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Dr. Salmon welcoming students on the First Day of School at Waugh Chapel Elemntary School
Back-to-School 2018
Maryland schools are officially back in session! Dr. Salmon State Superintendent of Schools kicked off the first day of school by welcoming Governor Larry Hogan, Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh, parents and students to Waugh Chapel Elementary in Anne Arundel County. Students and their families were greeted by the Governor and State Superintendent and excitedly posed for photos while on their way to classes.
This year is an exciting year for Maryland schools and will be our best year yet! Welcome back, Maryland!
Follow this link for a video recap of Waugh Chapel Elementary's Firs Day of School!
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The Maryland Center for School Safety held its 5th
Annual School Safety Conference in Annapolis. An award ceremony
held during the conference honored individuals and teams that went above and
beyond in the name of school safety during the 2017/2018 school year. Included in those award recipients was Dr. Salmon, for her role on the Maryland Center for School Safety Governing Board.
For a full list of awards and recipients, follow this link.
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#MDCollegeStrong
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The Maryland College Application Campaign (MCAC) is participating in the American College Application Campaign #WhyApply social media contest! The contest promotes the college campaign and uses social media as a tool to interact with students and families. Take a selfie and let us know "Why should students pursue postsecondary education?"
Tag @MdPublicSchools or
@mcacampaign and use #WHYAPPLY #MDCOLLEGESTRONG!
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August 28, 2018
The following actions were taken at the August
28, 2018 State Board of Education meeting:
- Granted permission to publish amendments to
Regulations .01-.05 and .07-.10, repeal Regulation .06, and adopt new
Regulation .11 under Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 13A.01.05 Appeals to
the State Board. The amendments include:
(1) updating the delivery methods for filings before the State Board; (2)
eliminates references to the library system because they are now an independent
State agency; (3) limits the number of pages of an appeal to 15; (4) requires appeals
to be filed in hard copy only; (5) directs that a response to an appeal may be
made by Motion to Dismiss or by Memorandum in Response to the Appeal; (6)
directs that a waiver of transcription costs may be sought from the State
Superintendent of Schools; (7) allows the State Board to extend time periods
for filings except for the time period for filing an appeal or motion for
reconsideration; (8) establishes time periods for filing and limiting the
maximum length of a motion or response to 15 pages; (9) eliminates the “mailbox
rule” and establishes procedures for asserting no receipt of timely notice and
placing the burden to prove timely notice was sent to the party who was
responsible for ending the notice; (10) describes cases to be sent to the
Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) allowing Administrative Law Judges
(ALJs) to hear additional testimony or receive additional evidence if there is
good reason the party did not offer it before; (11) limits oral argument to 10
minutes per side; (12) requires parties to file a copy of the OAH transcript
with the State Board; (13) allows the State Board to decide appeals on the record
without hearing oral argument unless otherwise required; (14) establishes how
cases will be resolved if a majority of the voting members are not in
concurrence; (15) directs appeals to the circuit court in the jurisdiction in
which the local board resides; and (16) establishes procedures for removal of a
local board member.
- Granted permission to adopt amendments to
Regulation .04 Length
of School Year under COMAR 13A.02.01 Local
Boards of Education. The amendments enable
the Maryland State Department of Education to monitor local school systems’
make-up recovery plans on a timely basis and update the Maryland State Board of
Education on the make-recovery plans, if needed.
- Granted permission
to adopt the repeal of Regulation .06 Educational
Programs for Pregnant Girls under COMAR 13A.08.01 General Regulations.
Regulation .06 is out-of-date and the provisions of the regulation are
covered in Maryland statute and other COMAR regulations.
- Granted permission
to adopt amendments to Regulation .11 Disciplinary
Action under COMAR 13A.08.01 General
Regulations. The purpose of
these amendments is to prohibit suspension or expulsion of students in
prekindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, with certain
exceptions, per State law.
- Approved the 2019
State Board of Education meeting dates.
The following Opinions and Orders were rendered:
- Megan
Bremer v. Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners – compensation
dispute – Opinion
No. 18-25
- Monica K.
v. Prince George’s County Board of Education – student
expulsion – Opinion No. 18-26
- Frederick
Classical Charter School, Inc. v. Frederick County Board of Education – denial
of funding – Opinion No. 18-27
- Mr. and Mrs. David E. v. Harford County Board of
Education – student expulsion – Order No. OR18-06
- Ebony H. v. Montgomery County Board of Education – mistreatment/school safety – Order No. OR18-07
Meeting materials, Opinions, and Orders can be found HERE.
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