Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 5 - October 19, 2005
MINUTES
| Trustees Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Monib Khademi, Laura Murphy, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Administrators Present: | Ken
Benny, Superintendent Kerri Mills, Ed.D, Assistant Superintendent/Special Education Michele Rollins, Ed.D., Chief Business Official Chris Lincoln, Director of Technology Brian Moran, Director of Maintenance & Operations Jane McDonough, Old Mill School Principal Leslie Thornton, Strawberry Point School Principal Gail van Adelsberg, Tam Valley 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 5:45 PM on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at the Mill Valley School District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Reynolds called the meeting to order at 5:45 PM. |
| CLOSED SESSION | As there was no public comment, the meeting was recessed to Closed Session for the board to conference regarding potential litigation and for public employee performance evaluation - confidential; certificated; classified. |
| RECESS | Ms. Reynolds recessed the Closed Session at 6:50 PM in order for the Board to travel to the Mill Valley Community Center for the Public Session Board meeting. |
| RECONVENE & REPORT | Ms. Reynolds reconvened the meeting to Public Session at 7:00 PM at the Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA and reported that no action was taken in Closed Session. She announced that the meeting was being held at the Community Center, due to the size of anticipated audience. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Khademi/Murphy (5-0) to approve agenda, with the addition of an item needing action at this meeting, and which came to administration attention after the posting of the meeting: add Consent Item 3.2 - Out of State Travel approval. |
| MINUTES: reg. 9/14/05; 9/21/05 | M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (5-0) to approve the minutes of Regular Meetings of September 14, 2005 and September 21, 2005. |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Teacher Curt Southworth, Co-President of MVTA, spoke regarding Proposition 74 in the November election and urged all to oppose the proposition. Teacher Kamara Juarez addressed the Board regarding class size in 4th grade in the District. |
| SUPT REPORT | Superintendent Benny reported on recent Education Task Force planning and re-evaluation of the functions of the group; and reported that no complaints were received in the last Williams Complaints Quarterly Report. Principals McDonough, Thornton and van Adelsberg reported on recent staff development day at their sites. |
| CONSENT | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (5-0) to approve the Consent Agenda, as follows: |
| BD.
OPERATIONS Res. #8-05/06 |
- Resolution #8-05/06: Awards. |
| BUSINESS/FINANCE Warrants |
- Warrants #0270-2309/2355, dated 09/21/05, for $105,004.16; - 2714/2775, dated 09/23/05/05, for $106,519.90; -3266/3290, dated 09/28/05, for $62,417.14; -3708/3753, dated 09/30/05, for $88,936.54; -4218/4243, dated 10/05/05, for $118,638.80; -4569/4617, dated 10/07/05, for $88,886.87. |
| Payroll | - Payroll Certifications: August 2005: Mid Misc., dated 9/20/05, for $325.25; September 2005: End of Month, dated 9/23/05, for $1,227,709.35; End of Month Miscellaneous, for $506.47. |
| Cypress Hollow amendment | - Amended Cypress Hollow Agreement with Reed Union School District. |
| J-7 CSR | - J-7 Class Size Reduction Application for 2005-06. |
| Gifts: PK PTA; SP PTA; TV PTA | - Gifts to MVSD: for benefit of Park, total of $8,000.00, for library, classroom and PE funds, from Park PTA; for benefit of Strawberry Pt., total of $22,189.00, for library programs & teacher fund, from SP PTA; for benefit of Tam Valley, $48,214.00, for various 2005/06 programs and supplies, from TV PTA. |
| LRNG/
PROGRAMS OM field trip |
- Old Mill 5th grade overnight field trip to Valley of the Moon Camp; Glen Ellen, May 15-17, 2006. |
| Out of state travel | - Out of state travel for P. McDonough for specialized training, as required by a student IEP. |
| PERSONNEL PAF #0506-6 |
- Personnel Action Form #0506-6. |
| REGULAR AGENDA | |
| BUILDINGS/GROUNDS OM Space |
Ms. Reynolds reviewed the format for consideration of space issues at Old Mill School. Mr. Benny thanked Evan Cross, architect and Old Mill parent, for his work and the work of the committee established last school year to consider options for addressing space issues at Old Mill. Mr. Cross presented plans for a four classroom two-story stick built addition to the school. He reviewed the process to date, including comparison with a modular two story building, costs, energy and financial considerations. Board and audience comments, questions and discussion followed, which included both issues specific to Old Mill and those that need to be considered on a district-wide basis. A configuration task force, to review the short-term and long-term needs of the district and community, was discussed. The Board directed administration to make recommendations for a comprehensive solution at the November 9 meeting. |
| BD OPERATIONS Res. #9-05/06: Oppose Prop. 76 | The Joint Legislative Advisory Committee recommends opposition to Proposition 76 - The California Live Within Our Means Act, which is on the November 8 special election. The Mill Valley PTA Council and Kiddo also passed resolutions opposing the proposition, which would cut public education funding by $4 billion and allow the governor to cut budgets at his own discretion. The following action was taken. |
| -Motion: Res. #9-05/06 | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0), and by roll call vote, to approve Resolution #9-05/06: Oppose Proposition 76 - The California Live Within our Means Act. |
| Political Activities of Employees | Mr. Khademi presented information regarding political activities for school employees, for review by all staff. |
| BUSINESS/FINANCE Budget Dev. & Enrollment |
Dr. Rollins, Chief Business Official, presented a draft budget development calendar for the year, and reviewed enrollment projections. Mr. Benny reported that he and Dr. Rollins will meet with each staff and other stakeholder groups to get input regarding budget priorities for 2006-07. The final draft of the budget calendar will be presented at the December 14 Board meeting. |
| STUDENT LEARNING Technology update | Mr. Lincoln, Director of Technology, presented a comprehensive update of the work of the technology team since July, including the accomplishments and the challenges to date, and also reviewed future plans. Comments, questions and discussion followed. Mr. Benny commended the team for its work on the District's ambitious vision, and said that the team is also dealing with the immediate challenges. |
| Parent survey postponed | Due to the lateness of the hour, the parent survey results will be presented at a future meeting. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
Ms. Reynolds announced that the next regular meeting of the Board will be on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 7:00 PM at the Mill Valley Middle School Library, with a reception at 6:30 PM to honor the retiring board members, and adjourned the meeting at 10:20 PM |
Respectfully submitted, |