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Renaming committee for General Smallwood reports low participation; board to act in April
Summary
The renaming committee for General Smallwood Middle School met but failed to reach quorums at two recent virtual meetings; the board reiterated it will make the final naming decision at the April work session and encouraged public comment.
Charles County school staff updated the Board of Education on March 24 on the General Smallwood Middle School renaming process and said two recent committee meetings did not reach quorum and produced no new recommendations.
Shelly Mackie, committee liaison, told the board the renaming committee was formed in fall 2024 under Board Policy 7230 and originally had 19 members; three members resigned during the process and attendance at two virtual meetings (March 13 and March 20) was too low to constitute an official committee meeting. Mackie said the committee used…
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