Domanowski, Mr. Rodney R. McMillion, Ms. Christina M. Pumphrey, and Dr. Brenda Savoy.  In addition, Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams and the following staff members were present:  Mr. Homer McCall, Director, Office of Staffing; Valerie Holden, Esquire, Deputy 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:  Dr. Erin R. Hager, Student Member Roah Hassan, and Mr. John H. Offerman, Jr.

Mr. McCall presented personnel matters to be considered at tonight’s meeting including retirements, resignations, recognition of services, certificated appointments, and administrative appointments.

Dr. Myriam Yarbrough, Deputy Superintendent, entered the meeting at 5:05 p.m.

Mr. McCall left the meeting at 5:05 p.m.

On the motion of Mr. Offerman, seconded by Ms. Harvey, the Board approved the attendance of the student member of the Board to closed session regarding collective bargaining matters as provided by §3-2B-05(b)(3) of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.  (favor – 8)  The student member of the Board is not eligible to vote on this item.

Mr. Christopher Hartlove, Chief Financial Officer, and Ms. Joelle Bielski, Manager, Staff Relations and Employee Performance Management, entered the meeting at 5:06 p.m.

Ms. Bielski provided an update to the Board on current negotiations with AFSCME, BCPSOPE, CASE, ESPBC, and TABCO.

Mr. Hartlove and Ms. Bielski left the meeting at 5:12 p.m.

Ms. Lichter presented the Board’s closed session minutes of Tuesday, December 6, 2022, for review and consideration.  The minutes were approved as presented.

Mr. Brousaides provided legal advice related to the disposition of the hearing examiners’ opinions where no oral argument was requested on cases H.E. 23-03 and H.E. 23-14, and protocols between Board members and Board counsel.

Dr. Yarbrough and Ms. Holden left the meeting at 5:18 p.m.

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION SESSION

On the motion of Ms. Pumphrey, seconded by Ms. Hassan, the Board commenced its administrative function session at 5:18 p.m. to discuss Board committee member selections for 2023, the process for agenda setting, and process for Board member requests.  (favor – 9)

On the motion of Ms. Hassan, seconded by Ms. Pumphrey, the Board adjourned its administrative function session at 5:38 p.m.  (favor – 9)

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 20, 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/783348761.

CONSIDERATION OF THE AGENDA

On the motion of Ms. Domanowski, seconded by Ms. Pumphrey, Exhibit L-2, MAP Data Report – Fall 2022, was added as Exhibit J, and all subsequent agenda items were relabeled.  (favor – 9)

The agenda was adopted as amended.

NEW BUSINESS

Personnel Matters

On the motion of Ms. Hassan, seconded by Ms. Domanowski, the Board approved the personnel matters listed in Exhibits D-1 through D-4.  (favor – 9)

On the motion of Ms. Pumphrey, seconded by Ms. Hassan, the Board approved the administrative appointments listed in Exhibit E-1.  (favor – 9)

Ms. Hassan left the meeting at 7:07 p.m. and returned at 7:10 p.m.

Report on Board Policies (First Reading)

On the motion of Ms. Hassan, the Board approved (favor – 9) the recommendations of the Board’s Policy Review Committee on the proposed changes to the following Board Policies:

1. Policy 1300 – COMMUNITY RELATIONS:  Use of School Facilities
2. Policy 3410 – NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES:  Transportation Services

Action Taken in Closed Session

On the motion of Ms. Harvey, seconded by Dr. Savoy, the Board approved the action taken in closed session on the disposition of the hearing examiners’ cases H.E. 23-03 and H.E. 23-14.   (favor – 9)

Ms. Hassan left the meeting at 8:12 p.m. and returned at 8:15 p.m.

Ms. Pumphrey left the meeting at 8:13 p.m. and returned at 8:15 p.m.

Ms. Harvey left the meeting at 8:24 p.m. and returned at 8:26 p.m.

Agenda Setting

Board members provided the following items as possible topics for future Board meetings:

• Athletic Directors and Trainers (Mr. McMillion)
• Effectiveness of the Implementation of the Cell Phone Policy (Mr. Offerman and Dr. Hager)
• Metal Detectors for High Schools (Dr. Savoy)

The Board adjourned its meeting at 8:57 p.m.

Submitted for posting on December 21, 2022.