The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 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 Call to Order

1.1 Acknowledgment of a Quorum

1.2 Resolution for Today’s Closed Session

10 a.m.: 2.0 Election of Board Officers

2.1 Election of Board Officers

10:15 a.m.: 3.0 Opening of Meeting

3.1 Acknowledgment of a Quorum

3.2 Pledge of Allegiance

3.3 Approval of the Agenda

10:20 a.m.: 4.0 Human Resources and Development

4.1 Monthly Human Resources and Development Report

4.2 Human Resources and Development Appointment

10:25 a.m.: 5.0 Public Comments

10:55 a.m.: 6.0 Board/Superintendent Comments

6.1 Board/Superintendent Comments

6.2 Board Committee Updates

11:25 a.m.: 7.0 Operating Budget Presentation

7.1 Superintendent's Recommended Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget

12:25 p.m.: 8.0 Discussion/Action
8.1 2017-2018 School Year Calendar

1 p.m.: 9.0 Lunch and Closed Session

2:15 p.m.: 10.0 Discussion/Action

10.1 Recommended Changes to Policy JEE, Student Transfers (Tentative Action)

3 p.m.: 11.0 Consent Items

11.1 Contracts of $25,000 or More

11.2 Contract Approval for Bid No. 4114.5, Classroom Furniture—Extension

11.3 Contract Approval for Bid No. 7055.14, Purchase of School Buses—Extension

11.4 Contract Approval for Bid No. 7195.3, Computer Supplies

11.5 Award of Contract—Diamond Elementary School Addition Project

11.6 Fiscal Year 2017 Supplemental Appropriation and Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2017-2022 Capital Improvements Program for the Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program

11.7 Utilization of the Fiscal Year 2017 Provision for Future Supported Projects and Other Revenue Supported Projects

11.8 Adoption of Amendment No. 7 to the Montgomery County Public Schools Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems

3:03 p.m.: 12.0 Discussion/Action

12.1 Montgomery County Public Schools Employees' Retirement and Pension System—Investment Return Assumption

3:13 p.m.: 13.0 Items of Information

13.1 Construction Progress Report

13.2 Legal Fees Report

3:15 p.m.: 14.0 Monthly Financial Report
14.1 Monthly Financial Report

3:30 p.m.: 15.0 Board of Education Items

15.1 Future Closed Session Resolution

15.2 Report of Previous Closed Session

15.3 Calendar of Major Events for the Election of the 40th Student Member of the Board of Education

15.4 New Business

3:32 p.m.: 16.0 Appointments to Board Committees

16.1 Fiscal Management Committee

16.2 Policy Management Committee

16.3 Special Populations Committee

16.4 Strategic Planning Committee

3:35 p.m.: 17.0 Informational Summary

17.1 Informational Summary for the November 10, 2016, Meeting

17.2 Informational Summary for the November 14, 2016, Meeting

17.3 Informational Summary for the November 15, 2016, Meeting

17.4 Informational Summary for the November 21, 2016, Meeting

17.5 Informational Summary for the December 1, 2016, Meeting

3:40 p.m.: 18.0 Adjournment

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