Harford County Board Of Education To Meet Aug. 16

Press release from HCPS:

Aug. 10, 2021

The Board of Education of Harford County will hold a hybrid Business Meeting on Monday, August 16, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the A.A. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Roberty Building with Board Members, staff, and presenters in attendance both virtually and in-person. A 60-seat capacity will be available to the public. Seats will be available on a first come-first served basis. The meeting will be streamed live and archived for later viewing on the HCPS Website.

Public Comment Participation Call-In Process
Community members who wish to provide comments virtually during the Public Comments segment of the Business meeting are required to register by completing this form Public Comment Registration Form.

Registrations must be received by 12:00 PM on Friday, August 13, 2021. All fields on the registration form must be completed.

1. First and Last name
2. Mailing Address
3. Email Address
4. Phone Number

▪ Registered speakers will receive an email from HCPS with a Call-in Phone # and a Conference ID #. ▪ Registered speakers are required to call-in and enter the conference ID# at 6:30 PM on Monday, August 16, 2021.

▪ Important: If you are unable to take your phone off mute, you may need to dial *6.

▪ If you are admitted from the virtual lobby to the meeting within the two-hour time constraint, you will be greeted by an HCPS staff member when it is time to begin your public comment. Expected hold time in the virtual lobby may vary based on number of registered speakers. The maximum wait time in the lobby is 30 minutes; should you be disconnected please call back.

Public Comment Participation In-Person Process
Persons who are attending the meeting in person, as provided above, may make in-person public comment. Board Comment cards will be available for Board meeting attendees in the Board Room prior to the Board Meeting for sign up. Board Comment Registration forms are limited to one (1) per person.

The Board has authorized public comment as follows:

▪ Board policy permits speaker three (3) minutes to provide comments. However, Board policy authorizes the Board to reduce the amount of time allocated to each speaker if allocating 3 minutes to each speaker will impede the Board’s ability to complete scheduled business. It is anticipated that in light of the number of speakers at recent Board meetings, the Board will reduce the amount of time allocated to each speaker. Consequently, please be prepared to abbreviate your comments.

▪ The Board will receive virtual public comment first and in-person public comment second. This sequence has been established due to telephone connection issues.

▪ The Board expects that all comments will be submitted with the decorum and respect appropriate to the conduct of public business.

▪ Topics such as personnel matters, pending appeals, specific student disciplinary matters or which constitute commercial solicitations are not permitted.

▪ Disparaging comments, personal attacks, and inflammatory remarks about specific schools or personnel are not permitted. Speakers who engage in these comments will be reminded of the rules and the Board reserves the right to remove the speaker.

▪ All public comments submitted will be part of the records maintained by the Board office.
Speakers are reminded that public comments are considered public information and, as such, are subject to the Maryland Public Information Act.

This press release was produced by HCPS. The views expressed here are the author's own.