Mill Valley School District Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting No. 4 - September 21, 2005
MINUTES
| Trustees Present: | Jeffrey Freiberg, Monib Khademi, Laura Murphy, Paula Reynolds, Brian Swartz |
| Administrators Present: | Ken
Benny, Superintendent Kerri Mills, Ed.D, Assistant Superintendent/Special Education Michele Rollins, Ed.D., Chief Business Official Brian Moran, Director of Maintenance & Operations Anna Lazzarini, Mill Valley Middle School Assistant Principal Jane McDonough, Old Mill School Principal Leslie Thornton, Strawberry Point School Principal |
| 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, September 21, 2005, at the Mill Valley School District Administrative Office, 411 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA. President Reynolds called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. |
| CLOSED SESSION | As there was no public comment, the meeting was recessed to Closed Session for the board to conference regarding potential litigation and for public employee performance evaluation - confidential. |
| RECONVENE & REPORT | Ms. Reynolds reconvened the meeting to Public Session at 7:10 PM and reported that no action was taken in Closed Session. |
| AGENDA | M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (5-0) to approve agenda, with the following changes: in Consent Agenda delete 2.5 (Milliman agreement) and remove 3.1 (field trip) for separate action. |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Assistant Superintendent Mills reported on the first meeting of a Special Education PTA being organized. Superintendent Benny reported on staff development day. |
| SUPT REPORT | Superintendent Benny reported on recent staff development day, commenting on their importance for teacher collaboration. |
| BOARD REPORTS | Mr. Freiberg reported that Tamalpais UHSD approved, in concept, the demolition of Keyser Hall at Tam High. Ms. Murphy attended Masters in Governance training: Student Learning & Achievement. Steve Sell, trustee-elect, attended inservice for potential new board members at Marin County Office of Education. |
| CONSENT AGENDA | M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (5-0) to approve the Consent Agenda, as follows: |
| BUSINESS/FINANCE Warrants |
- Warrants #0270-1038/1064, dated 09/09/05, for $56,771.64; -1429/1471, dated 09/14/05, for $96,745.71. |
| Payroll | - Payroll Certification: August 2005: Mid Month, dated 09/08/05, for $78,670.37. |
| Investment Report | - Marin County Quarterly Investment Report (information only) |
| Salary Schedules | - 2005-06 salary schedules: CSEA-Ch. 360; MVTA; psychologists; occupational therapists; administrators. |
| Gifts: EM PTA; Hagbom | - Gifts to MVSD: for benefit of EM, $25,800 for various classroom and teacher funds, from EM PTA; for benefit of MVMS, sofa from B. & V. Hagbom. |
| STDT LEARNING & SCH PROGRAMS | |
| Surplus; MS photo equipment | - Declaration of Surplus: obsolete photo equipment from MVMS; to be sold, with proceeds to purchase updated digital equipment. |
| Teacher Training | - Teacher Training Agreement with UC-Berkeley, from August 2005-June 2007. |
| PERSONNEL - PAF #0506-05 |
- Personnel Action Form #0506-5. |
| SP Field Trip | This
item voted upon separately at request of Mr. Freiberg, who commented on
the trip. -M/S/C Freiberg/Murphy (5-0) to approve overnight field trip: SP 4th grade to SF Zoo; Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2005. |
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| REGULAR AGENDA | |
| BOARD OPS | |
| 2005-06 meeting calendar | The 2005-06 board meeting calendar was discussed, including topics and dates for study sessions, which will be separate from regular business meetings. Mr. Benny explained the focus of the four proposed sessions, with an additional date for a possible fifth session. Mr. Benny will review the dates and topics and present a final proposal at a future meeting. As there is a major conflict with the January 11, 2006 meeting date, the following action was taken. |
| January change | M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (5-0) to change the January 11, 2005 meeting date to January 18, 2006. |
| BP 1312; 2nd reading | Mr. Benny reviewed the changes in new Board Policy 1312: Miscellaneous Complaints and accompanying regulation and exhibit, as discussed at August meeting. |
| -Motion: BP 1312 | M/S/C Khademi/Freiberg (5-0) to approve 2nd reading of Board Policy 1312 - Miscellaneous Complaints. |
| BUSINESS/FINANCE Certificated negotiations |
Mr. Benny presented the District's Initial Public Reopening Proposal for 2005-06 for negotiations with the Mill Valley Teachers Association. The parties previously agreed to reopen negotiations on the teacher evaluation procedure, the amount of compensation to be allocated to payment of health benefits, the extra duty pay schedule, and one article of each party's choice. The District elects not to add another article for negotiation, but chooses to focus on reforming the teacher evaluation procedure. |
| Public Hearing | Ms. Reynolds opened a Public Hearing on the District's Initial Reopening Proposal. Following public comment, the hearing was closed, and the following action was taken. |
| - Motion: 05-06 negotiations | M/S/C Khademi/Swartz (5-0) to approve the Governing Board's Initial Public Reopening Proposal for 2005-06 negotiations with the Mill Valley Teachers Association. |
| STUDENT LEARNING | |
| Assessment | Mr. Benny presented an assessment update, including the 2005 California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) system and its various components; sample student cohort groups; and how assessments are, and will be, used. Discussion followed the presentation, with current and former administrators acknowledged for their work last year. |
| Sufficient
Texts - Information |
Mr. Benny presented background information regarding the annual requirement for sufficient textbooks and instructional materials for students, saying that the District has determined the sufficiency of same for 2005-06. |
| - Public Hearing | Ms. Reynolds opened a Public Hearing regarding the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for 2005-06. As there was no comment, the hearing was closed. |
| - Res.#7-05/06: Sufficient Texts | M/S/C Freiberg/Swartz (5-0), and by roll call vote (5-0), to adopt Resolution #7-05/06: Sufficiency of Instructional Materials for 2005-06. |
| BUILDINGS/GROUNDS | |
| Summer Maint. | Director of Maintenance and Operations Brian Moran made a presentation on the 2004 and 2005 summer maintenance projects in the District. He said that the 5-Year Deferred Maintenance Plan will be presented at the November board meeting. Appreciation was extended to Mr. Moran and his staff. |
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ADJOURNMENT |
Ms. Reynolds announced that the next regular meeting of the Board will be on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 7:00 PM at the Mill Valley School District Administrative Office and adjourned the meeting at 9:30 PM in memory of Jim Carroll, long-time County School Board member. |
Respectfully submitted, |