Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 13 - April 10, 2002
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Monib Khademi, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Administrative Staff: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Kerri M. Mills, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent Leslie Thornton, Director of Curriculum & Instruction Stephany LaLonde, Old Mill School Principal Gail van Adelsberg, Tamalpais Valley School Principal |
| 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 Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at Old Mill School, 352 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Freiberg called the meeting to order at 7:08 PM. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Khademi/Gensburg (5-0) to approve the agenda, tabling of Item 5, appointment of Strawberry Point School Principal, to a later date. |
| COMMUNICATIONS Public Comment |
Teacher John Carroll, MVTA Political Officer, read a statement regarding a recent I-J article containing comments relating to the District. |
| Staff/Supt. Reports | Superintendent Young introduced Nina Raj who discussed her project for her 6th grade Social Studies class. |
| Board Reports | Mr. Gensburg reported on Education Task Force and Tam Area Council, noting that the UC system now requires high schools to certify some courses that are taken at the middle school level, and how that will affect the District. Mr. Swartz thanked Old Mill for hosting the meeting and Principal LaLonde for welcoming him as the newest Board liaison to the school. He also reported on Partnership Project activities, updating our work with the City of Mill Valley regarding housing needs. Ms. Reynolds reported that she and Ms. Young recently met with community members to discuss ways to increase funding in the District, including possibility of additional parcel tax. She and Mr. Swartz are part of a group of Kiddo, PTA and District reps working on enhancing the budget. Mr. Khademi acknowledged statement read by Mr. Carroll, saying that the Board has been discussing over the past year most of the funding issues referred to by Mr. Carroll, and noted that the newspaper had been running a series of articles on school districts' finances. He also reported on the Countywide Joint Legislative Action Committee and the budgetary uncertainties at the State level; and that he, Ms. Reynolds, Ms. Young and Ms. Harden have been meeting regularly regarding district finances. Mr. Freiberg also addressed comments made by Mr. Carroll. He reported that he has information regarding the California School Boards Association openings for officers and information about the State Golden Bell awards. |
| Res.#6-01/02: Oppose AB 2160 | The Board and staff members discussed AB 2160, proposed legislation regarding collective bargaining expansion. |
| - Motion: Res. #6-01/02 | M/S/C Khademi/Swartz (5-0) to approve Resolution #6-01/02: Opposition to AB 2160 (Collective Bargaining Expansion Legislation). |
| CURRICULUM
& POLICY District Long-Range Plan |
Ms. Young reported that the District long-range plan has not been revised in several years, and presented an outline of the proposed planning process for setting District direction. Ms. Reynolds worked with Ms. Young in developing the process, which will involve a community forum and a draft plan going to the Board in September. |
| CAC Update | Ms. Thornton gave a Curriculum Advisory Council update, including math pilot, staff development days, gifted expert Jim DeLisle, and testing. |
| Textbook Adoption | Ms. Thornton presented an overview of the textbook adoption process, for both the State and District levels. |
| Staff Development Days | Principals LaLonde and van Adelsberg reviewed the March 11th staff development day activities for each school. |
| BP 5111.3 - Student Enrollment & Placement | M/S/C Gensburg/Khademi (5-0) to not approve the 2nd reading of BP 5111.3 - Student Enrollment & School Assignment at this time; with clarification needed for next reading. |
| BUILDING & SITES MS site improvement |
Ms. Young gave an update on the Middle School Site Improvement - Phase 1, saying that we're on timeline, that bid documents are ready to go out next week and that privately funded improvements to the Bruce Shaw Memorial area will be incorporated into the work. |
| BUSINESS & FISCAL Kiddo agreement |
With increasing budgetary constraints, the District has asked Kiddo to fully assume the cost of maintaining visual arts and music programs for 2002-03, previously funded jointly. The cost is over $707,000. Trisha Garlock, Kiddo Executive Director, said that Kiddo had previously funded eight different programs, so this proposal will change the dynamics of Kiddo's fund raising efforts and will provide an opportunity to challenge the community. Ms. Garlock reported that the Kiddo board unanimously endorsed this new undertaking. The Board expressed its appreciation for Kiddo's support over the years, and acknowledged the tremendous efforts and costs involved in annually raising money for our schools. |
| - Motion: Kiddo agreement | M/S/C Khademi/Reynolds (5-0) to approve agreement with Kiddo for 2002-03 Visual Arts & Music Programs. |
| Enrollment | Ms. Young reported enrollment at 2301; and reviewed sites' enrollment, saying that a third Kindergarten may be added at Strawberry Point in 2002-03, if necessary. |
| Calendar revision | Upon review an error was discovered in calculated days of work and attendance for staff and students in the 2002-03 school calendar. The last day of school will be Thursday, June 12, 2003, with the teacher workday to be Friday, June 13, 2003. Event dates are still to be determined. |
| - Motion: Calendar 2002-03 | M/S/C Khademi/Gensburg (5-0) to approve revision of 2002-03 school calendar. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Khademi/Reynolds
(5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda, as follows: - Warrants #0255-5153/5215, dated 03/06/02, for $65,098.89; -5696/5726, dated 03/08/02, for $97,708.66; - 6181/6216, dated 03/13/02, for $34,363.46; - 6659/6708, dated 03/15/02, for $70,921.18; - 7170/7192, dated 03/30/02, for $19,669.55; -7661/7692, dated 03/22/02, for $21,373.03; - 8165/8181, dated 03/27/02, for $9,701.16; - 8562/8597, dated 03/29/02, for $109,857.99. |
| Payroll certifications | - Payroll Certifications: February 2002: Mid-Month, dated 03/06/2002, for $24,772.31; March 2002: End of Month, dated 03/25/02, for $1,051,114.08. |
| Personnel Action #0102-4 | - Approval of Personnel Action Form #0102-4. |
| Minutes: Regular - 3/13/02; Special - 3/15/02 | - Minutes: Regular meeting March 13, 2002; Special meeting March 15, 2002. |
| Mandated Costs agreement | - Renewal agreement with Mandated Costs Systems, Inc. for 2002-03. |
| Gifts: MVMS PTSA / Margaritaville | - Gifts to MVSD - for benefit of MVMS library, funds totaling $6,400, from MVMS PTSA; for benefit of MVMS Drama Department, 75 skirts & shorts, valued at $1650.00, from Margaritaville Restaurant. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Freiberg announced that the next regular Board meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at Park School and adjourned the meeting at 9:20 PM. |
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Respectfully submitted, |