Board of Education Regular Meeting and Public Hearings

The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00pm, on Thursday, April 14, 2011, in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Route 108 in Ellicott City.

Both the afternoon and the evening session, which convenes at 7:30pm, will begin with a “Public Forum,” when members of the public may address the Board on any topic other than those for which a formal public hearing process exists.  Advanced sign up is preferred.

During the evening session, the Board will hold the following public hearings:

•  Renaming of Cradlerock School

•  Policy 4000, Grants

•  Policy 4040, Fixed Assets

•  Policy 9300, Homeless Children and Youth

Individuals who wish to testify at the hearings are asked to limit their presentation to three minutes and to provide 15 written copies of their testimony at the time of the hearings.  Pre-registration will take place during business hours prior to the hearings, up to the close of business on the last working day before the hearings.

To sign up to testify at the hearings or to speak at Public Forum, contact the Board's office at 410-313-7194.

Individuals who would like to request a sign language interpreter for any meeting of the Board of Education may contact Colleen Rice, Interpreter Scheduler, at 410-313-7046.  A two week advanced notice is preferred.