AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Monday, May 7, 2001
Closed Session - 5:30 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office - 411 Sycamore Avenue
Public Session - 7:00 PM
Edna Maguire School - 80 Lomita Drive  (Note location change)
Mill Valley, CA

1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL - 5:30 PM
2. PUBLIC COMMENT- Opportunity for the public to comment on Closed Session item.
3. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - Board to consider and/or take action on any of the following.
   1. Conference with labor negotiator Barbara Young, pursuant to Gov. Code §54957.6
4. RECESS - 6:35 PM in order to travel to Edna Maguire School.
5. RECONVENE & REPORT OUT - 7:00 PM
6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Action
7. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
   1. Welcome to Edna Maguire School by Principal Janie Teitelbaum & Presentation about Garden Club. (Anne Siskin & Erin Parkerson)
   2. Superintendent's Awards. (Young)
   3. Rotary Presentation to Shelter Hill Study Hall.  (Dick Spotswood)
8. 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)
9. MINUTES
   1. Minutes of Regular Meeting of April 23, 2001.  Action
   2. Minutes of Special Meeting of April 25, 2001.  Action
10. BUSINESS & FISCAL SERVICES
    1. Agreement with Marin Day Schools for day care services at Tamalpais Valley School for 2001-02.  (Young)  Action
11. PERSONNEL
    1. Acceptance, with regret and best wishes, of resignation of Catherine Gabbard, Middle School Principal, effective June 30, 2001.  (Young)  Action
    2. Acceptance, with regret and best wishes, retirement of Carol Palmer-Collins (certificated), effective June 15, 2001. (Young) Action
    3. Old Mill School Principal recruitment update, and review process for Middle School principal opening.  (Young) Information
    4. "Day of the Teacher" and "Golden Bell" Recognitions.  (Young)  Information
12. CURRICULUM & POLICY MATTERS
    1. Current testing, including STAR and ETF. (Young)  Information
    2. Parent Program Survey Update.  (Young)  Information
    3. Initial discussion of District Goals for 2001-02.  (Young)  Discussion
13. BUILDINGS & SITES
    1. Review of Scope of Work for Modernization/Renovation Projects, including Budget Update.  (Freiberg/Harding)  Information
    2. Agreements, Proposals, Change Orders, and Purchase Orders regarding renovation and modernization projects. Action
14. 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. Personnel:  Leaves 2001-02: Kamara Juarez (1.0); Adam Sanchez (1.0); Amy Faulkner (.5); temporary certificated employment for 2001-02: Erica Cho.
    3. Gifs to MVSD: Sony Vaio computer, valued at $495, from C. Bartlett.
    4. Approval of revisions to Marin SELPA Policies and Procedures, and agreement to implement.
15. ADJOURNMENT

Barbara B. Young, Superintendent
Meeting posted May 3, 2001

IMPORTANT DATES

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

Monday, June 4, 2001 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley Middle School
425 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley

Memorial Day Holiday - Monday, May 28, 2001 - NO SCHOOL