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District Office Administrators Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
  411 Sycamore Ave. Mill Valley, CA 94941 Monib Khademi, President
Barbara B. Young, Superintendent http://www.mvschools.org Paula Reynolds, Vice-President/Clerk
Laurie Harden, Asst. Supt./Business Services   Jeffrey L. Freiberg
Kerri M. Mills, Ed. D., Asst. Supt./Spec. Ed.   Laura Murphy
Brian Moran, Director of Maint/Operations   Brian Swartz

REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
PUBLIC SESSION - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office
411 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley, CA

"Our mission is to provide an excellent education that enables all students to achieve academic success and reach their full potential.
We prepare our students to be responsible, contributing members of our community and wise stewards of our natural environment."

Estimated
Time
7:00 PM A. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Action
C. INTERDISTRICT TRANSFER APPEAL

1.  Appeal to Board regarding denial of Interdistrict Transfer to Mill Valley School District from Sausalito Marin City School District for 2004-05 for K. Gogolitsyna (7th).  (Ms. Young)

Action
7:05

D. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD

Public - 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.

Staff Reports

Information
7:15 E. STRATEGIC PLAN
Finance Goal (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.)
2.  Resolution and Order of Election for November 2004 ballot measure. 
Discussion/
Roll Call Vote
7:45 Educational Program Goal (Sustain, enhance and continuously assess our educational program: curriculum, instruction, and the learning process.)

3.  Implementation Step: "Research and implement a character education or life skills program that emphasizes social, emotional and physical well being." Report K-8. (Whitney Hoyt & Carly Tolson)

Information
8:00

Middle School Goal (Strengthen the reputation and program of the Middle School in order to provide a rich, fulfilling middle school experience for all students.)

4.  Report on survey of 2003 8th grade graduates and current Middle School student leadership program.  (Ms. Young)

Information
8:10 Communication Goal (Effectively communicate throughout the District, so that students, staff, families and the entire community are informed and empowered to participate.)
 Communication protocols for District commissions.  (Mr. Khademi)
Information/
Discussion
8:20

F. BUSINESS & FISCAL

5.  Approval of Agreement with Ring Mountain Day School for lease of portion of District property at 70 Lomita Drive (old Alto School).  (Ms. Harden/Mr. Freiberg)

Action
6.  Resolution #14-03/04 - Closing of Fund No Longer Needed (District Fund 22 - Building Fund/Mill Valley Bonds Proceeds 98A).  (Ms. Harden)
Roll Call Vote
8:45 G. CURRICULUM & POLICY
7.  Public Hearing regarding adoption of State approved K-3 social studies series for 2004-05. (Mr. Khademi/Ms. Young)  
Information/
Discussion
8.  Approval of State approved McGraw Hill K-3 social studies series for 2004-05. (Mr. Khademi)
Action
9.  Resolution #15-03/04 - Support for Safe Routes to Schools Program. (Ms. Young)
Roll Call Vote
8:55 Policy Manual Revision - 1st readings for revisions to existing Policies and Regulations Action
10.  BP 1220 / AR 1220 - Community Advisory Committees/Commissions
11.  AR 1270 - Protocol for Civil Interchange

12.  BP 3550 / AR 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program

13.  BP 3553 / AR 3553 - Free and Reduced Price Meals

14.  AR 5117 - Interdistrict Attendance

15.  BP 5131 - Conduct

16.  BP 6142.1 / AR 6142.1 - Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS Prevention Instruction

17.  BP 6158 / AR 6158 - Independent Study

Revision to recently revised Administrative Regulation

9:15 H. PERSONNEL 

18.  Resolution #16-03/04 - Final Resolution Regarding Classified Layoffs.  (Ms. Young)

  Roll Call Vote

19.  Resolution #17-03/04 - Support for Repealing Penalties in Social Security That Harm Public Education.  (Mr. Khademi)

Roll Call Vote
20.  Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators for 2004-05; anticipated need: Single Subject with no emphasis; Library Media Teacher Services.  (Ms. Young)
Action
9:20 I. BOARD REPORTS Information

J. MINUTES

Action

21.  Regular Meeting of April 7, 2004; Special Meetings of April 5, 2004; April 8, 2004; April 26, 2004.

K. CONSENT AGENDA - 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.

Action

22.  Warrants 

Payroll Certifications - March 2004: Mid-Month, dated 04/07/04, for $34,185.38; April 2004: End of Month, dated 04/21/04, for $1,072,548.51.

23.  Personnel:  Personnel Action Form #0304-11.

Gifts: To MVSD, for benefit of MVMS, IMac computer & Epson printer, from C. O'Connell.

Interdistrict Transfers: Revocation, per policy regarding minimum number of hours of employment, of Employment-related IDT to MVSD from Novato USD for 2004-05 for J. Renazco (8th).

9:30 L. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting posted May 7, 2004
Barbara B. Young, Superintendent

Board Meetings
Wednesdays, June 9 & June 16, 2004 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office - 411 Sycamore Avenue

Visit our District website for all Agendas and Minutes:  www.mvschools.org