Baltimore City Public Schools, MD

Executive Board Meeting

The Executive Board will meet to discuss personnel, employment, and payroll matters. The agenda includes updates from the CEO and Board Chair, as well as a review of the board meeting schedule.

• Vote on Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) items
• Discussion of appeals and hearings
• Potential closed session regarding litigation and legal advice

Public Board Meeting

The Board will discuss a compliance report on family and community engagement and review annual recommendations. Members are deciding on an emergency procurement for employee background screening and several personnel appeals.

• Emergency contract with Bithgroup Technologies, Inc. for $325,875.00 to provide mobile fingerprinting for 5,217 employees
• Appeals and Hearings Case No. 25-406a
• Appeals and Hearings Case No. 25-409a
• Appeals and Hearings Case No. 25-419a
• Appeals and Hearings Case No. 2526-437a

Accountability Committee

The committee will discuss updates on attendance goals, professional learning, and continuous improvement efforts. Members will review compliance reports regarding homeless students and student discipline. The meeting includes a consent agenda for procurement actions.

• Wholeness Goal Update on attendance for SY26-27
• Procurement action items (consent agenda)
• Compliance report on homeless students identification, enrollment, and services
• Compliance report on behavioral interventions and student discipline (suspensions)

Executive Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Executive Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 3:30pm in Conference Room #301. The agenda lists a possible vote to adjourn to closed session under Sections 3-101 and 3-305(b) of the Maryland General Provisions Article for issues related to litigation, advice of counsel, and its administrative and quasi-judicial function. Other items are a Time for Sharing, a consent agenda item on Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP), and updates from the Board Chair, CEO, and Board Executive, plus a board meeting schedule and administrative matters. The agenda does not state any specific decisions, dollar amounts, or named contracts.

• Possible vote to adjourn to closed session on litigation and legal advice under General Provisions Article Sections 3-101 and 3-305(b)
• Consent agenda item 3.01: Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP), listed as 'Approve as presented'
• A Time for Sharing public comment period
• Board Chair Updates and CEO Updates
• Board Meeting Schedule and Board Administrative Matters

Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Board meets on October 6, 2026, to consider a consent agenda that includes a competitively solicited extended learning services contract worth an estimated $14.5 million per year, plus a second-reader policy on school leadership and a supplemental appropriation for nursing suite services. The board will also vote on accepting several gifts and donations, including a $100,000 monetary donation from Park Heights Renaissance and $16,000 in uniforms from CareFirst for Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School. Public comment is scheduled, with a representative from the Baltimore Teachers Union listed to speak. Several agenda sections, including information and discussion and committee reports, have no items submitted.

• Extended Learning Services contract: estimated $14,500,000.00 annually, term October 7, 2026 through October 6, 2029, with two one-year renewal options
• FY 2027 General Fund Supplemental Appropriation for local revenue funding relating to Nursing Suite services
• New Policy CFA – School Leadership, Operations, and Support – Second Reader
• Gifts and donations: $100,000 from Park Heights Renaissance for Rise and Thrive Achievement Program and uniforms; $16,000 from CareFirst for uniforms at Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School; $23,200 from Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation for 400 Orioles tickets; $12,000 monetary gift for Harlem Park athletics; $7,000 book donation from Orioles/Diary of a Wimpy Kid; $5,700 in gift cards from Orioles; $5,000 from Lynx Logistics for book bags and supplies
• Public comment includes Baltimore Teachers Union (Nathan Ferrell) and up to ten registered general speakers

Policy Committee Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Policy Committee meets virtually on September 29, 2026, to discuss board policies on board meetings (BEA, BEGB) and policy development (BGA-BGG), plus internet safety and acceptable technology use (EGD). It will also review compliance reports on wellness and nutrition, whistleblower disclosures, athletics academic eligibility, and research and data sharing. Public comment is limited to five speakers with three minutes each, and the next meeting is October 22, 2026.

• Discussion of Board Meeting Policies BEA and BEGB
• Discussion of Policy Development Policies BGA-BGG [Tier 1]
• Discussion of Policy EGD - Internet Safety/Acceptable Use of Technology [Tier 2]
• Compliance reports on ADF Wellness, EAB Whistleblower, JJIC Athletics Eligibility, and LCA Research and Surveys
• Informational items on library media program (IGE-RB), promotion/retention (IKEA-RA), and school visitors (KIA-RA)

Special Executive Board Meeting

This is a special executive board meeting of Baltimore City Public Schools. The board may vote to adjourn to closed session to discuss litigation, seek legal advice, and handle administrative matters. The agenda also includes a discussion of a personnel matter, followed by adjournment. No public decisions or actions are listed.

• Possible vote to adjourn to closed session under Maryland law
• Discussion of a personnel matter
• Meeting held virtually via Microsoft Teams

Operations, Finance & Facilities Committee Meeting

The Operations, Finance & Facilities Committee of Baltimore City Public Schools meets virtually on September 29, 2026, from 10:30am to 12:15pm. The agenda lists board and staff discussion of an "AMP Update" and a "Budget Milestone Calendar" tied to FY28, plus a compliance report on GBM - Temporary Employment and a procurement agenda item. Public comment is scheduled, with sign-up allowed only from the Thursday before the meeting until 5:00pm the Monday prior, up to 5 speakers at 3 minutes each. The next meeting is set for October 27, 2026.

• AMP Update (board and staff discussion)
• Budget Milestone Calendar for FY28
• Compliance Report: GBM - Temporary Employment
• Procurement agenda item (Operations, Finance & Facilities Committee Procurement Agenda)
• Public comment: up to 5 speakers, 3 minutes each; sign-up by 5:00pm the Monday before the meeting

Accountability Committee

The Accountability Committee will hold a virtual meeting on September 24, 2026. The agenda includes a discussion regarding a compliance report from JLJ concerning behavioral threat assessments.

• Compliance Report: JLJ - Behavioral Threat Assessment

Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Board will hold a public meeting on September 15, 2026, to vote on several consent agenda items, including a proposed contract with The College Board for PSAT, SAT, and AP testing, and to hear public comment from union and parent representatives. The board will also discuss end-of-year survey results and multilingual communications. The agenda includes routine items like approving minutes and personnel matters.

• Contract with The College Board for PSAT, SAT, and AP testing: estimated $1,000,000 annually, total up to $5,000,000 with renewal options.
• Supplemental Appropriation: Net Investment Income earned during FY 2026.
• Supplemental Appropriation: Nursing Suite Services.
• Policy JLF - Child Abuse and Neglect [Second Reader].
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP) [Vote] and Comprehensive Maintenance Plan [Vote].

Executive Board Meeting

This is a routine executive board meeting of the Baltimore City Public Schools Board. The board may vote to adjourn into closed session to discuss litigation, seek legal advice, and handle administrative matters. The agenda includes a consent agenda for personnel, employment, and payroll matters, as well as updates from the board chair, CEO, and board executives.

• Possible vote to adjourn to closed session under Maryland law for litigation and legal advice
• Consent agenda item on Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) with attached document
• Discussion of appeals and hearings as part of personnel and quasi-judicial matters
• Board chair updates and CEO updates scheduled
• Board meeting schedule update

Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Board is meeting to vote on a consent agenda that includes a $900,000 annual contract with AT&T Mobility for cellular services, plus several policy revisions. The board will also hear public comment, receive an ADA compliance update, and discuss a first reading of a child abuse and neglect policy. Several agenda items, including board committee reports and procurement updates, were not submitted for this meeting.

• AT&T Mobility contract: $900,000/year for cellular phone services, equipment, and devices, term Sept 2, 2026–July 31, 2031 with five one-year renewal options
• Policy JLF (Child Abuse and Neglect) first reader discussion
• Policy BBA (Board Powers, Responsibilities and Professional Standards) second reader vote
• Policy BDD (Board Committees) second reader vote
• Policy BEGG (Public Participation During Board Meetings) second reader vote

Executive Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Executive Board is meeting to consider routine administrative items, including a possible vote to adjourn into closed session for legal and personnel issues. The agenda includes consent agenda items on personnel, employment, and payroll, as well as appeals and hearings, along with updates from the board chair, executive, and CEO. No major policy decisions or public hearings are listed.

• Possible vote to adjourn to closed session under Maryland law for litigation and legal advice
• Consent agenda: Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) approval
• Consent agenda: Appeals and Hearings
• Board chair and executive updates
• CEO updates

Policy Committee

The Baltimore City Public Schools Policy Committee will meet virtually to discuss and potentially approve a policy revision roadmap for SY 26-27, and to review several regulations and compliance reports. Items include school activity funds administration, annual operating budget development, fund balance, incident reporting, and compliance reports on topics like test integrity, student records, and school choice. Public comment is limited to 5 speakers, 3 minutes each, on policy-related issues.

• Policy Revision Roadmap for SY 26-27 (Action/Consent)
• DMA-RA: School Activity Funds Administration Regulation (Discussion)
• Policies DBC (Annual Operating Budget) and DIG (Fund Balance) framing discussion
• EBBB-RA: Incident Reporting, Including Student and Employee Injuries
• Compliance reports on test integrity, student records, school choice, and more

Operations Committee Meeting

Executive Board Meeting

This is a routine executive board meeting with mostly procedural items. The board may vote to enter closed session to discuss litigation, seek legal advice, and handle administrative and quasi-judicial functions. It will also consider a consent agenda for personnel, employment, and payroll matters, and receive updates from the board chair, board executive, and CEO.

• Possible vote to adjourn to closed session for litigation and legal advice
• Consent agenda item on Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) to approve as presented
• Appeals and hearings item under personnel and quasi-judicial matters
• Board meeting schedule update
• CEO updates

Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Board will hold a public meeting on August 18, 2026, to consider several policy changes and routine matters. The board will vote on revisions to the intra-district student transfer policy and student transportation services, and will hear first-reader presentations on updates to multiple compliance reports and policies, including board committees, board powers, public participation, and a new school leadership policy. The agenda also includes a closed executive session, approval of prior minutes, public comments from the teachers union and other groups, and action on personnel and appeals cases.

• Vote on JFC Intra-District Student Transfer Policy and EEA Student Transportation Services (Second Reader)
• First Reader: Bulk updates to compliance reports (multiple policies)
• First Reader: Policy BDD - Board Committees
• First Reader: Policy BBA - Board Powers, Responsibilities and Professional Standards
• First Reader: Policy BEGG - Public Participation During Board Meetings

Special Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City School Board will consider approving two non-public school funding agreements totaling about $969,000 for special education services. The contracts with The Children's Guild, Inc. ($533,581) and Associated Catholic Charities/The Villa Maria School ($435,375) would provide temporary alternative placements for students with IEPs. The board will also vote on a personnel consent agenda and multiple appeals and hearings cases, and may hold a closed executive session.

• The Children's Guild, Inc. contract: $533,581 for 5 student seats, July 2026–June 2027
• Villa Maria School contract: $435,375 for 5 student seats, July 2026–June 2027
• Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) consent agenda item
• 10 appeals and hearings cases (Case Nos. 24-394a, 25-64d, 24-370a, 24-371a, 24-375a, 24-369a, 25-412a, 24-380a, 24-383a, 24-384a, 24-385a, 24-388a)
• Possible closed executive session under Maryland Code

Special Executive Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Executive Board will convene on June 2, 2026, to discuss personnel matters, receive CEO and chair updates, and consider adjourning to closed session for litigation and administrative functions.

• Personnel and payroll items on consent agenda
• Discussion on closing meeting for litigation and counsel
• CEO and Board Chair updates
• Board administrative matters
• Adjournment

Special Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Board will meet to approve personnel, employment, and payroll matters. The body is also considering several monetary and non-monetary donations for specific schools and district-wide community engagement.

• Approval of Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) matters
• $10,000 anonymous donation to Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School for operations
• $10,000 anonymous donation to Academy for College and Career Exploitation for travel to Spain
• $2,792 non-monetary donation of 800 cans of soup from Inspired Consumer
• $44,300 non-monetary donation of 10,000 pairs of pajamas from Beyond Bedtime

Policy Committee (Rescheduled Date)

The committee will discuss a new policy covering school leadership, operations, and support. It will also receive bulk updates to compliance reports and consider revisions to the public participation policy (BEGG). Additional items include compliance reports on school closures (FCA) and media relations (KDD), public comment procedures, and notice of a summer‑break schedule for the next meeting.

• New Policy on School Leadership, Operations, and Support
• Bulk Updates on Compliance Reports
• Policy BEGG – Public Participation During Board Meetings
• Compliance Report: FCA – Closing of Schools
• Compliance Report: KDD – Media Relations

Operations Committee Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Operations Committee will hold a virtual meeting to review an update on AMP implementation and a School Police Report Card Survey. The agenda includes a procurement agenda and public comment procedures.

• AMP Implementation Update
• School Police Report Card Survey
• Operations Committee Procurement Agenda
• Public Comment Procedures
• Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items

Special Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Board will meet virtually to discuss several items including personnel matters and a procurement request. The board is considering a contract with Public Consulting Group, LLC to implement the EdPlan platform for managing Section 504 plans.

• Contract with Public Consulting Group, LLC for EdPlan Maryland ($800,000)
• Approval of prior open session minutes
• Approval of closed session summaries
• Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) consent agenda items

Teaching and Learning Committee

The Baltimore City Public Schools Teaching and Learning Committee will meet virtually to discuss a Fine Arts presentation, a compliance report on academic eligibility, and a procurement agenda. The meeting includes a public comment period and an adjournment.

• Fine Arts presentation
• Compliance report on academic eligibility
• Teaching and Learning Procurement Agenda
• Public comment period
• Next meeting date TBD

Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Board will meet to approve a contract extension with Infinite Campus, Inc., increasing the software support agreement from $4.27 million to $6.67 million through 2029. The meeting will also include public comments, committee reports, and the approval of prior minutes.

• Approval of prior open session minutes
• Approval of prior closed session summaries
• Policy GBM - Temporary Employment [Second Reader]
• Infinite Campus, Inc. software contract extension ($6,668,092.84)
• Public comment from Associated Student Congress for Baltimore City (ASCBC)

Strategic Planning Committee

The Baltimore City Public Schools Strategic Planning Committee will meet virtually to review focus area measurement updates and adjourn.

• Focus Area Measurement Update
• Adjournment

Operations Committee Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Operations Committee will meet virtually to review capital improvement projects and discuss budget amendments. The meeting includes a consent agenda for procurement items and a public comment period for up to five speakers.

• Capital Improvement Projects Review
• FY 26 Quarter 3 Budget Amendments
• Procurement items (Consent Agenda)
• Public comment period
• Next meeting scheduled for June 23, 2026

Policy Committee

The Baltimore City Public Schools Policy Committee will meet virtually to discuss proposed revisions to board governance policies and review a district goal update on graduation standards. The meeting includes a public comment period for residents to address policy-related issues.

• Discussion of Policy BDD - Board Committees
• Discussion of Policy BBA - Board Powers, Responsibilities, and Professional Standards
• Compliance Report: IKEB - Graduation Standards
• Public comment period for policy-related issues
• Next meeting scheduled for June 23, 2026

Safety and Wholeness Committee Meeting

The Safety and Wholeness Committee will discuss supports for schools and staff during a crisis and review a compliance report on the JIH policy governing administrative searches and seizures in schools. A partner highlight from Dr. Malik Muhammad is scheduled, followed by public comment. The next meeting is set for June 18, 2025.

• Compliance report on JIH policy: School Administrative Searches and Seizures (SY24-25)
• Discussion of supports to schools and staff during a crisis
• Partner highlight presentation by Dr. Malik Muhammad
• Public comment period
• Next meeting date: June 18, 2025

Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Board of Public Education will vote on a consent agenda including the Comprehensive Educational Facilities Master Plan, school naming proposals, and policy revisions regarding school safety.

• Comprehensive Educational Facilities Master Plan [Vote]
• FFA- Re-Naming of the Reginal F. Lewis High School campus proposal [Vote]
• Policy JICF - Safe Schools Act 2010: Destructive or Illegal Group Behavior [Second Reader]
• Operator Location and Waiver Requests [Vote]
• Appeals and Hearings Case Nos. 24-353a, 24-355a, 24-356a, 24-359a, 25-408a

Executive Board Meeting

The Baltimore City Public Schools Executive Board will convene on May 19, 2026, to review personnel and quasi-judicial matters on a consent agenda and receive updates from the CEO and Board Chair.

• Personnel, Employment and Payroll (PEP) items to be approved
• Appeals and Hearings to be reviewed
• CEO and Board Chair updates
• Board Administrative Matters
• Discussion on General Provisions Article 3-305(b) exceptions

Teaching and Learning Committee

The Baltimore City Public Schools Teaching and Learning Committee will meet virtually on May 12, 2026, to discuss summer professional development, school operations, and compliance reports. The meeting includes a consent agenda for procurement items and a public comment period.

• Discussion of summer professional development, school programs, and credit recovery
• Review of compliance reports for charter and operator-led schools
• Consent agenda for procurement items
• Public comment period for up to 5 speakers
• Upcoming meeting scheduled for June 9, 2026

Public Board Meeting

The Baltimore City School Board will vote on a consent agenda including FY 2026 Quarter 3 budget amendments, policies regarding student promotion and graduation, and supplemental appropriations for the Francis Scott Key remediation project. The meeting also includes a public comment period and information on student transfer and transportation policies.

• FY 26 Quarter 3 Budget Amendments [Vote]
• Policies IKEA – Promotion and Retention in Grades K-12 & IKEB – Graduation Standards [Second Reader]
• Third Party Billing Supplemental Appropriation Request FY26
• Third Party Billing Supplemental Appropriation Request FY27
• Supplemental Appropriation: Francis Scott Key Remediation Project