Agenda Item

Remarks

0. AlphaSmarts Keyboard Demonstration – 7:30 PM

1. Call to order and roll call – 8:00 PM

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Action *

3. special recognitions

A. Welcome to Old Mill School by Principal Leslie Thornton and Student Choral Presentation.

Presentation

B. Superintendent’s Award. (Harter)

Presentation

4. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE GOVERNING BOARD - Public comment on any item of interest to the public that is within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard. The Board cannot take action on items presented during this time. The Board requests that each speaker identify him/herself prior to addressing the Board. Public comment will also be allowed on each specific item prior to Board action thereon.

A. Superintendent Report.

B. Staff Reports

C. Board Reports

5. Adoption of Minutes

A. Minutes of regular meeting No. 14, dated April 10, 2000.

B. Minutes of special meeting No. 14, dated April 13, 2000.

C. Minutes of special meeting No. 15, dated April 24, 2000.

Action *

6. business & fiscal services

A. Review bus service for 2000-2001, including possible discontinuation of service.

Discussion

7. curriculum & policy matters

A. Approval of Marin SELPA Local Plan. (Kerri Mills, Director of Spec.Ed.)

B. Curriculum Update. (Young)

C. Elementary PE Program Proposal for 2000-01. (Young)

D. Res. #12-99/00: Reaching National Average in School Funding.

Action *

8. personnel

A. Superintendent Search Update. (Spencer)

B. Certificated leaves: C. Podesta – Family Medical Leave from 08/23/ -11/14/00 & personal leave from 11/15/00-06/15/01; cancel .5 C. Pompanin leave for 2000-2001; .5 leaves for 2000-01: J. Schulman & R. Septka.

Action

C. Employment of long-term certificated substitute Michael Carroll (MS-math), effective 04/24/00.

D. Resignation: Michelle Pak (7^th MS), effective 06/16/00.

E. Shared teaching assignment for 2000-01: J. Schulman & R. Septka (5^th-PK).

F. Temporary certificated employment for 2000-01: Doni DeBolt (Spec. Ed.); Anton McGready (MS); Laurie Ransom (elem); Carly Swierczek (Spec.Ed.); Jessica Wall (Spec.Ed.)

G. Classified: K. Halvorsen (lib. Aide) – from 1.0 to .8 for 2000-01; temp. full-time employment for Roberto Hernandez (MS custodian), effective 7/01/00.

9. Buildings & sites

A. Strawberry Point School update. (Harding/Derich)

Information

10. 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 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 of Trustees shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended.

Action

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

B. B. Payroll certification for March 2000: Supplemental, dated 04/06/00, for $50,581.17; for April 2000: End of Month, dated 04/19/00, for $902,334.46.

C. Renovation Change Orders: SP 032786 (windows).

D. Authorization for lease buyout payment to Smith & Hawken, in amount of $155,000, to be paid through Fund 22 (bond fund).

E. Extension of contract with Rich Consultants, up to $10,000.

F. Authorization to waive age requirement for kindergarten attendance for Katie Cannon for 2000-01, due to unique circumstances.

G. Employment-related interdistrict transfers to MVSD for 2000-01: new requests (district employees): Z. Armbruster (K) from W. Contra Costa; Marley Ummel (K. Kirley)(K), from Ross Valley.

11. Adjournment