Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 3 - October 13, 2004
MINUTES
| Trustees Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Monib Khademi, Laura Murphy, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Administrators Present: | Barbara B. Young,
Superintendent Laurie Harden, Assistant Superintendent - Business Services Kerri M. Mills, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent - Special Education Kathleen Huntington, Mill Valley Middle School Assistant Principal Leslie Thornton, Strawberry Point 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 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at the District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. As the scheduled Closed Session was previously canceled, Mr. Khademi called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Reynolds/Murphy (4-0 as Mr. Swartz arrived after action taken) to approve the agenda as presented. |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Staff Report: Superintendent Young recognized staff, parents and students; announced that the State is cutting funding to special education over the next five years, which will significantly impact districts' budgets. |
| STRATEGIC
PLAN Finance - CFAC update |
Dick Swanson, Chairman of the Community Financial Advisory Commission (CFAC), and CFAC member Frank Sabella, reported on the work of the group since its formation in February. The group works independently of the District, with Laurie Harden, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, providing information needed by CFAC. Mr. Swanson reviewed the Commissions Findings and Conclusions, including the finding that our local parcel tax is critical for our educational program. He also reported that the Commission is working on a draft policy regarding our special reserve fund, which will be presented at the November Board meeting. Questions and comments from the Board and audience followed. |
| - CSEA Agreement; site admin. / confid. Public Hearing | Ms. Harden reported on Disclosure of Proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement with California School Employees Association (CSEA) - Ch. 360 for 2004-05 and 2005-06; and agreements with unrepresented site administrators and confidential employees for 2004-05. Following a Public Hearing, the following actions were taken. |
| - CSEA Approval | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (5-0) to ratify the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Mill Valley School District and California School Employees Association - Chapter 360 for 2004-05 and 2005-06. |
| - Site Administrators | M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (5-0) to approve agreement with site administrators for 2004-05. |
| - Confidential staff | M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (5-0) to approve agreement with confidential employees for 2004-05. |
| Education - Kindergarten transition |
Ms. Young reported on the transition to an extended day for kindergarten students, including the rationale and the challenges. She thanked Extended Day Services, which provides childcare at the K-5 sites, for its flexibility in making changes due to space needs for kindergarten classrooms. Informational meetings have been scheduled for all kindergarten parents regarding the transition to the new program. |
| - Shared Teaching | Ms. Young reported on the District's shared teaching assignments and reviewed our current policy, saying that the policy is working well as a retention tool, but that revisions are needed to align the policy with our hiring practices and timelines. Board and audience discussion followed, with action postponed pending further review by the Superintendent and the Administrative Council. |
| CURRICULUM
/ POLICY - Parent Survey |
Ms. Young reported on results of last spring's on-line parent survey of District programs and the proposed action steps, which include continued improvement of e-mail and web-based communications. She thanked parent Michelle Griffin and staff member Kathy Steinbaugh for their efforts with the survey. |
| - BP 1325; Advrtsing / Promotion | - M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (5-0) to adopt 2nd reading of revision to Board Policy BO 1325: Advertising and Promotion. |
| - AR/E 3515.01; District Keys | - M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (5-0) to approve 2nd reading of Administrative Regulation/Exhibit 3515.01 - District Keys. |
| Board Reports | Board members reported on recent school and other events and meetings attended. |
| MINUTES; Reg. 9/14/04; Spec. 9/28/04 | M/S/C Swartz/Freiberg (5-0) to approve minutes of Regular meeting of September 7, 2004 and Special Meeting of September 28, 2004. |
| CONSENT AGENDA - Warrants |
M/S/C
Freiberg/Swartz (5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda, as follows: - Warrants #0265-7970/7993, dated 09/13/04, for $322,432.65; -8304/8335, dated 09/08/04, for $43,252.93; -8722/9125, dated09/15/04, for $55,961.46; -9416/9461, dated 09/17/04, for $100,474.53; -9723/9752, dated 09/20/04, for $75,853.21; 0266-0336/0363, dated 09/24/04, for $102,341.63; -0785/0820, dated 090/29/04, for $64,102.57; -1216/1249, dated 10/01/04, for $43,300.41; -1755/1804, dated 10/06/04, for $45,125.03. |
| - Payroll | - Payroll certifications: August 2004: End of Month Misc., dated 9/2/04, for $1529.20; Mid, dated 9/7/04, for $42,545.04; Retro, dated 9/17/04, for $16,358.26; September 2004: End of Month, dated 9/23/04, for $1,137,401.65. |
| - PAF #0405-3 | - Personnel Action Form #0405-3. |
| - Gifts: EM PTA; TV PTA; McKay; Corvin; Hagar | - Gifts: for benefit of EM: $23,000 for various classroom and staff funds, from EM PTA; for TV: $21,481.89, for various supplies & funds; $5,000 for library aide; additional $4164 for science instructor, from TV PTA; for benefit of MS: big screen TV, from G. McKay; PC from Shannahan & Co.; for benefit of PK, grant of $6400 for eMacs, from S. Corvin Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Federation; for benefit of OM, gift in amended amount of $19,090.55, from S. & K. Hagar. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
Mr. Khademi announced that the next regular meeting of the Board will be on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at 7:00 PM at the Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 9:28 PM. |
Respectfully submitted, |