Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Special Meeting No. 8 - February 2, 2005
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 Whitney Hoyt, Mill Valley Middle School Principal Kathleen Huntington, Mill Valley Middle School Assistant Principal Peg Minicozzi, Park School Principal Leslie Thornton, Strawberry Point School Principal Carly Tolson, Edna Maguire 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 special session at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at the District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Reynolds called the meeting to order at 4:04 PM and announced that the meeting would be adjourned in memory of Glen Robinson, Mill Valley resident and long-term member of the Marin County Board of Education. Ms. Young and Mr. Freiberg spoke in his honor. |
| PERSONNEL - Interview supt. search consultants; Harden resignation |
The Board conducted separate interviews with consultants from two firms that specialize in superintendent searches: 1) Jake Abbott of Leadership Associates and 2) Del Alberti of CSBA Executive Search Services. Each consultant reviewed his experience, firm, timeline and process for conducting a search for a new superintendent effective July 1, 2005. It was announced that Laurie Harden, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, had just informed the Board of her decision to leave the District for a position in the Novato Unified School District, effective February 28, 2005. Ms. Harden said that this was a great opportunity for her. The Board expressed appreciation to Ms. Harden for her work in the District and leaving it in good financial condition. It is anticipated that an interim business official will be hired, with the new superintendent participating in the hiring of a new CBO. Board and audience discussion followed, with the following action taken. |
| - Motion: Leadership Associates | M/S/C Khademi/Swartz (5-0) to appoint Leadership Associates to conduct the superintendent search for $21,500. |
| CALENDAR | Ms. Young presented the calendar recommendation for 2005-06, which has the approval of the certificated unit. At this time, the start, end and major holiday breaks are being approved, with internal staff development days, Back to School Night and Open House dates yet to be determined. With the change in the Thanksgiving week, absences will be closely monitored. |
| - Motion: 05-06 calendar | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (5-0) to approve the 2005-06 school calendar as presented, with school beginning on Thursday, August 25, 2005, ending on Thursday, June 15, 2006, and with the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as a local holiday. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
Ms. Reynolds announced that the next regular meeting of the Board will be on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at 7:00 PM at the Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 6:42 PM. |
Respectfully submitted, |