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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...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...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...J.H. Snider, “What’s this about ‘lower costs for school construction’?,” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, October 31, 2008
31. October 2008
In its editorial yesterday, “Ballot offers voters chance for input on school board,†the Capital repeats Tricia Johnson’s claim that she “lowered costs for school construction.†I’d love to know specifically what Tricia Johnson is referring to when she makes this claim. Ms. Johnson also featured this claim in her testimony before the SBNC on [...]
Continue reading...Is the SBNC illegal?
21. October 2008
[Note: On October 21, 2008, 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: It has come to my attention that Anne Arundel County’s School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC), created during the Maryland General Assembly’s 2007 [...]
Continue reading...J.H. Snider, “RE: Update on TV Coverage of Board of Education public meetings,” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, September 27, 2008
27. September 2008
[Response to County Council member Cathy Vitale's question concerning Conty Council TV coverage] Cathy, thank you for seeking clarification of my comments concerning coverage of County Council proceedings. First, I want to applaud the County Council for televising its meetings. And yes, the newspapers and website contain the schedule of the County Council meetings. My [...]
Continue reading...J.H. Snider, “Update on TV Coverage of Board of Education public meetings,” Citizens for an Accountable School Board, September 26, 2008
26. September 2008
At a Board of Education (BOE) meeting in October 2007, the BOE unveiled a proposal to spend more than $400,000 of taxpayer money on equipment to makeover the BOE meeting room for TV coverage. The BOE told the public there was no time to propose modifications to the plan for BOE TV coverage because an [...]
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30. May 2009
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