The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 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 Pledge of Allegiance

2.2 Approval of the Agenda

2.3 African American History Month—February 2017

2.4 National School Counseling Week

2.5 In Appreciation of George B. Thomas Sr.

10:05 a.m.: 3.0 Human Resources and Development

3.1 Monthly Human Resources and Development Report

10:10 a.m.: 4.0 Public Comments

10:40 a.m.: 5.0 Board/Superintendent Comments

5.1 Board/Superintendent Comments

5.2 Board Committee Updates

11:10 a.m.: 6.0 Item of Discussion

6.1 Update on Strategic Technology Plan

12:40 p.m.: 7.0 Lunch and Closed Session

1:40 p.m.: 8.0 Consent Items

8.1 Contracts of $25,000 or More

8.2 Contract Approval for Bid No. 4363.1, Computer Network Wireless Access Points, Switches, Routers, Cabling, Wiring, and Services—Extension

8.3 Award of Contracts—North Bethesda Middle School Addition Project

8.4 Award of Contract—Natural Gas Supply Services

8.5 Request for Proposals No. 1080.4, Annual Audit of Montgomery County Public Schools

8.6 Clarksburg Cluster Elementary School (Clarksburg Village Site#2)—Deed Acceptance

8.7 Fiscal Year 2017 Supplemental Appropriation for School Bus Safety Camera Program

1:45 p.m.: 9.0 Items of Information

9.1 Construction Progress Report

9.2 Legal Fees Report

9.3 Update on Contract Awards for On-Call Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Services and On-Call Construction Services

1:50 p.m.: 10.0 Monthly Financial Report

10.1 Monthly Financial Report

2:10 p.m.: 11.0 Items of Legislations

11.1 Recommended Positions

2:40 p.m.: 12.0 Update on Choice Study

12.1 Update on Dual Language Programs and World Languages in Elementary Schools

12.2 Career Readiness Update

4:10 p.m.: 13.0 Board of Education Items

13.1 Future Closed Session Resolution

13.2 Report of Previous Closed Sessions

13.3 Minutes — December 8, 2016, Meeting
13.4 New Business

4:25 p.m.: 14.0 Informational Summary
14.1 Informational Summary for the December 13, 2016, Meeting

4:30 p.m.: 15.0 Adjournment

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