Baltimore City Public Schools -

There are five Board Committees that meet regularly to address issues in specific areas.

• Ensure that internal and external audit findings and recommendations are addressed adequately and in a timely manner

• Audit issues that may have a significant impact on City Schools’ activities are monitored

• Ensure that there is no interference in determining the scope, performing work, and communicating the results of internal audits

• Ensure that open communication exists between internal audit management, external auditors, and City Schools management to achieve established objectives

Meeting Schedule: Meet quarterly (once every three months) in a closed session.

Committee Members: Vernon Reid (Chair), Shantell Roberts, Andrew Coy, Kwame' Kenyatta-Bey

• Ensure that effective management systems exist to maximize resources in support of student achievement 

• Ensure that school environments are safe, caring, and physically conducive to learning 

• Ensure that transformational leadership exists at all levels of the organization

Meeting Schedule: The third Tuesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Committee Members: Shantell Roberts (Chair), Andrew Coy, Mujahid Muhammad, Vernon Reid

Operations meeting calendar

• Develops, reviews, and revises policies governing City Schools to support teaching and learning excellence for every student and to meet state and federal regulations

• Reviews existing policies on a regular basis to ensure alignment with the vision and mission of City Schools

• Monitors the policy-making process to ensure it is open, accessible, transparent, and responsive to student's educational needs 

• Recommends revisions to existing policies as necessary to sustain the strategic organizational direction and goals of City Schools

• Sponsors public forums to seek and discuss recommendations for revising existing policies

Meeting Schedule: The third Tuesday of each month from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Committee Members: Ashley Esposito (Chair), Robert Salley, Jamir Lawson

Policy meeting calendar

Policy Infographic: English

• Engage with district personnel and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive roadmap that will enhance safety standards and services for students and staff

• Leverage the guidance and resources from federal, state, and local levels to incorporate cultural, restorative, and healing-centered approaches within student wholeness initiatives

Meeting Schedule: The third Thursday of each month from 4:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. 

Committee Members: Mujahid Muhammad (Chair), Andrew Coy, Ashley Esposito, Khalilah Slater-Harrington

If you are a partner organization currently working with Baltimore City Public Schools and would like to present highlights of your program to the Safety and Wholeness Committee, please fill out the Google Form.

• Ensure that there is an annual review of Board priorities and metrics

• Ensure that transparent public presentations take place regarding performance with respect to Board priorities

• Ensure that Board priorities and metrics are linked to the evaluation of the CEO

Meeting Schedule: Meet quarterly (once every three months) in a closed session. 

Committee Members: Robert Salley (Chair), Ronald McFadden, Shantell Roberts, Khalilah Slater-Harrington

• Ensure that quality curricula and instruction provide rigor, engage students, raise the bar, and deliver targeted interventions to increase learning

• Ensure that students are taught by highly qualified teachers who use instructional strategies that sustain a culture of excellence and lead to academic success

Meeting Schedule: The first Tuesday of each month from 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Committee Members: Khalilah Slater Harrington (Chair), Ronald McFadden, Kwame' Kenyatta-Bey

Teaching and Learning meeting calendar