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Votes at a glance

- Executive session minutes (Aug. 12, 2025): Approved (motion and voice vote; two members who were absent at the Aug. 12 meeting abstained from this vote).

- Regular meeting minutes (Aug. 12, 2025): Approved.

- Personnel actions: Approved (routine personnel agenda items as presented to the board).

- Board policy 5171 (EpiPens): Approved. The policy governs district procedures for storing and administering epinephrine auto-injectors for students with emergency needs.

- Resolutions: The board approved several resolutions presented at the meeting, including acknowledgement of National Military Spouse Appreciation Day and a National Water Safety resolution intended to raise awareness about water-safety education.

- Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) items: The board approved CIP-related items as presented during the meeting.

- Intercategory budget transfer (FY2026): The board approved an accounting transfer to move open purchase orders from FY2025 into FY2026 budget categories so those obligations can be matched with budget lines in the current fiscal year. The requested total moved was discussed as approximately $12,500,000 to cover open POs carried into the new fiscal year.

How the votes were handled

Most motions were moved and seconded from the board dais. The meeting recording shows standard roll-call and voice votes; where members were absent from the referenced meeting (Aug. 12) they abstained when asked to approve the minutes for that meeting. The board made no unusual procedural changes to the voting process.

Why it matters: The policy and budget decisions set operational parameters (EpiPen procedures) and align prior-year purchase obligations with the fiscal-year 2026 budget. The CIP and budget-transfer approvals allow the district to process outstanding purchase orders and continue planned capital work.

Provenance (transcript excerpts)

- Minutes and personnel approvals: board action portion of meeting.

- Policy 5171 and resolutions: agenda and action items as called for on Sept. 9.

Ending: The board completed the action agenda without substantive debate on the recorded items and adjourned after concluding business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting - September 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved minutes, personnel items, an EpiPen policy, CIP matters, an intercategory budget transfer and several observance resolutions at its Sept. 9 meeting.","taxTitle","Charles County Public Schools, School Boards, Maryland","taxId",14205,"location","Maryland","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6473910,"District readies for AIB progress-monitoring visit; blueprint leads to focused review on pre-K, teacher pipelines and achievement",266,4297000,4563000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f&start=4297&end=4563","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f/thumbnail_4297000.jpg","/articles/6473910/Maryland/District-readies-for-AIB-progress-monitoring-visit-blueprint-leads-to-focused-review-on-pre-K-teacher-pipelines-and-achievement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473910-d765c8b2ea7f6faaf8af806a421c1cc5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771018592&Signature=E7Qy1Q~cUQOM8eRLfn-GKRrv0NNQXYHf0fG3~tqnKRxlApbtUvWeE9JsE54UefJNEgV8B~UvcrpLR5Cwe3KoJ37j48YuSFlm5GZfyUSStxoeO-~oREOPNN4ZXOcpMZSJcawAb8idQEdXq0WkynPVWjGrZzXQxpPiIXzmAZ4UsSiHvRPWOmmQZw9FR3CxZ4R1YJMdeFTp8Epoe-1h9qQoVtBYDlHQ8cLYTd8MMzoyFwe-eHiwdgVH9B-IVXRw~H1Y~boi2fN~6-LaEc96uwA0FMUNPzmNOICDxRwyodps~X2AdUDUlxbtr8Uz3XnkR3x-ZAGTo4Dx0rFmCkWcJvHfPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charles County's blueprint implementation coordinator told the school board on Sept. 9 that the district will participate in an Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) progress-monitoring conference this fall and will highlight prekindergarten expansion, teacher pipelines, math and ELA achievement, and supports for multilingual learners and students with disabilities.

Chris Mahala Miller, the district's blueprint implementation coordinator, said the AIB requested trend data six weeks before the visit and that Charles County's progress-monitoring conference is scheduled for Oct. 28. Miller said the fall meeting will focus on several pillars of the district's blueprint: pre-K access, teacher workforce development and diversity, math and ELA gains (including Algebra I results), community-schools work and supports for multilingual and special-education students.

She said the AIB asked the district for an honest, discussion-oriented presentation rather than a show, and the district has selected a delegation that includes board members and several central-office leaders: Karen Acton, Kevin Lowndes, Nikki Majors, Dr. Maria Navarro, Steve Roberts, David Shimizu and Beth Soresby.

Why it matters: The AIB monitoring visit is part of the state's effort to track implementation progress for the Blueprint for Maryland's Future; the meeting can shape future expectations and state supports for the district.

Notable details

- Pre-K expansion and private-provider partnerships: Miller said the district has increased private pre-K provider seats from zero to 32 over recent planning cycles and is focused on building provider capacity and addressing space constraints.

- Teacher workforce data: David Shimizu (HR) and Miller will present metrics on teacher certification, conditional hires and diversification of the workforce as part of the teacher-pipeline review.

- AIB expectations: The AIB will review progress and identify adjustments; the district plans to post the monitoring report publicly on the blueprint website and to use the visit as a venue to request support and raise state-level concerns such as minimum school funding and enrollment-driven budget pressures.

Board members offered to assist with advocacy and outreach to the state and federal delegations ahead of any requested policy changes.

Ending: Miller said she will share documentation and the AIB outcome with the board after the October monitoring conference.","Blueprint implementation coordinator Chris Miller said Charles County will brief the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) in late October on early-childhood expansion, teacher pipelines, math and ELA achievement and supports for multilingual learners and special education.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6473915,"District presents 51-page maintenance plan; officials say statewide inspection standards put many schools in 'adequate' category",909,5956000,6865000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f&start=5956&end=6865","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f/thumbnail_5956000.jpg","/articles/6473915/Maryland/District-presents-51-page-maintenance-plan-officials-say-statewide-inspection-standards-put-many-schools-in-adequate-category","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473915-6677da65a4e4914db1d5c8ae7bf05084/orig.mp4?Expires=1771018592&Signature=ck-XYQJVuFd3qfcWo8VOY9IsRHPqRqqSYpt1cFOfI4OcXyCNmNhJ7PjsgnPXWb1jjTGaPJZ~~PhSiKgD8H8IELby~MZJtGguRIm2QHojJWbJCGMitXkxPNzNAspP78XmGJ1FmRqjt82gAtfphGplU~x3n1n8AlvEV4CeOWvJofM2vsZeMEapeYwQyTYvzEzv0Ti8MFQRMUCMqkbNNNm79ImpjwioTbzoq895xVOck0NDMXrglmXZByU2OPXxv3MehCXBuoBD0SmnZwDLYFI~r0klx4qEvg~Bc1wECrAKCcfM9hc6WA7pc0ZqWQlQv-Y6ZdVK7lyRYOZGulHILJerLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charles County Public Schools operations leaders on Sept. 9 presented the district's Comprehensive Maintenance Plan (CMP), a 51-page document that supports the capital-improvement program and details preventive and reactive procedures, computerized work-order workflows and priorities for aging mechanical systems.

Mike Heim, Chief of Operations and Supporting Services, said the CMP documents the district's approach to preventive maintenance, emergency repairs and long-term replacement planning for boilers, chillers and other life-cycle systems. The district uses an asset-management platform (Assets Essentials, formerly SchoolDude) to issue and track work orders from building service staff and principals, Heim said.

\"We have 60 maintenance staff addressing roughly 4,000,000 square feet of district facilities,\" Heim said. He noted industry staffing metrics indicate the district is understaffed for its square footage and that staff regularly work overtime, weekends and holidays to address urgent issues.

State inspection results and scoring

Heim and Supervisor Tom Gregan reviewed results from Interagency Commission on Public School Construction (IAC) inspections. Five schools inspected last year scored in the state's \"adequate\" category (roughly 70'79%), a range Heim called the state's target. Staff said the IAC now gives districts only a short window of notice (about two weeks) before an inspection and that the state provides an initial score and 30 days to respond and correct minor findings.

Board members pressed staff on what it would take to move schools into a higher category; Heim and Gregan said a systemwide shift to a higher score would require major capital investment (they estimated tens of millions of dollars) and expanded preventive-maintenance staffing to generate and complete a higher volume of preventive work orders.

Why it matters: facility conditions affect learning environments and capital planning. The CMP and inspection feedback will feed the district's upcoming CIP requests and maintenance scheduling.

Notable details

- Preventive maintenance workload: staff reported more than 4,000 preventive-maintenance work orders created last year and noted there is a balance to strike: creating PM work orders that cannot be completed by available staff can negatively affect performance metrics.

- Examples of recent incidents: staff described responsive work during holidays and after-hours, including water-line and HVAC incidents that required immediate response; these illustrate the operational demands placed on a small maintenance workforce.

- State scoring context: officials said many districts fall into the same \"adequate\" band and that a higher category would carry significant incremental costs but relatively small state funding increases.

Ending: The board received the CMP for inclusion in the public record and asked staff to provide statewide distribution data on inspection scores and to return with more detailed cost estimates if the board prefers to pursue a higher facility-rating target.","Operations staff outlined the Comprehensive Maintenance Plan (CMP), explained work-order metrics and said state inspection scoring leaves most Maryland schools in the \"adequate\" range despite local investments and recent renovations.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6473920,"Educator representatives urge district action on unsustainable teacher workload",382,196000,578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f&start=196&end=578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f/thumbnail_196000.jpg","/articles/6473920/Maryland/Educator-representatives-urge-district-action-on-unsustainable-teacher-workload","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473920-39cad5f1920db0ca52f6e3bbdaba980b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771018592&Signature=oXQCpo2rN~u4AeKKFbPp2XMGljjZ~2aDZflvS8bGKenJwkZMvFLh7O3m43DZJz3zV~s6VLBwBCdoB~ckjqwgzClb2o3iz~HHcuy4nnR1l0u5cAW4OnoETWCueu3zLmDuCsv45~F8Is8sNLIo8qS~XnUP3roAKi0bb~ao9qR5YrTZxOBtIkS4IRsYey~STpYwyiiGc9oK8HsqboUWVDIQlFl5k32eq0su~eYr66SnnTSE56spQic-hdBAb~EvVd0b8lXHYYw~UZ8qi2FRe1iW1XJHxsdWbgZUB4cxfFAa3KKSPUYfCRs1JbzdbSoF2P2DFf2cQ4iMesKdenvbPu3qrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A representative of the Charles County educators association and AFSCME Local 2981 said at the Sept. 9 board meeting that educators and support staff are near a breaking point because of cumulative administrative tasks and after-hours responsibilities.

EACC speaker described the day-to-day workload teachers face: multiple duties (hall, bus, lunch), paperwork and sign-in processes, parent conferences squeezed into planning time, frequent interruptions, and extensive follow-up such as grading and creating makeup assessments. \"Ultimately, what is being asked of educators is unsustainable,\" the speaker said, urging the board \"to take a step back and examine what can be removed from teachers' plates.\"

Stephanie Lawson, vice president of AFSCME Local 2981, reported on support-staff union activities: steward training, monthly meetings and large turnout at the system's baseball bash. \"For those of you who are already serving as stewards, Local 2981 will be hosting a refresher class later this month,\" she said.

Why it matters: educators and support staff perform critical functions that affect daily instruction and student safety. Board members acknowledged the concerns and asked district leaders to consider both systemic and schedule-level solutions that could free planning time and reduce after-hours burden.

Details and board reaction

- Workload examples: The educator described chronically compressed planning periods (45 minutes often reduced by meetings, calls and frequent student questions) and the time costs of administering makeup tests and retests for dozens of students. The speaker said collaborative planning time is being added in some places but asked how that time will be covered in schools without block schedules.

- Suggested remedies: The speaker asked district leaders and the board to review which administrative expectations can be removed or streamlined and to consider time and compensation priorities.

- Union activities: AFSCME said it has more than 300 staff and family members who attended the system's baseball bash and offered training and steward support this month; the union urged staff interested in stewardship to contact its officers.

Board members thanked the speakers and said they would continue to monitor the issue; some members emphasized the importance of protecting teacher planning time and exploring systems-level changes to reduce administrative load.

Ending: The board did not take formal action at the meeting but requested staff follow-up on workload and schedule impacts as implementation of collaborative planning and MTSS proceeds.","EACC and AFSCME representatives told the board teachers and support staff face growing administrative and out-of-class duties that reduce planning time and increase stress; union leaders asked the board to review expectations and consider removing low-value tasks.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6473923,"Charles County schools report MCAP gains, outline MTSS rollout and math-course restructuring",2799,715000,3514000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f&start=715&end=3514","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742945-776f39d6bb846f58d2d4dca0245ee79f/thumbnail_715000.jpg","/articles/6473923/Maryland/Charles-County-schools-report-MCAP-gains-outline-MTSS-rollout-and-math-course-restructuring","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473923-60f0fa67a9625b091013321aef45c83a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771018592&Signature=SLVIacL0YQ8ATySC8YUoQE3qzd2QNFN07LpmLqmT7kD-I7e-8QIYgOLvq~VoVW1CnUf5SzVXE9988GuO0VYUjQ8oxQVo2TMPr6fG7bchWH84ATgVCmFNQr9ndFzwP-1N9HhtDAzTZCCgXUa9Lxgpz~iTB3N0axrk6pZ12Ygi3sBpiCwdpZX7pKgd--ZNJorIF6C4MYqsLO~8TpLmyp0FbLUt8j4zgq27r2b7iU8aR1Rw3h~u~dNhjJDCzYk5KMnZ1Bob~cHgnwpeNqOoWPpsBIJcPEETcuP4jRGgGeVCA-LUutIKOrMuyh6RfOI5tYvfUl5Txlx-1FU7fZhOkylBBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charles County Public Schools officials on Sept. 9 reported modest gains on 2024–25 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) exams, described an expanded multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) for struggling students, and warned of upcoming state standards changes that will require schedule adjustments and course-sequence updates.

Superintendent Maria Navarro presented the district's strategic-plan priorities and introduced the accountability team's data review. \"We have improved,\" said the presenter leading the assessment review, noting gains in multiple grades and subjects while emphasizing the need for continued work to reach statewide proficiency levels.

District Director of Accountability Steve Roberts and content specialists showed charts comparing Charles County to Maryland trends and walked the board through elementary, middle and high school results. Roberts highlighted growth in elementary mathematics and in secondary ELA, and said the district saw gains across most subgroups from 2024 to 2025. \"We made some gains here, which is really exciting,\" he said.

Why it matters: the presentation ties testing results, curriculum adjustments and scheduling changes to the district's strategic plan and to decisions the board will face this school year. Officials said the data will inform where to assign interventions and how to structure time for instruction.

Key points from the presentation

- Assessment results and standards changes: District staff said ELA standards will see only modest tweaks next year while math standards will undergo a larger change that consolidates Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II into two integrated courses. Officials said the state also will require 60 minutes of math instruction daily in some grades, which \"will require us to make an adjustment to our schedules.\" (presenter)

- MTSS tracking and parent communications: The Office of Accountability and elementary leaders described a new MTSS tracker implemented in the Synergy student information system to log Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions, monitor progress quarterly, and produce letters to notify parents when a student is below benchmark. \"By being able to put it into Synergy, it helps us and helps the principal and the teachers track it at a different level,\" said Kim Huddler, Elementary Reading Content Specialist.

- Math lab and pre-teaching model: The district's math lab model provides scheduled class time for pre-teaching and targeted instruction tied to diagnostic platforms (MyPath and Mastery Connect within Canvas). Officials said that pre-teaching rather than reteaching produces better results and that lab courses give students an in-schedule opportunity for targeted remediation or support.

- Writing emphasis: Elementary leaders said writing will be a systemwide focus (K'12) after gaps showed up on state exams; staff noted writing fluency and stamina are not measured in some local diagnostics (i-Ready) but are tested on MCAP and appear to account for divergence between the two measures. \"We really chose informational writing to focus on because that could be done across content,\" Huddler said.

- Advanced Placement and early college: Enrollment in AP courses and the number of AP exams taken rose sharply over the past three years; the district reported both more students enrolled in AP and higher pass rates (3 or higher). Officials also noted early-college enrollment is growing and described recent policy changes to grading weight that apply to incoming freshmen; the new AP/college-course weighting will not be retroactive for students already beyond ninth grade.

Board response and next steps

Board members praised the data and asked staff for follow-up detail, including: which AP courses are available at each high school; how the district will preserve access to rigorous coursework if some schools lack enrollment to run a class; and how parents, especially secondary parents, will receive timely information about interventions and diagnostics. Staff said they will return with a breakdown of AP offerings by school and an update on implementation timelines for schedule changes and MTSS reporting.

Officials said the district will continue to monitor progress quarterly and report back to the board as standards and course sequences are finalized by the state.

Ending: District leaders emphasized that while gains are encouraging, the work is early and ongoing. Staff said the strategic plan and the MTSS implementation will guide intervention priorities and schedule adjustments over the coming school year.","Superintendent Maria Navarro and district accountability staff presented statewide MCAP and AP results showing year-over-year gains, detailed a new MTSS tracking system and previewed state-driven changes that will condense Algebra I/Geometry/Algebra II into two integrated courses.","actionData","errors"]

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