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Full Agenda (PDF)

Acknowledgement of a Quorum

Approval of the Agenda

Public Comments

Board/Superintendent Comments

Consent items

Human Resources and Development Appointments

The Board of Education approved the following administrative appointment:

• Sharon H. Gooding, acting supervisor, Equity Assurance and Compliance Unit, as supervisor, Equity Assurance and Compliance Unit, Office of Special Education and Student Services

2012-2016 Subdivision Staging Policy

The Board of Education voted to support the Montgomery County Planning Board’s 2012-2016 Subdivision Staging Policy, with one requested change. The policy guides the assessment of the impact that a new subdivision would have on school facilities and the calculation of school facility payments that developers would pay in order to move forward to a project.

The Planning Board had recommended that any facility payments collected go toward projects in the school cluster where the subdivision is located. However, the Board voted to ask that the new policy allow the facility payments to be used on school constructions project in any cluster. Read the Board memo 

Readiness for Opening Schools (oral & video)

The Board heard a report from MCPS staff on preparations for the first day of school on August 27, 2012. More than 149,000 students are expected to attend classes the first day of school and the district will open two major construction projects.

The new Flora M. Singer Elementary School, the district’s first new school since 2009, will serve students in the Downcounty Consortium. The fully modernized Paint Branch High School will also open on August 27, with about 1,900 students.

The district will also continue the implementation of Curriculum 2.0 to all kindergarten through third grade classrooms.

Report on Harvard Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) Work

The Board received an update on MCPS’ participation in Harvard University’s Public Education Leadership Project (PELP). For the past several years, MCPS has been attending PELP to refine and improve its leadership and management practices in order to raise student achievement and make operations more efficient in the district. Dr. Starr said this year’s work focused around how a high-functioning organization like MCPS can adapt to a new set of circumstances so that performance continually improves and variability is reduced.

Each summer, MCPS and several other districts send teams of system leaders to participate in seminars taught by Harvard faculty as a part of professional development. PELP is a collaborative effort between the Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Board of Education Items

Items of Information

Adjournment

Work Session

The Board held a work session where it discussed the possible revision of the district’s strategic plan and its guiding tenets. The Board is considering revisions to Our Call to Action: Pursuit of Excellence, the district’s strategic plan, which has guided school improvement efforts for more than a decade. The Board will provide the public opportunities to offer feedback about proposed revisions.