The Baltimore County Board of Education recorded the following formal actions during its July 8 meeting (roll‑call outcomes summarized):

- Closed session motion: Board moved into a closed session under the Maryland Open Meetings Act (Annotated Code of Maryland, Gen. Prov. Art. §3‑305(b)(1),(7),(8)); motion carried by roll call.

- Motion to add an agenda item to propose a change to the budget specifically regarding the teacher contract (moved by Miss Pumphrey): Motion failed on roll call (favor count noted in meeting as 6; the chair announced the motion did not pass).

- Motion to add an agenda item to reintroduce creation of a Budget Committee (moved by Miss Henn): Motion failed (favor reported as 4).

- Personnel matters (Exhibits D‑1 through D‑3 — retirements, resignations, deceased recognition of service): Motion to approve (moved by Booker Dwyer, second Young); approved by roll call (unanimous yes recorded in transcript).

- Administrative appointments (Exhibit E‑1): Motion to approve listed administrative appointments (moved Booker Dwyer, second Savoy); approved by roll call (unanimous yes recorded).

- Action taken in closed session on hearing examiner cases (HEA 205‑5205, SDA 25‑004, HEA 25‑006 and related): Board approved actions taken in closed session and authorized staff signatures where members were not physically present (motion carried, roll calls recorded; several votes included an abstention on one item as recorded).

- Adoption of Board Policy 12‑70 (Parent and Family Engagement): Adopted as amended (amendment replacing "vision" with "commitment" passed); roll call recorded — approved.

- Adoption of Board Policy 52‑10 (Grading and Reporting): Adopted on committee recommendation; roll call recorded — approved.

- Contract awards (items forwarded from Building & Contracts Committee): Items M1, M2, M4–M8, M10–M18 approved by roll call as recommended. Items M3 and M9 were separated for discussion and voted on individually:
- M3 (secondary reading-intervention programs, Read 180/ILET): Approved by roll call (yes votes recorded from majority of members; one member recorded a no).
- M9 (secondary academic intervention model school lease — Crossroads Center): Approved by roll call (unanimous yes votes recorded in transcript excerpt).

Ending: Staff were directed in several items to follow up with implementation reports, legal/purchasing clarification, and to prepare public summaries of policy changes.