Online registration was open to the public one week prior to tonight's Board meeting and was closed at 3 p.m. yesterday for anyone wishing to speak at this evening's meeting.  Each speaker is allowed three minutes to address the Board.  No speaker substitutions will be allowed. 

Based on Policy 8315 (as amended on July 11, 2023), representatives from the following categories are invited to address the Board during the public comment period of the Board's meetings. A maximum of five (5) spaces will be allocated in each of these categories:

1.  School system-affiliated groups

2.  Unions

3.  Nonprofit community groups

4.  Individual citizens or students 

So that a diversity of viewpoints receives the opportunity to address the Board, when there are more requests than available spaces in any of the categories, first priority will be given to those groups or individuals who have not spoken during the two prior Board meetings.  When the spaces reserved in any of the four categories are not filled, those spaces will be offered, on a first-come, first-served basis, through the wait-list sign-up sheet.

If not selected, the public may submit their comments to the Board members via e-mail at boe@bcps.org.  

The Baltimore County Police Department's Homeland Security Unit and Office of School Safety has recommended the following safety and security protocols:

• Participants should be seated in the room during meetings.  Individuals who need to stand should go into the hallway to do so.
• Participants should not approach the table unless called upon to speak and should not approach the dais.
• Materials brought to the table are limited to electronic devices, presentation papers, and posters no larger than 11 by 14 inches.  Other items should be left in the seat.
• Documents to be given to the Board are to be handed to the staff member who is seated in the front area of the meeting space.  Information for other attendees is to be left on the designated table outside in the hall.
• In the event of an emergency that requires an emergency response such as a lockout, lockdown, or evacuation, staff from the Office of School Safety will direct participants.

More information is provided on the Board's Web site at bcps.org, under Board of Education, Participation by the Public.

On February 27, 2024, the Board of Education of Baltimore County (Board) received a report from the Central Area Elementary School Boundary Study Committee recommending boundary changes to elementary schools in the Central region.  The recommended changes will relieve schools projected to be overcrowded and to maximize use of available space in schools until additional seats can be added in the region through the capital program.  The committee recommendation is “Option C2.”   The Board’s public hearing on the recommended boundary change was held on March 6, 2024, at Loch Raven High School.  The Board will vote on the recommendation at the March 19, 2024, Board meeting.

The installation of a new STEM center at Lansdowne Middle School is being donated by the Cal Ripken, Sr., Foundation and includes furniture, wall décor, STEM products, signage, shirts, curriculum, and training.

Two organizations have applied to operate public charter schools in BCPS starting in SY 2025-2026.  In accordance with BCPS Superintendent’s Rule 1600, each of these presentations will outline the application processes and provide a review and recommendation for each application. 

Two organizations have applied to operate public charter schools in BCPS starting in SY 2025-2026.  In accordance with BCPS Superintendent’s Rule 1600, each of these presentations will outline the application processes and provide a review and recommendation for each application. 

Attached is the FY2024 General Fund Report of Revenues, Expenditures, and Encumbrances–Budget and Actual for the period ending January 2024.

Attached is an update on the 2024 Legislative Session House and Senate bills that have been introduced and presented during the session.  Bills are being tracked by the Department of Governmental Relations and Constituency Services.