The Queen Anne's County Board of Education approved a series of motions at its June 4 open session covering curriculum purchases, technology hardware and software, personnel reports and the 2025-26 meeting schedule. Most motions were passed by voice vote during the meeting.
Key approvals (motions recorded in meeting minutes/audio):
- Human resources report (agenda item 5.01): The board approved the HR report, which included the appointment of Dr. Stacy Rankin as Centerville Middle School principal. Motion approved by voice vote.
- I-Ready reading assessment (agenda item 5.02): The board approved the purchase of I-Ready reading assessment digital licenses for grades K–8 from Curriculum Associates at a cost of $35,510.40 to support literacy instruction. Motion approved by voice vote.
- High school English materials (agenda item 5.03): The board approved the purchase of digital licenses and consumable textbooks (MyPerspectives, published by Savvas) for grades 9–12 at a total of $98,490.70. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Middle school English materials (agenda item 5.04): The board approved a six-year contract for English language arts materials for grades 6–8 (publisher and series referenced in the meeting). The motion recorded the total as $328,009.45 in the motion text; earlier in the presentation an alternate figure ($324,229.45) was discussed. The motion was approved by voice vote.
- Chromebook replacement (agenda item 5.06): The board approved the purchase of 600 Dell Chromebooks through reseller Data Networks for $246,000 to replace out-of-warranty devices for grades 1–4. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Wireless access points (agenda item 5.07): The board approved the purchase of 670 wireless access points (Extreme AP 4000 series referenced) through Data Networks. The district noted the purchase will use the federal E-rate program, which covers an estimated 70% of the purchase; the board motion referenced a FY2026 capital fund impact of $148,740 (the district's local share). Motion approved by voice vote.
- School server replacements (agenda item 5.08): The board approved replacement of school hardware and conversion to alternative virtualization software; the fiscal impact cited in the motion was $228,585 from FY2026 capital funds. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Microsoft EES agreement (agenda item 5.09): The board approved a MEEC Microsoft EES agreement year 3 (term 08/01/2025–07/31/2026) through BellTechnologics for $78,058.08. Motion approved by voice vote.
- PowerSchool SIS renewal (agenda item 5.10): The board approved a one-year contract for PowerSchool student information system services for the term 08/01/2025–07/31/2026 in the amount of $65,300.90. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Lightspeed content filtering (agenda item 5.11): The board approved purchase of Lightspeed Internet content filter subscription through Data Networks for $61,380 for term 07/01/2025–06/30/2026. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Policy 6-23 (agenda item 5.05): The board approved Policy 6-23, "Media/Material Selection," subject to final format/style edits. Motion approved by voice vote.
- Centerville Middle School educational specifications (agenda item 5.12): The board approved the Ed Spec document for Centerville Middle School (see separate article for details). Motion approved by voice vote.
- Board meeting schedule (agenda item 5.13): The board approved the 2025–26 Board of Education meeting schedule. Motion approved by voice vote.
Several of the technology purchases referenced multi-year vendor contracts or participation in cooperative purchasing agreements; the meeting transcript includes discussion of contract lengths, E-rate participation and comparative pricing across state contracts.
The meeting audio did not include roll-call vote tallies for the motions; motions were recorded as approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted in the transcript. Where the meeting discussion presented multiple dollar figures for the same item (notably the middle-school ELA contract), the motion text recorded during the meeting is reported above.