The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 9 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.

Note: The Board will adopt a calendar and contingency plan for the 2016-2017 school year during the meeting.

9 a.m.: 1.0 Closed Session Approval

1.1 Acknowledgment of Quorum

1.2 Resolution for Today’s Closed Session

10 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 2016 Montgomery County Public Schools Charity Campaign

10:20 a.m.: 3.0 Human Resources and Development

3.1 Monthly Report

3.2 Appointment

10:25 a.m.: 4.0 Public Comments

10:55 a.m.: 5.0 Board/Superintendent Comments

5.1 Board/Superintendent Comments

5.2 Board Committee Updates

11:25 a.m.: 6.0 2016-2017 School Calendar

6.1 2016-2017 School Calendar

12:15 p.m.: 7.0 Item of Discussion/Action

7.1 Approval of Pilot Courses

12:35 p.m.: 8.0 Lunch and Closed Session

1:35 p.m.: 9.0 Board Policies

9.1 Final Action: Policy IKA, Grading and Reporting

9.2 Assessment Options

2:35 p.m.: 10.0 Consent Items #

10.1 Contracts of $25,000 or More

10.2 Acceptance of Rock Creek Forest Elementary School Revitalization/Expansion Project

10.3 Cabin Branch Future School Site—Deed Acceptance

10.4 Richard Montgomery Elementary School #5—Deed Acceptance

10.5 Wayside Elementary School—Forest Conservation Agreements

10.6 Wheaton Woods Elementary School—Forest Conservation Agreements

10.7 Lease Renewals for Relocatable Classrooms

10.8 Utilization of the Fiscal Year 2016 Provision for Future Supported Projects 

2:45 p.m.: 11.0 Items of Information

11.1 Legal Fees Report

11.2 Minority-, Female-, Disabled-owned Business Procurement Year-to-Date Report Fiscal Year 2016

11.3 Construction Progress Report

2:50 p.m.: 12.0 Monthly Financial Report

12.1 Monthly Financial Report

3:05 p.m.: 13.0 Discussion/Action

13.1 Preliminary Plans Presentation—Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School Addition Project

3:20 p.m.: 14.0 Item of Discussion

14.1 Career Readiness

4:35 p.m.: 15.0 Board of Education Items

15.1 Future Closed Session Resolution

15.2 Report of Previous Closed Session

15.3 Minutes - October 8, 2015, Meeting

15.4 Minutes - October 15, 2015, Meeting

15.5 Minutes - October 19, 2015, Meeting

15.6 Minutes - October 22, 2015, Meeting

15.7 Informational Summary for the October 26, 2015, Meeting

15.8 New Business

4:40 p.m.: 16.0 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.