Dec 19, 2023 4 p.m. Hybrid Meeting of the Board of Education of Howard County

1. OPENING OF MEETING - 4 p.m.

A. Approval of Agenda

2. PUBLIC FORUM

A. PUBLIC FORUM - Public forum is the opportunity for members of the public to provide their views to the School Board and comments are not intended to be nor should be conveyed as viewpoints of the Board of Education, the Superintendent, or the Howard County Public School System.

3. REPORTS

A. STUDENT BOARD MEMBER REPORT

B. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

4. APPOINTMENT - During the Appointments, a representative for each group/organization will be provided fifteen (15) minutes to provide a report or announcement to the Board. This forum is not appropriate to address specific student or employee matters. The Board expects that the reports and announcements provided will conform with its policies and within the time limits set forth by the Board.

A. Howard County Education Association (HCEA) - APPOINTMENT

B. Howard County Association of Supervisors and Administrators (HCASA) - APPOINTMENT

C. Community Advisory Council (CAC) - APPOINTMENT

5. CONSENT AGENDA - (*Restricted) - Under Section 3-701 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Student Member may not vote on these matters. Passage of a motion by the Board on these matters requires an affirmative vote of four (4) Board members.

A. *Bids and Contracts (Robert Bruce) - ACTION

B. Operating Budget Financial Report (Darin Conforti/Sandra Austin) - REPORT

C. COVID Relief Grant Budget to Actual Report - (Jahantab Siddiqui/Darin Conforti) - REPORT

D. FY24 Title IV-B 21st CCLC BRIDGES Grants (Andrea Sykes) - ACTION

E. FY24 School Safety Grant Program (SSGP) (Pierre Van Greunen) - ACTION

F. FY24 Title I, Part A Grant (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) (Amy Tieperman) - ACTION

G. FY24 Title II, Part A Grant (Supporting Effective Instruction) (Juliann Dibble) - ACTION

H. FY24 Title III, Part A Grant (English Language Acquisition) (Tamisha Sampson) - ACTION

I. FY24 Title IV, Part A Grant (Student Support and Adademic Enrichment (SSAE) (Caroline Walker) - ACTION

J. 12 07 23 - Closed Meeting Minutes - ACTION

K. 12 11 23 – Closed Meeting Minutes - ACTION

6. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Donations (Anissa Dennis) - ACTION

B. Resolution: Honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Caroline Walker) - ACTION

C. 2023-2024 Board of Education and Maryland Association of Boards of Education Committees and Community Assignments (BOE) - ACTION

D. 2023-2024 Board of Education Cluster Assignments (BOE) - ACTION

E. 12 05 23 Meeting Minutes – Regular Meeting Summary - ACTION

F. 12 11 23 Meeting Minutes - Board of Education of Howard County and County Council - ACTION

G. 12 14 23 Meeting Minutes - Special Meeting of the Board of Education - ACTION

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA

A. Proclamation: Disability Acceptance Month (Terrell Savage/Judith Jones) - ACTION

B. 2025-2026 Academic Calendar (Brian Bassett/Monique Lamar) - ACTION

C. On Track in Grade 9 for College and Career Readiness (Caroline Walker/Jenny Novak/Timothy Guy/Patrick Saunderson) - REPORT

D. Amplify mClass DIBELS 8th Edition Universal Screener Implementation (Ebony Langford-Brown) - REPORT/ACTION

8. REPORTS (Continued)

A. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

9. ADJOURNMENT

A. Adjournment

10. INFORMATION ITEMS

A. Legal Fees Monthly Report (J. Stephen Cowles) - INFORMATION

B. Food and Nutrition Service Financial Report (Brian Ralph) - INFORMATION

C. Proposed Instructional Materials and Review Schedule (Ebony Langford-Brown/Jennifer Novak) - INFORMATION

11. BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

A. Board Member Questions & Answers

Dec 19, 2023 4 p.m. Hybrid Meeting of the Board of Education of Howard County - NO EVENING SESSION