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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, November 10, 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 A. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Action
C. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD
Public Comment - 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 to limit comments to three minutes. Information
Staff Reports Information
7:15 D. BUILDINGS & SITES
 
1. Placement of modular building at Park School for accommodation of extended day Kindergarten program.  (Ms. Young)
Action
8:00 E. STRATEGIC PLAN
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.)
2.  Report on Measure H parcel tax election. (Ms. Young)
Information
3.  Review Community Financial Advisory Commission's draft policy proposal for Use of Special Reserve Fund. (Dick Swanson - Chair of CFAC) 
Information/
Discussion
8:30 Educational Program (Sustain, enhance, and continuously assess our educational program: curriculum, instruction, and the learning environment.)
4.  California Standards for Teaching Profession and evaluation process. (Ms. Young)
Information
8:45 F. PERSONNEL

5.  Resolution #12-04/05 - Certificated Assignment Authorization.  (Ms. Young)

Action
G. BOARD REPORTS

H. MINUTES

6. Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 13, 2004; Special Meeting of October 27, 2004.

Action
I. CONSENT AGENDA - Items listed are considered to be routine and are acted upon by the Governing Board in one motion.  There is no discussion of these items prior to the Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff or public requests 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  shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended. Action

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

Payroll Certifications - September 2004: Mid Month, dated 10/05/04, for $20,397.09; Retro Month, dated 10/15/04, for $22,993.46; Mid Misc., dated 10/21/04, for $6,335.49.

8. Personnel: Personnel Action Form PAF 0405-4.

9. Field Trip: Annual Old Mill 5th grade field trip to Valley of the Moon, May 16-18, 2005. 
Acceptance of gifts: For benefit of MVMS, $8209.44 for 2004-05 SIP fund, from MVMS PTSA; for benefit of EM for classroom equipment, $13,320.99, from EM PTA; for SP Learning Center, $400, from D. & W. Young; violin & bow from L. Reiber Witt.
9:00 J. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting posted November 5, 2004
Barbara B. Young, Superintendent

Important Dates

K-5 Parent Conferences - November 8-19
1:45 PM Dismissal (2:00 PM Dismissal - Strawberry Point)

Veterans Day Holiday - Thursday, November 11, 2004 - NO SCHOOL
Staff Development Day - Friday, November 12, 2004 - NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving Holiday - Thursday & Friday, November 25 & 26, 2004 - NO SCHOOL

Board Meeting
Joint Meeting with Mill Valley City Council
Monday, November 15, 2004 - 6:45 PM
Mill Valley City Hall - Council Chambers
26 Corte Madera Avenue

Wednesday, December 8, 2004 - 7:00 PM
Annual Organizational Meeting
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office
411 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley

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