Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 4 - November 10, 2004
MINUTES
| Trustees Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Laura Murphy, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Trustee Absent: | Monib Khademi |
| Administrators Present: | Barbara B. Young,
Superintendent Stephany La Londe, Old Mill School 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 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at the District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. Vice-President Reynolds called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM and announced that President Khademi was out of town. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (4-0) to approve Agenda, with Item E.4 (Draft Policy for Special Reserve Fund) tabled until December meeting, and Consent Item I.9 to be acted upon separately. |
| COMMUNICATIONS - Public Comment |
Parent Peter Rogosin spoke regarding the change in the PM Kindergarten program at Old Mill School and its effect on the lunch time. He provided the Board with information regarding nutrition and eating schedules. |
| - Supt Report | Superintendent Young thanked the Board for the opportunity to participate in the national Suburban School Superintendents organization, and to attend its recent annual conference in Colorado. Ms. Young reported that she spearheaded the development of an interactive website for the organization, and that she will be on the western region planning committee. Ms. Young also reported on recent fund raising activities at the schools. |
| BUILDINGS
& SITES - Park Modular |
Ms. Young reviewed the process to date regarding the placement of a modular building at Park School, which will be used by the on-site childcare program. The former day care room in the main building is being used for a needed Kindergarten classroom and in preparation for an extended day program (previously the two Kindergarten classes shared a room). The Board had been requested to make a decision at this meeting in order for the installation process to move forward in a timely manner. Ms. Young recommended modular placement at the Catalpa Avenue site and addressed concerns of the Catalpa neighbors along with possible mitigations. Questions and concerns were discussed by the board, the members of the Park modular subcommittee, and Park neighbors. After the following action was taken, the Board directed the Superintendent to report to it regarding a lighting plan. |
| - Motion: PK modular | M/S/C Murphy/Swartz (4-0) to accept Superintendent's recommendation to place the Park modular at the Catalpa site, with mitigation measures to be addressed as presented, and with a 6-month review and report back to the Board. |
| STRATEGIC
PLAN Finance - Measure H Report |
Ms. Young reported on the successful passage of Measure H, the District's parcel tax renewal, effective July 1, 2006. Ms. Young said that it passed with the highest endorsement ever for our measures, with a 77.3% yes vote. Special thanks were expressed to Diane Krantz, campaign Chair, and the more than 300 parents, teachers and staff, and community members who volunteered their time and support for the District. |
| Education - Teaching stds / evaluation |
Ms. Young reviewed the District's process for hiring, training and evaluating teachers, and the next steps regarding evaluation. Included in the presentation were the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. |
| PERSONNEL - Res. #12-04/05: Cert. Assignment |
M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (4-0) to approve Resolution #12-04/05: Certificated Assignment Authorization. |
| BOARD REPORTS | Mr. Freiberg: attended recent Tamalpais Union High School District board meeting, where calendar, AP and honors classes were discussed; Mr. Swartz: has been meeting with the committee regarding space needs at Old Mill School; Ms. Murphy: attended recent parades, PTA Council and CSBA Masters in Governance workshop. |
| MINUTES; Reg. 10/13/04; Spec. 10/27/04 | M/S/C Swartz/Freiberg (4-0) to approve minutes of Regular meeting of October 13, 2004 and Special Meeting of October 27, 2004. |
| CONSENT AGENDA - Warrants |
M/S/C
Freiberg/Swartz to
approve Consent Agenda, with Item #9 acted upon separately: - Warrants #0266-2200/2247, dated 10/08/04, for $78,007.65; -2934/2960, dated 10/13/04, for $14,452.52; -3233/3258, dated 10/15/04, for $58,311.60; -3771/3796, dated 10/20/04, for $52,532.13; -4322/4366, dated 10/22/04, for $55,727.34; -4573/4604, dated 10/27/04, for $38,243.86; -4962/4996, dated 10/29/04, for $217,883.33. |
| - Payroll | - Payroll certifications: September 2004: Mid Month, dated 10/5//04, for $20,397.09; Retro Month, dated 10/15/04, for $22,993.46; Mid Month, dated 10/21/04, for $6335.49. |
| - PAF #0405-4 | - Personnel Action Form #0405-4. |
| - Gifts: MS PSTA; EM PTA; Young; Rieber Witt | - Gifts: For benefit of MVMS, $8209.44 for 2004-05 SIP fund, from MVMS PTSA; for benefit of EM for classroom equipment, $13,320.99, from EM PTA; for SP Learning Center, $400, from D. & W. Young; violin & bow from L. Reiber Witt. |
| - OM field trip | Following review of Old Mill
fifth grade field trip in May 2005, the following action was taken. M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (4-0) to approve Old Mill 5th grade field trip to Valley of the Moon, May 16-18, 2005. |
|
ADJOURNMENT |
Ms. Reynolds announced that the Board will meet in a joint session with the Mill Valley City Council at 6:45 PM on November 15, 2004, and that the next regular meeting of the Board will be on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at 7:00 PM at the Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 9:20 PM. |
Respectfully submitted, |