Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 3 - September 11, 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 Kerri M. 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, September 11, 2000 at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Spencer called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM, and announced that Ms. Kennedy would be late to the meeting.
AGENDA	M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (4-0) to approve agenda.
COMMUNICATIONS Superintendent Report	Superintendent Young report: Back to School Nights successful; she will be visiting classrooms at two schools each Thursday; acknowledged Lola Brown, 4th grade teacher at Edna Maguire, for recent publication of some poems; the parent survey and test results will be discussed at October Board meeting; discussions about 2001-02 calendar will begin soon; our district has organized a trip to the Museum of Tolerance in October, which will include teachers, parents, administrators and local law enforcement members.
Staff Reports	Principals reported on various summer staff development, including a wide variety of activities and workshops attended by teachers.
Board Report	Trustees reported on Back to School Night visits; Mr. Freiberg described two quilts made by teacher Shirley Hasley's class; Mr. Gensburg invited all to Traffic Open House on Saturday, September 23 from 10-2 at Middle School, and reported that parent lists were being generated based on carpool survey.
MINUTES	M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (4-0) to approve minutes of regular meeting of 8/28/00.
BUSINESS & FISCAL SERVICES Approve J-200:99-00	Budget & Operations Manager Jennifer Frost gave budget update, saying that most of the beginning balance for 2000-01 consists of restricted funds, with $537,236 being unrestricted. M/S/C Khademi/Gensburg (4-0) to approve adoption of J-200 Unaudited Actuals for 1999-2000.
CURRICULUM Art. 16 - MVTA	Ms. Young reported that the district and Mill Valley Teachers' Association had extensively worked on revision of Article 16: Evaluation of MVSD/MVTA contract, based on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession.
Art. 16 revision approval	M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (4-0) to approve agreement with Mill Valley Teachers' Association for revised Article 16: Evaluation.
Res.#5-00/01: Int'l walk to school day	M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (4-0) to approve Resolution #5-00/01: Proclamation of International Walk to School Day October 4, 2000.
Res.#6-00/01: Oppose Prop. 38 (voucher)	M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (4-0) to oppose State Proposition 38, The School Voucher Initiative.
Res.#7-00/01: Support Prop. 39 (bond)	M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (4-0) to support State Proposition 39, The School Improvement and Accountability Act.
Bd. meeting schedule	M/S/C Khademi/Gensburg (4-0) to re-approve Board meeting schedule, with most meetings now to be held in the District Administrative Office.
AR 5117: Interdistrict regulation changes	M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (4-0) to revise priorities in AR 5117 as follows: Insert as third priority in Section B -"Elementary school students currently residing with a parent or guardian who is employed at least 40 hours per week as a municipal employee with the boundaries of the District"; re-number remaining priorities; in Section C.3 - 2nd sentence to read: "If there are more applications for the school year than space available, a lottery will be held after the second week of school."
Kennedy present	Ms. Kennedy joined the meeting at 7:55 PM.
BB 9270: Conflict of Interest review	M/S/C Gensburg/Khademi (5-0) to approve updated BB 9270: Conflict of Interest Bylaw as reviewed.
BUILDINGS & SITES Strawberry Pt. update	Principal Jim Derich reported the last two weeks of work on multi-purpose room are underway, and that punch list items are being addressed. Other matters with neighbors will be addressed by Ms. Young and Mr. Harding.
Change Order #3: Nelson	M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (5-0) to approve A. E. Nelson Change Order #3 for $84,319.99.
CONSENT AGENDA Warrants	M/S/C Gensburg/Khademi (5-0) to approve Consent Agenda as follows: - Warrants #0249-0479/0523, dated 08/30/00, for $173,284.17; -0889/0906, dated 09/01/00, for $14,020.83; -1171/1272, dated 09/06/00, for $118,683.51.
Payroll	- Payroll certifications: August 2000- Misc. End of Month, dated 08/16/00, for $5775.63; Regular End of Month, dated 08/23/00, for $186,817.44.
Gifts: EM PTA; OM PTA	- Gifts: from EM PTA, $21,050, for benefit of EM; from OM PTA for benefit of OM, 60 AlphaSmart keyboards, slide projector and new lower yard playground.
Emp. IDT: Hobbs	-Employment-related Interdistrict Transfer Request: L. Hobbs (7th) to MVSD from San Rafael - approve, as space available.
ADJOURNMENT	Ms. Spencer announced that the next regularly scheduled Board meeting will be at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office at 7:00 PM on Monday, September 25, 2000 and adjourned the meeting at 8:40 PM.
	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.