Hagerstown, MD (September 2, 2020) - On September 1, 2020, the Washington County Board of Education (“Board”) approved the first reading of proposed changes to Policy DIG, entitled “Capitalization Program/Limit.”

The Board’s Policy Committee (“Committee”) is seeking comments from the community at this time on the proposed changes to the policy, which is attached.  You may submit your comments on or before September 11, 2020, electronically to the members of the Committee and to the staff liaison to the Committee.  The e-mail addresses are as follows:

        Mrs. Jacqueline Fischer, Committee Chairperson: [email protected]

        Mr. Stan Stouffer, Committee Member: [email protected]

        Mrs. Melissa Williams, Committee Member: [email protected]

        Mr. John Martirano, Chief Legal Counsel and Staff Liaison to the Committee: [email protected]  

You may also submit written comments on or before September 11, 2020, to the members of the Committee and to the staff liaison to the Committee at the following mailing address:

        Mrs. Jacqueline Fischer, Policy Committee Chairperson

        Mr. Stan Stouffer, Policy Committee Member

        Mrs. Melissa Williams, Policy Committee Member

        Mr. John Martirano, Chief Legal Counsel and Staff Liaison to the Committee

        Washington County Board of Education

        10435 Downsville Pike

        Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

In the event you need a hard copy of the proposed changes, you may contact the Public Information Office at 301-766-2846.  It is anticipated that the proposed changes to Policy DIG will be submitted to the Board of Education at its public business meeting on September 15, 2020, for the second reading and the Board’s final review and approval.

Thank you.

Notice Date: September 2, 2020