AGENDA **Amended April 20, 2001

REGULAR MEETING - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Monday, April 23, 2001
Joint Meeting with Mill Valley City Council - 7:00-8:00 PM
Regular Meeting - 8:05 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office - 411 Sycamore Avenue
Mill Valley, CA

1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL - 7:00 PM
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Action
3. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
   1. 2001 "River of Words Environmental Poetry & Art Project" winners: Christian Jordan (3rd-Park) - Shasta Bioregion Prize Winner (art); Elsinore Carabetta-Smidth (6th-former Park student) - Bay Area Grand Prize Winner (poetry).  (Young)
   2. Mill Valley Middle School - California Distinguished School.  (Young)  
4. JOINT MEETING with MILL VALLEY CITY COUNCIL - Information and/or Discussion
   1. Miller Avenue Precise Plan/Affordable Housing Report  (Rory Walsh, Planning Director)
   2. Skateboard Park Update (Chris Sansom, Director of Parks & Recreation))
   3. Community Center Update (Don Hunter, City Manager)
   4. Traffic Study (Len Gensburg, Board President))
   5. Middle School Site Plan/SB 50, including parking and circulation (Dave Harding, Project Manager)
   6. Summer 2001 Site Renovation Report (Harding)
5. RECESS - 8:00 - 8:05 PM
6. RECONVENE - 8:00 PM
7. COMMUNICATIONS TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
   1. 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.
   2. Superintendent Report
   3. Board Reports
   4. Staff Reports
   5. Superintendent's Advisory Committee: Stakeholders Group Report (Barbara Young, Superintendent)
8. MINUTES
   1. Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 9, 2001.  Action
   2. Minutes of Special Meeting of April 12, 2001.  Action
9. CURRICULUM & POLICY MATTERS
   1. Charges for Private School Applications (Young)  Action
10. BUSINESS & FISCAL SERVICES
    1. Approval of disbursement of API money at sites.  (Young)  Action
    2. Extension agreement with Sausalito Marin City School District for students residing in Tennessee Glen. (Young) Action
    3. Potential agreement with Sausalito Marin City School District for students residing in Tennessee Woods. (Young)  Information/Discussion
11. BUILDINGS & SITES
    1. Agreements, Proposals, Change Orders, and Purchase Orders regarding renovation and modernization projects. Action
12. 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.
    1. Warrants -These are the methods by which the School District pays its bills.
    2. Payroll Certifications - March 2001: Supplemental, dated 5/Apr/01, for $135,116.11; Misc. Mid Month, dated 14/Apr/01, for $26,487.73.
    3. Personnel: Temporary certificated employment for 2001-02: A. DeCelles, H. Keenan, C. Morgan, S. O'Hara, A. Spain, E. Starfas; Leaves 2001-02: K. Halvorsen (.2), J. Simmons (.2).
    4. Gifts to MVSD: for benefit of MVMS- ceramic tiles, valued at $100, from L. Bookstein.
    5. Res. #15-00/01: Authorization to sign on behalf of Board for Mary Bowles, Payroll Technician. **
13. ADJOURNMENT

Barbara B. Young, Superintendent
Meeting posted April 19, 2001

IMPORTANT DATES

   Board Meetings
Monday, May 7, 2001 - 7:00 PM 
Edna Maguire School - 80 Lomita Drive (Note Location Change)   

Monday, May 21, 2001 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office
411 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley