C.1  Appeal of Denial of Interdistrict Transfer Request for A. Munshi from Novato Unified School District to Mill Valley School District for 2003-04.  (Ms. Young)  Action

D.  COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD - This is an opportunity for the public to direct questions or comments related to school business to the Superintendent/Governing Board concerning matters not on the agenda.  No action can be taken by the Superintendent/Governing Board at this time.  Each speaker is requested to identify him/herself prior to addressing the Board and limit comments to three minutes.

D.1  Staff Reports  Information

D.2. California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly Call for Nominations for Marin Subregion 3-D.  Action

E.1.  Goal #4 - Finance (Create long-term funding sources and ensure the continuation of fiscally prudent spending practices to enable the District to establish and maintain stability, security and the highest quality of education for the children.)
Parcel Tax Renewal.  (Ms. Young & Alex Evans of Evans/McDonough & Mark Mosher of Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, Lauter & Partners)  Presentation/Discussion/Action

E. 2.  Goal #2 - Middle School (Strengthen the reputation and program of the Middle School in order to provide a rich, fulfilling middle school experience for all students.
Middle School Update.  (Principal Whitney Hoyt/Ms. Young)  Presentation/Discussion

F.  BUSINESS & FISCAL

F.1. Acceptance of 2002-03 Audit Report from Goodell, Porter & Fredericks, CPA.  (Ms. Harden/Virginia Porter)  Information/Action

F.2. Review Governor's Proposed 2004-05 State Budget & Report on Joint Legislative Action Committee trip to Sacramento.  (Ms. Harden/Mr. Khademi/Ms. Reynolds/Ms. Young)  Information 

F.3. District Budget Reserve.  (Ms. Harden/Ms. Young)  Discussion

F.4. 1st Reading of Board Policy regarding Community Financial Advisory Commission.  (Ms. Harden)  Discussion/Action

G.1. Status Report on District Maintenance & Deferred Maintenance Plan.  (Mr. Moran)  Information

G.2. Initial Discussion of Architectural Plans for Project at 305 Montford Avenue.  (Mr. Freiberg)  Information/Discussion

H.1. 2nd Reading/Adoption of Board Policy regarding Expenditure of Donated Funds.  (Ms. Young)  Action

J.  MINUTES - Regular Meeting of December 10, 2003; Special Meetings of December 8, 2003, December 15, 2003 and January 12, 2004 (student matter & retreat).  Action

K.   CONSENT AGENDA 

K.1. Warrants - Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and are acted upon by the Board of Trustees in one motion. There is no discussion of these items prior to the Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff or public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. It is understood that the Administration recommends approval on all Consent Agenda items. Each item on the Consent Agenda  approved by the Board of Trustees shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended.

K.2. Payroll Certifications - November 2003: Mid-Month, dated 12/4/03, for $29,371.47; December 2003: End of Month, dated 12/11/03, for $1,084,221.14; Mid Month, dated 1/6/04, for $64,114.55.

K.3. Personnel Action Form #0304-7.

K.4. Personnel: Rescind Resolution #7-03/04: Resolution Regarding Classified Layoffs, adopted December 10, 2003.

K.5. Field Trip: Old Mill 5th grade annual trip to Valley of the Moon May 10-12, 2004.

K.6. Gifts: for benefit of Park Poets in the Classroom, $650.00, and $2000 for Library/Birthday Book fund, from PK PTA; for Tam Valley library books, $4039.99, from TV PTA; for Strawberry Pt. SDC, $600 in matching funds from Levi Strauss Foundation (J. Dentkos-Hearn); e-mail server software, from Juan Fernandez of Apple Computer.

K.7  Interdistrict Transfer: Deny Employment-Related Interdistrict Transfer from Novato USD to MVSD for 2003-04 for A. Munshi (6th), due to lack of space.