Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 1 - August 14, 2000
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Julie Kennedy, Monib Khademi, Elizabeth Spencer |
| Administrative Staff: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Dorothea M. Thompson, Ed. D., Interim Assistant Superintendent |
| 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 5:00 PM on Monday, August 14, 2000 at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. Ms. Spencer called the meeting to order at 5:02 PM. |
| PUBLIC COMMENT | As there was no public comment, the meeting was adjourned to Closed Session at 5:03 PM. |
| RECONVENE & REPORT Public Employment |
Ms. Spencer reconvened the meeting to open session at 7:00 PM and announced that Ms. Kennedy would miss the first part of the open session, due to a prior commitment. Ms. Spencer reported that the Board met in closed session regarding the following: Public Employment (GC54957): Interim Assistant Superintendent; Director of Special Education - no reportable action taken; |
| Public Employee Release | Public Employee Discipline / Dismissal / Release (GC 54957) - Action Taken: M/S/C Freiberg / Kennedy (5-0) to authorize the non-reelection of three temporary certificated teachers for 2000-2001. |
| Labor negotiations conference | Conference with labor negotiator Sandra Woliver (GC 54957.6) - no reportable action taken. |
| APPROVAL OF AGENDA | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (4-0) to approve agenda with these changes: Personnel, Buildings and Consent Items to be considered immediately following this item (agenda). |
| PERSONNEL Ass't Sup't: Thompson |
Superintendent Young introduced Dorothea M.
Thompson, Ed. D., as the Interim Assistant Superintendent for the
district. M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (4-0) to approve agreement with Dorothea M. Thompson, Ed.D., as Interim Assistant Superintendent from 8/1/00-6/30/01. |
| Resign: Hecht | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (4-0) to accept the resignation of Victoria Hecht, 11 month (.6) ex. ass't, effective 6/28/00. |
| Hire: Steinbaugh | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve the temporary employment of Kathleen Steinbaugh, 11 month (.6) executive assistant, effective 8/16/00. |
| Leave: Tilley | M/S/C Khademi/Gensburg (4-0) to approve .75 leave for Amy Tilley, certificated, for 2000-2001. |
| Hire:temp. certif. Buckingham, Carroll, M., LaLanne, Lemley, Palmer, Smith, L. | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (4-0) to approve temporary certificated employment for 2000-01, effective 8/23/00: Marla Buckingham (Speech); Michael Carroll (MS-math); Jackie LaLanne (elem. art); Ron Lemley (MS-Spanish); Melissa Palmer (MS-PE); Laura Smith (MS-6th core). |
| Hire: Cusick / sub & certif. | M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (4-0) to approve employment of Alessandra Cusick as permanent substitute from 8/28/00- 10/30/00, and temporary certifcated from 11/1/00-6/15/01. |
| BUILDINGS & SITES Strawberry Pt. update |
Principal Jim Derich gave an update on Strawberry Point School, saying that the work is about two weeks behind schedule, that school will open on time and that some of the finishing work will be done after school begins. Discussion was held with Strawberry residents regarding items at the school. |
| Change Order: Schreder / MS fence futility exception | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve Schreder Change Order #1, for $22,966.71, and to approve futility exception for Middle School fencing for $21,605.00. |
| OM skylight repair | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (4-0) to approve skylight repair at Old Mill auditorium for $5,071.94. |
| Kennedy present | Ms. Kennedy joined the meeting at 7:55 PM. |
| COMMUNICATIONS Superintendent Report |
Superintendent Young report: Librarian Jane Ritter, in addition to earlier appointment to the California Young Reader Medal Committee, has been named as regional rep for the California School Library Association; Early Mental Health grant (PIP) has been extended; the Education Task Force (ETF) has received a Hewlett-Packard grant, with the ETF to aid other districts in starting similar programs; boys born recently to L. Armbruster and C. Podesta; gratitude to former teacher Diana (Elias) Verrue for helping the Shelter Hill Study Hall obtain a $5000 gift from Wells Fargo Bank; the district is considering revising the recently changed policy on interdistrict transfers by giving priority status to municipal employees. |
| Staff Report | In response to question about reduced fees for district employees at the new recreation center, Ms. Young said that she would present idea to the City. |
| Board Report | Ms. Kennedy has been named to the State Advisory Commission to Special Education, which advises the governor and legislature. Ms. Kennedy is one of 14 on the commission. |
| BUSINESS & FISCAL Transportation update |
Ms. Young reported on a one year interim plan for transporting students from Muir Beach and Shelter Hill. A van will provide service for the Muir Beach students and arrangements have been made for private transportation for students at Shelter Hill area. Mr. Gensburg reported on the survey conducted by the local transportation committee, saying that there was a 40% response rate by district parents. Flyers are being mailed home for all students regarding carpooling for this school year. Several of our schools will participate in a pilot program regarding "Safe Routes to Schools". A workshop on safety and traffic will be held at Middle School on Saturday, September 23. |
| 45 day revise budget update | Business Consultant Larry Machi provided the 45 day revise update for the 2000-01 budget. A one page budget summary will be provided to the Board each month. |
| MVTA initial proposal | Carol Maguire, Mill Valley Teachers' Association President, introduced members of the negotiating team, and presented the MVTA's initial proposal for 2000-01: 10.5% salary increase and updating and standardizing retirement language in Article 22 of contract with the district. |
| MVSD initial proposal | M/S/C Freiberg/Kennedy (5-0) to adopt initial proposal for the 2000-01 negotiations with Mill Valley Teachers' Association: The Mill Valley School District proposes a fair and equitable salary agreement. |
| CURRICULUM | Ms. Young provided PE update, saying we are nearly staffed at K-5 level. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda as follows, with deletion of Item 11.12,
Statement of Assurance: - Warrants #0248-3117/3154, dated 06/16/00, for $27,576.95; -3610/3616, dated06/21/00, for $12,982.87; -4120/4134, dated -6/23/00, for $118,767.03; -4483/4530, dated 06/28/00, for $767,713.45; -5402/5438, dated 06/30/00, for $38,644.67; - 6519/6549, dated 07/12/00, for $101,190.01. |
| Payroll | - Payroll certifications: May 2000: Misc. Mid-month, dated 05/19/00, for $2467.50; June 2000: Regular End of Month, dated 06/12/00, for $1,031,932.11; Supplemental, dated 07/05/00, for $14,959.35; July 2000: Regular End of Month, dated 07/19/00, for $188,939.92; Supplemental, dated 08/02/00, for $65,805.14. |
| Minutes: Regular 06/19/00; Special 06/21/00 |
- Minutes of Regular Meeting #18 of
June 19, 2000. - Minutes of Special Meeting #23 of June 21, 2000. |
| Administrative salary sched. | - Administrative salary schedule for 2000-01. |
| Aetna termination | - Terminate medical benefits agreement with Aetna. |
| Blue Shield; vision; Kaiser modification | - Agreements with Blue Shield of California, CPIC Life (vision) and Kaiser (plan modification) for employee benefits. |
| Legal services: Miller Brown / Lozano | Agreements with Miller Brown & Dannis and Lozano Smith for legal services for 2000-01. |
| Kiddo indemnification | - Indemnification agreement with Kiddo! |
| Res. #1-00/01: Amndmnt #1: Transocean | -Res. #1-00/01: Amendment #1 to Master Lease/Purchase Agreement with Transocean Funding, Inc. |
| Res. #2-00/01: Auth to sign - Thompson | - Authorization to sign on behalf of Board for Dorothea Thompson from August 2, 2000 to June 30, 2001. |
| Age waiver - Kgn. | - Waiver of age requirement for kindergarten attendance for Jack Schultz. |
| IDTs: Walters / Ayala / Pera | - Employment-related interdistrict transfer requests to MVSD for 2000-01: Deny J. Walters (K), from Novato and C. Ayala (1st) from W. Contra Costa, due to lack of space at grade level; Approve L. Pera (7th) from San Rafael. |
| Gift: EM PTA | - Gift to MVSD of $2000 from Edna Maguire PTA for benefit of EM. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Ms. Spencer announced that the next
regularly scheduled Board meeting will be at Mill Valley Middle School
at 7:00 PM on Monday, August 28, 2000 and adjourned the meeting at 8:32
PM.
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| Respectfully submitted, Barbara B. Young, Superintendent and Secretary to the Board of Trustees Date of Approval
These are unofficial minutes subject to approval by Board of Trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting. |