Board of Education to Hold Business Meeting October 26, 2021

The Board of Education will hold its business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Closed session will begin at 12:00 p.m. Public agenda items will begin at 2:30 p.m.

The meeting will be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 34, Verizon Channel 36, and RCN channel 89. The meeting can also be viewed on the MCPS website at www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org

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).

AGENDA

1. Closed Session Approval – 12:00 p.m.

1.1 Acknowledgement of a Quorum

1.2 REVISED Resolution for Today’s Closed Session

2. Opening of Meeting – 2:30 p.m.

2.1 Approval of the Agenda

3. Human Resources and Development – 2:31 p.m.

3.1 Recommended Appointments

4. Recognitions – 2:40 p.m.

4.1 National School Bus Safety Week

4.2 National Native American Heritage Month and Day

4.3 National School Psychology Week

5. Public Comments – 2:50 p.m.

5.1 Katie Yuan, InnovateX

5.2 Rodney Peele, Montgomery County Council of PTAs

5.3 Deborah Berger, Luxmanor Citizens Association

5.4 Angelina Xu

5.5 Kara McNulty

5.6 Kelly Speck

5.7 Dawn Iannaco-Hahn

5.8 David Zhou

5.9 Julie Saxon

5.10 Philip German

5.11 Roby Fields

5.12 Hana Frank

5.13 Matthew Casertano, Jet Wu, Arya Palan, Konchok Shonu, and Emmanuel Odim, Blair Financial Literacy Club

5.14 Noah Pinson, Montgomery County Regional Student Government Association

5.15 Ruhama Endishaw

5.16 Nareen Othman

5.17 Camila Shiva

5.18 Vaishnavi Banda

5.19 Mohammad Shazeb

5.20 Laura Vaughan

6. Items of Discussion/Action – 3:50 p.m.

6.1 Recommendation to Approve Cost-of-Living Adjustment, Step and Longevity Increases, and Recruitment and Retention Incentives for Montgomery County Public Schools Bargaining Unit Employees

6.2 General Wage Adjustment for Positions Not on Salary Schedule

7. Item of Discussion – 4:05 p.m.

7.1 Regulation KLA-RA, Responding to Inquiries and Complaints from the Public

8. Facilities and Boundaries Work Session – 4:35 p.m.

8.1 Supplemental A—Interim Superintendent’s Recommendation for the Gaithersburg Cluster Elementary School #8 Boundary Study (oral discussion)

8.2 Supplemental B—Interim Superintendent’s Recommendation for the Bethesda, Somerset, and Westbrook Elementary Schools Boundary Study (oral discussion)

9. Recess – 5:35 p.m.

10. Item of Discussion – 6:15 p.m.

10.1 Mitigating Learning Disruption

11. Item of Discussion – 7:15 p.m.

11.1 2022–2023 School Year Calendar

12. Consent Items – 8:15 p.m.

12.1 Procurement Contracts of $25,000 or More

12.2 Contract Approval for RFP 9145.1, Fresh Produce—Extension

12.3 Utilization of the Fiscal Year 2022 Provision for Future Supported Projects

12.4 Appointment to Defined Contribution Investment Committee—403(b)/457(b) Retirement Savings Plan

13. Board of Education Items – 8:25 p.m.

13.1 Future Closed Session Resolution

13.2 Report of Previous Closed Session

13.3 Minutes for the October 18, 2021, Meeting REVISED

13.4 Previous New Business

13.5 New Business

14. Informational Summary – 8:27 p.m.

14.1 Informational Summary for the October 5, 2021, Meeting

15. Adjournment – 8:30 p.m.