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Calvert County board discusses governance role and community tensions over curriculum and mission wording
Summary
At its retreat, the Calvert County board debated where curriculum decisions belong, how to weigh community input and law, and addressed past controversy over a mission‑statement change and removal of an "anti‑racism" policy, with staff stressing legal limits and the need for transparent 'why' explanations.
Trustees at the Calvert County Public Schools retreat spent significant time parsing the boundary between governance and operations and how the board should respond when curriculum choices generate public controversy.
Facilitator Molly advised trustees to keep questions at the governance level — policy, vision and budget — and have staff answer operational 'how' questions. "If your educational expert suggests something and you all have questions about it and aren't feeling like it makes the most sense, that discussion is very important," she said, urging transparency…
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