The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will consider and is scheduled to vote on approval of a contract for a new Learning Management System for students and staff at its next meeting, set for Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
School system officials provided the Board and the public with information about the proposed system, Canvas, at the Board’s October 16, 2024, meeting. A video of the presentation can be found at www.aacps.org/lmspresentation.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room at the Carol S. 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 4:30 p.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. Archived videos of past meetings are available online.
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., November 4, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 539 914 924#.
Equity Committee: Noon, November 12, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 307 397 807#.
Budget Committee: Noon, November 18, 2024. Call 301-960-3676, enter the Conference ID 743 942 335#.