Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 17 - May 19, 2003
MINUTES
| Trustees Present: | Len Gensburg, Jeffrey Freiberg, Monib Khademi, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Administrative Staff Present: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Kerri M. Mills, Ed. D., Associate Superintendent - Special Education Leslie Thornton, Director of Curriculum/Instruction; Strawberry Pt. Principal Kathleen Huntington, Middle School Assistant Principal Janie Teitelbaum, Edna Maguire 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 the District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Khademi called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. |
| 2. AGENDA | M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (5-0) to approve the agenda, with Consent Item 7.C (Personnel Action Form) to follow Item 5.A under Personnel. |
| 3.COMMUNICATIONS A. Public Comment |
CSEA representative Erica Zweig spoke in favor of the Board re-evaluating all classified layoffs taking into consideration the State budget May revise. Donald Spatny commented on the wording of the resolution regarding layoff of library clerks and the relationship to that in letter sent to employees affected. Henry Krager spoke about the library clerks and their work in the schools. |
| B. Superintendent Report | Ms. Young thanked the Mill Valley Teachers Association for the retirement dinner and the Marin I-J for the article about Golden Bell recipients; announced that interviews for a new Maintenance & Operations Director have been completed; announced the community event on Tuesday, June 3 at the Tam Valley Community Center for retiring principal Janie Teitelbaum; and announced the Open Houses, including a Middle School landscape dedication beginning at 6 PM on Thursday, May 29. |
| C. Staff & Board Reports - Reynolds; Freiberg | Ms. Reynolds: reported that she and Mr. Freiberg attended the Kiddo business partners luncheon, and acknowledged the three "district" sponsors: Mill Valley Market, Wells Fargo Bank, and West America Tae Kwon Do. Mr. Freiberg reported on his attendance at a charter school meeting and at the teachers' retirement dinner. |
| D. Board Meeting Calendar 03-04 | The Board requested that the
Administrative Council make a recommendation regarding rotation of
meetings at schools. The following action was taken. M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (5-0) to approve the board meeting schedule for 2003-04 as presented. |
| 4. STRATEGIC PLAN A. FINANCE 4.A.1. Measure A analysis |
Laura Murphy, Measure A Campaign Chair, reported that debriefing meetings had been held following the defeat of the ballot measure. The meetings included campaign committee members and political consultants who volunteered their services. Susan Hill, Information Officer, presented an analysis of the campaign. Ms. Murphy, Campaign then reviewed the recommendations for future campaigns. Comments and questions from the Board and audience followed. |
| 4.A.2. Review May revise | As Ms. Harden was ill, Ms. Young reviewed the highlights from the Governor's State May budget Revise for 2003-04. Although the cuts may not be as deep as earlier anticipated, School Services, an advocacy group, is recommending that all districts remain cautious in their budgeting due to the uncertainty of acceptance of Governor's proposals. It was reported that the final State budget may be finalized earlier that previously announced. The District's proposed 2003-04 budget will be presented at the June 4 Board meeting, with final adoption on June 18. |
| 4.A.3. District operations | Ms. Young reviewed the Administrative Council's (AC) further review of consolidation and restructuring of District operations in response to budget reductions in programs, services and support staff. Board and audience discussion followed, with some suggestions that certain items recommended for elimination be continued with modification. Comments and suggestions will be reviewed again by AC, with final recommendations presented at the June 4 Board meeting. |
| 4.B. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 4.B.1. Charter School |
Ms. Young reviewed activities of the Charter School Advisory Committee since the last Board meeting. Mr. Khademi led the continued Board and audience discussion regarding the charter school petition, including the specific concerns raised by consultant Chuck Cadman. With regard to funding mechanism, the consensus of the Board is that funding for the charter school be based on ADA allotment. The petitioners will take the information gathered for consideration when submitting final proposal. |
| 5. PERSONNEL 5. A. Res. #16-02/03 - Prelim. Classified Layoff |
Ms. Young reported that three Middle School aide positions, now part of the bargaining unit, are affected by the school's Site Council funding. As the Site Council cannot commit funds now for the 2003-04 school year, the District has been advised to adopt now a preliminary resolution for classified layoffs for 2003-04. |
| - Motion | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (5-0) to adopt Resolution #16-02/03: Preliminary Resolution for Classified Layoff for 2003-04. |
| 5.B. Personnel Action #02/03-16 | Personnel Action Form #0203-16, was pulled from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Ms. Young recommended that all actions be approved, with the denial of leave of absence for C. Sparks, 2nd year probationary certificated. |
| - Motion | M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (5-0) to approve Personnel Action Form #0203-16 as presented, denying the leave of absence request by C. Sparks. |
| 6. MINUTES: Special: 5/5/03; 5/7/03; 5/9/03; 5/13/03; Regular: 5/7/03 | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (5-0) to approve the minutes of Special Meetings of May 5, 2003; May 7, 2003; May 9, 2003; May 13, 2003; and Regular Meeting of May 7, 2003. |
| 7 .CONSENT AGENDA A. Warrants |
M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda, as follows: - Warrants #0260-5331/5369, dated 05/07/03, for $135,216.27; - 5744/5764, dated 05/09/03, for $6,308.25. |
| B. Payroll | - Payroll certification: April 2003 - Mid Month, dated 05/06/03, for $39,820.06. |
| D. Agreements: SELPA; Lozano Smith | - Agreements with Marin SELPA Local Education Agency Assurance Statement & Agreement to Implement; and Lozano Smith for 2003-04 legal services. |
| E. GATE application | - GATE application for 2003-04. |
| F. Gifts: TV PTA | - Acceptance of gift, with gratitude: for benefit of Tam Valley Library Aide program, $5,000, from TV PTA. |
| 8. ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Khademi announced that the next regular Board meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at Mill Valley Middle School and adjourned the meeting at 9:45 PM. |
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Respectfully submitted, |