Tam Adult School

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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 December 6, 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:	Nora Barr, Alex Silver, David Crawford, Kip Roegiers
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.

     Trustees met with Labor Negotiator, Superintendent Bob Ferguson, regarding Unrepresented Employees: Management Team.

     Trustees met with Legal Counsel, Mark Kelley, regarding anticipated litigation-modernization (1 potential case).

     Trustees discussed existing litigation: Marin County Superior Court, Action #021064.

     M/S/C (Dell/Wright), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to approve waiver of expulsion hearing and to expel Student #05/06-8 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately, for a period of two semesters from the date of the Governing Board’s decision.

     M/S/C (Dell/Wright), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to approve waiver of expulsion hearing and to expel Student #05/06-10 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately, for a period of two semesters from the date of the Governing Board’s decision.

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

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

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gifts of:
  • Bell Tree musical instrument for Tamalpais High School Music Program, by Omar Clay.
  • Nine body wedges to Tamalpais High School Physical Education Program, by Bay Club Marin.
  • Office furniture and electronics to Redwood High School by Hugh Scott (Tamalpais Hotel Services, Inc.).
• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meetings of November 8 and November 17, 2005.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #10 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006; to approve intercategory transfers in the 2005-2006 budget; to ratify November 2005 vendor warrants.
• Facilities — to approve Bond Counsel for 2006 General Obligation Bond.
• Facilities — to approve Financial Advisor for 2006 General Obligation Bond.
• Contract — to approve contract with SBC for Opt-E-MAN for high-speed WAN services.
• Open Enrollment — to approve 2006-2007 Open Enrollment Transfer Capacity for comprehensive high schools.
• Graduation Waiver — to approve graduation waiver for one Adult Ed student: World Cultures/Geography.
• Textbooks — to approve textbook/supplementary books list.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete textbooks from Tamiscal High School and authorize disposal of property.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete computer equipment from Redwood High School and authorize disposal of property.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization
     M/S/C (Sampson/Dell), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Facilities Modernization Consent Agenda as presented.

• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $15,000 on List #3 – Fiscal Year 2005-2006.
• Budget — to approve return of Redwood West Parking Lot Funds to Reserves.
• Contract — to ratify contract with Owens Hill Consulting for Keyser Design Project (CEQA).
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #27 and Change Order #18 to Arntz Builders: Tam Increment 3.
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #3 to Arntz Builders: Tam Increment 4A.
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #10 to Vila Construction Company: Drake Increment 4.
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #2 to Vila Construction Company: Dugouts (Tamalpais and Drake).
• Change Orders — to approve Change Orders #1-#3 to Vila Construction Company: Gus Gym Floor Replacement.
• Completion — to accept and certify completion of Drake lockers contract with Rusco, Inc.
• Completion — to accept and certify completion of Redwood Increment 2 contract with Arntz Builders.

Information Items

• Discipline Report — First Quarter Discipline Report: 2005-2006 School Year.
• Enrollment — Monthly Enrollment Comparison Report: October 2005.
• Budget — Investment Review and Quarterly Financial Reports (July 1 – September 30, 2005).

Board Organization

1. Bob Ferguson administered Oaths of Office to Trustees Ruth Dell, Susan Schmidt, and John Wright.
2. M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to nominate Ruth Dell for Board President.
3. M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to nominate Jill Sampson for Board Clerk.

No Child Left Behind
     M/S/C (Crawford/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve statement regarding NCLB Release of Directory Information, as presented by Student Trustee David Crawford.

Performance Report
     Trustees reviewed 2004-2005 Student Performance Report, as presented by Steve Butler.

Technology Report
     Trustees heard a bi-annual Technology Update Report, as presented by Joel Hames.

Budget
     M/S/C (Walter/Wright) unanimously, to approve First Interim Report for 2005-2006 and positive certification of solvency, as presented by Lori Parrish.

Modernization Tam Projects
     M/S/C (Walter/Schmidt) unanimously, to 1.) approve conditionally (upon approval by District Oversight Committee) and 2.) authorize Superintendent to sign documents to proceed with projects, as presented by V-Anne Chernock:

1. Re-Conceptualization of Elevator/POT project.
2. Phoenix Reconfiguration and Science Portable Relocation projects.
3. Modification #17 to VBN Architects: Tam projects.

Redhill Fields
     M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright) unanimously, to approve funding for Redhill Fields project ($125,000), as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Facilities

1. Trustees reviewed Bond Calendar.
2. Trustees discussed 2006 Future General Obligation Bond, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 11:15pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk