Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 5 - October 24, 2001
MINUTES
| Members Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Paula Reynolds, Elizabeth Spencer |
| Member Absent: | Monib Khademi |
| Administrative Staff: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Leslie Thornton, Director of Curriculum & Instruction James Derich, Principal - Strawberry Point School Stephany LaLonde, Principal - Old Mill School |
| 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, October 24, 2001 at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Gensburg called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM, and announced that Mr. Khademi was absent as he is out of the country. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C (4-0) to approve the agenda. |
| COMMUNICATIONS- Public | There was no public comment. |
| Superintendent Report | Superintendent Young reported on the Education Task Force, the Tam Area Council, a recent Girl Scouts "Profiles in Courage" event, public speaking coach coming to the District, proposed new District logo donation, state budget deficit forecast, and status of the state budget and federal IDEA funding. |
| Staff Reports - Derich/LaLonde |
Mr. Derich and Ms. LaLonde reported on October 15 staff development day activities at all schools. It was announced that Old Mill School has 100% PTA membership. |
| Board Reports | Members reported on recent candidates' events, with thanks to Whitney Spagnola and the MV PTA Council for organizing the candidates' night with the League of Women Voters. |
| School District Organization | Mr. Gensburg announced that nominations were being accepted for election to the Marin County Committee on School District Organization. There were no nominations presented. |
| MINUTES - 10/10/01 regular | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (4-0) to approve minutes of regular meeting of October 10, 2001. |
| BUSINESS & FISCAL Partnership Project update |
Ms. Young gave an update on the Partnership Project, including recent article in the Marin I-J and the City of Mill Valley joining with the District in applying for grant from the Marin Community Foundation. |
| Instructional Minutes | Ms. Young reviewed instructional minutes in the district, saying that we are in compliance. Following public comment regarding increasing the instructional day for 6th grade students, Ms. Young said that information will be sent to the Middle School scheduling committee for its consideration. |
| CURRICULUM/POLICY Summer School reports |
Teachers Amanda Pierce and Angela Spain reported on the regular summer school program and the intensive summer school program, respectively. |
| 2002-03 school calendar | Discussion on the 2002-03 calendar continued, including possible start dates prior to Labor Day, consideration of Yom Kippur holiday due to large number of absences historically, and spring break dates. MV Teachers Association Co-President David Selzer said that he will be contacting the high school bargaining unit to work with its district in setting the spring break as soon as possible, as MV wants to align major break dates. The draft calendars will be further reviewed by our bargaining units and by the Curriculum Advisory Council. |
| BP 6163.5 - Internet Safety | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (4-0) to approve 2nd reading and adoption of Board Policy BP 6163.5 - Internet Safety. |
| BP 4135/4235/4335 - Soliciting & Selling | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (4-0) to approve 2nd reading and adoption of BP 4135/4235/4335 - Soliciting & Selling. |
| BP 4137 - Tutoring | A second reading of BP 4137 - Tutoring was held, with changes to be made for next reading. |
| BP/AR 4115 - Evaluation / Supervision | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (4-0) to approve 1st reading of BP/AR 4115 - Evaluation/Supervision; revision; mandate. |
| BP/AR 6115 - Ceremonies & Observances | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (4-0) to approve 1st reading of BP/AR 6115 - Ceremonies & Observances; mandate; new. |
| BUILDINGS & SITES - MS site improvement | Ms. Spencer gave a Middle School Improvement Committee update. |
| Facilities update | Ms. Spencer gave a facilities update, saying that punch list items were being worked on. Ms. Young reported that the Fiscal & Crisis Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) will be conducting a full reconciliation of bond and modernization expenditures. |
| Change orders: Alten; MA Davies; EM/OM/PK/TV | M/S/C Freiberg/Spencer (4-0) to approve Change Orders: Alten Construction - #1 ($27,721) & #2 ($5,703) for Edna Maguire; #1 ($2,390) & #2 ($17,030) for Old Mill; #1 ($9,867) & #2 ($5,810) for Park; M.A. Davies - #1 ($28,159) for Tam Valley. |
| CONSENT AGENDA Warrants |
M/S/C Spencer/Reynolds (4-0) to
approve Consent Agenda as follows: - Warrants #0253-7212/7242, dated 10/05/01, for $49,806.04; -7655/7691, dated 10/10/01, for $89,181.94; - 8154/8174, dated 10/12/01, for $34,800.86; - 8748/8780, dated 10/17/01, for $17,176.68. |
| Hire: Ziomek | - Employment of Madelyn Ziomek, 1st year probationary school psychologist, effective 11/05/01. |
| Declaration of surplus | - Declaration of District surplus items. |
| ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Gensburg announced that the next regular Board meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office, reminded all to vote on November 6th and adjourned the meeting at 8:55 PM. |
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Respectfully submitted, |