Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act)
What this bill does
Requiring each county board of education to develop a parent and family engagement policy on or before the start of the 2027-2028 school year; requiring each public school in the State to develop a Parent-School Compact beginning in the 2028-2029 school year; and requiring the State Department of Education to provide certain guidance and technical assistance to county boards and public schools in developing a certain parent and family engagement policy and Parent-School Compact.
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Testimony (26)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Alexandre, Jonathan | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Position only |
| FAV | Lolley, Rebecca | Moms for Liberty | Position only |
| FAV | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| FAV | Barvir, Meghan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | CARRICK, SHARON | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Miller, Delegate Millerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dulin, Althea | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Gary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Jacqueline | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lanocha, Cristina | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seibel, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sienna, Joan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wegener, Victoria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wenstrup, Michelle | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Wilson, Grace | Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sunderman, Gail | League of Women Voters Maryland (LWVMD) | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Faby, Dave | Moms For Liberty - Harford County | Position only |
| UNF | Ellicott, Abbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Littell, Melinda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Towne, Ezra | Individual | Written (PDF) |