The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear a presentation about the impact of County Executive Steuart Pittman’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 operating and capital budgets on the school district at its next meeting, scheduled for noon on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
County Executive Pittman presented his proposal to the County Council on May 1, 2025.
Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the Board will hear an update on workforce diversity efforts being undertaken by the school district.
The meeting will be held in the Board Room at 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.
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.
The Board will also meet in a public session at 10 a.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.
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 ETHICS PANEL TO MEET ON MAY 8, 2025
The Board of Education Ethics Panel will meet at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 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.
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.
Policy Committee: 3 p.m., May 6, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter Conference ID 847 133 823#.
Equity Committee: Noon, May 20, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter Conference ID 717 955 95#.
Budget Committee: Noon, June 16, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter Conference ID 527 072 971#.