The Board is composed of eight members. Seven are elected by the voters to four-year terms (Code Election Law Article, secs. 8-801 through 8-806). A student member, chosen by the Frederick County Association of Student Councils, serves a one-year term (Code Education Article, secs. 3-5B-01 through 3-5B-05).
Frederick County Public Schools Building, 191 South East St., Frederick, Maryland, August 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Board of Education meeting room, Frederick County Public Schools Building, 191 South East St., Frederick, Maryland, August 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Governor Thomas Johnson High School, 1501 North Market St., Frederick, Maryland, August 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
With the approval of the State Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education appoints the Superintendent of Schools to four-year terms.
The Department supports employees with opportunities for professional learning, leadership development, succession planning, induction, and orientation.
SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY & SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
The System Accountability and School Administration started as School Administration and Leadership, and reformed under its present name in August 2019.
FREDERICK CENTER FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology originated with the formation in 2013 of the Frederick Regional Higher Education Center Advisory Board (Chapter 375, Acts of 2013). By statute, the Center was constituted in 2015 under its present name (Chapter 218, Acts of 2015).
The Board consists of seven members. They are appointed to six-year terms by the Governor with Senate advice and consent. The President of Frederick Community College serves as secretary/treasurer to the Board (Code Education Article, sec. 16-101 through 16-107).
Nine libraries constitute the Frederick County Public Library: one central library, two regional libraries, and six branch libraries.
In the City of Frederick is the C. Burr Artz Public Library, which is the central library. By bequest of his wife, Catherine Thomas Artz, C. Burr Artz (d. 1874), a Frederick farmer, was honored in naming of the Library.
C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 East Patrick St., Frederick, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
As part of the Frederick County Public Library, regional libraries are based at Thurmont (2008) and Urbana (2006). Branch libraries are found at: Brunswick (1963), Emmitsburg, Middletown (1962), Myersville (2019), Point of Rocks (Edward F. Fry Library), and Walkersville.
Appointed by the County Executive with County Council consent, the seven members of the Board of Library Trustees serve five-year terms (Code Education Article, secs. 23-401; 23-403 through 23-407).
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FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Frederick Community College was founded in 1957 as an evening school at Frederick High School. It later moved to North Market Street, Frederick, and in 1970 relocated to its present site on Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.
BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
For Frederick Community College, the Board of Community College Trustees is the governing body.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
In 1936, the C. Burr Artz Public Library was established in a one-story red-brick building at Council and Record Streets, the former site of the Frederick Academy. In 1982, the Library moved to its present location at 100 East Patrick St., and underwent extensive renovation in 2002.
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
The Board of Library Trustees plans and sets policy for and operates the Frederick County Public Library.
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