BOARD OF EDUCATION

Educational matters that affect Frederick County fall under control of the Board of Education (Code Education Article, secs. 4-101 through 4-126).

[photo, Frederick County Public Schools Building, 191 South East St., Frederick, Maryland]

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.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Frederick County Public School System is governed by the County Board of Education (Code Education Article, secs. 4-101 through 4-126). In addition, through the review and approval of the annual operating and capital budgets, Frederick County government exercises authority over the County Public Schools. Moreover, through the establishment and monitoring of various financial and academic policies and regulations, the State Department of Education also has considerable oversight of county public schools. Indeed, under Maryland law, the State Department of Education works with county public schools to comply with requirements and mandates of federal law.

Board of Education meeting room, Frederick County Public Schools Building, 191 South East St., Frederick, Maryland, August 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Governor Thomas Johnson High School, 1501 North Market St., Frederick, Maryland]

In Frederick County, the Public School System is responsible for sixty-nine schools: 10 high schools, 13 middle schools, 39 elementary schools, and 3 charter schools, as well as an academy of fine arts, a career and technology center, and an earth and space science lab. In Fiscal Year 2025, some 48,054 students were enrolled in County public schools.

Governor Thomas Johnson High School, 1501 North Market St., Frederick, Maryland, August 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
The Superintendent of Schools administers the Frederick County Public School System, and serves as executive officer, secretary, and treasurer of the Board of Education (Code Education Article, secs. 4-102; 4-201 through 4-206).

With the approval of the State Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education appoints the Superintendent of Schools to four-year terms.

DIVISION OF ACADEMICS, CURRICULUM, TRANSFORMATION, & STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

The Department supports employees with opportunities for professional learning, leadership development, succession planning, induction, and orientation.

SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY & SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
The System Accountability and School Administration started as School Administration and Leadership, and reformed under its present name in August 2019.

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

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).

PUBLIC LIBRARY

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.

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.

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.

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

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).

BRUNSWICK LIBRARY
915 North Maple Ave., Brunswick, MD 21716

The Brunswick Branch Library opened in April 1963 in the old West End School at 317 Brunswick Street. In April 1989, at its present site, it reopened in a new building.

EMMITSBURG LIBRARY
300 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727

In a rented room of Christian Zacharias' store, the Emmitsburg Branch Library started in December 1906 as a subscription library. By 1912, it had moved to Henry Stokes' home on West Main Street. In 1961, Library books were transferred to the C.A. Harner Building on the Square. In 1976, the Library moved to its current site at the former Emmitsburg High School.

FRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
1635 Ballenger Creek Pike, Point of Rocks, MD 21777

The Edward F. Fry Memorial Library opened at Point of Rocks in 2006 thanks to the generosity of Edward F. Fry (1917–2004) and his wife Gertrude Brown Fry.

MIDDLETOWN LIBRARY
31 East Green St., Middletown, MD 21769

MYERSVILLE LIBRARY
8 Harp Place, Myersville, MD 21773

Opened in August 2019, the Myersville Community Library is located on the site of a former elementary school that served as the Town Hall for Myersville, but has since been demolished.

THURMONT LIBRARY
76 East Moser Road, Thurmont, MD 21788

URBANA LIBRARY
9020 Amelung St., Frederick, MD 21704

WALKERSVILLE LIBRARY
2 South Glade Road, Walkersville, MD 21793

The present Walkersville Branch Library opened in March 2018.

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