The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 12 p.m., with public agenda items beginning at 2 p.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 (please visit this link for the most up-to-date agenda).

12 p.m.: 1.0 Closed Session Approval

1.1 Acknowledgment of a Quorum

1.2 Resolution for Today’s Closed Session

2 p.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

2:10 p.m.: 3.0 Recognition

3.1 Recognition of National Inclusive Schools Week

2:15 p.m.: 4.0 Human Resources and Development

4.1 Monthly Human Resources and Development Report

2:20 p.m.: 5.0 Public Comments

2:50 p.m.: 6.0 Board/Superintendent Comments

6.1 Board/Superintendent Comments

6.2 Board Committee Updates

3:20 p.m.: 7.0 Item of Discussion/Action

7.1 2019–2020 School Year Calendar

4:20 p.m.: 8.0 Action on Boar Policies and Operations Handbook

8.1 Final Action, Board of Education Policy KEA, Political Campaigns and Political Materials

8.2 Tentative Action, Board of Education Policy IGK, Career and Technology Education

8.3 Tentative Action, Board of Education Policy BFA, Policysetting

8.4 Tentative Action, Board of Education Policy BBB, Ethics

8.5 Board of Education Operations Handbook

5:30 p.m.: 9.0 Recess

 5:45 p.m.: 10.0 Approval of Pilot Courses

10.1 Approval of Pilot Courses

6:05 p.m.: 11.0 Consent Items

11.1 Procurement Contracts of $25,000 or More

11.2 Architectural Appointment - Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School Addition/Facility Upgrade Project

11.3 Architectural Appointment - A. Mario Loiederman Middle School Performing Arts Addition Project

11.4 Consultant Appointments - Data Wiring and Cable Television Design Extension

11.5 Consultant Appointments - Energy Management Automation Systems Extension

11.6 Consultant Appointment - Facilities Assessments for Gymnasium Mechanical Upgrades

11.7 Engineering Appointments - Building Commissioning Services Extension

11.8 Engineering Appointments - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Program Extension

11.9 Montgomery Blair High School - Open Space Easement

11.10 Takoma Park Middle School - Forest Conservation Easement

11.11 Utilization of the Fiscal Year 2019 Provision for Future Supported Projects

6:10 p.m.: 12.0 Items of Information

12.1 Construction Progress Report

12.2 Legal Fees Report for August 2018

12.3 Minority-, Female-, Disabled-owned Business Procurement Year-to-Date Report for Fiscal Year 2019 through September 30, 2018

6:15 p.m.: 13.0 Monthly Financial Report

13.1 Fiscal Year 2019 Monthly Financial Report as of September 2018

6:30 p.m.: 14.0 Legislative Platform

14.1 Approval of 2019 Legislative Platform

6:50 p.m.: 15.0 Board of Education Items

15.1 Future Closed Session Resolution

15.2 Report of Previous Closed Session

15.3 New Business

6:55 p.m.: 16.0 Informational Summaries
16.1 Informational Summary for the October 29, 2018, Meeting
16.2 Informational Summary for the November 1, 2018, Meeting

7 p.m. 17.0 Adjournment

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