Correctional Education Council Quarterly Virtual Meeting - July 22, 2026, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Please be advised that this meeting will be recorded. Recordings are for internal records and will not be published or made publicly available, except as required by law.

1. Welcoming Remarks

   
   

   PRESENTERS:

   DPSCS Secretary Carolyn J. Scruggs

   MD Labor Deputy Secretary Jason Perkins-Cohen

   
   

   TIME: 5’

   
   

2. Approval of previous meeting minutes

   1. December 18, 2025 Meeting Minutes

   2. April 22, 2026 Meeting Minutes

   
   

   PRESENTERS:

   DPSCS Secretary Carolyn J. Scruggs

   MD Labor Deputy Secretary Jason Perkins-Cohen

   
   

   TIME: 2’

   
   

3.  Open Meetings Act

   1. Vote on designee

   
   

   PRESENTERS:

   Acting Director of Correctional Education Dr. Jessica Johnson

   
   

   TIME: 3’

   
   

4. Correctional Education FY26 Review and FY27 Focus

   
   

   PRESENTERS:

   Jessica Johnson, Director of Correctional Education 

   Patrick Hruz, Acting Deputy Director

   Dr. Tamara Barron, Occupational Coordinator

   Dr. Erica DuBose, Transition Coordinator

   Katharine Lander, Special Education Coordinator

   Jennifer Swiech, Library Coordinator

   
   

   TIME: 35’

   
   

5. Postsecondary Review and Next Steps

   PRESENTERS:

   DPSCS Director of Education Danielle Cox

   DPSCS Deputy Director of Education Tanja Murphy

   
   

   TIME: 70’

   
   

6. Concluding Remarks & Motion to Adjourn

   
   

   PRESENTERS:

   DPSCS Secretary Carolyn J. Scruggs

   MD Labor Deputy Secretary Jason Perkins-Cohen

   
   

   TIME: 5’