Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 19 - May 21, 2001
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Monib Khademi, Paula Reynolds, Elizabeth Spencer |
| Administrative Staff: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Laurie Harden, Chief Business Official Kerri Mills, Ed.D., Director of Special Education |
| 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 Monday, May 21, 2001 at Mill Valley Middle School, 425 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Gensburg called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0) to approve the agenda, with Buildings/Sites to precede Curriculum items |
| SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS Rotary donation |
Superintendent Young introduced Mill Valley Rotary Club President Dick Spotswood, who presented the Shelter Hill Study Hall with a check for $10,586 from its recent fund raiser. |
| COMMUNICATIONS- Superintendent Report | Ms. Young report: announced that parent reps will meet with specialist regarding possible K-5 foreign language program; recognized Middle School art teachers and Kiddo for the impressive art show; announced that projected enrollment for 2001-02 is 2343 and that former parent Michael Kaplan has volunteered to do a multi-year enrollment projection; and reported that she is currently meeting with school staffs to conduct a survey for Partnership Project, a district committee finding ways to help school personnel. |
| Board Report: Gensburg | Mr. Gensburg reported that he attended a recent performance of the Middle School chorus. |
| Revise meeting schedule | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (5-0) to approve the addition of a regular board meeting on Tuesday, May 29, 2001. |
| MINUTES - 5/7/01 regular | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0) to approve minutes of regular meeting of May 7, 2001. |
| 5/15/01 special | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (5-0) to approve minutes of special meeting of May 15, 2001. |
| BUSINESS &
FISCAL Budget: May revise update |
Ms. Harden gave an update on the Governor's Budget May Revise, including a COLA expected to be about 3.87%, with approximately $239,000 new money next year for the district. |
| Stakeholders Report | Ms. Young reviewed the Stakeholders Group Report, the group's key findings. The advisory group to the Superintendent and MVTA leadership was composed of community members, teachers, the Superintendent, and representatives from the Board, classified employees and Kiddo. The report is available for review on the District website at "www.mvschools.org". The Board will consider the findings of the Group and will take action at the May 29 Board meeting in conjunction with reviewing the preliminary budget for 2001-02. |
| Marin Day Sch agreement : TV day care | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (5-0) to approve an addendum to agreement with Marin Day Schools to provide day care services at Tamalpais Valley School for 2001-02. |
| PERS additional credit | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (5-0) to approve District's participation in PERS Two Years of Additional Service Credit; window period of June 27, 2001 through September 30, 2001. |
| PERSONNEL OM principal hire: LaLonde |
Ms. Young recommended the appointment of Stephany LaLonde as Old Mill School principal, effective July 1, 2001, saying that Ms. LaLonde was the unanimous choice of the interview committee, following an extensive search process. The following action was taken. |
| - Motion: LaLonde | M/S/C Khademi/Spencer (5-0) to approve appointment of Stephany LaLonde as Old Mill School Principal, effective July 1, 2001. |
| MS Principal update | Ms. Young reported that paper screening and interviews for the Middle School Principal opening will be completed by May 31. |
| CURRICULUM/POLICY AR 3514.1: School trips |
Due to lateness of the hour, the Board decided to delay addressing Administrative Regulation AR 3514.1: Transportation for School Related Trips. |
| MS start time change | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (5-0) to table recommendation for change in school day start time for Middle School, in order to gather further information. |
| BUILDINGS & SITES Modernization review |
Project Manager Dave Harding reviewed the progress on the capital construction program in the District. Discussion included allocation of SB 50 money at various sites, next phase of work to be done in the District Office and what work will be done at Middle School this summer and what will be deferred for further consideration. The Board directed Ms. Harden to prepare a report with breakout by site. Mr. Khademi asked to clarify the function of the Facilities Committee, to determine if it is a sub-committee of the Board or an advisory committee to the Superintendent who would bring recommendations to the Board for consideration. It was determined that the committee is advisory. Mr. Khademi expressed his opposition to the way the committee has communicated with the Board. |
| Purchase Orders: Prologic; Marin Conservation Corps | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (4-1 Khademi nay) to approve purchase orders for new telephone and voicemail systems from Prologic Communications: for $46,795.32 at Old Mill; for $47,421.66 at Edna Maguire; for $157,305.72 at Middle School and the District Office; for Marin Conservation Corps, for $28,400, for moving classroom furniture at Old Mill, Edna Maguire & Park. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda as follows: - Warrants #0251-9214/9259, dated 05/04/01, for $40,606.65; -9845/9919, dated 05/09/01, for $59,481.54; #0252-0261/0293, dated 05/11/01, for $232,087.50; -0973/1014, dated 05/16/01, for $50,575.14. |
| Payroll | Payroll certifications: April 2001 - End of Month, dated 04/24/01, for $1,012,062.50; Mid-Month, dated 05/07/01, for $90,494.40. |
| Personnel: Retire: Jenkins; resign: Carson/Paniagua/Keenan; leave: Sprague/Mohan/Podesta; Hire: Flatland; change: Green | - Retirement: C. Jenkins, MS aide, effective 06/15/01; Resignations: temporary certificated, effective 06/15/01 - G. Carson, K. Paniagua; Leaves for 2001-02: J.A. Sprague.(.5); 2nd year leaves: C. Mohan & C. Podesta; temporary certificated employment for 2001-02: Rob Flatland; Status changes for 2001-02: S. Green, temp. cert. from .5 to 1.0; resignation of temp. cert. hire H. Keenan. |
| Waiver: summer lunch prog. | - Waiver request for summer school lunch program for 2001. |
| 2001-02 Consol. Appl. | - 2001-02 Consolidated Application for Funding Categorical Aid Programs. |
| IDTs: Cohen-Reuben; Ayala; Bill; Nile;DeNeveu; Au; Vu | - Employment-related interdistrict transfers to MVSD for 2001-02: 2nd grade - E. Cohen-Reuben, from Sausalito Marin City SD; C. Ayala, from W. Contra Costa SD; R. Bill, from Jefferson SD; 3rd - S. Nile from Sausalito; DeNeveu, from Emeryville SD; J. Au & J. Vu, from W. Contra Costa SD. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Gensburg announced that the next regular Board meeting will be the recently added meeting at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 10:58 PM. |
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Respectfully submitted, |