The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m., with public agenda items beginning at 10:45 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.

10:30 a.m.: 1.0 Call to Order
1.1 Acknowledgment of a Quorum

10:31 a.m.: 2.0 Election of Board Officers

10:45 a.m.: 3.0 Opening of Meeting
3.1 Pledge of Allegiance
3.2 Approval of the Agenda

10:55 a.m.: 4.0 Human Resources and Development
4.1 Monthly Report
4.2 Human Resources and Development Appointment

11 a.m.: 5.0 Public Comments

11:30 a.m.: 6.0 Board/Superintendent Comments
6.1 Board/Superintendent Comments
6.2 Board Committee Updates

11:50 a.m.: 7.0 Operating Budget
7.1 FY 2016 Operating Budget (Oral Presentation)

12:50 p.m.: 8.0 Lunch and Closed Session
8.1 Resolution for Today’s Closed Session

2:30 p.m.: 9.0 Consent Items
9.1 Contracts of $25,000 or More
9.2 Contract Approval for Bid No. 9161.4, Field Renovation at Various Locations
9.3 Acceptance of Gaithersburg High School Revitalization/Expansion-Remaining Sitework
9.4 Architectural Appointment--Downcounty Consortium Elementary School Comprehensive Capacity Study
9.5 Architectural Appointment--Gaithersburg Cluster Elementary School Comprehensive Capacity Study
9.6 Appointment of Trustee to Consolidated Retiree Health Benefits Trust
9.7 Transfer of Assets from the Montgomery County Public Schools Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust to the Montgomery County Public Schools Employee Benefit Trust Fund
9.8 Contract Extension of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP as External Auditor
9.9 Award of Contracts--William H. Farquhar Middle School Revitalization/Expansion Project
9.10 Lease Renewal for Relocatable Classrooms

2:45 p.m.: 10.0 Monthly Financial Report
10.1 Monthly Financial Report

2:50 p.m.: 11.0 Recommendation to Modify the Board of Education Handbook
11.1 Recommendation to Modify the Board of Education Handbook

3 p.m.: 12.0 Discussion Item
12.1 Teacher Workforce Diversity

4:30 p.m.: 13.0 Board of Education Items
13.1 Future Closed Session Resolution
13.2 Report of Previous Closed Session
13.3 Calendar of Major Events for the Election of the 38th Student Member of the Board of Education
13.4 Appeals
13.5 Minutes - October 13, 2014, Work Session: The Board's Self-Evaluation
13.6 Minutes - October 14, 2014, Business Meeting
13.7 Minutes - October 16, 2014, SEIU Local 500
13.8 Minutes - October 23, 2014, Quarterly Deliberation
13.9 Minutes - October 23, 2014, MCCPTA
13.10 Items of Legislation
13.11 New Agenda Item

4:40 p.m.: 14.0 Appointments to Board Committees
14.1 Fiscal Management Committee
14.2 Strategic Planning Committee
14.3 Policy Management Committee
14.4 Special Populations Committee

4:50 p.m.: 15.0 Items of Information
15.1 Construction Progress Report
15.2 Legal Fees Report

5 p.m.: 16.0 Adjournment
16.1 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.