Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 7 - November 13, 2000
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Julie Kennedy, Elizabeth Spencer |
| Member Absent: | Monib Khademi |
| 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, November 13, 2000 at Mill Valley Middle School, 425 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Spencer called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM and announced that Mr. Khademi was absent due to a scheduling conflict. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Freiberg/Kennedy (4-0) to approve agenda. |
| SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS | Superintendent Young commended Quinn Collor for his dedication and leadership in establishing the new elementary PE program. |
| COMMUNICATIONS Public - teacher negot. |
Prior to public comment, Ms. Young recognized the school community for its high level of commitment to helping find other solutions to issues facing teachers and the district. Ms. Young added that all communications regarding negotiations would be made jointly by the District and the Mill Valley Teachers Association (MVTA). She then read the following: "Joint Statement from the Mill Valley School District and the Mill Valley Teachers Association Regarding Mediation; November 7, 2000; The parties met November 7th with a state mediator and are continuing to meet on November 28th with financial representatives from the Association and the District to exchange and discuss fiscal information." Teachers Amy Faulkner, David Selzer, Tim Donovan and Rilla Chaney made presentations and/or comments to the Board regarding teacher negotiations. In response to a parent question, it was stated that the recent report by the Fiscal & Crisis Management Assistance Team (FCMAT), a state agency, will be discussed along with the budget at the December 11 board meeting. Final copies of the report will be sent to schools as soon as it is available. |
| Superintendent Report | Superintendent Young recognized teachers Adam Sanchez and Bettie Mansen, along with former teacher Diana Verrue, for their dedication to the Shelter Hill Study Hall. Ms. Young reported that funding grants may allow the study hall to apply for matching funds from the Marin Community Foundation. Ms. Young thanked the teachers for their support in defeating Prop. 38. Ms. Young also reported that the State has changed the spring testing dates; thanked Angel Bernal of the MVPD for organizing an effort for parents to report on traffic concerns; reported that Mill Valley resident John Mergendoller is the new executive director of the Buck Institute for Education; reported that a local political action committee regarding educational issues is being formed; that a task force has been formed to look at supporting teachers in housing; and announced that interviews for a new CBO will be on November 20th. |
| Board Reports | Ms. Kennedy reported that she and Ms. Young recently visited a model pre-school-grade 12 special education program in San Diego; asked that a trustee represent the district at the upcoming School District Organization meeting; reported that she will be attending a State Special Education Commission meeting in Long Beach. Mr. Freiberg reported on recent teacher housing support task force meeting. |
| MINUTES 10/16/00 regular |
M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (4-0) to approve minutes of regular meeting of 10/16/00, with following modifications: under Board Reports, page 1, add "Mr. Freiberg left at 7:35 PM and returned at 8:35 PM." and under Undergound utilities, page 2, 1st sentence change "earlier" to "simultaneously". |
| 10/30/00 regular | M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (4-0) to approve minutes of regular meeting of 10/30/00, with following addition: under Solis appeal, page 1: add to last sentence "with this being a non-precedent setting decision." |
| 11/7/00 special | M/S/C Freiberg/Kennedy (4-0) to approve minutes of special meeting of 11/7/00. |
| BUSINESS/FISCAL Site Grants: EM/MS/TV |
M/S/C Gensburg/Kennedy (4-0) to approve site block grant proposals for 2000-2001 for Edna Maguire, Middle and Tamalpais Valley Schools. |
| CURRICULUM / POLICY PIP update |
Juanita deSanz reported on the District's Primary Intervention Program (PIP), in which all K-5 schools now participate. Ms. deSanz was thanked for her dedication to this program over the past four years. |
| Tech update | Computer & Technology Specialists MaryBeth Kampman and Rosie Macho provided an update on tech staff development in the district. |
| MS math program | Middle School Principal Kit Gabbard presented a Middle School math update, with input also provided by math teachers Lorenz Marti, Molly McDonald and David Selzer. |
| Site plans: EM/MS/ OM | M/S/C Kennedy/Freiberg (4-0) to approve site plans for 2000-01 for Edna Maguire, Middle and Old Mill Schools, as presented, with EM to add budget to plan. |
| PERSONNEL Retire: Jones |
M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (4-0) to accept, with regret and best wishes, the retirement of Leon Jones, MS custodian, effective December 29, 2000, under provisions of Two Additional Years of PERS Service Credit. |
| Leave: Forrest | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (4-0) to approve Maternity Disability/Family Medical Leave for Amy Forrest. |
| BUILDINGS & SITES Change order: Reliance Enterprs |
M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (4-0) to approve Change Order #1 from Reliance Enterprises, dated October 27, 2000, for $89,066., for work at Mill Valley Middle School. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Freiberg/Kennedy (4-0) to
approve Consent Agenda as follows: - Warrants #0249-7630/7672, dated 10/27/00, for $114,653.80.-8466/8500, dated 11/03/00, for $41,256.60; -8805/8875, dated 11/08/00, for $126,035.30. |
| Payroll | - Payroll certification: October 2000- Supplemental, dated 11/06/00, for $56,853.80. |
| Gifts: Szakal/ Cressman/Fair Housing of Marin | - Acceptance with gratitude, gifts for benefit of Middle School: projector, valued at $75, from R. Szakal; flag, valued at $75, from D. Cressman; "Panel of Americans" presentation, valued at $75, from Fair Housing of Marin. |
| Empl. IDT: Palomino | - Employment-related interdistrict transfer for S. Palomino (5th- continuing student), from Pinole SD to MVSD, as space available. |
| CLOSED SESSION | 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, November 27, 2000 and adjourned the meeting at 9:28 PM. |
| Respectfully submitted, Barbara B. Young, Superintendent & Secretary to Board of Trustees Date of Approval These are unofficial minutes subject to approval by Board of Trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting. |