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Adult Education

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Community Education

A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Tamalpais Union High School District was called to order by Bob Walter, President, on September 27, 2005 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Conference Center in the District Office Building at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:	Bob Walter, Jill Sampson, Susan Schmidt, John Wright, Ruth Dell
Student Trustees Present:	Nora Barr, Alex Silver, David Crawford, Claire Jodoin, Nick Wolf
Administrators Present:	Bob Ferguson, Superintendent Arvo Toukonen, Assistant Superintendent, Adm. Services Steve Butler, Assistant Superintendent, Educational 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.

     M/S/C (Dell/Schmidt), by a role call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to revoke suspended expulsion and expel Student #04/05-10 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately.

Student Trustee Orientation Workshop
     Trustees conducted a Student Trustee Orientation Workshop from 5:30-6:30pm.

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 (Sampson/Dell), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Consent Agenda, with Item #35 removed.

• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meeting of September 13, 2005.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #6 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006.
• Budget — to adopt Resolution #16 to establish an Associated Student Body Fund in the District’s financial system.
• GANN — to adopt Resolution #12 establishing 2004-2005 Appropriations Limit (Actual), and adopt Resolution #13 establishing 2005-2006 Appropriations Limit (Estimated).
• Textbooks – to approve textbook/supplementary books list.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete equipment from Drake High School and authorize disposal of property.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete library books from Drake High School and authorize disposal of property.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete textbooks from Tamalpais High School and authorize disposal of property.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete equipment from Tamalpais High School and authorize disposal of property.
• MCAL Representatives — to approve school representatives to the MCAL Board of Managers: 2005-2006 school year.
• Waiver — to approve Request for Allowance of Attendance Because of Emergency Conditions – Form J-13A: Tamalpais High School (August 17-19, 2005).
• Board Meeting — to set date for Special Board Facilities Workshop: October 11, 2005 from 2:30-5:00pm; to change meeting time of October 11, 2005 Regular meeting to begin at 6:00pm.

Information Items

• Enrollment — Fall 2005 Class Size Report – Under 20 / Over 30.
• Budget — Monthly Financial Status Reports for the General Fund as of August 31, 2005.

World Language
     Trustees heard presentation on World Language Pilot Programs, as presented by Steve Butler.

San Andreas
     Trustees heard update report on San Andreas High School, as presented by Gerald Austin.

Food Service
     Trustees heard report on State of Food Service, as presented by Judy Bedard.

Facilities
     M/S/C (Wright/Dell), by a role call vote of 4 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent / 1 abstention (Walter), with Student Trustees concurring, to adopt Resolution #14, authorizing the issuance and sale of refunding of the Facilities Bonds (with amendments), as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Instructional Materials
     M/S/C (Sampson/Schmidt), by a role call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, with Student Trustees concurring, to conduct Public Hearing and adopt Resolution #15 certifying students will have sufficient textbooks and/or instructional materials for the 2005-2006 school year, as presented by Steve Butler.

Class Size Reduction
     M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to conduct Public Hearing and approve Class Size Reduction Waiver request, as presented by Steve Butler.

CSEA Negotiations
     M/S/C (Sampson/Schmidt), unanimously, to:

1. conduct Public Hearing for comment on District’s proposal to CSEA for contract negotiations.
2. adopt District’s initial proposal.
3. announce to public that CSEA’s initial proposal for 2005-2006 contract negotiations is available for review in Assistant Superintendent’s Office until October 11, 2005.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 9:40pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Dell, Clerk