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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 August 24, 2004 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Portable Building (E) at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:	John Wright, Bob Walter, Ruth Dell, Jill Sampson, Susan Schmidt
Student Trustees Present:	Mimi Brady, Erin Frazier, Casey Gillespie, Jason Mehrens
Administrators Present:	Bob Ferguson, 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 Bob Ferguson, regarding certificated and classified negotiations.

Trustees also discussed Superintendent's performance evaluation.

Trustees met with Legal Counsel regarding anticipation litigation: Modernization (one potential case).

M/S/C (Walter/Sampson), unanimously, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes/ 0 noes/ 0 absent, to revoke suspended expulsion for student #03/04-14 and that the student be expelled from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately.

Approval of Agenda
M/S/C (Sampson/Dell) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the agenda as presented.

Approval of Consent Agenda
M/S/C (Schmidt/Dell) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent to approve the Consent Agenda and Facilities Modernization Consent Agenda, as listed below:

• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meeting of August 10, 2004.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #3 - Fiscal Year 2004-2005.
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Honolulu, Hawaii for eight Redwood High School Cross Country Track Team students (September 16-19, 2004).
• Teacher Evaluations — to certify list of administrators as qualified evaluators of teachers for the 2004-05 school year.
• Library — to adopt Resolution #4 proclaiming the month of September 2004 "Library Card Sign-Up Month."
• Textbooks — to approve additions to textbooks/supplementary books list.
• Athletics — to approve a student's participation in athletics at Tamalpais High School (a District resident attending Stern School).

Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization

• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $15,000 on List #3 - Fiscal Year 2004-2005.
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #3 and Change Order #11 to Arntz Builders for Tamalpais High School Increment 2.
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #5 and Change Order #9 to Vila Construction Company for Drake High School Increment 3.
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #1 to Vila Construction Company for Drake High School Increment
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #17 to Arntz Builders for Redwood High School Increment 2.
• Contract — to approve Modification #8 to Deems Lewis McKinley for Drake High School portables (design of kitchen trailer site work).

Recognition
Trustees recognized and honored Bill Bridges, CSEA Maintenance Employee of the Year, as presented by Arvo Toukonen

Facilities Modernization
Trustees reviewed proposed changes to Tamalpais High School Increment 4 Modernization Project, as presented by Director of Modernization V-Anne Chernock.

M/S/C (Walter/Sampson) unanimously, to approve the revised design for Tamalpais Increment 4A (theater and perimeter buildings), and to authorize a separate utility package to be bid.

M/S/C (Walter/Sampson) unanimously, to remove Keyser Hall from Increment 4 bid package.

Trustees discussed recommended adjustments to Modernization Reserves, including a temporary set aside of $1.5 million from reserves for Tamalpais High School (due to unforeseen conditions and market volatility), until all bids are received, as presented by Director of Modernization V-Anne Chernock.

M/S/C (Walter/Sampson) unanimously, to authorize adjustments to Modernization Reserves, with refinements, as discussed.

Budget
Assistant Superintendent Arvo Toukonen presented an oral report on the status of the State Budget.

Opening of School
Trustees heard an oral report on the opening of school and initial enrollment, as presented by Assistant Superintendent Chris Anderson.

Policy
Trustees heard a first reading of proposed revisions to BP/AR/E 1330 (Use of School Facilities and Fee Schedule), as presented by Assistant Superintendent Arvo Toukonen.

Parcel Tax
Trustees heard a brief update report on preparation for the November 2004 parcel tax election, as presented by Superintendent Bob Ferguson and Trustee Susan Schmidt.

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Bob Walter, Clerk