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Board approves routine contracts, student appointments and property transfer; motions unanimous
Summary
At its March 11 meeting, Carroll County’s Board of Education approved the agenda and minutes, awarded bids for copier rental, food steamers and PowerSchool contracts, approved student CTE appointments, personnel items, transportation contract actions, a deed transfer to the county, and an appointment for director of middle schools; all listed motions carried unanimously.
The Carroll County Board of Education voted on several action items on March 11. Key approvals included:
• Approval of the meeting agenda and the February 11, 2026 minutes (motions passed unanimously).
• Award of bids: the board approved three procurement items — copier rental and service contract, purchase/install food steamers (funded from the food services budget) and the annual PowerSchool applications contract. Board members asked staff to provide the dollar figure for the copier rental contract after the meeting.
• Student appointments: the board confirmed seven student appointments to the Career & Technical Education Advisory Council representing multiple high schools and CTE programs.
• Personnel action items: the monthly personnel slate (two broken contracts, two leaves of absence and one increase in FTE) was approved.
• Transportation actions: a school bus contractor name change and a single bus‑route transfer within a longtime contractor family were approved.
• Deed transfer: the board approved transfer of a parcel (less than one acre) to Carroll County Government to support an addition at the Carroll County Youth Services Bureau; staff clarified two addresses shown on related documents.
• Appointments: the board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to appoint John De Paula, a retired Howard County middle‑school principal, as the district’s director of middle schools effective after the current director’s retirement.
All motions recorded during the meeting passed without recorded opposition. The board asked staff for follow‑up on several items where documents omitted specific figures or where commenters requested additional information.
