What's Up: Board of Education Meeting, Purple Line Update

1. The Beverly Hills Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the Science and Technology Center at the high school. Click here for more information.

2. Read the latest from Metro's plans next year on the phasing progress for the Purple Line Extension.

3. Missed the story last week on how one Beverly Hills High School alum connected her music teacher, Joel Pressman, with one of his favorite composers in London? Click here for the story.

4. Volunteers are needed to help decorate the city's float in the upcoming Tournament of Roses Parade, and there's also a drawing to ride on the float. Click here for all the information.

5. The Beverly Hills Unified School District will be administering a different type of state assessment in 2014. Click here for more information from the school district.

Know of something important coming up this week in Beverly Hills? Make sure to post it to the events calendar and the announcement board. Also, shoot an email to matthew.sanderson@patch.com.