The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, November 11, 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 11:30 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 Closed Session Approval

1.1 Acknowledgment of a Quorum

1.2 Resolution for Today’s Closed Session

11:30 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

11:45 a.m.: 3.0 Human Resources and Development

3.1 Monthly Report

12 p.m.: 4.0 Public Comments

4.1 Public Comments

12:30 p.m.: 5.0 Board/Superintendent Comments

5.1 Board/Superintendent Comments

12:50 p.m.: 6.0 School Calendar

6.1 2015-16 School Calendar

1:30 p.m.: 7.0 Lunch and Closed Session

2:30 p.m.: 8.0 Consent Items

8.1 Contracts of $25,000 or More #

8.2 Award of Contract - William H. Farquhar Middle School Revitalization/Expansion Site Work #

8.3 Utilization of the Fiscal Year 2015 Provision for Future Supported Projects #

8.4 Contract Award - External Review of Specific Special Education Processes and Services #

2:35 p.m.: 9.0 Monthly Financial Report

9.1 Monthly Financial Report

2:50 p.m.: 10.0 2015 Legislative Platform

10.1 2015 Legislative Platform

3:35 p.m.: 11.0 Item of Discussion/Action

11.1 Approval of Pilot Courses

3:50 p.m.: 12.0 Item of Discussion

12.1 High School Milestones

5 p.m.: 13.0 Board of Education Items

13.1 Future Closed Session Resolution

13.2 Report of Previous Closed Session

13.3 Minutes - September 22, 2014

13.4 Minutes - October 9, 2014

13.5 New Business

5:05 p.m.: 14.0 Items of Information

14.1 Construction Progress Report

14.2 Legal Fees Report

14.3 Minority-, Female-, Disabled-owned Business Procurement Year-to-Date Report for FY 2015

5:10 p.m.: 15.0 Adjournment

15.1 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.