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Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 2 - September 7, 2004
MINUTES

Trustees Present: Jeffrey Freiberg, Laura Murphy, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz
Trustee Absent: Monib Khademi
Administrators Present: Barbara B. Young, Superintendent
Laurie Harden, Assistant Superintendent - Business Services
Kerri M. Mills, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent - Special Education
Brian Moran, Director of Maintenance & Operations
Whitney Hoyt, Mill Valley Middle School Principal
Kathleen Huntington, Mill Valley Middle School Assistant Principal
Peg Minicozzi, Park School Principal
CALL TO ORDER The Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees, acting as the Governing Board of the Mill Valley School District, met in regular session at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at the District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA.  Vice-President Reynolds called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM and announced that Mr. Khademi was out of the country.
CLOSED SESSION As there was no public comment, the meeting was recessed to Closed Session.
RECONVENE/REPORT Ms. Reynolds reconvened the meeting to Public Session at 7:02 PM and reported that Trustees met with Labor Negotiator, Superintendent Barbara Young, regarding certificated and classified negotiations.  Trustees also considered public employee discipline/dismissal/release and discussed certificated management evaluation.  Trustees took the following action.
- Employee release M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (4-0-Khademi absent) to release from temporary contract a certificated employee.
AGENDA M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (4-0) to approve the agenda as presented.
COMMUNICATIONS Ms. Young reported on the opening of school.
STRATEGIC PLAN  
Finance
- Unaudited Actuals
Ms. Harden reviewed the Unaudited Actuals for 2003-04 Budget.
M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (4-0) to approve Unaudited Actuals for 2003-04 Budget.
- MVTA Agreement; Public Hearing Ms. Harden reported on Disclosure of Proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Mill Valley Teachers Association. Following a Public Hearing, the following action was taken.
 - MVTA Approval M/S/C Swartz/Freiberg (4-0) to ratify the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Mill Valley School District and the Mill Valley Teachers Association for 2004-05.
Education
- Enrollment

Ms. Young gave an enrollment update, by school and grade level.
- Kgn program; Park modular Ms. Young reviewed the process to date regarding the addition of a modular at Park School.  Following parent, staff, neighbor and daycare provider comments and Board discussion, the Board consensus is for administration to review options with architect and landscape architect and bring report and proposal for action to the October 13th meeting.
POLICY
- BP 6145; Extra & Cocurricular activity
M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (4-0) to approve, as 1st & 2nd readings, revisions to Board Policy 6145 - Extracurricular & Cocurricular Activities for Students in Grades 6-8, as presented.
- BP/AR 3550; Food Service As the Board revised Board Policy/Administrative Regulation 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program at its November 12, 2003 meeting, the only action now is the minor revision to the Administrative Regulation.
- Motion: AR 3550 M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (4-0) to approve 2nd reading of Administrative Regulation 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program, with changes as discussed (no changes to BP adopted 11/12/03).
- BP 1325; Advrtsing / Promotion M/S/c Freiberg/Swartz (4-0) to approve 1st reading of revision to Board Policy 1325 - Advertising & Promotion.
- AR/E 3515.01; District Keys M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (4-0) to approve 1st reading of Administrative Regulation/Exhibit 3515.01 - District Keys, as presented.
PERSONNEL; Res. 10-
04/05: Final Classified Layoff
M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (4-0) to adopt Resolution #10-04/05 - Resolution for Final Classified Layoff.
Board Reports; Murphy Ms. Murphy: SP new parent orientation; Park modular meeting and other Board liaison information.
MINUTES; Reg. 8/25/04 M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (4-0) to approve minutes of Regular Meeting of August 25, 2004, with change made regarding Interdistrict Transfer motion.
CONSENT AGENDA
- Warrants
M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (4-0) to approve Consent Agenda, as follows:
- Warrants #0265-6840/6900, dated August 25, 2004, for $55,066.82; -7151/7174, dated August 27, 2004, for $19,204.51; -7633/7663, dated September 1, 2004, for $33,821.08.
- Payroll - Payroll certifications: July 2004: Mid Miscellaneous, dated 08/19/04, for $1,478.60; August 2004: End of Month, dated 08/20/04, for $203,833.35.
- PAF #0405-2 - Personnel Action Form #0405-2.
- Con. Cap. Pt.1 - 2004-05 Consolidated Application for Funding Categorical Aid Programs - Part 1.

ADJOURNMENT

Ms. Reynolds announced that the next regular meeting of the Board will be on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 7:00 PM at the Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 8:55 PM.

Respectfully submitted,



Barbara B. Young, Superintendent & Secretary to Board of Trustees
Date of Approval: October 13, 2004

These are unofficial minutes subject to approval by Board of Trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting.