About the Advisory Board

The Maryland Safe to Learn Act of 2018 (Senate Bill 1265) was signed into law by Governor Hogan on April 10, 2018, and it significantly altered and expanded the role of the Maryland Center for School Safety. The legislation established the School Safety Subcabinet, and School Safety Advisory Board. The Subcabinet serves as the regulatory authority and as the governing board of the Center, and its members are identified in statute. ​The Advisory Board serves as counsel to the Subcabinet.

The Advisory Board serves as counsel to the Subcabinet, and is chaired by Dr. Michael Martirano, Superintendent, Howard County Public Schools. The Governor selects the Chair from current Advisory Board me​mbership. The Advis​ory Board represents a number of agencies and stakeholder groups, and they are as follows:

• Dr. Michael Martirano, Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland​
  

• Katherine Klausmeier, Maryland State Senate​​
  

• Eric Ebersole, Maryland House of Delegates

• Karin Bailey, Maryland Association of Boards of Education

• Dr. Kellie Anderson, School Psychologist

• Pamela Gaddy, Maryland State Education Association

• James T. Bell, Parent of a Public School Student

• Lourdes Padilla, Secretary, Department of Human Services

• Sam Abed, Secretary, Department of Juvenile Service

• Sheriff Matthew Crisafulli, Maryland Sheriffs’ Association

• Chief Paul Kifer, Maryland Chief's of Police Association

• Laurel Moody, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems

• David Engel, Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center

• Claire Cabral, Maryland Association of Student Councils

• Dr. Sharon A. Hoover, Center for School Mental Health

• Megan Berger, Disability Rights Maryland
  

• Captain Patrick D. Herring, Parent of a Child with Disabilities

• Thomas E. Alban, Representative of a Non-Public School

• Manfred Reek, Representative of School Bus Drivers
  

• Lee-Nadine Oppenheim, Non-Public Special Education Facility​

• Scott Tiffin, Maryland Association of School-Based Health​​​

• Detective Lawrence E. Smith, Balt. City School Police, MD Association of SROs
  

• Michael Brown, Representative of School Principals
  

• Dr. Tia McKinnon, Special Education Representative
  

Meeting Agenda and Minutes 2023​

​Meeting Date	​Agenda and Minutes	​Documents and Archived Video
February 6	​Cancelled​	​​N/A
March 6​	March - Agenda​	March - Archived Video
​April 3​	Cancelled	​
​May 1​	​​
​June 5	​	​

Meeting Agenda and Minutes 2022

​Meeting Date	​Agenda and Minutes	​Documents and Archived Video
​January	​No Meeting​	​N/A
​February 7, 2022	​​Feb - Agenda​	​Feb - A​rchived Video
​March 7, 2022	Cancelled	​N/A
​April 4, 2022	​Apr - Agenda	​April - Archived Video
​May 11​, 2022	​May - Agenda​	May - Archived Video
​June​	​No Meeting​​	N/A
​July	​No Meeting	​N/A
​August​	​No Meeting	​N/A
​September	​No Meeting	​N/A
​October 3, 2022	Cancelled	​N/A
​November 7, 2022	​Nov-Agenda	​​Nov-Archived Video​
​December 5, 2022	​​Dec-Agenda	​

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Meeting Agenda and Minutes 2021​​ ​

​Meeting Date	​Agenda and Minutes	​Documents and Archived Video
​January	​No Meeting​	​​N/A
​February	​​Cancelled	​N/A
​March ​	Mar - Agenda​​	​Mar - A​rchived Video
​April	​​​Cancelled	​N/A​
​May	​May - Agenda​	May - Archived Video 2021 Conference Read Ahead
​June	​No Meeting​​	N/A
​July	​No Meeting	​N/A
​August​	​No Meeting	​N/A
​September	​No Meeting	​N/A
​October	Oct - Agenda	​Oct - Archived Video Document 1 - HCPSS Document 2 - SMCPS​
​November	​Nov - Agenda​	​​Nov - Archived Video​
​December ​	​​Dec - Agenda	​Dec - Archived Video

Meeting Agenda and Minutes 2020​

​Meeting Date	​Agenda and Minutes	​Documents and Archived Video
​January	​Cancelled​	​N/A
​February	​​Feb - Agenda and Minutes​	​N/A
​March	Mar - Agenda and Minutes	​N/A
​April	​Cancelled	​N/A
​May	​Cancelled	N/A
​June	​Cancelled​​	N/A
​July	​No Meeting	​N/A
​August​	​No Meeting	​N/A
​September	​Sep - Agenda	​Sep - Archived Video
​October	Cancelled	​N/A
​November	​Nov - Agenda	​​Nov - Archived Video
​December	Dec - Agenda	​​Dec - Archived Video

A member of the public is invited to attend and observe any open meeting session but may not participate in the session unless the meeting agenda specifically includes a section for public t​estimony or comment.

Please be advised that some Advisory Board minutes and footage may move into a closed session, if needed, pursuant to Maryland Code, § 3- 305 of the General Provisions Article.​

View archived Advisory Board meeting agendas, minutes, and documentation prior to the 2019-2020 school year.​

MCSS Student Focus Group

Mission:

As a group of diverse students from across the state, the members of the MCSS Student Focus Group address pertinent school safety issues by: 

● Representing the perspective of their region by closely interacting with the student member of the Advisory Board to the Subcabinet of the Maryland Center for School Safety 

● Helping to devise marketing tactics for and provide feedback on existing MCSS initiatives 

● Surveying their county's/city's students on topics deemed by MCSS to shape future initiatives 

● Acting as a pilot group for implementing new ideas 

2022-2023 School Safety Student Focus Group Members

Jolie Boiadjieva-Carroll

Zena Brantuo-Baltimore

Claire Cabral-Baltimore​

Emelia Crown-Baltimore

Brendon Dunne-Worcester

William Gao-Howard

Abigail Giroux-Baltimore City

Jordan Hayes-Calvert

Madeline Holmes-Cecil

Cheyanne Jester-Queen Anne's

Sophie Kang-Howard

Naomi Kilpatrick-Charles

Jaya Kinley-Baltimore

Jenae Lewis-Charles

Glenn Leynes-Harford

Mikayla Lighty-Carroll

Murdock McCormick III-Charles

Peyton McDonald-Allegany

Henry Meiser-St. Mary's

Krystina Moran-Carroll

Jordan Mueller-Anne Arundel

Marilyn Owusu-Anne Arundel​

Grace Robusto-St. Mary's

Samantha Ross-Montgomery

Tyler Sears-Dorchester

Aryan Sharma-Howard

Praneel Singh-Carroll

Daniya Singletary-Baltimore

Kendall Tharp-St. Mary's

Anna Tritschler-St. Mary's

Pranshu Tyagi-Montgomery

Schuyler Ward-Anne Arundel

Elijah Wells-Anne Arundel

Hailey Wildesen-Garrett​