Category: School Seat Allocations

Commissioners adopt school seat allocation changes, approve school funding task force

District 3 Commissioner Amanda M. Stewart (D) accused her colleagues on the Board of Charles County Commissioners of pandering to developers as she cast the sole vote against passing controversial legislation that will accelerate new residential subdivision construction. During Tuesday’s virtual open session, the commissioners voted four to one to

Planning department responds to school allocation policy concerns

Planning and Growth Management Department deputy director Jason Groth on Tuesday rebutted claims by members of the Charles County Board of Education that there has been a lack of transparency over proposed changes to the method the county uses to allocate school seats in new subdivisions. “I think we’ve been

Commissioners hear school seat policy arguments

Several Charles County Public Schools board members reiterated their concern that the school board had not been adequately consulted on a series of proposed changes to the way the county allocates school seats to new subdivisions during a public hearing Tuesday evening before the Board of Charles County Commissioners. “We

Concerns over school seat allocations aired

Charles County Board of Education chair Virginia “Ginny” McGraw told the Board of Charles County Commissioners on Wednesday that the board was “very disappointed” by the commissioners’ decision to move ahead with proposed changes to school-related county ordinances without first seeking input from the school board. The school board raised

Changes to school allocations unveiled as public review begins

UPDATE: The Charles County Planning Commission has announced that it will be holding a virtual public hearing on the proposed legislation and changes to the Adequate Public Facilities Manual on August 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm. A Charles County Government press release issued on July 28 said “[t]he purpose of