AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Wednesday, September 19, 2001
Closed Session - 6:00 PM
Public Session - 7:00 PM
 Mill Valley School District Administrative Office
411 Sycamore Avenue - Mill Valley, CA

1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL - 6:00 PM
2. CLOSED SESSION
   1. Public Comment - Opportunity for public to comment on Closed Session item. Information
   2. Adjourn to Closed Session -Board to consider and/or take action upon any of the following.
      1. Public Employee Performance Evaluation, Title: Superintendent; pursuant to Gov. Code §54957.
      2. Conference with labor negotiator Barbara Young, pursuant to Gov. Code §54957.6.
3. RECONVENE & REPORT OUT - 7:00 PM
4. REMEMBRANCE - Moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Action
6. 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. Staff Reports
   4. Board Reports
7. MINUTES
   1. Minutes of Regular Meeting of September 5, 2001.  Action
8. BUSINESS & FISCAL SERVICES
   1. Partnership Project Report.  (Young) Information
   2. Enrollment Update. (Young)  Information
9. CURRICULUM & POLICY MATTERS
   1. Board Policies/Administrative Regulations/Exhibits  (Young)  Discussion/Action on all items
      1. BP/AR 4119.11/4219.11/4319.11 - Sexual Harassment (all Personnel); revision: 1st reading; mandate.
      2. BP/AR 5145.7 - Sexual Harassment (Students); revision: 2nd reading; mandate.
      3. BP/AR 5131.6 - Alcohol & Other Drugs (students); revision: 2nd reading; mandate.
      4. BP/AR 5141.3 - Health Exams (students); BP revision; AR - new; 2nd reading; mandate.
      5. BP/AR 5020 - Parents Rights & Responsibilities; new: 1st reading; mandate.
      6. BP/AR 5125 - Student Records; revision: 1st reading; mandate.
      7. BP/AR 6143 - Courses of Study; BP revision; AR - new; 1st reading; mandate.
10. PERSONNEL - all items require action  (Young)
    1. Temporary certificated employment for 2001-02: Stephanie Mosher (MS-Spec. Ed.), effective 10/15/01.
    2. 2nd year certificated probationary to permanent status, effective 8/23/01: Lori Adessa & Margaret Peets.
    3. 1st year certificated temporary to 2nd year probationary, effective 8/23/01: Malia Peterson.
    4. Status change: Maria Montez-Skolnik (Speech), from .7 FTE to .5 FTE for 2001-02.
11. BUILDINGS & SITES
    1. Facilities Update.  (Freiberg/Spencer) Information  
    2. Agreements, Proposals, Change Orders and Purchase Orders regarding renovation and modernization projects.  Discussion/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 certification: August 2001 - Mid Misc., dated 9/8/01, for $31,611.74.
    3. Employment-related interdistrict transfers for 2001-02, from Sausalito/Marin City SD -  Deny, due to lack of space: D. Striplin (2nd); N. Perkins (4th); J. Carter (7th).
    4. Acceptance, with gratitude, gift to MVSD, for benefit of SP: piano & bench, valued at $1000, from K. Searles.
13. ADJOURNMENT

Barbara B. Young, Superintendent
Meeting posted September 14, 2001

IN MEMORIAM
Lenore Finzen, long-time District nurse who retired in 1980

IMPORTANT DATES
Board Meetings
 Wednesday, October 10, 2001 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office - 411 Sycamore Avenue

 Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 7:00 PM
Mill Valley School District Administrative Office - 411 Sycamore Avenue

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION - Tuesday, November 6, 2001