The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear an update on summer meal offerings for students across the county and will vote to establish meal prices for the coming school year at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Also at the meeting, the Board will recognize the winners of the Military Service Award in honor of Candace C.W. Antwine, given annually to help defray the costs associated with enlisting in the military. Those honorees are Stance DeHaven of South River High School, who is enlisting in the Navy; Kimberlin Orellano of Glen Burnie High School, who is enlisting in the Navy; and Nevaeh Queen of Old Mill High School, who is enlisting in the Army.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room in the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. It is open to the public and subject to normal space limitations in the Board Room. The Board will also meet in a public session at 4:30 p.m. for the sole purpose of voting to immediately go into closed session, during which time it will discuss confidential matters as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act including, but not limited to, legal advice, personnel, and negotiations. Closed session is not open to the public.
A complete agenda for the meeting can be found here. More information on agenda items will be posted on the AACPS website in the Board Docs section under the Board of Education tab.
PROCESS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
The Board will hear public comment from up to 10 total speakers (virtual and in-person combined) per agenda item (excluding personnel items, reports, informational presentations, and recognitions) during a single public comment section in the early portion of the meeting. Additionally, up to 10 speakers can comment on non-agenda items (excluding student-specific or personnel matters, or issues that have had or will have a public hearing before the Board) towards the end of the meeting.
Procedures and protocols for public comment can be found here. A link to register for public comment will be live at 3 p.m. on the Friday before a Board meeting.
The general session of the meeting will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
BOARD WORKSHOP ON LONG RANGE FACILITIES PLAN
The Board will hold a public workshop at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 19, to hear an update on the school system’s formulation of a new long range facilities plan that will guide school construction over the coming decade. Information about the plan can be found a www.aacps.org/facilitiesplan. AACPS is accepting public comment on the plan at that site through June 1, 2025.
The workshop will be held in the Board Room of the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. It is open to the public, but no public questions or testimony will be taken.
The workshop will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
BOARD ETHICS PANEL TO MEET ON MAY 29, 2025
The Board of Education Ethics Panel will meet virtually at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at the Parham Building.
The panel will meet in open session for the sole purpose of voting to immediately go into closed session, during which time it will discuss confidential matters as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act including, but not limited to, legal advice and personnel. Closed session is not open to the public.
The duties of the Ethics Panel include devising, receiving, and maintaining all ethics forms generated by school system regulations; providing advisory opinions on ethics matters; making determinations as to complaints filed by any person alleging violations of regulations; referring findings regarding complaints and other enforcement matters to the Board for action; and conducting an information program regarding the purposes and application of regulations.
Additional information about the Ethics Panel’s responsibilities can be found in Policy BAF, Administrative Regulation BAF-RA, and Policy BK, all of which can be accessed on the AACPS website here.
Those wishing to listen to the vote to enter closed session may do so by calling (425) 436-6395 and enter the meeting code 809729.
BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Board of Education’s committees will hold upcoming virtual meetings according to the following schedule. The meetings will not be broadcast, but those wishing to listen to the meetings can access them by telephone through the codes listed below.
· Budget Committee: Noon, June 16, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter Conference ID 527 072 971#.
· Policy Committee: 3 p.m., June 17, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter Conference ID 574 610 321#.