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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 March 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, Susan Schmidt, John Wright
Members Absent:	Jill Sampson
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/Schmidt), by a roll call vote of 4 ayes / 0 noes / 1 absent, to revoke suspended expulsion, and expel Student #04/05-8 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately.

March 22, 2005 Board Meeting
M/S/C (Frazier/Dell), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to hold the March 22, 2005 Board meeting at Tamalpais High School. A Modernization Study Session will begin at 5:00pm, Open Session will begin at 6:00pm, and Closed Session will be held immediately following the Open Session meeting.

Approval of Agenda
M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the agenda with the following amendments: Items #51-54 removed from consent agenda to be discussed after Item #23.

Approval of Consent Agenda
M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Consent Agenda and Facilities Modernization Consent Agenda, as amended:

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gifts of:
  – Air purifier to Tamalpais High School Drama Department, by Nancy Sigerman
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #14 - Fiscal Year 2004-2005; ratify February 2005 vendor warrants; approve intercategory transfers in the 2004-2005 budget.
• Agreement — to approve Agreement with FCMAT to conduct a review to verify accuracy of District Payrolls.
• Reclassifications — to approve classified position reclassifications and job descriptions.
• Policy — to approve revised Exhibit 6164.7 (Section 504: Teacher Feedback Form).
• Adult Education Week — to approve Resolution #23 in honor of California Adult Education Week (March 7-11, 2005).
• Grant — to accept 231/E1 Civics Grant monies for Adult Education.
• Policies — to approve 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), previously reviewed at the February 8, 2005 Board meeting.
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Malaga, Spain for five Drake High School Spanish language students (3/18-3/27, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve CLOSE-UP field trip to Washington, D.C. for fourteen Drake High School Academy X students (3/6-3/12, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Quebec City and Montreal, Canada for ten Drake High School French language students (4/10-4/16, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to New York City, New York for 54 Tamalpais High School students (3/16-3/20, 2005).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Ashland, Oregon for 32 Drake High ROCK students (3/3-3/6, 2005).

Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization

• Budget — to approve bond purchase orders over $15,000 on List #7 - Fiscal Year 2004-2005.
• Contract — to approve contract with Signet Testing Labs for Tamalpais Increment 4A.
• Notice of Completion — to accept and certify completion o Redwood High School Gym Roof Replacement contract with Western Roofing.
• Contract — to approve modification #4 to contract with TSG Networks for Technology consulting.
• Contract — to approve contract with Rusco Inc. for lockers, Drake Increment 4.

Recognition
Trustees recognized and honored Sharilyn Sharf, a semi-finalist in the NASDAQ Teaching Award Program for her entry entitled, “Ready for Reality: Merging Economic Theory with Personal Finance,” as presented by Chris Holleran.

Staffing Guidelines
Trustees review certificated staffing guidelines for 2005-06, as presented by Kathy Bennett.

Budget
M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve budget revisions to the 2004-2005 General Fund Budget, as presented by Lori Parrish.

M/S/C (Dell/Schmidt), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Second Interim Report for 2004-2005 and positive certification of solvency, as presented by
Lori Parrish.

Change Orders
Trustees reviewed Modernization change order procedures, as presented by Arvo Toukonen, V-Anne Chernock, and Karl Schultz.

M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt), unanimously, with a Roll Call Vote of 4 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent, to approve the following Change Orders:
  – Change Order #5 to Vila Construction Company for Drake Increment 4.
  – Change Order #14 to Vila Construction Company for Drake Increment 3.
  – Change Orders #6 and #7 to Arntz Builders for Tamalpais Increment 3.
  – Ratify contract and approve Change Order #1 to Michael Paul Company for Tamalpais Increment 4U.

ETF
Trustees discussed support and future plans for ETF, as presented by Chris Anderson.

Policies
Trustees heard a first reading of the following Board Policies and Administrative Regulations, as presented by Chris Anderson: BP/AR 6141 (Curriculum Development and Evaluation), and BP 6161.2 (Damaged or Lost Instructional Materials).

Program Support
Trustees discussed the criteria and process for supporting extracurricular activities, as presented by Superintendent Ferguson.

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:20pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Dell, Clerk