| 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, December 8, 2004
CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 PM
RECEPTION - 6:30 PM
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."
RECEPTION to honor Monib Khademi for his two years of service as Board President - 6:30 PM
| Estimated Time |
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| 5:30 | A. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL | |
| B. CLOSED SESSION Public Comment - Opportunity for public to comment on Closed Session items. |
Information | |
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Discussion/ Action |
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| 6:30 | C. RECESS - RECEPTION | |
| 7:00 | D. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION & REPORT OUT | |
| E. APPROVAL OF AGENDA | Action | |
| F. ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING | ||
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- Election of President by Board of Trustees. (Ms. Young) |
Action | |
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- Election of Vice-President/Clerk. (Board President) |
Action | |
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- Election of Trustee Representative/Member, Marin County School Boards Association Board of Directors. (Board President) |
Action | |
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1. Confirm school liaison and committee assignments for 2005. (Board President) |
Information | |
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2. Affirmation of 2004-05 Meeting Schedule. (Board President) |
Action | |
| 7:10 | G. 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 | |
| 7:15 | - Superintendent / Staff Reports | Information |
| H. 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.) | ||
| 3. Review Community Financial Advisory Commission's draft policy proposal for Use of Special Reserve Fund. (Dick Swanson - Chair of CFAC) | Information/ Discussion |
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| 4. Modification of provision in Marin Horizon lease: extension to January 2006 for the building permit issuance and bond issuance. (Mr. Freiberg) | Discussion/ Action |
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| 5. 2004-05 First Interim Budget Report & Revisions. (Ms. Harden) | Information/ Action |
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| 6. Resolution #13-04/05 - Support for 55 Percent for Passage of Local Parcel Taxes. (Mr. Khademi) | Action | |
| 8:30 | Educational Program (Sustain, enhance, and continuously assess our educational program: curriculum, instruction, and the learning environment.) | |
| - Update on Community Technology Advisory Commission. (Betsey Nelson/Page Murray) | Information | |
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7. Report on District Technology. (Mr. Lincoln) |
Information | |
| 8. Discussion of 2005-06 school calendar. (Ms. Young) | Information/ Discussion |
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| 9:15 | I. PERSONNEL | |
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9. Agreement with Assistant Superintendent/Business Services. (Board President) |
Action | |
| 10. Agreement with Superintendent. (Board President) | Action | |
| J. POLICY MATTERS | ||
| 11. Resolution #14 - Awards (Ms. Harden) | Action | |
| 12. Resolution #16 - Special Events & Activities. (Ms. Harden) | Action | |
| K. BOARD REPORTS | ||
L. MINUTES |
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13. Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 10, 2004; Special Meetings of November 15, 2004 (closed session) and November 15, 2004 (Joint session with City of Mill Valley). |
Action | |
| M. 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 | |
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14. Warrants - These are the methods by which the District pays its bills. |
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- Payroll Certifications - October 2004: End of Month, dated 10/22/04, for $1,214,328.42; End of Month Miscellaneous, dated 11/1/04, for $5,380.70; Mid Month, dated 11/4/04, for $30,665.87. |
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15. Personnel: Personnel Action Form #0405-5. |
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| 16. Personnel: Job Description - Instructional Assistant, Kindergarten. | ||
| 17. Resolution #15-04/05: Authorizations to sign on behalf of Board for Paula Reynolds and Brian Swartz. | ||
| - Acceptance of gifts: For benefit of EM, $864.35 for Conflict Resolution Training, from EM PTA; for MS, $8,713.00 for library, from MVMS PTSA; for TV, $4097.00 for library, and $6300.00 for classrooms account, from TV PTA; for District, Apple iMac, from M. Khademi. | ||
| 9:30 | N. ADJOURNMENT |
Meeting posted December 3, 2004
Barbara B. Young, Superintendent
Important Dates
Winter Recess - December 20-31, 2004 - NO SCHOOL
School Resumes Monday, January 3, 2005
Staff Development Day - Friday,
January 14, 2005 - NO SCHOOL
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - Monday, January 17, 2005 - NO SCHOOL
Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 19, 2004 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office
411 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley
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