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Adult Education

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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 24, 2006 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Conference Center in the Levinson Building at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:	Ruth Dell, Jill Sampson, Susan Schmidt, Bob Walter, John Wright
Student Members Present:	Nora Barr, 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 also discussed a confidential student matter.

Approval of Agenda
     M/S/C (Wright/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the agenda as amended: item #53 to be removed from the Consent Agenda.

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

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gifts of:
  • Electric rice cooker to Drake kitchen, by Hans Goto.
• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meetings of January 10 and January 17, 2006.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #12 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006.
• Field Trip — to approve CLOSE-UP field trip to Washington, D.C. for thirty-one Redwood students (February 5-11, 2006).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Costa Rica for thirty-one Drake SEA-DISC students (February 18-26, 2006).
• Grant — to accept Workforce Investment Act, Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Grant monies.
• Textbooks — to approve textbook/supplementary books list.
• Graduation Waiver — to approve graduation waiver for one Tamalpais High School student: World Cultures/Geography.
• Consolidated Application — to approve 2005-2006 Consolidated Application, Part II.
• Food Service — to approve addition of three hours to Food Service operation at Drake High School.
• Williams Report — to accept Quarterly Report on Williams Uniform Complaints - no complaints filed (January 2006 Quarter).

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

• Contract — to ratify contracts with WLC Architects: Keyser Design Project.
• Contract — to approve Modification #1 to Owens Hill Consulting: Keyser Design Project.
• Budget — to approve budget for Demolition and Design Project: Keyser.
• Tamalpais Science Portable — to approve cancellation of Science Portable relocation at Tamalpais High School.
• Tamalpais Canopy — to approve cancellation of Canopy Project at Tamalpais High School.
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #1 to Mobile Modular: San Andreas Modular Buildings.
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #33 and Change Orders #2 and #3 to KCK Builders: San Andreas High School.
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #34 and Change Order # 5 to Vila Construction: Gus Gym Project.
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #36 and Change Order #20 to Arntz Builders: Tamalpais Increment 3.

Information Items

• Enrollment — Monthly Enrollment Comparison Report: December 2005.
• Department Ratio — Spring 2006 Department Ratio Report.
• NCLB — NCLB Compliant Teachers in October 2005.
• Budget — Monthly Financial Status Reports for all funds as of December 31, 2005.
• FCMAT Report — FCMAT Payroll Review - November 30, 2005.

Budget
     Trustees conducted a Public Hearing on the 2004-2005 Independent Audit Report, as presented by Lori Parrish and Terri Montgomery of Vavrinek, Trine, Day and Co., LLP.

     M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to accept the 2004-2005 Independent Audit Report.

Board Meeting Calendar
     Trustees reviewed the proposed 2006-2007 Board Meeting Calendar, as presented by Bob Ferguson. M/C/C (Schmidt/Wright) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the 2006/07 Board Meeting Calendar with suggested revisions.

Slough Pump
     M/S/C, unanimously, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent, to approve Resolution #37 attesting to futility of bidding changes to Tamalpais Purchase Order - Redwood High School Slough Pump Station, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Facilities Bond
     Trustees discussed the proposed 2006 General Obligation Bond, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Facilities Bond
     Trustees heard a first reading of Resolution #35 ordering a School Bond Election, and authorizing necessary actions in connection therewith, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 9:50pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk