The Montgomery Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville. The public portion of the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and the meeting will be broadcast live on the MCPS website and on MCPS TV (Comcast Channel 34). The agenda for the meeting is below. The full version of the agenda, with links to supporting documents, can be found here.

Montgomery County Board of Education
Agenda for Tuesday, November 8, 2011

(A) Action
(D) Discussion
(I)  Information
(R) Recognition

8:30 a.m.: Acknowledgment of a Quorum
1.1 Resolution for Closed Sessions (A)

10:00 a.m.: Approval of the Agenda (A)
2.1  Pledge of Allegiance (Color Guard) (A)
2.2  In Honor of Veterans (A)
2.3  American Education Week (A)
2.4  School Psychology Awareness Week (A)

10:15 a.m.: Public Comments
 
10:45 a.m.: Board/Superintendent Comments

11:00 a.m. Curriculum 2.0 Implementation Update (D)

12:30 p.m.: 2012-13 School Calendar (D/A)

1:00 p.m.: Lunch and Closed Session

2:00 p.m. Consent Items 
 
Procurement 
  5.1.1  Contracts of $25,000 or More  (A)#
  5.1.2  Contract Approval for Bid No. 4193.2, Life Insurance Plan– Extension (A)#
  5.1.3  Contract Approval for Bid No. 7055.12, Purchase of School Buses—Extension (A)#
  5.1.4  Contract Approval for Bid No. 7055.13, Purchase of School Buses—Extension (A)#

Facilities 
  5.2.1  Architectural Appointment—William H. Farquhar MS Modernization (A)#
  5.2.2  Preconstruction/Construction Management Services—Candlewood ES Modernization (A)#
  5.2.3  Preconstruction/Construction Management Services—Rock Creek Forest ES Modernization (A)#

Budget 
  5.3.1  Utilization of the Fiscal Year 2012 Provision for Future Supported Projects (A)#
  5.3.2  Fiscal Year 2012 First Quarter Category and Object Transfers Request (A)#
  5.3.3  Fiscal Year 2012 Supplemental Appropriation Request for Technology Modernization (A)#
 
2:05 p.m.: Monthly Human Resources and Development Report (A)

2:10 p.m.: Monthly Financial Report (D)

2:15 p.m.: Legislative Platform (D/A)

3:30 p.m.: Approval of Pilot Courses (A)

4:00 p.m.: Transition Report (D)

4:45 p.m.: Board of Education Items
11.1  Closed Session Resolution (A)
11.2  Report of Closed Session (A)
11.3  Appeals (A)
11.4  Minutes (September 15, 22, 26, 27, and October 11, 2011) (A)
11.5  Board Committee Updates (if necessary) (I)
11.6  New Business

4:55 p.m.: Items of Information (I)
12.1  Legal Fees Report
12.2  Construction Progress Report
12.3  Minority-, Female-, or Disabled-owned Business Procurement 
Report for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012
12.4  Improvements Less Than $50,000 Funded Under Policy CNE,, Facility Improvements That Are Not Funded with Montgomery County Revenues

5:00 p.m.: Adjournment 

# student vote does not count.  Four votes needed for adoption.

* times listed are intended for guidance only; unless changed by the Board, the order in which items appear will be followed.