Maryland State Board of Education Meeting

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

9:00 a.m. - 4:25 p.m. EST

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Scheduling and timing of agenda items are subject to change.


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Meeting Agenda

9:00 a.m. - Meeting Opening

  • Call to Order

  • Roll Call and Declaration of Quorum

  • Pledge of Allegiance

  • Opening Remarks

9:10 a.m. - Morning Public Comment

9:40 a.m. - Consent Agenda

9:45 a.m. - State Superintendent’s Update

10:00 a.m. - Local Education Agency (LEA) Update

10:05 a.m. - Stakeholder Engagement Session: Month of the Young Child

11:00 a.m. - BREAK

11:10 a.m. - Federal ESSER Funding Update (Information Only)

11:35 a.m. - Chronic Absenteeism Task Force Attendance Toolkit (Information Only)

12:00 p.m. - Adjourn to Executive Session/Lunch

Executive Session Closing Statement

  • Appeals and Orders

  • Personnel Matters

  • Board Leadership Update

1:45 p.m. - Recognition of Maryland’s 2025 Purple Star Schools

2:15 p.m. - Federal Workforce Update – Feds to Eds (Information Only)

2:45 p.m. - 2025 Legislative Session Debrief (Information Only)

3:15 p.m. - COMAR 13A.12.06 Disciplinary Action (Permission to Publish)

3:30 p.m. -

3:45 p.m. - Task Force on Cell Phone Use in Schools Final Report (Information Only)

4:00 p.m. - Afternoon Public Comment

4:15 p.m. - State Board Business

  • Board Member Updates

  • Future Agenda Items and Upcoming Events

  • Opinions

4:25 p.m. - Adjourn