The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Northern Middle School in the cafeteria, followed by a public hearing for the northern area proposal. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
The Public Session will begin at 2:30 p.m., at which time the Clerk of the Circuit Court will conduct the oath of office for the newly elected Board Members. The Board will go into executive session until 4:00 p.m. The Board of Education will reconvene for public session at 4:00 p.m. and the Board will elect the president and vice president at the beginning of this meeting. Time is set aside during this public session for the hearing of constituents at approximately 5:00 p.m. Please note that this time is approximate, and public comment may be adjusted based on the timing of the presentations. The Board will recess the public session at approximately 5:15 p.m.
The Board will reconvene at 6:00 p.m. for the Northern Area Advisory Committee presentation and public hearing. The committee will present to the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education, and the public will then have the opportunity to share their views orally following the presentation.
Topics excluded from Public Comment in the January meeting above include:
Individual personnel issues.
Comments identifying individual students or staff members.
Matters that are on appeal or may be appealed or have been appealed.
Topics for which the Board schedules formal public hearings.
Advertising or solicitation for products and/or services.
The agenda for the Public Session can be accessed at BoardDocs - https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/garrett/Board.nsf/Public. The agenda is not considered final until the Board takes action to accept it at the start of each meeting.
Part or all of the meeting may be closed pursuant to the General Provision §3-305 of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.