In accordance with Maryland’s Open Meetings Act, General Provisions Article § 3-305(b), (7) the Board met in Closed Session on 1/27/21 at 6:15 p.m. in the Board room to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice.
In accordance with Maryland’s Open Meetings Act, General Provisions Article § 3-305(b), (9) the Board met in Closed Session on 1/29/21 at 10:40 a.m. via teleconference to receive an update on negotiations with the Frederick Association of School Support Employees (FASSE), the Frederick County Teachers Association (FCTA) and the Frederick County Administrative and Supervisory Association (FCASA).
In accordance with Maryland’s Open Meetings Act, General Provisions Article § 3-104, the Board met in Administrative Function on 1/27/21 in the Board room at 6:37 p.m. Board members agreed to hold a meeting on January 29, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. via teleconference.
In accordance with Maryland’s Open Meetings Act, General Provisions Article § 3-104, the Board met in Administrative Function on 1/29/21 via teleconference at 12:16 p.m. Discussion took place regarding inclement weather.
Due to the health situation that our community is currently experiencing, the February 10th Board meeting will be broadcast from the central office of Frederick County Public Schools; however, the meeting will not be open to the public. Should anyone wish to provide public comment, please send an email that includes your full name to: FCPSBoEmtg@fcps.org the day of the Board meeting. The Board allocates 30 minutes for public comment. Public Comments will be read up to 30 minutes; however, all public comment, whether read or not, will be posted on BoardDocs within 24 hours of the meeting. Please note that public comment is for statements and questions will be directed to the appropriate staff for response.
The Board welcomes and encourages public comment. With the exception of confidential and personnel related matters, and issues pending in appeals to a local or State Board, individuals may speak about matters relating to the school system. If individuals have specific concerns relating to the actions of staff members, such concerns may be communicated to the superintendent who will address the concern with the appropriate staff or if the concern is about the superintendent an individual may share that concern with the Board through written or private verbal communication. Public comment is not intended to be a question and answer platform with the Board. Generally, the Board will not respond to comments made.
If you are speaking as an individual you have up to 3 minutes and will be asked to complete your thoughts when the buzzer sounds. On behalf of an organization you have up to 5 minutes.
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION:
The Board of Education (Board) will hear updates on the system’s reopening plan for hybrid instruction.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Currently, schools are scheduled to open for students on February 16, 2021 in the hybrid model. School leaders are following the Logistical Planning Guide for Reopening Schools and ensuring that items in the Memorandum of Understanding with all three employee associations are being met.
PROCESS STATEMENT:
Principals from six schools will share an overview of their school’s plan for reopening and will respond to Board member questions. Central Office staff will also be available to respond to questions.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Jamie Aliveto, Ed.D., Executive Director, System Accountability and School Administration
Kevin Cuppett, Ed.D., Executive Director, Curriculum, Instruction and Innovation
Paul Lebo, Chief Operating Officer
Jamie Cannon, Chief of Staff & Legal Counsel
Lisa Smith, Principal, Oakdale High School
Mike Concepcion, Principal, Career & Technology Center
Reggie Gunter, Principal, Monocacy Middle School
Jay Schill, Principal, Ballenger Creek Middle School
Megan Stein, Principal, Ballenger Creek Elementary School
Michelle Baisey, Principal, Thurmont Primary School
SUBMITTED BY:
Theresa Alban, Ph.D., Superintendent
Mike Markoe, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION: The Frederick County Board of Education (Board) will approve the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022) Board Requested Operating Budget to submit to the County Executive of Frederick County.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: The Superintendent’s Recommended Budget was released on Monday, January 11, 2021. The Board was briefed on the budget at the January 13, 2021 regular Board meeting. On January 20, 2021, the Board held a work session with FCPS department heads and staff to review each department’s operating budget. On January 27, 2021, the Board reviewed and made changes to the operating budget, and approved the budget to take to its public hearing. On February 3, the Board held its public hearing regarding the FY2022 Operating Budget. Tonight, the Board will approve its FY2022 Board Requested Operating Budget for submission to the County Executive of Frederick County.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Heather Jo Clabaugh, Budget Officer
SUBMITTED BY:
Leslie Pellegrino, Chief Financial Officer
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION: Staff would like to inform the Board of Education of Frederick County that Frederick County Public Schools will be riding the above contract from Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: This contract will be utilized for the purchase of adaptive equipment for students at the new Rock Creek School.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Kim Miskell, CSBO, Assistant Purchasing Manager
Katie Buckley, Principal, Rock Creek School
SUBMITTED BY:
Kerrie Koopman CPPB, CPPO, CPP, Purchasing Manager
Leslie R. Pellegrino, Chief Financial Officer
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION: Staff has reviewed the attached contract renewal and recommends approval by the Board of Education of Frederick County.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: This recommendation is to renew the contract for the purchase of general music education supplies and equipment.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Shane Ryberg, Purchasing Agent
Susan Thomas, Curriculum Specialist, Elementary Visual Performing Arts
Kimberly Hirschmann, Curriculum Specialist, Secondary Visual Performing Arts
SUBMITTED BY:
Kerrie Koopman CPPB, CPPO, CPP, Purchasing Manager
Leslie R. Pellegrino, Chief Financial Officer
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION: Staff seeks approval of Current Expense Amendment 2-21.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: After the Fiscal Year 2021 operating budget was approved, Frederick County Public Schools received additional federal funds via restricted grants. This current expense amendment recognizes the additional revenue and corresponding expenditures from the federal grants. Included in these federal grants are the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Tutoring Grant, the CRF Technology Grant, and the CRF County Passthrough Grant.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Heather Jo Clabaugh, Budget Officer
SUBMITTED BY:
Leslie Pellegrino, Chief Financial Officer
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION:
To seek Board of Education acceptance of a three-year McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program grant from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) has been awarded a $124,281 McKinney-Vento grant from MSDE to support students experiencing homelessness.
In summer 2016, FCPS launched the New Horizons Summer Academy, in collaboration with the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership (SHIP). New Horizons is a multi-faceted summer program for high school youth experiencing homelessness. Completing secondary education is critical for students experiencing homelessness. Studies conclude that homeless minors who do not earn a high school diploma are 4.5 times more likely to be homeless as adults (University of Chicago, 2019). In FCPS, 68.4% of homeless students graduate from high school, as compared to 93.4% of their housed peers.
If accepted by the Board of Education, the New Horizons Summer Academy would work to close that gap by providing a supportive environment for homeless students to complete courses required for graduation. New Horizons supports educational attainment, facilitates workforce training and employment opportunities, provides life skills, addresses barriers and connects students to tutoring, mentoring and year-round support.
In addition to the New Horizons program, funds from the McKinney-Vento grant would be used to provide therapy and educational case management for families with acute needs in transition in the Religious Coalition’s Emergency Family Shelter. The shelter serves approximately 30 families each year, averaging 60 school-aged children. The Shelter Therapy Program would provide a trauma-competent therapist to address mental health concerns with school-aged children in the Emergency Family Shelter three hours a week.
As an in-kind contribution to the project, an FCPS social worker would work with families to assess and coordinate services to meet the education and mental health needs of the children, provide service referrals and ensure there are school-based supports in place for continuity of school connection when the family exits the shelter. This new collaboration between FCPS and the Religious Coalition would help meet the acute needs of students, so they have the supports necessary to consistently access and engage in their education.
If accepted by the Board of Education, McKinney-Vento grant funds would be used for the following:
Acceptance of this grant would not obligate FCPS to expend additional local resources. The listed in-kind contributions detailed in the budget would be provided through FCPS’ FY21 Title I grant, FCPS operating funds and SHIP. These in-kind costs are used to show the cost of the entire New Horizons program.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Dana Falls, Director of Student Services
Keri-Ann Henson, Homeless Education Program Administrator
SUBMITTED BY:
Mike Markoe, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION:
To provide an annual report and review of the Carroll Creek Montessori Public Chart School program.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter School (CCMPCS) is currently in its ninth year of operation having been founded in 2012. The CCMPCS includes a diverse community of learners, educators and families who support each other and strive to bring the elements of peace and lifelong learning to both our school and homes daily. CCMPCS has grown from the vision of a Spanish Immersion Montessori school that started with three-year-old students through third grade to a strong Montessori school with an exceptional Spanish program for 318 students age three through eighth grade. CCMPCS was the first public Montessori school in the United States to work toward accreditation through the American Montessori Society on their Pathway to Accreditation. CCMPCS is coming before the Frederick County Board of Education today to present the Annual Report for the 2019-2020 school year and also to share information concerning its last Charter Renewal.
PROCESS STATEMENT:
During the presentation, presenters will share the 2019-2020 annual report, updates on the current instructional program, and answer questions about the school’s instructional program and operating procedures.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Carrie Jean Rathermel, CCMPCS Governing Council Chair
Marilyn Horan, Principal, CCMPCS
Molly Spence, Monocacy Montessori Communities, Inc.
Dr. Daniel Lippy, Ed. D., Director, School Management and Charter Schools
SUBMITTED BY:
Dr. Jamie Aliveto, Ed. D., Executive Director, System Accountability and School Administration
Dr. Mike Markoe, Ed. D., Deputy Superintendent
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION:
FIRST READING
PROCESS STATEMENT:
On January 27, 2021, the Policy Committee reviewed proposed changes to Policy 112 and recommended an updated title Promoting a Drug-Free, Alcohol-Free, and Tobacco/Vaping-Free Environment, as well as changes resulting from Senate Bill 604 regarding administration of medical cannabis to students on school property.
Below is the BoardDocs link to that Policy Committee meeting:
http://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/fcps/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BWJMDS58FA00
Policy 112 is presented today for the Board’s first reading. (backup1)
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Jamie Cannon, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel
Liz Barrett, David Bass and Brad Young, Board of Education Policy Committee
SUBMITTED BY:
Jamie Cannon, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel
ATTACHMENTS WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION: The Frederick County Board of Education (Board) will approve the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022) Board Requested Operating Budget to submit to the County Executive of Frederick County.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY: The Superintendent’s Recommended Budget was released on Monday, January 11, 2021. The Board was briefed on the budget at the January 13, 2021 regular Board meeting. On January 20, 2021, the Board held a work session with FCPS department heads and staff to review each department’s operating budget. On January 27, 2021, the Board reviewed and made changes to the operating budget, and approved the budget to take to its public hearing. On February 3, the Board held its public hearing regarding the FY2022 Operating Budget. Tonight, the Board will approve its FY2022 Board Requested Operating Budget for submission to the County Executive of Frederick County.
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Heather Jo Clabaugh, Budget Officer
SUBMITTED BY:
Leslie Pellegrino, Chief Financial Officer
PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION:
ACTION/CONSENT
PROCESS STATEMENT:
On October 21, 2020, the Policy Committee reviewed proposed changes to Policy 439 Dress Code for Students. Below is the BoardDocs link to that Policy Committee agenda item:
http://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/fcps/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BU7KL7516A30
The Policy Committee recommended Policy 439 with changes for the Board’s consent agenda approval at the Board’s November 11, 2020; however, the item was pulled from the agenda and referred back to the Policy Committee for additional research and discussion specifically relating to Section III #13.
On January 27, 2021, the Policy Committee discussed additional changes to Policy 439 and requested it be placed on the Board’s next consent agenda with revisions as noted in red.
Today the Policy Committee recommends Policy 439 with changes for the Board’s consent agenda approval. (backup1)
PRESENTER(S) & TITLE(S):
Jamie Cannon, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel
Liz Barrett, David Bass and Brad Young, Board of Education Policy Committee
SUBMITTED BY:
Jamie Cannon, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel
In accordance with Maryland’s Open Meetings Act, General Provisions Article § 3-305(b), (9) the Board will meet in Closed Session at 4:00 pm in the Board room to receive an update on negotiations with the Frederick County Teachers Association (FCTA).