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A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Tamalpais Union High School District was called to order by Ruth Dell, President, on January 10, 2006 at 5:00pm 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, Maryam Taheri, 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
     Mrs. Dell 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 discussed Public Employee Performance Evaluation: Superintendent

     M/S/C (Walter/Sampson), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to expel Student #05/06-6 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 (Walter/Wright), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to expel Student #05/06-9 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 (Walter/Wright), by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to expel Student #05/06-11 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 (Wright/Walter) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the agenda as amended: to hear Item #20 before report from closed session.

Approval of Consent Agenda
     M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gifts of:
  • IBM electric typewriter to Tamalpais High School, by Mr. and Mrs. Peltz.
  • $500 to Tamalpais High School Independent Study program, by Mr. and Mrs. Dowson..
• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meetings of December 6, 2005.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #11 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006; to approve intercategory transfers in the 2005-2006 budget; to ratify December 2005 vendor warrants
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete computer equipment from Tamiscal High School and authorize disposal of property
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete equipment from Tamalpais High School and authorize disposal of property
• Textbooks — to approve textbook/supplementary books list
• Graduation Waiver — to approve graduation waiver for one Tamalpais High School student: World Cultures/Geography
• Graduation Waiver — to approve graduation waiver for one Drake High School student: Physical Education
• CBET — to accept CBET (Community Based English Tutoring) funds.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

• Change Order — to approve Resolution #28 and Change Order #4 to Vila Construction: Gus Gym
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #4 to Arntz Builders: Tam Increment 4A
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #29 and final Change Order #19 to Vila Construction: Drake Increment 3; accept and certify completion of project
• Contract — to accept and certify completion of Drake/Tam Dugouts contract with Vila Construction
• Contract — to accept and certify completion of Drake Increment 4 contract with Vila Construction
• Contract — to approve Modification #18 to VBN Architects for Tam projects
• Contract – to approve Modification #1 to contract with Signet Testing Labs: Tam Increment 4
• Contract – to approve Modification #6 to Vanir Construction Management for continued program.

Information Items

• Library Report — District Library Plans: 2005-2006 School Year
• Enrollment — Monthly Enrollment Comparison Report: November 2005
• Budget — 2006-2007 Budget Calendar

Naming of Facility
     M/S/C (Walter/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve naming 395 Doherty (District Office Building) “The Levinson Building,” as presented by Trustee Dell.

Suicide Prevention
     Redwood student, Melissa Blaustein, provided a Power Point presentation on a Suicide Prevention program.

Peer Resource
     Trustees heard a report on the Peer Resource/4th R program, as presented by Carol Eber and Peer Resource students.

School Safety Plans
     M/S/C (Sampson/Walter) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve School Safety Plans, as presented by Carol Eber.

Classified Services
     M/S/C (Walter/Schmidt) by a roll call vote of 4 ayes / 1 no (Walter) / 0 absent, to adopt Resolution #30 to reduce classified school services for the 2005-06 school year due to lack of funds and/or lack of work, as presented by Kathy Bennett.

Modernization Budget
     M/S/C (Wright/Walter) unanimously, to approve Modernization budget revision #5 through December 31, 2005, as presented by Lori Parrish and V-Anne Chernock.

Modernization Scope
     M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright) unanimously, to approve adjustments to Modernization Scope to eliminate projected deficit, as presented by V-Anne Chernock.

Educational Specifications
     Trustees reviewed revised Educational Specifications for Tamalpais High School, as presented by V-Anne Chernock.

Softball Field Project
     M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt) unanimously, to approve Redwood softball field project and allocate reserves for additional cost, subject to concurrence by District Oversight Committee, as presented by V-Anne Chernock.

Board Workshop
     Trustees reviewed the agenda for the Board Workshop scheduled for January 17, 2006 at 3:30pm to discussed a proposed June 2006 facilities bond, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Closed Session
     Trustees adjourned to Closed Session at 8:45pm.

Report from Closed Session in Superintendent’s Office
     M/S/C (Walter/Sampson), by a roll call vote of 3 ayes / 0 noes / 2 absent, to expel Student #05/06-7 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, effective immediately, for a period of one semester from the date of the Governing Board’s decision.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk