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Teachers, nurses and CCAC urge district to address PD, nursing staffing and special‑education data gaps
Summary
Teachers told the board the district’s new systemwide professional development replaced wellness time and lacked differentiation; nurses warned that cuts to health assistant positions are stretching health rooms thin; CCAC said special‑education program data and accountability are missing and requested specific outcome metrics.
At the Dec. 4 meeting the Howard County Board of Education heard sustained testimony from teachers, school nurses, union representatives and members of the Citizens’ Committee on Special Education (CCAC) about operational pressures in the district.
Representatives of the Howard County Education Association and individual teachers said systemwide professional development (PD) sessions had replaced parts of staff wellness time and were often not differentiated for specific roles. Melissa Pilcher, a special educator, called the sessions “professional…
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