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A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Tamalpais Union High School District was called to order by John Wright, President, on April 7, 2004 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Conference Center in the District Office Building at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:	John Wright, Bob Walter, Ruth Dell, Jill Sampson, Susan Schmidt
Student Trustees Present:	Erin Frazier, Susan Loshin, Jason Mehrens, Rachel Dawson (sub)
Student Trustees Absent:	Anna Hamilton, Haley Van Dyck
Administrators Present:	William J. Levinson, Superintendent Chris Anderson, Assistant Superintendent, Instruction Arvo Toukonen, Assistant Superintendent, Adm. Services

Report from Closed Session in Superintendent’s Office

    Mr. Wright reported that Trustees voted unanimously to approve the personnel items listed on the Agenda Analysis, copies of which were available in the back of the room.

    Trustees met with Labor Negotiator, Superintendent William Levinson, regarding certificated and classified negotiations.

    Trustees met in closed session regarding a liability claim settlement - claimant: Karas

    M/S/C (Dell/Sampson) unanimously, by roll call vote of 5 ayes/ 0 noes / 0 absent to accept recommendation to waive student expulsion hearing and agreement to recommend suspended expulsion: Student #03/04-11.

Approval of Agenda

     M/S/C(Walter/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the agenda with the following modification: hear Item #9 before Item #23.

Approval of Consent Agenda

     M/S/C (Walter/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Consent Agenda (with revisions to Item #35), and Consent Agenda-Facilities Modernization, as listed below:

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gifts of:
  • Epson color printer to Tamalpais High School, as presented by Mary Hunter.
• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meetings of March 23, 2004.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #19 - Fiscal Year 2003-2004; ratify March 2004 vendor warrants; approve intercategory transfers in the 2003-2004 budget.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete equipment from Drake High School and authorize disposal of property.
• Policy — to approve revisions to BP/AR 0420.4 (Charter Schools), previously reviewed at the 3/23/04 Board meeting.
• Exhibit — to approve revisions to Exhibit 7112.1 (Request for Alteration to School District Property) with recommended additional changes.. 
• Board Meeting — to approve Special Closed Session Board meeting on Thursday, May 6, 2004 from 8:00am to noon in Carlisle Building, Conference Room B: Superintendent Interview.
• MCAL Representatives — to approve school representatives to MCAL Board of Managers for 2004/2005.
• Multi-School Application — to approve Athletics Multi-School Application for 2004-2005: Redwood H.S./New Horizon High School.
• Management Job Descriptions — to approve revised Job Descriptions for Director of Special Education and Director of Student/Instructional Services, effective July 1, 2004.
• Graduation Waivers — to approve graduation waiver for two Tam students - Social Issues.
• Textbooks — to approve additions to textbooks/supplementary books list.

Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization

• Pool Study — to approve addendum M-3 to Davis/Wahl LLP to include Pool Study in Master Plan-To-Complete.
• Contract — to accept and certify completion of Corporation Yard Increment 2 contract with Alten Construction.
• Contract — to approve Contract Modification #4 with Vanir Construction Management.
• Change Order — to correct Change Order #6 and approve change Order #5 to Vila Construction Company: Drake Increment 3.
• Change Order — to authorize Priority 1B item as a Change Order to current construction contract with Arntz Construction: Tamalpais High School window replacement.
• Contract — to approve additional lease agreements with Mobile Modular for temporary portables to house District Office during modernization and Redwood classrooms during modernization of the East Wing.

Assessment

    Trustees heard the results of 2003-2004 Direct Writing Assessments, as presented by Louise Aliano.

Policy

    Trustees heard a first reading of proposed revisions to BP/AR 4040 (Employee Use of Technology), as presented by Chris Anderson.

Earthquake Preparedness

    Trustees heard an oral report on the April 7 county-wide Earthquake Preparedness Exercise, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Drake Redwood Tree

    M/S/C (Schmidt/Loshin) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to authorize scope change to Drake Field Modernization Project to retain the redwood tree in the “D” zone of the football/track field, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Adjournment

     The meeting was adjourned at 9:35pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Bob Walter, Clerk