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A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Tamalpais Union High School District was called to order by Bob Walter, President, on February 8, 2005 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Conference Center in the District Office Building at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:	Bob Walter, Ruth Dell, Jill Sampson, Susan Schmidt, John Wright
Student Trustees Present:	Mimi Brady, Emma Fazio, Erin Frazier, Casey Gillespie, Heidi Nelson
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. Walter 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 discussed compensation, contract renewal, extensions and amendments:
– Agency negotiator-Board President: Unrepresented employee: Superintendent
– Agency negotiator-Superintendent: Unrepresented employees: District Administrators.

M/S/C (Dell/Sampson), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to expel Student #04/05-12 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately, for a period of two semesters.

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

Approval of Consent Agenda
M/S/C (Schmidt/Sampson) unanimously, by a Roll Call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Consent Agenda and Facilities Modernization Consent Agenda, as amended: remove Item #44 to be placed on the agenda for discussion; Item #33 (January 25, 2005 minutes) corrected to reflect John Wright’s attendance.

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gifts of:
  – 20" Sony Trinitron television to Tam H.S. photography class, by Nancy Sigerman
• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meeting of January 25, 2005 as amended.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #13 - Fiscal Year 2004-2005; ratify January 2005 vendor warrants; approve intercategory transfers in the 2004-2005 budget.
• Loan — to approve loan of $25,000 to Tam High Foundation for purchase of Dell Wireless computer lab.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete Food Service equipment and authorize disposal of property.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete equipment and textbooks from Tam, Tamiscal, and District Office and authorize disposal of property.
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Rome, Italy for 11 Redwood Latin language students (2/21-2/27, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Vietnam for 21 Drake DIGS students (2/20-3/5, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Phoenix, Arizona for 14 Redwood baseball students (3/9-3/13, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Malaga, Spain for 22 Spanish language students (3/30-4/16, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Carson City, Nevada for 20 Tam H.S. baseball students (3/9-3/12, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to France for 36 Tam French language students (3/30-4/16, 2005).
• Textbooks — to approve additions to textbooks/supplementary books list.
• Job Description — to revised Job Description and title: Assistant Superintendent - Educational Services; previously titled Assistant Superintendent - Instructional Services.
• Contract — to approve addendum #4 to Plum Architects Master Architectural Services Agreement for 2005-06 deferred maintenance projects.
• Computer Literacy — to approve revision to Computer Literacy Proficiency requirements, previously reviewed at the 1/25/05 Board meeting.
• TFT — to approve revision to TFT contract language: Article VII; Health and Welfare Benefits-Domestic Partner Coverage.
• Employee Compensation — to approve revised 2004-2005 Salary Schedules for Management Team, Certificated, and Confidential Employees, retroactive to July 1, 2004.
• Contracts — to approve revised Employment Agreements: Assistant Superintendent-Instruction and Assistant Superintendent-Administrative Services.

Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization

• Change Order — to approve Resolution #19 and Change Order #24 to Arntz Builders for Redwood Increment 2.
• Agreement — to ratify and approve modifications to Mobile Kitchens, USA lease agreements for kitchen trailers at Redwood and Drake High Schools.
• Notice of Completion — to accept and certify completion o Redwood High School Gym Roof Replacement contract with Western Roofing.
• Contracts — to approve contracts and modifications for DSA Inspectors.
• Contract — to approve contract with Mactec Engineering for Tamalpais Increment 4A.
• Contract — to approve contract modification #11 with VBN Architects for Tamalpais modernization.

Contract
Trustees reviewed a contract to KCK Builders for Redwood High School art patio enclosure. M/S/C (Wright/Dell), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring to approve the contract; and to authorize an additional $89,632 from the General Fund for this project.

Facilities
M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve Revision #4 to Modernization Budget, as presented by Lori Parrish and V-Anne Chernock.

Budget
M/S/C (Sampson/Wright), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve 2005-2006 Preliminary Budget Assumptions, as presented by Lori Parrish.

Policies
Trustees heard a first reading of the following Board Policies and Administrative Regulations, as presented by Chris Anderson:
  • BP/AR 6145.6 (International Exchange)
  • BP/AR 6146.11 (Alternative Methods of Meeting Graduation Requirements)
  • BP/AR 6146.3 (Reciprocity of Standards of Proficiency/ Graduation Requirements)
  • BP/AR 6146.31 (Evaluation of Transcripts from Other Schools)
  • BP/AR 6179 (Supplemental Instruction)

Goals and Objectives
Trustees reviewed preliminary 2005/06 - 2007/08 Goals and Objectives, as presented by Superintendent Ferguson.

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Dell, Clerk