The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) Executive Panel is a structured group appointed by the Board of Education that provides advice to the Board on specific issues impacting educational policy, activities, and programs. The CAC may choose to study and report on educational issues of countywide concern. It also responds to requests from the Board for research and recommendations on specific educational issues.  

The CAC Executive Panel is composed of county residents who represent the diversity of parents and citizens in the county. It includes:

• two representatives from each of the 13 high school clusters, one from elementary schools and one from secondary schools
• two at-large representatives
• one military representative
• representatives from the Special Education Advisory Committee (SECAC) and the Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs (AACCPTAs)