Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 4 - October 8, 2003
MINUTES
| Trustees Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Len Gensburg, Monib Khademi, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Administrative Staff Present: | Barbara B. Young, Superintendent Kerri M. Mills, Ed. D., Associate Superintendent - Special Education Laurie Harden, Chief Business Official Stephany La Londe, Old Mill Principal Leslie Thornton, Strawberry Point Principal Carly Tolson, Edna Maguire Principal Gail van Adelsberg, Tamalpais Valley 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 6:00 PM on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at the District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Khademi called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM. |
| 2. CLOSED SESSION | As there was no public comment, the meeting was recessed to Closed Session to consider the following: Public Employee Appointment (Gov. Code §54957); Title: Principal; Consideration of Student Matters (Ed. Code §35146), confidential information; Public Employee Performance Evaluations (Gov. Code §54957); Titles: Superintendent; Chief Business Official. |
| 3. RECONVENE/ REPORT | Mr. Khademi reconvened the meeting to Public Session at 7:00 PM and reviewed items discussed in Closed Session, reporting that the Board took action on a confidential student matter, and that the Closed Session was recessed and will reconvene following the regular business meeting. |
| 4. AGENDA | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (5-0) to approve the agenda. |
| 5. SPECIAL RECOGNITION | Superintendent Young recognized Trisha Garlock, Executive Director of Kiddo! for her contributions to the District on behalf of the arts, and announced that later this month Ms. Garlock will be receiving a "Milley", a Mill Valley Art Commission Creative Achievement Award. Mr. Khademi and other trustees also spoke on Ms. Garlock's behalf and presented her with a gift. |
| 6.COMMUNICATIONS | There was no public comment. |
| 7. PERSONNEL: Park Principal appointment | Ms. Young reviewed the process for appointing the Park School principal, and acknowledged Jill Rosenquist for serving as interim principal. Following paper screening, five candidates were interviewed for the position. Ms. Young introduced Peg Minicozzi and provided some background information, with the recommendation that she be appointed Park Principal. |
| - Motion | M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (5-0) to appoint Peg Minicozzi as Park School Principal, effective November 3, 2003. |
| 8. BUILDINGS/SITES - Marsh Proposal | As follow-up to the last Board meeting, a formal recommendation was presented to rename the marsh adjacent to Mill Valley Middle School be renamed in honor of Elizabeth Terwilliger, long-time Mill Valley resident and environmental educator. Former City Council member John Leonard spoke to endorse the proposal. The City will be contacted regarding the declaration of an "Elizabeth Terwilliger Day" to coincide with the installation of interpretative signs being prepared by Wildcare. Ms. Young expressed appreciation to the City, especially Council member Dennis Fisco, for help in the restoration of the marsh. |
| - Motion: Rename Marsh | M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (5-0) to approve renaming the "Mill Valley Middle School Teaching Marsh" to the "Elizabeth Terwilliger Marsh". |
| 9. BUSINESS/FISCAL 9.A. MVTA Disclosure |
Mr. Khademi reviewed the negotiations process with the Mill Valley Teachers Association (MVTA). Ms. Harden presented Disclosure of Proposed Bargaining Agreement with MVTA for 2003-05. |
| 9.B. Public Hearing | Following his review of major points in the proposed MVTA agreement, Mr. Khademi conducted a public hearing for comments and questions. |
| 9.C. Ratify MVTA Agreement | M/S/C Freiberg/Reynolds (5-0) to approve ratification of Proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2003-05 between the Mill Valley School District and the Mill Valley Teachers Association. |
| 10. TRUSTEE APPOINTMENT 10.A. Interviews |
Mr. Khademi reviewed the process for the candidate interviews to select a trustee for the four-year seat on the Board beginning in December 2003, which was vacant due to lack of a candidate filing for election in November. The five candidates, Claudia Chittenden, Laura Murphy, Gordon Renneisen, Ken Rosenberg and Geoffrey Spellberg, each addressed the same set of questions that they were given prior to the meeting. Board and audience questions of the candidates followed. The applicants were thanked for their participation in this process and all were encouraged to remain active in the District. |
| 10.B. Trustee Appointed - Murphy | Following Board discussion on qualities that trustees are seeking in a new member, the strengths of each candidate were reviewed. The Board said that all were strong candidates, with a straw vote favoring Laura Murphy for appointment. |
| - Motion; Murphy | M/S/C Swartz/Reynolds (5-0) to appoint Laura Murphy as Board Trustee, for four-year term beginning December 2003. |
| 11. STAFF & BOARD
REPORTS -Young; Freiberg; Swartz; Reynolds; Gensburg; Khademi |
Ms. Young reported that the District and the classified unit have agreed that the parties are at impasse in the negotiations process. A state mediator will be assigned to meet with the parties within the next few weeks. Mr. Freiberg reported that the Cypress Hollow issue is close to agreement and will not involve a transfer of territory to the Reed Union School District; and reported on meetings with The Marin School concerning rental increases and negotiations. Mr. Swartz reported on fund raising policy group meeting regarding donations to the District. Ms. Reynolds reported that she and Mr. Freiberg attended meeting regarding county-wide shared services. Mr. Gensburg gave an Education Task Force update, announced that the Tam Area Council is under principal leadership this year, with superintendents and trustees involved when necessary, and that the Council emphasis will be math and foreign language. Mr. Khademi reported on Joint Legislative Advisory Committee activities; and requested that Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Swartz review board structure, including board committees/liaisons, for the November meeting. |
| 12. MINUTES; Reg. 9/10/03; spec. 9/19/03; 9/22/03; 9/30/03 | M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (5-0) to approve minutes of Regular Meeting of September 10, 2003; and Special Meetings of September 19, 2003, September 22, 2003 & September 30, 2003. |
| 13. CONSENT AGENDA 13.A. Warrants |
M/S/C Gensburg/Freiberg (5-0) to
approve Consent Agenda, as follows: - Warrants #0261-7083/7112, dated 09/05/03, for $115,971.31; -7315/7346, dated 09/10/03, for $31,697.16; - 7855/7885, dated 09/12/03, for $26,809.36; -8300/8340, dated 09/17/03, for $45,126.48; -8670/8688, dated 09/19/03, for13,627.97; - 8908/8930, dated 09/24/03, for 151,843.41; -9278/9313, dated 09/26/03, for $66,401.54; -9808/9832, dated 10/01/03, for $57,698.69. |
| 13.B. Payroll | - Payroll certification: September 2003 - End of Month, dated 09/23/03, for $1,067,289.94. |
| 13.C. Personnel; 13.C.1. Admin. asst increase MS |
- Increase Administrative Assistant, Student Support - Middle School, from 7.0 to 8.0 hours per day, effective October 13, 2003. |
| 13.C.2; PAF #4 | - Personnel Action Form #0304-4. |
| 13.C.3. Salary increase: DW admin; confidential | -1.6% salary increase for 2003-04, retroactive to July 1, 2003 for contracted district-level administrators (B. Young, Superintendent; K. Mills, Ed.D, Associate Superintendent; L. Harden, CBO; B. Moran, Director of Maintenance & Operations); and confidential and other non-represented employees. |
| 13.C.4. Res.#4-03/04; certif. assignment auth. | - Resolution #4-03/04: Certificated Assignment Authorization. |
| 13.C.5. PERS participation | - Intent for MVSD to participate in PERS Two Years of Additional Service Credit window period from November 19, 2003 to May 11, 2004, contingent upon Marin County Board of Education notice of intent to grant the designated window period at its October 14, 2003 meeting. |
| 13.D. Res.#5-03/04; Gann Limit | - Resolution #5-03/04: Adoption of the "Gann" Limit. |
| 13.E.1. Skate park agreement | - Skate Park Lease Agreement with City of Mill Valley. |
| 13.E.2. UCB Student teaching agreement | - Student Teaching Agreement with UC-Berkeley for 2003-04. |
| 13.F. Gifts; OM PTA; TV PTA | - Acceptance, with gratitude: for benefit of TV, $27,700 for various programs & services, from TV PTA; for benefit of OM, additional $9,810 for 2003-04 Classroom Teachers' stipends, from OM PTA. |
| RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION | Mr. Khademi announced that the next regular Board meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and recessed the meeting at 9:07 PM to continue the Closed Session. |
| RECONVENE & REPORT OUT | Mr. Khademi reconvened the meeting to open session at 10:20 PM and reported the following action: |
| - Action: Harden status change | - M/S/C Freiberg/Gensburg (5-0) to approve status change for Laurie Harden, from Chief Business Official to Assistant Superintendent/Business Services |
| 14. ADJOURNMENT | Mr. Khademi adjourned the meeting at 10:21 PM. |
Respectfully submitted, |