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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 April 4, 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, Bob Walter
Student Trustees Present:	Nora Barr, Maryam Taheri, Kip Roegiers
Administrators Present:	Bob Ferguson, Superintendent Arvo Toukonen, Assistant Superintendent, Adm. Services

Report from Closed Session in Superintendent’s Office
     Trustees met with Labor Negotiator, Bob Ferguson, regarding certificated and classified negotiations.

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

     Trustees discussed Public Employee Evaluation: Superintendent goals.

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

Approval of Consent Agenda & Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization
     M/S/C (Wright/Walter) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the consent agenda, as presented.

     M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve the consent agenda - Facilities Modernization, as presented.

• Minutes — to approve minutes for the Board meeting of March 28, 2006.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #16 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006.
• Policies — to approve the following Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Exhibits previously reviewed at the March 28, 2006 meeting:
  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 — to approve the following Board Policies and Administrative Regulations previously reviewed at the March 14th and March 28th meetings:
  1. BP 3550 (Food Service)
  2. BP/AR 3553 (Free and Reduced Price Meals)
  3. BP 5030 (Student Wellness)
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete equipment from Tamalpais High School and authorize disposal of property.
• Student Teachers — to approve Student Teaching Agreement with Dominican University (2.1.06-6.30.07).
• Williams Report — to accept Quarterly Report on Williams Uniform Complaints, no complaints filed April 2006 Quarter.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

• Donation — to accept donation from Arntz Builders for Redwood landscaping.
• Contract — to approve modifications #8–#11 to Quattrocchi Kwok Architects: Tamalpais Increment 4.
• Contract — to authorize Superintendent to award contract to lowest responsible bidder: abatement of Keyser Hall and Ancillary Buildings.

Discussion/Action Items

• Day of the Teacher
       M/S/C (Wright/Schmidt) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent, to approve the adoption of Resolution #43 in recognition of the Day of the Teacher (May 10, 2006) as presented by Kathleen Bennett.
• Classified Week
       M/S/C (Sampson/Walter) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, by a roll call vote of 5 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent to approve the adoption of Resolution #44 in recognition of Classified School Employees Week (May 22-26, 2006) as presented by Kathleen Bennett.
• Assessment
       Trustees heard results of 2005-2006 Direct Writing Assessment as presented by Becky Hausammann
• Facilities
       Trustees discussed expenditures to be authorized for Summer 2006 Deferred Maintenance Projects and Five-Year Deferred Maintenance Plan, as presented by Arvo Toukonen. This will be brought back for discussion/action at the April 24, 2006 Board Meeting as no action was taken
• Red Hill
       M/S/C (Schmidt/Sampson) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve changes to Red Hill Lease Agreement and JPA Amendments, previously reviewed at the March 28, 2006 Board meeting, as presented by John Wright.

Information Items

• Discipline Report — Third Quarter Discipline Report for 2005-2006
• Keyser — Draft Environmental Impact Report for Keyser Hall demolition.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 8:40pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk