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OFFICIAL MINUTES of the BOARD of EDUCATION of HOWARD COUNTY CLOSED MEETING January 4, 2017 the Board of Education of Howard Co OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HOWARD COUNTY CLOSED MEETING January 4, 2017 The Board of Education of Howard County met in closed session on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 5:15 p.m., in the Board Planning Room of the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042. A motion was made in public in the Board Room by Kirsten Coombs that the Board go into closed session pursuant to Section 3-501 of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to discuss legal advice and personnel. The motion was seconded by Cynthia Vaillancourt. Mrs. French asked if an attorney would be physically present at the entire meeting and was informed in the negative. Mrs. French objected to receiving legal advice solely via conference call. The motion was approved 5/2 with Mrs. French and Mrs. O'Connor voting no. Persons present: Board members, Cynthia L. Vaillancourt, Chairman; Bess Altwerger, Ed.D., Vice Chairman; Kirsten A. Coombs; Christina Delmont-Small; Mavis Ellis; Sandra H. French; and Christine E. O’Connor. ITEMS CONSIDERED, ACTION TAKEN, AND RECORDED VOTES: Also present: Judith S. Bresler, Esq., Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett, and Scherr, LLP (joined the meeting via conference call at 5:34 p.m. and left the meeting at 6:56 p.m.); and Kathleen Hanks, Administrator 1. To discuss and receive legal advice related to the employment and/or assignment of one or more specific individuals and related personnel matters. The Board received legal advice relating to employment of specific individuals. The Board discussed the advice and voted on the next steps. Adjourned: 7:43 p.m. Submitted by: Cynthia L. Vaillancourt, Chairman Board of Education Approved – January 12, 2017 Board of Education Legislative Committee January 10, 2017, 1 p.m. – ML2 Committee Members: Sandra H. French, Chairman; Kirsten Coombs, Christina Delmont-Small Staff: Caryn Lasser, Director Executive Services: Board Office Staff: Kathleen Hanks, Administrator; Dan Furman, Esq., General Counsel ]Ite Subject Discussion Action/Status Follow-up m 1. Call to Order Mrs. French called the meeting called to order at 1:05 p.m. 2. Approval of By consensus Agenda 3. Proposed Bills CB9-2017 By consensus the for committee was in Consideration Mrs. Lasser stated the County Council hearing will be held on Tuesday, agreement that the January 17, 2017, at 6 p.m., and she reviewed the Council’s legislative Board should not process. take an official position on CB9. Mrs. Lasser guided the committee through the legislation section by section and shared existing HPCSS policies and procedures. As the legislation is written, it does not apply to the school system. The committee reviewed the following documents: 1. An HCPSS enrollment package 2. Montgomery County Public School System statement 3. Prince George’s County Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The committee discussed various options. 4. Scheduling Meetings are scheduled as follows: January 17, January 31, February 13, February 28, and March 14. All meetings will be held at 2:30 p.m. in ML2. 5. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 2:34 p.m. By consensus Approved – January 12, 2017 MEETING SUMMARY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HOWARD COUNTY January 10, 2017 The video/audio recordings of the Board of Education meetings are the official record of the meetings and can be viewed at: http://hcpsstv.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=6 The Board of Education of Howard County held a meeting of the Presentation of the Superintendent’s FY 2018 Proposed Operating Budget on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Department of Education, located at 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland. The following were present: Cynthia L. Vaillancourt, Chairman Bess Altwerger, Ed.D., Vice Chairman Kirsten A. Coombs Christina Delmont-Small Mavis Ellis Sandra H. French Christine O’Connor Renee A. Foose, Ed.D., Superintendent, Secretary/Treasurer Linda T. Wise, Deputy Superintendent Kathleen Hanks, Administrator The following is a summary of the motions made and votes taken at the meeting and are for informational purposes only. If there is any discrepancy between the video and this summary, the video, which constitutes the minutes of the meeting, shall control. Other matters addressed by or discussed with the Board are available in the video/audio recordings. Chairman Cynthia Vaillancourt called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Action: Mrs. French moved approval of the agenda. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Coombs and was approved by the Board (7/0). Presentation of the Superintendent's Proposed FY 2018 Operating Budget Dr. Foose presented the Proposed FY 2018 Operating Budget and shared the following schedule. The budget schedule is as follows: • Tuesday, January 31, 2017 7 p.m. Public Hearing • Thursday, February 2, 2017 1 p.m. Work Session I • Tuesday, February 7, 2017 1 p.m. Work Session II • Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1 p.m. Work Session III • Thursday, February 16, 2017 1 p.m. Work Session IV • Tuesday, February 21, 2017 9 a.m. Adoption of FY 2018 Operating & Capital Budgets and FY19-23 Capital Improvement Program Approved – January 26, 2017 Board Meeting Summary - 2 - January 10, 2017 Board members asked clarifying questions. Adjournment - By Board consensus, the meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. *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 the affirmative vote of four (4) Board members. Approved – January 26, 2017 OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HOWARD COUNTY CLOSED MEETING January 12, 2017 The Board of Education of Howard County met in closed session on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at 4:30 p.m., in the Board Planning Room of the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042. A motion was made in public in the Board Room by Bess Altwerger that the Board go into closed session pursuant to Section 3-501 of the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to discuss personnel and legal advice. The motion was seconded by Kirsten Coombs and approved 5/1/1 with Mrs. O'Connor voting no and Mrs. French abstaining. Persons present: Board members, Cynthia L. Vaillancourt, Chairman; Bess Altwerger, Ed.D., Vice Chairman; Kirsten A. Coombs; Christina Delmont- Small; Mavis Ellis; Sandra H. French; and Christine E. O’Connor. ITEMS CONSIDERED, ACTION TAKEN, AND RECORDED VOTES: Also present: Renee A. Foose, Ed.D., Superintendent; Linda Wise, Deputy Superintendent; and Kathleen Hanks, Administrator 1. To discuss and receive legal advice related to the employment of one or more specific individuals and related personnel matters. The Board discussed the personnel matter and asked clarifying questions. In the future, additional information will be provided to the Board. ITEMS CONSIDERED, ACTION TAKEN, AND RECORDED VOTES: Also present: Harriet E. Cooperman, Esq., Saul Ewing LLP; and Kathleen Hanks, Administrator 2. To discuss pending litigation. Ms. Cooperman reviewed the pending litigation with the Board. After in-depth discussion, the Board voted on next steps. Adjourned: 5:54 p.m. Submitted by: Cynthia L. Vaillancourt, Chairman Board of Education Approved – January 26, 2017 MEETING SUMMARY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HOWARD COUNTY January 12, 2017 The video/audio recordings of the Board of Education meetings are the official record of the meetings and can be viewed at: http://www.hcpss.org/board/ The Board of Education of Howard County held a regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at 4 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Department of Education, located at 10910 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, Maryland. The following were present: Cynthia L. Vaillancourt, Chairman Bess Altwerger, Ed.D., Vice Chairman Kirsten A. Coombs Christina Delmont-Small Mavis Ellis Sandra H. French Christine O’Connor Griffin Diven, Student Member Renee A. Foose, Ed.D., Superintendent, Secretary/Treasurer Linda T. Wise, Deputy Superintendent Dan Furman, Board General Counsel Kathleen Hanks, Administrator The following is a summary of the motions made and votes taken at the meeting and are for informational purposes only. If there is any discrepancy between the video and this summary, the video, which constitutes the minutes of the meeting, shall control. Other matters addressed by or discussed with the Board are available in the video/audio recordings. All Board reports/supporting documents for the meeting are provided to the Board and are located on BoardDocs at: http://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/Public Chairman Cynthia Vaillancourt called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Delete: 9. Appointment Move: 5. *Consent Agenda Restricted and 6. Consent Agenda after Policy Action: Mrs. French moved approval of agenda as amended. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Coombs and approved by the Board. (8/0). PERSONNEL AGENDA *Administrative Appointments and Promotions Action: Mrs. O’Connor moved approval of the appointment of Kathy Stump to Instructional Facilitator Nonpublic and Community Intervention, Department of Special Education effective January 13, 2017. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Coombs and approved by the Board (7/0*). Approved – January 26, 2017 Board Meeting Summary 2 January 12, 2017 REPORTS – Superintendent report was provided. Board member reports were provided with the following actions. Action: Mrs. Delmont-Small moved that the Board reject these representations and the Superintendent's attempt to exercise ultimate authority of the school system; that the Board construe the Superintendent's January 4, 2017, letter to the Board as an exercise of her authority under Section 4-205(c)(1) of the Education Article of the Maryland Code to provide legal advice; and that the Board rejects the Superintendent's characterization of her January 4, 2017, letter as a determination under Section 4-205(c)(2).
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