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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 28, 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, John Wright
Members Absent:	Bob Walter
Student Trustees Present:	Nora Barr, David Crawford, Alex Silver
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 (Wright/Sampson), unanimously, by a roll call vote of 4 ayes / 0 noes / 1 absent to revoke suspended expulsion for Student #05/06-5 and expel student from the Tamalpais Union High School District immediately.

Approval of Agenda
     M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the agenda as amended: Remove BP/AR/E 3554 from Wellness Policy – Item #25.

Approval of Consent Agenda
     M/S/C (Schmidt/Wright), unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented:

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, gift of:
  • One computer, server, flat-screen monitor and computer parts to the District Office,
    by Malcolm Guthrie.
• Minutes — to approve minutes for the Board meeting of March 14, 2006.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #15 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006.
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Mexico for thirty-eight Drake Integrated Global Studies students (April 2-14, 2006).
• Field Trip — to approve field trip to Ashland Shakespeare Festival for twenty-five Drake drama students (March 30-April 2, 2006).
• Management Team — to approve revised Management Team Salary Schedule, effective July 1, 2006.
• Grant — to approve submission of School Community Violence Prevention grant proposal.
• Teacher Recruitment — to approve application for Teacher Recruitment and Student Support Program.
• Full Circle — to approve Memorandum of Understanding with Full Circle and TEAM program.
• Multi-School Teams Status — to approve Multi-School Teams Status for 2006-07 to allow Tamiscal High School students to participate in athletics at Redwood, Drake and Tamalpais high schools.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

• Contract — to approve modification #19 to contract with VBN Architects for Tamalpais High School projects.
• Contract — to approve contract modification #1 and #2 to Sensible Environmental Solutions for abatement monitoring at Keyser Hall.
• Keyser — to approve demolition of Keyser Hall and Ancillary Buildings and authorize District to proceed with procurement of a demolition contract
• Contract — to approve Abey Arnold Associates as landscape architect for Drake baseball field – proposed June 2006 Bond.

Information Items

• Enrollment – Monthly Enrollment Comparison Report: February 2006.
• Budget – Monthly Financial Status Reports for all funds as of February 28, 2006.

Recognition
     Trustees recognized and honored the 2001 Bond Modernization Committees and Team Members, as presented by V-Anne Chernock.

AB 1200
     Trustees heard a presentation and overview of the financial, accountability and oversight provisions of AB 1200 and AB 2756, as presented by Sandra Peck of the Marin County Office of Education.

Courses of Study
     M/S/C (Wright/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the following new Courses of Study: Advanced Placement Microeconomics & Macroeconomics, Astronomy, Documentary & Integrated Media Studies, Honors Integrated United States History, Topics in Modern Mathematics, as presented by Steve Butler.

Policies
     Trustees heard a first reading of proposed revisions to the following Board Policies and Administrative Regulations, as presented by Steve Butler.

1. AR/E 1312.4 (Williams Complaint Procedures)
2. BP/AR/E 0520.2 (Title I Program Improvement Schools)
3. BP/AR 0520.3 (Title I Program Improvement Districts)
4. BP/AR/E 6161.52 (High School Exit Exam)

Policies
     Trustees heard a second reading of proposed revisions to the following Board Policies and Administrative Regulations, as presented by Carol Eber.
Note: BP/AR/E 3554 (Other Food Sales) was removed from the agenda.

1. BP 3550 (Food Service)
2. BP/AR 3553 (Free and Reduced Price Meals)
3. BP 5030 (Student Wellness)

Budget
     M/S/C (Wright/Sampson) unanimously, to approve Budget Assumptions for the 2006-07 Fiscal Year, as presented by Lori Parrish.

Red Hill Field
     Trustees reviewed changes to the Red Hill Lease Agreement and JPA Amendments, as presented by John Wright. This item will be presented for a second reading at the April 4, 2006 Board meeting.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 9:20pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk