Tonight’s meeting of the Talbot County Board of Education will be conducted entirely via teleconference and there will be no public access to the Talbot County Education Center at 12 Magnolia St., Easton.

Board members will participate via conference call and the public will be able to watch the meeting online. Go to www.tcps.k12.md.us and click the click to view button near the top of the page.

The agenda and related documents for tonight’s meeting also may be accessed on the school board’s website. Major topics for tonight include an update from School Superintendent Kelly Griffith on the school system’s COVID-19 response; an update on HB 1300, the Kirwan/Blueprint Bill; and a presentation from the county’s property tax referendum committee.

Agenda items have been condensed to include only those items that require board action at this time.

The public comment portion of the meeting will not take place; however, the board encourages the public to submit their comments in writing to cgould@talbotschools.org and this information will be distributed to board members.

The school board is scheduled to vote to go into closed session at 5 p.m. with the regular open session to begin at 6 p.m.