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Public comments at CCPS meeting criticize dual‑enrollment design, ask county for teacher pay and call for revised school calendar
Summary
Three members of the public addressed the Carroll County Board of Education on Aug. 13, criticizing the district’s dual‑enrollment course design, urging action on delayed staff pay increases, and asking the board to reconsider the post‑Labor Day school start.
During public participation at the Aug. 13 Carroll County Board of Education meeting, three speakers raised separate concerns about early college programming, teacher compensation and the district’s school calendar.
Brian Schafer, a resident, criticized the district’s early‑enrollment and dual‑credit course list as poorly aligned with college degree requirements. Schafer said students could technically meet the district’s course list yet still “be foolish” to pursue an associate’s degree because key courses such as calculus, precalculus, physics, engineering and computer science are missing. “You can say that we offer…
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