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Reverend Dana Jones, chair of the committee, and staff liaison Emily Cherries said the committee emphasized a data‑driven approach, assembling presentations and mid‑year data from Calvert County Public Schools, the Maryland Center for School Safety and county public‑health and law‑enforcement partners. The committee also conducted a community survey capturing student and parent perspectives; early signals cited bullying, vaping, mental‑health supports and safety training as recurring concerns.

Committee leaders highlighted a staffing challenge: many school psychologist positions and some pupil‑personnel roles remain unfilled. School staff at the meeting noted that as of the prior Wednesday only about 40% of school psychologist positions were filled, a trend the committee said is statewide and complicates service delivery.

The group also discussed juvenile services (DJS), including recent limits on public presentations by DJS that prevented a full public briefing; committee members said the county and public should better understand how DJS involvement changes the disciplinary and support pathway for students. The committee said that juvenile services typically becomes involved after law enforcement referrals and that consistent application of school code of conduct and early intervention in elementary grades could reduce escalation.

The committee said it is finalizing recommendations and will propose tracking mechanisms to monitor implementation beyond the committee’s lifespan. Committee leaders asked for a joint session with the Board of County Commissioners and the Board of Education when the final report is ready.

Next steps: the committee will analyze survey results, complete recommendations and present a final report with proposed metrics and an implementation tracking plan; staff will coordinate a future joint meeting with the Board of Education.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - Calvert County, MD - Aug. 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Student Safety and Well‑Being Advisory Committee reported progress on Aug. 26, saying it has compiled data and public input, identified staffing gaps and is drafting recommendations with a proposed implementation tracking plan.","taxTitle","Calvert County, Maryland","taxId",61673,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6746976,"Commissioners approve FY2025 year‑end budget amendment for Calvert County Public Schools",496,1114000,1610000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce&start=1114&end=1610","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce/thumbnail_1114000.jpg","/articles/6746976/Calvert-County/Maryland/Commissioners-approve-FY2025-yearend-budget-amendment-for-Calvert-County-Public-Schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6746976-9e585a8f7b051bb2cd81fdd0dabfc749/orig.mp4?Expires=1775636863&Signature=kflOvZZAFEtDeosq6ITg9AUtOU1WRnYdenVNpU2ivrxp8O7UPkfjiJ7lCkUbehdD7lWRl80SC6f80VVKIHgNNlwYODZW~tgoCk4yPQrxdE4sgLEwFwgB7ftoN-6yQh9AuYwAdMSZZzrPfBnpqV1ZdXqpWm7F~nifKqoiR7A9BVeU5WQVB~yzEvX3QBuyVV6ej9J2y1AFOP~xdfiJNfu1xI4p3PmDAu4WcrrGzaCtruThhNF-7lCLya771sMPYTjD4E8pSfN0sJtYdqmRWed3LN32g94McgGpBN0npqSWnsK8aY1Y6Slgg6svD-rd5AGCug-DYfo79q2e1vrnUKXrfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 26 approved a year‑end budget amendment for Calvert County Public Schools that staff said will lower the district's planned use of fund balance for fiscal 2025 from $25 million to about $17 million.

Scott Johnson, chief financial officer for Calvert County Public Schools, told the commissioners the amendment reconciles the district's budget to actual revenue and expenditures for FY25. \"With these changes with the revenue increases and with the expenditure decreases, that would provide an $8,000,000 reduction in the use of fund balance. So instead of using 25,000,000, this would use $17,000,000 of fund balance,\" Johnson said.

Johnson said the adjustment reflects a mix of factors, including higher interest earnings on local investments, underspending of some state workforce‑development allocations that will carry into FY26, and lower federal revenue tied to reduced NJROTC spending. On the expenditure side, he cited instructional salary savings tied to uncertainty over participation in a newly introduced career ladder and lower costs for health insurance and retirement. He also said ESSER (COVID) funds were used to pay for \"future ready\" technology devices, reducing general‑fund needs by several hundred thousand dollars.

Linda Turner, county administrator, and other commissioners asked detailed questions about escrow and unrestricted fund usage and about staffing and career‑ladder projections for FY26. Johnson said initial estimates for FY26 included a use of about $11.25 million of unrestricted funds for certain purposes and that the district expects more teachers to be on the career ladder in FY26.

The board approved the amendment on a voice vote after a motion to accept the school board's requested transfers for the unrestricted, restricted, food service and school construction funds.

The amendment does not increase the district's overall FY25 operating budget; it reallocates revenue and expenditure lines and authorizes transfers among funds to align the budget with actual year‑end activity and needs. The Board of Education approved the same amendment on June 30, 2025, Johnson said.

Next steps: county finance staff will finalize FY25 closeout figures and follow up on outstanding clarifications commissioners requested, including final confirmation of escrow balances.","Board approved a school district budget amendment that reduces the planned use of district fund balance from $25 million to $17 million by reallocating revenues and lowering expenditures, commissioners were told.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6746961,"County moves to de‑obligate most of state DSP broadband grant; retains county match to finish build‑out",308,4768000,5076000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce&start=4768&end=5076","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce/thumbnail_4768000.jpg","/articles/6746961/Calvert-County/Maryland/County-moves-to-deobligate-most-of-state-DSP-broadband-grant-retains-county-match-to-finish-buildout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6746961-93e9c804bda6d1299edaf29634f746e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775636863&Signature=NOMHiJsg~nC5-aNcxFnWFTWuBjlD~Rminv3TamlEQvW3TJNHtuKKTUNVb9LMFKmsXnL~dVNfkCdY6xcDWale9kKQh8uKJfLYO07SqJIzdhJovf304KW69ZRROyQ27Xok71I7wUQxUqO40YX2foaTKnF2O-9bxnm-0t7IwzjPkr9CQpU2bE2L3XoiSG7PD3mnwvuuDZYt664l6c0rz6VPuIfzk4jiHQdUVS22-vQmUEpWJ3y2wzdqfl8ldm~SW-qhiEd6b2BuEH2LVyoQUwyvbIs958i3KD~7tlvlzC-I3q50cV8XEuzpyyucFTHZ5ndeZy2iWG1okxqybaDysAeoXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County administrators told commissioners on Aug. 26 that changes in state and federal guidance reduced eligibility under the state Difficult to Serve Properties (DSP) broadband grant, shrinking the state award tied to local Comcast build‑out work from an expected $1.1 million to roughly $47,000 for the addresses identified as eligible.

Ashley Staples Reed, special projects program manager in the Office of the County Administrator, said the Office of Broadband (OSB) applied new criteria, informed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, that narrowed the list of eligible addresses. \"The constraints that OSB had throughout this whole process actually resulted in an extreme eligibility requirement that only allotted 22 homes to be added to this grant,\" Reed said, adding that the state grant's effective value was therefore reduced.

Reed asked commissioners to authorize a public hearing to de‑obligate only the state's portion of the DSP award and cautioned that de‑obligating the county match tied to the state's award could leave the county SIP (broadband expansion CIP) with a deficit that staff would later need to replenish. She recommended leaving county‑assigned funds in the SIP so Comcast could complete the remaining eligible addresses and said Comcast indicated the available county balance would be sufficient to finish build‑out for the addresses still reachable.

A commissioner moved and the board authorized staff to schedule a public hearing to de‑obligate only the state's portion of the DSP grant; commissioners asked staff to bring an updated agreement for execution after the hearing.

Staff said Comcast has completed much of phases 1–3 of the build‑out; 735 addresses were completed with 92 addresses remaining in phases that include harder easement or distance issues. Reed said some addresses will be removed from the project if required easements cannot be obtained from neighboring property owners.

Next steps: staff will advertise and hold the public hearing in September and return with an updated grant agreement and recommendation to the board.","Staff said state eligibility rules narrowed a DSP (difficult‑to‑serve properties) grant from an anticipated $1.1 million to about $47,000; commissioners authorized a hearing to de‑obligate only the state's portion while staff recommended keeping county funds in the project to complete build‑out where possible.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6746966,"Board adopts Halloween Point Park master plan update, sets 15–20 year horizon",947,1650000,2597000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce&start=1650&end=2597","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce/thumbnail_1650000.jpg","/articles/6746966/Calvert-County/Maryland/Board-adopts-Halloween-Point-Park-master-plan-update-sets-1520-year-horizon","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6746966-7f17dba6a054dcebe0e6329333c15ef6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775636863&Signature=LOUaVvDNXwS1DU0WGD2Rmvc1ycnnEUR61s17D-RuUeadcpJAJtPWV9s-LpROvRgke1315ZpTMIn1ZIVTQualjSknYfZPgiowOn9UQsxlIvE70hFRQ8GH8~6CtTm0h~V6vrK~zQrlug~K2sjzQ9ZcbtZ4hsJnXDok2GY~2kdcCv7OA3OncpX4Ydw~rYkyHYEaTbChvU5zET-h2sgB5Yw4Rf-FfNRrsXYyCziMhYOh36Ltgxft9zKu~JY~5sV77lzkNv5m6e3EAdAts~~UKXOgio4hmSZUoB4v8zdy~Y7y2KcMnq4RPo9SUlcvZWJR70aQRCrN-8k5zX1wPv5o~jfrgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 26 adopted an updated master plan for Halloween Point Park, a roughly 81‑acre county park in Prince Frederick that includes athletic fields, trails and community amenities.

Parks & Recreation staff said the update — the first since 1998 — was developed with public input (more than 2,000 survey responses) and a consultant team. The draft plan proposes new paved and natural trails, improved and additional athletic fields, synthetic‑turf and natural‑turf options, upgraded ballfields including improved infield materials (DuraEdge), expanded signage, lighting in some trail areas and a proposed skate park.

\"It was based on that feedback that we put all these proposed upgrades in there,\" park planner Stephanie Sperling told commissioners while reviewing the draft. Staff emphasized the plan is a 15‑ to 20‑year guide: cost estimates are included in the document, but actual construction timing depends on funding availability through the capital improvement program (CIP) and grants.

Commissioners asked about costs for synthetic turf, infield upgrades, ADA‑compliant pathways and grant opportunities. Staff said current cost estimates are in the master plan’s appendices and that the county will pursue state grants (Recreation Trails and Paths, Program Open Space, Land and Water Conservation Fund) and other funding to advance priority items. Staff also discussed ADA transition planning and non‑asphalt surfacing options that can meet accessibility standards in certain park settings.

The plan drew questions and discussion about synthetic turf trade‑offs, including heat and injury concerns, environmental infill options, maintenance and insurance impacts. Parks staff said they plan to consider both synthetic and natural fields to balance playability and environmental concerns.

Commissioner action: the board voted to approve and adopt the Halloween Point Park master plan update as submitted. Staff said the adoption closes the plan’s public record and provides guidance for future CIP budgeting and grant applications.

Next steps: parks staff will use the adopted plan as a guide for project prioritization, pursue grant funding, and return to the board with project‑level cost estimates and CIP requests as funding is available.","The Board adopted an update to the 1998 Halloween Point Park master plan with proposed trails, upgraded fields including synthetic turf options, lighting, signage and a new skate park; staff said cost estimates and a CIP funding horizon cover the next 15–20 years.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6746971,"Board names appointees to multiple advisory boards; vacancies remain",138,580000,718000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce&start=580&end=718","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5675814-40028b412d40b138515748f48bdf9cce/thumbnail_580000.jpg","/articles/6746971/Calvert-County/Maryland/Board-names-appointees-to-multiple-advisory-boards-vacancies-remain","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6746971-b29db97910c1b63fde6510286c9b6ac0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775636863&Signature=LfhGsFHKd142tflhK7vQlHCEnNeqgp2uGPcb6r0PlnW~Dxqizv5ZsGs4b6T6dApWgKcVb6rK9YqfTrowzgMmXDo~70TIs-Xk1DavZkHL6DTPsnhkzbGMTjZLqWYxLg28uc4xbBc9-t0U0mLNy1~4ZQEE-A6pjwtMWAXlu2g4bjXPsx80NcbJImh9Aaei-QZhrTEgzJQ3gV181imUDs-32uDrapksPUa5bqLy-BCbOt22v9-oAqPAgk4EECpQRlemoZnGP5T0pYR2oGM2I8~7xsbyXnjernY5Wp2zFu7Dm7BVLCf91c-nnzOnNEFmcpydRV~qgRGT-D9QAfRt5XOHAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners approved a series of appointments on Aug. 26 to fill vacancies on county advisory boards.

Emily Shreeves, constituent services specialist, presented staff recommendations and the board approved the following actions by voice vote:

- Nathan Novotny appointed as an alternate member to the Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board (after which no vacancies remain for that board, staff said).
- Reappointments to the Commission on Aging: Christine Flattery, Terry Long, Anne Weems and Harriet Gaeth, and appointment of Julia Hines Williams; staff said four vacancies would remain after these actions.
- Appointments to the Calvert County Commission for Women: Oxana Parsons and Sarah Shields; staff said three vacancies would remain.
- Appointment of James Carr to the Calvert County Marine Museum Board of Governors (two vacancies remain after the appointment).
- Reappointment of Michael Rooney to the Calvert County Environmental Commission (three vacancies remain after the appointment).

Shreeves told commissioners the county continues to have openings on multiple boards and urged residents with interest or specialized skills to apply through the county website.

All five appointment motions were moved, seconded and approved on the consent of the board; the public record shows voice votes with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript.","Commissioners confirmed five sets of appointments and reappointments across agricultural preservation, aging, women’s commission, marine museum and environmental commission; several vacancies remain on advisory bodies.","actionData","errors"]

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