Board of Education Meeting || 11/04/2026

The Queen Anne’s County Board of Education meeting on November 4, 2026, included two procurement-related approvals. The board unanimously approved design services for the Centerville Elementary School HVAC systemic renovation, awarded to the firm identified in the transcript as Geip/Geith Associates, for a stated fiscal impact of $324,430, including $4,000 for reimbursable expenses. Funding will come from state and local capital improvement funds; construction funding is planned for a future CIP request. The board also unanimously approved a $69,952 purchase order to HP Electronics of Baltimore to replace Churchill Elementary School’s head-end audio equipment, using FY 2027 local CIP funds. An overnight Kent Island High School band and choir trip to Pennsylvania was also approved with no fiscal impact.

The board approved a virtual education plan and a 2026–27 calendar revision reducing scheduled weather makeup days from seven to three, with virtual instruction available after those days are used. On Maryland’s Time to Care Act, staff reported plans to register an intent to pursue a private equivalent plan by the November 15 deadline; no insurer or contract was selected, but the approach was estimated to defer contributions and potentially save $450,000–$900,000. A proposed pedestrian crossing near Graysonville Elementary was discussed for information only; members raised safety and property-dedication concerns, and no approval was given. The annual audit received a clean opinion, and the board reviewed FY 2027 budget status.