9:00 a.m. Closed Session

10:00 a.m. Presentation of Colors by Seneca Valley High School’s NJROTC
1.0 Roll Call
1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A)
1.2 Hispanic Heritage Month
1.3 Board/Superintendent Comments (D)

10:30 Public Comments

11:00 2.0 Student Use of Portable Communication Devices (D/A)

12:00 3.0 Board of Education Redistricting (D/A)

12:30 p.m. Lunch and Closed Session

2:00 4.0 Consent Items

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

Facilities Management
4.2.1 Partial Capitalization of Selected Capital Projects (A)#
4.2.2 Reduction of Retention – Wheaton HS Addition (A)#

Budget
4.3.1 Recommended FY 2002 Supplemental Appropriation for the
Title I New School Improvement Funds (A)#
4.3.2 Utilization of FY 2002 Future Supported Project Funds (A)#

2:05 5.0 Preliminary Plans -- Kensington-Parkwood ES Modernization (A)

2:30 6.0 Celebrate and Investigate Diversity Instructional Web Site (D)

3:00 7.0 Update on the Instructional Planning Model: Curriculum, Assessment, and Instructional Blueprint (D)

3:45 8.0 Update on the Kindergarten Program (D)

4:45 9.0 Board of Education Items
9.1 Closed Session Resolution (A)
9.2 Report of Closed Sessions (I)
9.3 Minutes (July 2, July 26, and September 12, 2001)
9.4 Appeals (A)
9.5 Previous New Business Items
9.5.1 Policy for the Use of Voluntary Parental Agreements (A)
9.6 New Business

4:55 10.0 Items of Information (I)
10.1 Montgomery County Public Schools’ Strategic Technology Plan

5:00 Adjournment (A)

6:00 Meeting with MCEA

# 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
Tuesday, October 16, All-day Business Meeting