Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 16 - April 9, 2001
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Monib Khademi, Paula Reynolds, Elizabeth Spencer |
| Administrative Staff: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Kerri Mills, Ed.D., Director of Special Education Laurie Harden, Chief Business Official |
| 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 Monday, April 9, 2001 at Old Mill School, 352 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Gensburg called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM. |
| PUBLIC COMMENT | As there was no public comment, the meeting was adjourned to Closed Session at 6:03 PM. |
| RECONVENE/REPORT | Mr. Gensburg reconvened the meeting to Open Session at 7:05 PM and reported that the Board had met in Closed Session to consider Public Employee Performance Evaluation; title: Certificated Site Administrator, pursuant to Gov. Code §54957. No action was taken. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0) to approve the agenda. |
| SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS Reynolds oath of office |
Superintendent Young administered the Oath of Office to recently appointed Trustee Paula Reynolds, who was welcomed to the Board. |
| OM presentation: BAWP | Principal Leslie Thornton welcomed all to the school. Several 3rd & 4th graders read from their student writings as part of the Bay Area Writing Project. |
| Superintendent Awards: R. Lang & M. Lang | Ms. Young recognized 3rd grade Old Mill student Rachel Lang for her many school and community service activities. Maggie Lang, Rachel's mother, was also honored by Ms. Young, for her leadership in emergency preparedness for Old Mill and Middle Schools and in the community. |
| COMMUNICATIONS Superintendent's Report |
Ms. Young acknowledged the recent death of Skip Larkins, husband of former long-time employee Shirley Larkins. Ms. Young gave update on selection of new principal for Old Mill School, with interviews scheduled for May 4, and final recommendation to the Board on May 21; reported that a before-school foreign language program needs to be accessible at all elementary schools. She is continuing to investigate programs in other districts. |
| Board Reports: Khademi/ Freiberg/Gensburg | Mr. Khademi reported on joint meeting of Marin superintendents, mayors and city councils to discuss issues of transportation and housing. Mr. Freiberg reported that the "unnamed" committee, looking at ways to support employees, is developing a survey regarding transportation and housing needs; and, on behalf of Leon Jones, publicly thanked the Board for handling his recent retirement. Mr. Gensburg attended a program where vocal music teacher Anna Stearns and her husband were performing. |
| Stakeholders Report | Ms. Young reported on the Stakeholders Group reaching out to community and staff for input regarding ideas for saving money or to expand funding in the district, and that the Group has been meeting weekly for 3-4 hours. |
| MINUTES 3/21/01
special; 3/26/01 regular |
M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0) to approve minutes of special meeting of March 21, 2001, and of regular meeting of March 26, 2001. |
| BUSINESS & FISCAL County-wide health care |
Mr. Freiberg reported on recent meeting to consider a county-wide approach to health care for school districts. Cost projections will be developed. The first year might not show any savings, but there would be savings over time. David Selzer, MVTA Co-President, said that teachers are interested in pursuing. |
| Res. #14-00/01: Election & consolidate services | M/S/C Khademi/Spencer (5-0) to approve Resolution #14-00/01: Propose Election & Request Consolidation of Services (November 2001 trustee election). |
| Public Hearing: Waiver - Schiff-Bustamante funds for CPM in grades 6-8 | Mr. Gensburg opened a public hearing to consider whether the District should request a general waiver from the State in order to use specific funds for purchasing College Preparatory Materials for use in a transition program to increase enrollment in 8th grade algebra. The following action was taken. |
| - Motion: waiver | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0) to approve District participation with other Marin County school districts in requesting a General Waiver of Education Code §60451, so that districts may use Schiff-Bustamante funds for College Preparatory Materials for use in a grades 6-8 transition program to increase enrollment in 8th grade algebra. |
| CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION Homework policy |
Middle School students Matt Barkovich, Hillary Katsin and John Lansing and several parents spoke to issue of homework, including amount, purpose and the need for students to have some time for other activities after school. |
| BP 6154: Homework; revision | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (2-3; motion defeated - Khademi/Reynolds/Spencer nay) to revise Board Policy BP 6154: Homework, as presented. |
| AR 3541.1: Transp. for School Trips | Following further discussion, the Board tabled revision of Administrative Regulation AR 3541.1: Transportation for School-Related Trips, with Ms. Young to do further research on use of seat belts. |
| Review 2000-01 Board Goals | Ms. Young reviewed the 2000-01 Board goals, with the Board requesting a one page written summary from the Superintendent to go in PTA newsletters. A suggestion was made to develop five-year, or long-term, goals. |
| BUILDINGS / SITES - Renovation agreements/ purchases/ change orders: Prologic/North HVAC/MA Davies/ AE Nelson |
M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0) to approve agreement regarding handling purchase orders and change orders for summer 2001 renovation and modernization work; purchase orders: Prologic - new PK phone/voicemail system, for $40,525.00, and network upgrade for hub between PK & TV, for $3,795.29; North HVAC: MS multi-media HVAC install, for $7,000.00, and library heater at Alto, for $5,750.00; M. A. Davies: SP refuse enclosure, for $5,950.00; change order: A. E.Nelson: change order #4 at SP for $136,574.00. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda as follows: - Warrants #0251-3953/3956, dated 03/23/2001, for $30,685.30; -4707/4813, dated 03/28/01, for $55,803.50; -5251/5256, dated 03/30/01, for $23,368.94; -5638/5666, dated 04/04/01, for $12,403.59. |
| Personnel: Resign-Baldwin/ hire: confid-Bowles/ temp cert- Gersten |
- Resignation of L. Baldwin, certificated, effective June 15, 2001; confidential employment for M. Bowles, Payroll Technician, effective Apr. 9, 2001; temporary certificated employment for 2001-02: T. Gersten (MS counselor) |
| Emp-related IDTs: Johnson/ Mendoza | - Employment-related interdistrict transfer into MVSD for 2001-02: J. Johnson (7th-renewal), from Novato; A. Mendoza (6th-renewal), from San Rafael. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Gensburg announced that the next regularly scheduled Board meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Monday, April 23, 2001, to include a joint meeting with the Mill Valley City Council for the first hour, at the District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 9:31 PM in memory of Skip Larkins. |
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Respectfully submitted, |