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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, June 9, 2004
CLOSED SESSION - 4:30 PM
PUBLIC SESSION - JOINT MEETING WITH CITY OF MILL VALLEY - 6:00 PM (Note time change)
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING - 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
4:30 PM A. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
B. CLOSED SESSION
Public Comment - Opportunity for public to comment on Closed Session items.  Information
Recess to Closed Session - Board to consider and/or take action upon any of the following.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Gov. Code §54957.6)
Directions to Board negotiator regarding contract with Assistant Superintendent/Business Services.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - Anticipated Litigation (Gov. Code §54956.9 (b)): two cases

C. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION & REPORT OUT
6:00 D. JOINT MEETING with CITY OF MILL VALLEY CITY COUNCIL
1.A. Review of current state and local funding, including update on prospective ballot measures.
Information
1.B. City construction activities, including housing and PG&E underground project.
Information
1.C. Skateboard Park - Status report and future plans.
Info/Possible
Action

1.D. City safety measures and emergency preparedness update.

Information

1.E. New business/other

Information
7:00  E. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Action

F. 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 G. 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 #18-03/04:  Resolution of the Governing Board of the Mill Valley School District Proposing Special Assessment Renewal & Establishing Specifications of the Election Order. (Mr. Khademi/Ms. Young)

Discussion/
Roll Call Vote
3.  Preliminary Budget for 2004-05.  (Ms. Harden)
Information/
Action

4.  Direction to Community Finance Advisory Commission on establishing a recommended policy for use of District Special Reserve Fund.  (Mr. Khademi/Ms. Young)

Discussion/
Action

5.  Facilities planning for possible extended Kindergarten day and allocation of reserves for potential space needs.  (Ms. Young)

Discussion/
Action
6.  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
8:30 H. CURRICULUM & POLICY
Policy Manual Revision - 2nd readings/adoptions for revisions to existing Policies and Regulations Action
7.  BP 1220 / AR 1220 - Community Advisory Committees/Commissions

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

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

10.  BP 5131 - Conduct

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

12.  BP 6158 / AR 6158 - Independent Study

8:45 I. PERSONNEL

13.  Resolution #20-03/04: Retirement Incentive Program. (Ms. Young)

Action

14.  Retirement, under Retirement Incentive Program,  of certificated employees Gail Angiulo, after 36 years in MVSD; and Bettie Mansen, after 10.5 years in MVSD.  (Ms. Young)

Action

15.  Intent for MVSD to participate in PERS Two Years of Additional Service Credit window period for permanent classified employees from June 1, 2004 to November 24, 2004, pursuant to Marin County Board of Education establishment of the designated window period at its April 13, 2004 meeting.  (Ms. Young)

  Action

16.  Extension of Superintendent's Contract through June 30, 2008.  (Mr. Khademi)

Action
9:00 J. BOARD REPORTS Information
9:15

K. MINUTES

Action

17.  Regular Meeting of  May 12, 2004; Special Meetings of May 6, 2004; May 12, 2004; May 17, 2004May 18, 2004; May 26, 2004.

L. 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

18.  Warrants - These are the methods by which the District pays its bills.

19.  Payroll Certifications - April 2004: End of Month Misc., dated 05/04/04, for $1318.77; Mid-Month, dated 05/06/04, for $67,216.08; Mid Misc., dated 05/19/04, for $6,966.08; May 2004: End of Month, dated 05/20/04, for $1,070274.18.

20.  Personnel: Personnel Action Form #0304-12.

21.  Resolution:  Res. #19-03/04: Authorizations to Sign on Behalf of Board for 2004-05.

22. Agreement: School & College Legal Services agreement for 2004-05.

23.  Gifts: To MVSD, $4,000.00 for teacher stipends, from The Mill Valley Children's Garden; $8,100.00 for EM library, from EM PTA; for MVMS: $200.00 from L. Good; for TV playground equipment, $22,278.00, from TV PTA; for various programs & projects at Park School, total of $17,314.57, from PK PTA; $400.00 for Music Dept., from Mr./Mrs. M. Graham; computer & monitor, from S. Janachowski.
M. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting posted June 4, 2004
Barbara B. Young, Superintendent

Board Meetings

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office
411 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley

Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office
411 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley

SUMMER RECESS - June 11 - August 27, 2004
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - Monday, August 30, 2004

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