Board of Education Seeks Public Comment on Three Policies

Nov. 17, 2009 Montgomery County Public Schools Expect the Best!

During its Oct. 26 business meeting, the Montgomery County Board of Education discussed graduation rates. The Board also recognized the MCPS Educational Foundation for its most successful scholarship campaign ever. In addition the Board received a plaque from All Kids Count in honor of longtime MCPS Board member Blair G. Ewing.

The Board took took tentative action on three policies and is sending them out for public comment:

Policy JHF, Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation, which demonstrates the school system’s commitment to addressing this issue and complies with requirements of state law and is based on the model policy draft by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Policy GFC, Reassignment of Personnel after 25 Years of Service or Age 50, which would be renamed to Reassignment of Employees within Two Years of Normal Retirement Eligibility, and seeks to revise criteria for maintaining salary and retirement benefit levels for certain employees who are transferred or assigned to positions with a lower salary classification.
Policy ECK, Use of Smith Center for Non-MCPS Groups, which has been revised to reflect that MCPS reserves the right to schedule use of the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Center by nonprofit groups to ensure appropriate use of this unique facility and to maximize flexibility in scheduling its use by MCPS students and staff.

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