The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will recognize the 2025 winners of the Mo Gaba Positivity and Perseverance Awards at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
The award was created by the Board of Education in January 2021 to honor students who exhibited the same outlook on life as Mo, an AACPS student and “superfan” of the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens whose health challenges never defeated his intellectual brilliance, positive attitude, fun-loving spirit, or his ability to make others smile and marvel at his resilience. Mo died in July 2020 at the age of 14 after multiple battles with cancer.
The 2025 winners were announced by video on Monday, January 27, 2025, the day after Mo’s birthday.
Wednesday’s meeting will begin at noon and will be held in the Board Room at the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. It is open to the public and subject to normal space limitations in the Board Room.
A complete agenda for the meeting can be found here. More information on agenda items will be posted on the AACPS website in the Board Docs section under the Board of Education tab. Protocols, procedures, and expectations for those attending the meeting can be found here.
The Board will also meet in a public session at 10 a.m. for the sole purpose of voting to immediately go into closed session, during which time it will discuss confidential matters as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act including, but not limited to, legal advice, personnel, and negotiations. Closed session is not open to the public.
PROCESS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
The Board will hear public comment from up to 10 total speakers (virtual and in-person combined) per agenda item (excluding personnel items, reports, informational presentations, and recognitions) during a single public comment section in the early portion of the meeting. Additionally, up to 10 speakers can comment on non-agenda items, excluding student-specific or personnel matters, towards the end of the meeting.
Procedures and protocols for public comment can be found here. A link to register for public comment will be live at 3 p.m. on the Friday before a Board meeting.
The general session of the meeting will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Board of Education’s committees will hold upcoming virtual meetings according to the following schedule. The meetings will not be broadcast, but those wishing to listen to the meetings can access them by telephone through the codes listed below.
Policy Committee: 3 p.m., February 4, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 484 566 24#.
Budget Committee: Noon, February 18, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 322 193 423#.
Equity Committee: Noon, February 25, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 855 986 412#.