Agenda

9:00 a.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum
1.1 Resolution for Closed Sessions (A)

10:00 2.0 Pledge of Allegiance (A)
2.1 Approval of the Agenda (A)
2.2 Recommended Positions on Education Legislation (D/A)
2.3 High School Assessments (A)

10:45 Public Comments

11:15 Board/Superintendent Comments (D)

11:30 3.0 Final Action on Policy FFA, Naming School Facilities (D/A)

11:45 4.0 FY 2008 Fees for the Summer School and Evening High School Programs (D/A)

12:15 p.m. Lunch and Closed Session

2:30 5.0 Consent Items

Procurement
5.1.1 Contracts of $25,000 or More (A)#

Facilities
5.2.1 Property Conveyance for County Pedestrian Path at Springbrook HS (A)#
5.2.2 Grant of Utility Easement at Capt. James Daly ES (A)
5.2.3 Acceptance of Roscoe R. Nix ES (A)
5.2.4 Acceptance of Sargent Shriver ES (A)

Financial Services
5.3.1 Contract Extension of Clifton Gunderson LLP as External Auditor (A)#
5.3.2 Financial Management System Review (A)#
5.3.3 Adoption of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for the Montgomery County Public Schools Retirement System Trust and Obligation of Post-Employment Benefits Plan Trust (A)#

2:35 6.0 Human Resources Monthly Report (A)

2:40 7.0 Monthly Financial Report (D)

2:45 8.0 Presentation of Preliminary Plans
8.1 Paint Branch HS Modernization (A)
8.2 Ridgeview MS Improvements (A)

3:15 9.0 Tentative Action, Policy IEA, Framework and Structure of Early Childhood and Elementary Education (D/A)

4:15 10.0 Board of Education Items
10.1 Closed Session Resolution (A)
10.2 Report of Closed Session (A)
10.3 Minutes (October 10, 23, and 25, 2006) (A)
10.4 Research and Evaluation Committee (A)
10.5 Previous New Business (A)
10.5.1 NAACP Parents’ Council (A)
10.5.2 Presentation on Process for Program Evaluation (A)
10.5.3 The Role of Counselors (A)
10.6 New Business

4:25 11.0 Items of Information (I)
11.1 Legal Fees Report
11.2 Construction Progress Report

4:30 12.0 Recognition of Teachers Who Earned Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2006 (A)

5:00 Adjournment (A)

# 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.

Future Board of Education Meetings
Thursday, March 22, 7:30 p.m., Cluster Meeting (Einstein)
Monday, March 26, 7:00 p.m., Evening Business Meeting