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J.H. Snider, “School Board Nominating Commission Update,” May 30, 2009
As many of you undoubtedly know by now, the Anne Arundel County School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) on May 27 nominated three candidates for the School Board. Ten candidates initially applied for the position, two dropped out, and several others only made a token attempt to compete for the position. Still, it was a large [...]
Continue reading...J.H. Snider, “Critique of the guest column published in the Capital expressing adulation for the SBNC,” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, May 27, 2009
27. May 2009
Concerning the May 10 guest column in the Capital expressing adulation for the Anne Arundel County School Board Nominating Commission, I have never been able to figure out the Capital’s conflict of interest disclosure policy. Sometimes it discloses trivial, obvious conflicts. Other times it misses the big conflicts. Perhaps the explanation is that if you’re [...]
Continue reading...J.H. Snider, “School Board Nominating Commission Update,” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, April 7, 2009
7. April 2009
The School Board Nominating Commission’s deadline for candidate applications to serve on the AACPS Board of Education was April 1. As you probably know by now, ten people applied for the position…. [Link to Blog]
Continue reading...Muckraker Staff, “Leopold wants $53 million cut to school board’s proposed budget next year: Schools swiftly opposed move to reduce minimum school funding requirements,” Muckraker, April 1, 2009
1. April 2009
The Anne Arundel school board opposed county officials’ request to cut its proposed budget by $53 million next year. In an 8-1 vote at its meeting this morning, the board passed a resolution opposing County Executive John R. Leopold’s move to waive the state’s so-called “maintenance of effort” requirement, which sets minimum school funding levels…. [...]
Continue reading...Muckraker Staff, “Schools quietly awarded $4 million computer contract: No-bid deal bought new student information system last month,” Muckraker, March 31, 2009
31. March 2009
Anne Arundel school administrators quietly awarded a $4 million, no-bid contract last month to upgrade their aging student information system. The deal with software maker Pearson Education will pay for a new Web-based package that tracks students’ grades, schedules, attendance and most other permanent records, and give parents online access to grades…. [Link to Blog]
Continue reading...Muckraker Staff, “School records lawsuit postponed: Officials wanted more than $600 for records; litigation made officials reconsider fees,” Arundel Muckraker, March 28, 2009
28. March 2009
The Arundel Muckraker postponed its planned lawsuit against Anne Arundel schools yesterday after officials agreed to release public documents without charging exorbitant fees. After the online news Web site notified administrators of its intent to sue, officials decided to help alter two requests in order to cut down on employees’ time and costs to the [...]
Continue reading...“What Bus Accident? We Didn’t See Any Bus Accident,” Eye on Annapolis, March 24, 2009
24. March 2009
As was reported here on March 17, 2009, two school buses from Anne Arundel County were involved in a collision where one bus rear ended the other which was stopped to make a turn from Beard’s Creek onto Riva Road. There were no serious injuries and mostly two buses of upset students. [Link to Article]
Continue reading...Eric Sullivan, “Anne Arundel County-Wide CAC Board of Education Report to the Board of Education on March 04, 2009″
4. March 2009
Good morning Superintendent Maxwell, President Melendez & Vice President Carey, and members of the board. For the record, my name is Eric Sullivan – Chairperson for the County-Wide CAC. Before I go through the County-Wide CAC report items, I want to recognize on behalf of the broader community through the CAC the importance of these [...]
Continue reading...“Superintendent picks highest bidder for school cafeteria contract: Officials say $76,000 difference is worth it; school board must OK the deal,” Arundel Muckraker, March 3, 2009
3. March 2009
 Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell wants to install a new cafeteria computer system that costs thousands more than a similar package offered by a competing firm. The $283,000 contract he wants with Horizon Software International would pay for new cash registers in school lunch rooms, as well as a back-office system that can generate reports, [...]
Continue reading...Elisabeth Hulette, “County students shine on AP tests,” Capital, February 13, 2009
13. February 2009
Nearly half of the county’s Class of 2008 passed at least one Advanced Placement exam during high school. That’s nearly twice the state average, which the College Board said last week is the highest in the nation…. [Link to Article]
Continue reading...J.H. Snider, “School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) Update,” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, January 25, 2009
25. January 2009
The School Board Nominating Commission of Anne Arundel County will hold field hearings “to solicit the public’s opinion on education issues facing their specific district, the Commission’s process and procedures, and qualities necessary for a successful Board of Education candidate.†Hearings will be held in each of the five legislative districts represented on the SBNC. [...]
Continue reading...J.H. Snider, “Follow-up: Is the School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) illegal?” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, January 24, 2009
24. January 2009
[Note: On January 24, 2009 this post was emailed to all elected officials representing Anne Arundel County in the Maryland legislature and in the Anne Arundel County Council] Dear Anne Arundel County Elected Official: On October 21, 2008 I sent you an e-mail presenting arguments why the School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) may violate the [...]
Continue reading...Cindy Mumby, “Quality Counts? It Depends On Who’s Counting,” The Dagger, January 20, 2009
20. January 2009
Education Week, which calls itself American education’s newspaper of record, publishes an annual report called “Quality Counts†that ranks the states according to education policies and outcomes. This year, Maryland came out on top overall and the self-congratulation has been in full bloom, some of which is well-deserved. But a closer look at the data [...]
Continue reading...J.H. Snider, “School Board Nominating Commission and Board of Education TV Updates,” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, January 6, 2009
6. January 2009
On January 12, 2009 at 7:00 pm, the School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) will hold its third meeting of the coming appointment cycle for the AACPS Board of Education. The SBNC uses these low profile hearings to discuss critical procedural issues. At the SBNC’s last meeting, it tentatively decided to decide what its nomination rules [...]
Continue reading...The Arundel Muckraker: school board spent thousands on Ocean City trip
24. November 2008
Anne Arundel school board members spent thousands on a four-day trip to Ocean City in September, according to documents obtained by The Muckraker. Taxpayers shelled out $7,063 to send seven school board members to the Maryland Association of Boards of Education conference from Sept. 23 to 26. The sojurn at the shore was the second [...]
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