Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 1 - August 22, 2001
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Monib Khademi, Elizabeth Spencer |
| Member Absent: | Paula Reynolds |
| Administrative Staff: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Laurie Harden, Chief Business Official Kerri Mills, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent/Special Education Leslie Thornton, Director of Curriculum & Instruction |
| 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 Wednesday, August 18, 2001 at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Gensburg called the meeting to order at 5:02 PM. |
| PUBLIC COMMENT/CLOSED SESSION | As there was no public comment, the meeting was adjourned to Closed Session at 5:03 PM. |
| RECONVENE/REPORT OUT | Mr. Gensburg reconvened the meeting to Open Session at 7:04 PM, and reported that the Board met in Closed Session to conference with labor negotiator William Kay, pursuant to Gov. Code §54957.6, with no action taken. The Board also considered a settlement agreement with City Building, Inc. v. Mill Valley School District, et al. Action was taken to approve the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release regarding City Building, Inc. v. Mill Valley School District, et al., etc. Mr. Gensburg announced that Ms. Reynolds was absent due to illness. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve the agenda |
| COMMUNICATIONS- Superintendent Report | Superintendent Young report: introduced the administrative team, and thanked Ms. Reynolds for the use of her home for the administrative retreat; thanked Ms. Thornton and teacher Dafna Nidorf for their organization of the New Teacher Institute; reported projected enrollment of 2336; announced that the Partnership Project (P2) will be meeting and reporting out monthly beginning in September; acknowledged teacher Danielle Ross as Summer Fellow of the Bay Area Writing Project; announced that there will be a board election in November, with Jeffrey Freiberg, Paula Reynolds, Daniel Grossman and Brian Swartz vying for the three 4-year seats, and Len Gensburg and Edward Hyman running for the one 2-year spot. |
| Staff Reports | Principals reported on opening days activities. |
| Board Report - Gensburg |
Mr. Gensburg announced Board liaisons: EM & OM - Paula Reynolds; MS & TV - Jeffrey Freiberg; PK - Monib Khademi; SP - Liz Spencer. Mr. Gensburg reported that the District budget has passed County review, and thanked Ms. Harden for her work with this budget. |
| Board meeting calendar | Following review of dates for Board meetings for 2001-02, some dates were changed, as follows. |
| - Motion: meeting changes | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to change regularly scheduled Board meetings of March 27, 2002 and April 17, 2002 to April 10, 2002 and April 24, 2002; and change May 22, 2002 to Study Session on May 15, 2002. |
| MINUTES - 6/15/01 special | M/S/C Khademi/Spencer (4-0) to approve minutes of special meeting of June 15, 2001. |
| - 6/18/01 regular | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve minutes of regular meeting of June 18, 2001. |
| BUSINESS &
FISCAL Budget Update |
Ms. Harden reported on the Governor's budget for 2001-02. |
| CURRICULUM/POLICY ETF - math prep (CPM) |
Ms. Young reported that all Middle School math teachers participated in staff development for the new College Prep Mathematics program. |
| Remove CPM waiver | M/S/C Khademi/Spencer (4-0) to approve removal of waiver request for Schiff-Bustamante Funds to purchase CPM materials. |
| Curriculum review | Ms. Thornton reviewed curriculum plans for the year, including the use of assessments and program surveys; relations with sites, ETF and other districts; existing programs; and strengthening the Curriculum Advisory Council. |
| BP 6154-Homework | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (4-0) to adopt revision of Board Policy BP 6154-Homework. |
| BP/AR 3270 - Sale/Dispose books, equipment | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve 1st reading of revision of Board Policy/Administrative Regulation BP/AR 3270 - Sale & Disposal of Books, Equipment & Supplies. |
| AR 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint procedures | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve revision, for clarification, of Administrative Regulation AR 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures. |
| AR 4112.4 - Health Exams | Board discussion centered on volunteers and the need for TB testing; clarification needed. Regulation will be sent to PTAs for discussion before further consideration by the Board. |
| District Goals 2001-02 | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve District Goals for 2001-02, as presented. |
| PERSONNEL - MS Asst Principal: Patterson | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (4-0) to approve appointment of Wendy Patterson as Middle School Assistant Principal, effective Aug. 1, 2001. |
| Cert. resign: Doherty / Piscitelli/Sadler/Weiss | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (3-1 Khademi nay) to accept certificated resignations: T. Doherty, effective 7/20/01; T. Piscitelli, effective 6/29/01; J. Sadler, effective 7/23/01; J. Weiss, effective 8/17/01. |
| Resign: Gersten / Lemberg | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (4-0) to accept certificated resignations of temporary hires for 2001-02: T. Gersten; S. Lemberg. |
| Temp. cert. hires: Cohan / Giblas/ Medynski/ Nguyen/ O'Toole/Sidle/Souryasack/ Thompson/Van Eron/Wespestad | M/S/C Spencer/Khademi (4-0) to approve temporary certificated employment for 2001-02, effective 8/23/01: Julie Cohan (6th core); Martha Giblas (.6 Speech); Beverley Medynski (SP-3rd); Quynh Nguyen (PK-2nd); Barbara O'Toole (MS-Sp.Ed.); Lauren Sidle (SP-1st); Rassamichanh Souryasack (7th core); Erin Thompson (SP Spec. Ed.); Eric Van Eron (MS-Spec. Ed.); Cindy Wespestad (MS-Spec. Ed.) |
| Temp. classified: Garcia | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (4-0) to approve temporary classified employment for Barbara Garcia (.6 attendance clerk-TV) |
| Change status: Nidorf | M/S/C Spencer/Khademi (4-0) to approve change in certificated leave status for D. Nidorf, from 1.0 to .6, for 2001-02. |
| Declaration of Need | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (4-0) to approve Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators for 2001-02; emergency permits needed: 4. |
| BUILDINGS & SITES - Summer renovation update | Project Manager Dave Harding presented progress report on renovation, saying that there may be workers on sites through September, and that money is in reserve for Middle School projects next year. |
| Purchase order: Union Pacific Construction | M/S/C Freiberg/Khademi (4-0) to approve purchase order for playground prep work at Tamalpais Valley School by Union Pacific Construction for $10,095.00. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Spencer/Khademi
(4-0) to
approve Consent Agenda as follows: - Warrants #0252-5114/5149, dated 06/15/01, for $210,666.10; -5695/5727, dated 06/20/01, for $59,561.77; -6115/6147, dated 06/22/01, for $47,890.31; -6646/6656, dated 06/27/01, for $ 12,397.96; 7245/7304, dated 06/29/01, for $404,197.92; 7984/7994, dated 07/05/01, for $25,803.63; -8012/8030, dated 07/06/01, for $84,300.92; -8436/8443, dated 07/13/01, for $47,715.36; 8739/8759, dated 07/18/01, for $93,576.58; -9220/9233, dated 07/20/01, for $231,503.70; -9473/9520, dated 07/25/01, for $135,568.39; -9790/9794, dated 07/27//01, for $15,332.52; 0253-0032/0055, dated 08/01/01, for $15,491.79; -0679/0723, dated 08/08/08, for $401,179.16; -1008/1014, dated 08/10/01, for $100,854.54; -1641/1663, dated 08/17/01, for $55,388.11. |
| Payroll | -Payroll certifications: June 2001-End of Month-J2, dated 06/08/01, for $565,331.81; End of Month-J3, dated 06/08/01, for $565,331.81; End of Month, dated 06/25/01, for $1,077,417.18; Mid-Month, dated 07/03/01, for $11,260.29; July 2001- End of Month, dated 07/20/01, for $213,402.61; End of Month-Special, dated 08/03/01, for $5,001.94; Mid-Month, dated 08/06/01, for $25,972.15. |
| Legal services: Kay & Stevens; Lozano Smith | - Agreements with Kay & Stevens, and Lozano Smith for legal services for 2001-2002. |
| Copier: Discovery Office | - Copier lease agreement with Discovery Office Systems for District Office copier. |
| TLC /MCOE | -2001-02 membership agreement for Education Services/TLC for $6,681.00 |
| Employment IDTs: Approve: Lukas/Adler/Baskin; Deny: Ginis/ Lundquist/Mareschi/Davis/ DeLuna/ Seager/ K & R Young/ Keliihoomalu/ Lal/ Arreola/ Williams/ Robinson/Morales | -Employment-related interdistrict transfers for 2001-02: from MVSD to Reed: M. Lukas (5th); into MVSD - Approve: from Bolinas-Stinson - A. Adler (5th-MVSD employee) & E. Baskin (8th/continuing/MVSD employee); Deny, due to lack of space: from Larkspur: M. Ginis (1st); from Jefferson: A. Lundquist (1st), L. Mareschi (7th); from Novato: O. Davis (K); C. DeLuna (1st); from Ross Valley: E. Seager (8th); from SFUSD: K. Young (K); R. Young (4th); from San Rafael: N. Keliihoomalu(K); Sausalito: K. Lal (K); M. Arreola (K); D. Williams (6th); W. Robinson (7th); W. Contra Costa: E. Morales (K). |
| Gift: Horch | -Gift to MVSD for benefit of MVMS, overhead projector, valued at $400, from H. & R. Horch. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Gensburg announced that the next regular Board meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 5, 2001, at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 9:00 PM in memory of Joy Dutkin, former parent, school secretary and special education teacher. |
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Respectfully submitted, |