EASTON, MARYLAND — Talbot County's Board of Education is scheduled to consider approving a school bus contract Wednesday, Nov. 11, and to hear the school system's audited financial statements for the year that ended June 30, according to the meeting agenda posted on the board's Diligent portal.
The board opens at 5:30 p.m. to declare a quorum and vote to go into closed session, then expects to reconvene in open session around 7 p.m. in Conference Room 1 of the Talbot County Education Center, 12 Magnolia Street, Easton. The work session that had been set for Monday, Nov. 9, has been canceled, and the board's notice points the public to the Wednesday agenda instead.
Kevin Shafer, director of operations, is listed for the bus contract item. The agenda gives no contractor name, term or dollar figure. Chief Financial Officer Sarah Jones is listed to present the audit report with Audrey McKenrick of UHY LLC.
Parents may notice the timing on grading. First-quarter report cards go home Monday, Nov. 9, and Superintendent Sharon Pepukayi wrote in her Nov. 5 weekly update that principals will send guidance for parents reviewing the first report card under the revised grading system. Two days later, a grading update from Assistant Superintendent Helga Einhorn sits under unfinished business. At the Oct. 12 work session, Einhorn recommended that she return after the first quarter with data, according to draft minutes posted with the Nov. 11 agenda.
Also under new business: appointment of a board nominating committee by board President Emily Jackson, the TCPS fiscal 2026 annual report from Pepukayi, and a presentation on the school system's state star ratings by Einhorn. The superintendent's report lists recognition of outgoing board members. The board is also set to approve the October work session and regular meeting minutes and to hear the monthly financial and personnel reports.
Recognitions on the agenda include Advanced Placement scholars from Easton High and St. Michaels Middle High; Bella Simmons of St. Michaels and Braden Streaker of Easton High, the system's representatives to the state education department's Student Advisory Council; and Easton Elementary Assistant Principal Annie Mewborn, for a 2026 MAESP Connected Leader Award.
Public comment is on the agenda, and the district says requests to speak may be submitted online before the regular board meeting starts. The meeting is streamed live. Schools are closed to students Thursday, Nov. 12, for a teacher in-service day and Friday, Nov. 13, for Waterfowl weekend.
Source: Talbot County Board of Education
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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