9:00 a.m. Closed Session

10:00 a.m.

1.0 Roll Call
1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A)
1.2 Month of the Young Child (A)
1.3 Arab American Heritage Month (A)
1.4 Secretaries Week (A)
1.5 Items of Legislation
1.6 Board/Superintendent Comments (D)

10:45 a.m.

Public Comments

11:15 a.m.

2.0 Jamie Escalante Public Charter School Application Resolution (D/A)

12:15 p.m.

3.0 Final Action on Policy JEE, Student Transfers (D/A)

12:30 p.m. Lunch and Closed Session

1:30 p.m.

4.0 Consent Items

Procurement
4.1.1 Procurement Contracts Over $25,000 (A)#

Facilities Management
4.2.1 Award of Contract – Natural Gas Supply (A)#
4.2.2 Award of Contract – Spark Matsunaga ES/Longview Special Education Center Playground Equipment (A)#
4.2.3 Architectural Appointments – Belt MS Reopening and Montgomery Hills MS Modification (A)
4.2.4 Springbrook HS – Surplus Land Parcel (A)#
4.2.5 Burtonsville ES – Temporary License Agreement (A)#
4.2.6 Burtonsville ES – Release and Abandonment of Property Use Agreement (A)#
4.2.7 Grant of Storm Drainage Easement and Right-of-Way at Clearspring ES (A)#
4.2.8 Change Orders Over $100,000 (A)#

Insurance and Retirement
4.3.1 Approval of 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Providers (A)#
4.3.2 Appointment of MCPS Employees’ Retirement and Pension System Investment Trustee (A)#

Budget
4.4.1 FY 2002 Supplemental Appropriation for After School Activities Program (A)#
4.4.2 Utilization of FY 2002 Future Supported Project Funds (A)#
4.4.3 Recommended FY 2002 Supplemental Appropriation for the Provision for Future Supported Projects (A)#

1:35 p.m.

5.0 Human Resources Monthly Report and Appointments (A)

1:40 p.m.

6.0 Monthly Financial Report (D)

1:45 p.m.

7.0 Eighth Grade MSPAP and Related Issue (D/A)

2:30 p.m.

8.0 Update on Changes to the Summer School Programs
8.1 Restructuring of the Summer School Program (D)
8.2 FY 2003 Fees for the Summer School, Adult Education, General Educational Development, and Evening High School Programs (D/A)

3:30 p.m.

9.0 Report of the Advisory Committee on Family Life and Human Development (D/A)

4:00 p.m.

10.0 Naming of Albert Einstein Middle School #2 (D/A)

4:30 p.m.

11.0 Recognition of Teachers Who Have Earned Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (A)

4:45 p.m.

12.0 Board of Education Items
12.1 Closed Session Resolution (A)
12.2 Report of Closed Session (I)
12.3 Minutes (November 13, 2001, and February 20, 2002)(A)
12.4 Appeals (A)

12.5 Previous New Business Items
12.5.1 Upcounty Magnet Middle School Program (A)
12.5.2 Pedestrian Safety (A)

12.6 New Business

4:55 p.m.

13.0 Items of Information (I)
13.1 Items in Process
13.2 Legal Fees Report
13.3 Construction Progress Report

5:00 p.m.

Adjournment (A)

5:05 Closed Session

# 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
Monday, April 22, 8:00 p.m., Evening Business Meeting