The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., with public agenda items beginning at 10 a.m. The public portion of the meeting will be broadcast live on the MCPS website and on MCPS TV (Comcast Channel 34).

The agenda, with related materials attached, can be found on the Board of Education’s BoardDocs site.

8:30 a.m.: 1.0 Closed Session Approval

1.1 Acknowledgment of a Quorum

1.2 Resolution for Today’s Closed Session

10 a.m.: 2.0 Opening of Meeting

2.1 Approval of the Agenda

2.2 Color Guard Presentation

2.3 Pledge of Allegiance

2.4 In Honor of Veterans

2.5 School Psychology Awareness Week

2.6 American Education Week

2.7 National Inclusive Schools Week

10:20 a.m.: 3.0 Human Resources and Development

3.1 Monthly Human Resources and Development Report

3.2 Human Resources and Development Appointment

10:25 a.m.: 4.0 Public Comments

10:55 a.m.: 5.0 Board/Superintendent Comments

5.1 Board/Superintendent Comments

5.2 Board Committee Updates

11:25 a.m.: 6.0 2017–2018 School Calendar

6.1 2017-2018 School Calendar

12:10 p.m.: 7.0 Item of Discussion/Action
7.1 Approval of Pilot Courses

12:25 p.m.: 8.0 Lunch and Closed Session

1:25 p.m.: 9.0 Consent Items

9.1 Contracts of $25,000 or More

9.2 Architectural Appointments—Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance/In-House Projects

9.3 Architectural Appointment—Clarksburg Cluster Elementary School (Clarksburg Village Site #2) Project

9.4 Architectural Appointment—Piney Branch Elementary School Addition Project Feasibility Study

9.5 Award of Contract—Kensington-Parkwood Elementary School Addition Project

9.6 Award of Contracts—Richard Montgomery Elementary School #5 (Hungerford Park Site) Project

9.7 Lease Renewals for Relocatable Classrooms

9.8 Engineering Appointments—Building Commissioning Services Extension

9.9 Consultant Appointments—Energy Management Automation Systems

9.10 Consultant Appointments—Data Wiring and Cable Television Design

9.11 Consultant Appointments—Civil Engineering Services Extension

9.12 Consultant Appointments—Environmental Studies for Various Projects Extension

9.13 Consultant Appointments—Natural Resource Inventory and Forest Stand Delineation Extension

9.14 Consultant Appointments—Topography & Boundary Survey Extension

9.15 Engineering Appointments—Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Program Extension

9.16 Fiscal Year 2017 Supplemental Appropriation and Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2017—2022 Capital Improvements Program for the Richard Montgomery Elementary School #5 Enlarged Gymnasium Project

9.17 Preconstruction/Construction Management Services—Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School Addition Project

9.18 Preconstruction/Construction Management Services—Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Program Project

9.19 Utilization of the Fiscal Year 2017 Provision for Future Supported Projects

1:35 p.m.: 10.0 Items of Information

10.1 Construction Progress Report

10.2 Legal Fees Report

10.3 Minority-, Female-, Disabled-owned Business Procurement Year-to-Date Report for Fiscal Year 2017 Ending September 30, 2016

1:40 p.m.: 11.0 Monthly Financial Report
11.1 Monthly Financial Report

1:55 p.m.: 12.0 Board Policy

12.1 To Address State-mandated Changes to Policy JHF, Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation

2:10 p.m.: 13.0 Items of Legislation

13.1 Recommended Positions

2:25 p.m.: 14.1 Item of Discussion

14.1 Marking Period Assessments

3:55 p.m.: 15.0 Board of Education Items

15.1 Future Closed Session Resolution

15.2 Report of Previous Closed Session

15.3 Minutes - October 20, 2016, Meeting

15.4 Minutes - October 26, 2016, Meeting

15.5 Minutes - November 3, 2016, Meeting

15.6 New Business

3:57 p.m.: 16.0 Informational Summary

16.1 Informational Summary for the October 24, 2016, Meeting

16.2 Informational Summary for the November 3, 2016, Meeting

4 p.m.: 17.0 Adjournment

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