# Education (GED)

## Title 4. Local School Administration

### Subtitle 3. Baltimore City

#### Section 4-311

(a)

  (1) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, the board shall establish a personnel system governing certificated and noncertificated employees, including a performance-based system-wide personnel evaluation system for teachers, principals, and administrators.

  (2) To carry out the requirements of this section, the board may:

    (i) Establish and abolish positions;

    (ii) Determine employee qualifications;

    (iii) Establish terms of employment, including compensation, benefits, holiday schedules, and leave policies; and

    (iv) Determine any other matters concerning employees.

(b) The personnel system shall provide fair and equitable procedures for:

  (1) The redress of employee grievances; and

  (2) The hiring, promotion, and termination of employees in accordance with law.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)