On July 19, 2022, the Washington County Board of Education (“Board”) approved the first reading of proposed changes to Policy JCA, entitled “Establishment of School Attendance Area.”

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 electronically or by U.S. mail on or before July 29, 2022, to the members of the Committee and to the staff liaison to the Committee at the following addresses:

Email Address

• Mr. Pieter Bickford, Committee Chairperson: [email protected]
• Mr. Stan Stouffer, Committee Member: [email protected]
• Mrs. Melissa Williams, Committee Member: [email protected]
• Ms. Ilissa Ramm, Chief Legal Counsel and Staff Liaison to the Committee: [email protected]  

Mailing Address
Washington County Board of Education
10435 Downsville Pike
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

In the event you need a hard copy of the policy with the proposed changes, you may contact the Public Information Office at 301-766-2846.  The Committee anticipates submitting the proposed changes to Policy JCA to the Board of Education at its public business meeting on August 2, 2022, for the second reading and the Board’s final review and approval.

Thank you.

Notice Date: July 20, 2022