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Board Agenda - April 24, 2012

MEETING OF THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

                                                                                                                                                                Revised 4/23/12

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

8:00 a.m.  CALL MEETING TO ORDER                                                                                              

 

8:05 a.m.  

 

1.   Consent Agenda Items

a) Approval of Minutes of March 27, 2012 and April 9, 2012

b) Personnel

c) Budget Adjustments for March, 2012

d) Permission to Publish:

 

COMAR 13A.05.09.02 Programs for Homeless Children

REPROPOSAL                                                                                                    

 

Action Item

 

8:10 a.m.

 

2.   Personnel

                                                                                               

Information & Discussion

 

8:20 a.m.        

 

3.   Race to the Top Update

 

Action Item

 

8:30 a.m.

 

4.   Race to the Top Focus Area: STEM Standards of Practice

 

Information & Discussion

 

8:50 a.m.

                               

5.   Transition to the New Assessment System and Common Core

Power Point Presentation

 

Recognition

 

9:20 a.m.

 

6.  Maryland’s 2011-2012 Milken Award National Educator

 

Action Item

 

9:30 a.m.

 

7.   Government High School Assessment

Power Point Presentation

 

9:55 a.m.  BREAK

 

Information & Discussion

 

10:05 a.m.

 

8.   Remarks by Governor O’Malley

 

10:45 a.m.   BREAK

 

11:00 a.m.

 

9.   State Legislative Session   

 

Noon  ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

Oral Argument

 

2:00 p.m.

 

10. Joseph Gwin v. Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners

 

2:30 p.m.  ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

                                               

Information & Discussion

 

2:45 p.m.

 

11. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Update on Diploma by Exam

 

Action Items

 

3:15 p.m.

 

12. Alternative Governance Proposals

Prince George's County Power Point Presentation

 

3:45 p.m. 

 

13. COMAR 13A.01.05.02 Appeal Contents (Amend)

      ADOPTION

 

3:50 p.m.

 

14. COMAR 13A.12.02.28 World Languages (New)

      APPROVAL

     

      COMAR 13A.12.02.06 Secondary Academic Content Areas (Amend)

      COMAR 13A.12.02.15 Trades & Industry (Amend)

      COMAR 13A.12.02.17 Other Academic Areas (Amend)

      APPROVAL

                                                               

Information and Discussion

 

3:55 p.m.

 

15. Report on the Joint Conference Committee Meeting

 

4:00 p.m.

 

16. Interim State Superintendent’s Update         

       - School Year Calendar Waiver Requests

 

4:10 p.m.

 

17. Board Members Update   

 

4:20 p.m.

 

18.  Public Comment

 

4:50 p.m.

 

19. Opinions

 

4:55 p.m. A D J O U R N M E N T

 

*The State Board of Education is pleased to receive oral public comment at each of its regular monthly meetings. In order to allow the State Board sufficient time for its other business, the total time allotted to public comment will generally be limited to thirty (30) minutes. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board will be given three (3) minutes each.  Persons desiring to speak to the State Board, must call (410-767-0467) or e-mail (cnecessary@msde.state.md.us) the Board office no earlier than one week prior to the meeting to register to speak. Registration will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.  In order to make the limited time available most effective, speakers are urged to provide multiple written copies of their comments or other material amplifying their views.


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