Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 16 - May 15, 2002
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Monib Khademi, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Administrative Staff: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Laurie Harden, Chief Business Official 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 |
| 1. 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, May 15, 2002 at Tamalpais Valley School, 350 Bell Lane, Mill Valley, CA. President Freiberg called the meeting to order at 7:08 PM and thanked Tam Valley School and its PTA for hosting the meeting. |
| 2. AGENDA | M/S/C Khademi/Gensburg (5-0) to approve the agenda. |
| 3. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS - TV 5th grade; Debra Moore |
Fifth grade students reported on the school's winning a recycling contest with four other schools, resulting in winning two trees for the school. Superintendent Young recognized classified employee Debra Moore for her recent achievements, including graduating magna cum laude from Dominican University of California which she attended while working full-time in the District. |
| 4. COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Comment |
Comments were made regarding the budget, enrollment and District Office staffing. |
| B. Staff/Supt. Reports Superintendent report |
Superintendent Young announced that Middle School Assistant Principal Wendy Patterson has been appointed principal of Happy Valley School in Orinda; that our choral groups took all 3 awards at a recent competition; that 24 teacher interviews have been held; that Dr. Mills had participated in a legal consortium for Marin County; gave thanks to the PTAs and Kiddo for their collaborative fund raising efforts recently; to Ms. Thornton and teacher Liesl Madden for work on GATE this year; to Sandy Austin, in personnel; and to the classified staff for its professionalism this week when receiving layoff notices. |
| Board Reports | Mr. Khademi: attended recent Park PTA meeting where positive support given regarding the fund raising challenge. Mr. Freiberg: commented about soft drinks on campus. Ms. Young said that there is a new senate bill regarding this and other sugared foods, which may affect some district lunch programs. |
| C. Board meeting dates | The remaining board meeting dates and tasks were discussed. An additional meeting will need to be scheduled to review and award bid for Middle School site improvement project. Homework policy will be reviewed on June 5; with final budget adoption on June 19 agenda. The Board will also hold closed sessions in June for the Superintendent's evaluation. |
| - Motion: closed sessions | M/S/C Khademi/Reynolds (5-0) to hold Closed Sessions regarding Superintendent evaluation on June 12 at 3 PM and on June 17 at 2 PM, with locations to be announced. |
| D. Enrollment | Ms. Young announced that enrollment was at 2300, saying that 263 kindergartners are expected next year, with 3 classes each at Edna Maguire, Strawberry Point and Tamalpais Valley and 2 classes at Park and Old Mill. Ms. Young said that 4th & 5th grade class sizes are being monitored, with new students being assigned to Strawberry Point. She said that there will be no combination classes at Strawberry Point next year, and the enrollment at the school will be closer to 200. |
| 5. CURRICULUM & POLICY A. Calendar |
Proposed staff development days for 2002-03 were discussed, which have been reviewed by MVTA, but not as yet ratified by employee groups. Conference weeks still need to be determined. |
| - Staff dev days tabled | M/S/C Gensburg/Khademi (5-0) to table until June 5th meeting, the determination of staff development days and other events for 2002-03 calendar. |
| B. Library/IMC update | District Librarian Jane Ritter gave an update on Library and Instructional Media Center services and reviewed State funding and our California School Library Association grant. Ms. Ritter acknowledged the generosity of PTAs and Kiddo in their support of library programs. |
| C. Policy Manual | Ms. Young gave an update on the policy manual revision, saying that all sections are being reviewed and that our work will take about six months to complete the entire revision. |
| 6. BUSINESS & FISCAL A. Res. #10-01/02: Prelim. Res-Classified layoff-pt. 2 |
Ms. Young said that some classified positions were not identified at the last board meeting; in order to continue the layoff process, additional reductions need to be made. |
| - Motion: Res. #10-01/02 | M/S/C Khademi/Swartz (5-0 to adopt Resolution #10-01/02: Preliminary Resolution for Classified Layoff - Part 2. |
| B. Public Disclosure - Collective bargaining | Ms. Young reviewed the collective bargaining process the year, noting the collaborative work of the Mill Valley Teachers Association (MVTA) and the California School Employees Association - Ch. 360 (CSEA) and that the groundwork has been laid for future negotiations. Highlights of the two-year agreements were reviewed, including a 4% raise for this year, retroactive to December and a 2% raise effective July 1st for both units. Ms. Young noted that all groups in the District have shared in the budget reduction effort, with cuts kept as far as possible from students and programs. Appreciation was extended to Ms. Young, Ms. Harden, MVTA Co-Presidents Sue Akeson and David Selzer and CSEA Co-President Helen Horch, all of whom were present. |
| C. MVSD/MVTA agreement | M/S/C Khademi/Gensburg (5-0) to approve ratification of Agreement Between Mill Valley School District & Mill Valley Teachers Association from May 15, 2002-June 30, 2003. |
| D. CSEA/MVSD agreement | M/S/C Gensburg/Reynolds (5-0) to approve ratification of Agreement Between Mill Valley School District & California School Employees Association - Ch. 360 from May 15, 2002-June 30, 2003. |
| E. Partnership Project | Mr. Swartz reported that the Partnership Project had completed a very preliminary feasibility study regarding any viable housing sites for district and city employees on District-owned property. With the Alto School site a possibility, the group has started outreach to the community and to staff and will be responding to questions and issues raised. |
| 7. BUILDING & SITES A. MS Site update |
Ms. Young gave an update on the Middle School Site Improvement Project - Phase 1, saying that 10 bid packets have been picked up to date. |
| 8. MINUTES: 4/24/02 | M/S/C Gensburg/Khademi (5-0) to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 24, 2002. |
| 9. CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Gensburg/Swartz
(5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda, as follows: - Warrants #0256-3038/3072, dated 05/03/02, for $108,259.60; -3476/3515, dated 05/08/02, for $33,796.94; -4105/4122, dated 05/10/02, for $13,557.33. |
| Payroll certifications | - Payroll Certifications: April 2002, dated 05/06/02, Mid Month for $37,172.47; End of Month Misc. $660.41. |
| GATE application | - Approval of 2002 Gifted and Talented Education Application. |
| 10. ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Freiberg announced that the next regular Board meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, June 5, 2002, at Mill Valley Middle School and adjourned the meeting at 9:22 PM. |
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Respectfully submitted, |