City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Education, Youth, and Older Adults Committee  
Thursday, March 6, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor,  
City Hall, Phone: 1-408-418-9388, Access  
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Bill 25-0002 Study and Report - Absences in Baltimore City Schools  
CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
Study and Report – Absences in Baltimore City Schools  
FOR the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Public School System  
(“City Schools”) to prepare a report exploring the causes of student  
absences to better identify solutions to address the most persistent  
barriers students face to attending school; requiring City Schools to  
collaborate with certain City agencies to propose recommendations to  
address the root causes of unexcused absences found in the report; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence,  
John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover,  
Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Paris Gray  
ADJOURNMENT  
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC