By Baltimore City Public Schools

BALTIMORE – The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (The Board) will transition to a hybrid format for public meetings beginning Wednesday, November 9, 2022. This approach will allow board members and a limited number of the public to participate in person, while still allowing the remaining public to attend meetings virtually. 

Additional notes regarding public Board meetings include: 

Virtual option still available: City Schools will continue to provide links via Microsoft Teams for members of the community to attend virtually. 

Public comment sign-up: Members of the community will now have the option to give in-person testimony by attending meetings at the North Avenue headquarters. In addition to in-person testimony, the current submission options will also remain in place: submitting an e-mail that will be read aloud by the Board Executive, submitting a three-minute video that will be broadcasted during the meeting, and giving a virtual testimony during the live meeting.  

There will be 10 slots available for public comments. Members of the public interested in submitting comments can e-mail Leatrice Jones at LLJones02@bcps.k12.md.us between 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. indicating which option you will use to relay comments. 

Seating: The public gallery will have 20 seats total, with 15 seats reserved for recognized groups and public comment in-person sign-ups. The remaining 5 seats will be reserved for the media. Any seats not used by in-person speakers or the media will be available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. 

For questions and concerns regarding this change, please contact the School Board Office or visit www.baltimorecityschools.org/board-meetings. 

About Baltimore City Public Schools 

Serving approximately 78,000 students, Baltimore City Public Schools is committed to providing a world-class education through the Blueprint for Success which addresses the critical areas of student wholeness, literacy, and staff leadership. The goal of City Schools is to create learning communities where our students will learn, grow and graduate from our high schools college and career ready, and equipped to succeed wherever their life may take them. 

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