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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 March 14, 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 Trustees 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 and Confidential Classified employees.

     Trustees discussed Public Employee compensation, contract renewal, extension and amendments: Superintendent; Assistant Superintendent-Administrative Services; Assistant Superintendent-Educational Services.

     Trustees discussed two liability claims. Claimants: Susan Hockert, Rick Hockert

     M/S/C (Walter/Sampson), unanimously, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes / 0 noes / 0 absent to expel Student #05/06-15 from the Tamalpais Union High School District, for one semester from the date of the Governing Board's decision, effective immediately; and that the enforcement of the expulsion be suspended until June 8, 2006.

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

Approval of Consent Agenda
     M/S/C (Walter/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.

• Minutes — to approve minutes for Board meeting of March 14, 2006
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #14 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006; to approve intercategory transfers in the 2005-2006 budget; to ratify January 2006 vendor warrants
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Scottsdale, Arizona for six Redwood golf team students (April 6-9, 2006)
• Claims — to adopt Resolution #41 and #42 to reject claims for damages filed against the District
• Adult Education Week — to adopt Resolution #40 in honor of California Adult Education Week (March 12-18, 2006)
• Policies — to approve revisions to the following Board Policies and Administrative Regulations, previously reviewed at the February 28, 2006 Board meeting: BP/AR 4119.11, 4219.11, 4319.11 (Adult Sexual Harassment), BP/AR 4112.2 (Certification), BP/AR 4127 (Temporary Athletic Team Coaches), AR 4222 (Teacher Aides/Paraprofessionals),
  BP 3312 (Contracts).
• Employee Compensation — to approve revised 2005-2006 Salary Schedules for Management Team and Confidential Employees, retroactive to July 1, 2006
• Contracts — to approve revised Employment Agreements: Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent-Educational Services, Assistant Superintendent Administrative Services
• TFT — to approve modification to TFT contract language: Catastrophic Illness/Injury Program.
• Contract — to approve contract with Region IV Regional Team for review of Tamalpais District operations.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

• Contract — to approve modification #2 to contract with Nor-Cal for moving services: Tamalpais High School
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #32 and Change Order #36 to Arntz Builders: Redwood Increment 2
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #7 to Arntz Builders: Tamalpais High School Increment 4A
• Master Plan — to approve Vanir Construction Management as Master Planning firm for proposed 2006 Facilities Bond.

Recognition
     Trustees recognized and honored Drake High School and Deems Lewis McKinley architects for receiving the Leroy F. Greene Award of Merit for modernization with special emphasis on their new Student Center.

Adult Education
     Trustees heard a presentation from Adult Education students, by Deborah Stewart.

Policies
     Trustees heard a first reading of proposed revisions to the following Board Policies and Administrative Regulations, as presented by Carol Eber and Ruth Dell

1. AR 3452 (Student Activity Funds)
2. BP 3550 (Food Service)
3. BP/AR 3553 (Free and Reduced Price Meals)
4. BP/AR/E 3554 (Other Food Sales)
5. BP 5030 (Student Wellness)

Facilities
     M/S/C (Sampson/Wright) unanimously, to approve revised Educational Specifications for Tamalpais High School, as presented by V-Anne Chernock.

Facilities
     M/S/C (Walter/Schmidt) unanimously, to approve Programming Document and Preferred Design Concept for Keyser Hall at Tamalpais High School, as presented by WLC Architects

Facilities
     M/S/C (Sampson/Wright) unanimously, to accept bid by Hanford Applied Restoration and Construction for Redwood High School Softball Field project as only one bid was submitted.

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

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk