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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 April 25, 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:	Maryam Taheri, Kip Roegiers
Administrators Present:	Bob Ferguson, Superintendent Steve Butler, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Arvo Toukonen, Assistant Superintendent, Adm. 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, Bob Ferguson, regarding certificated and classified negotiations.

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

     Trustees met with Labor Negotiator, Bob Ferguson, regarding Unrepresented Employees: Confidential Classified.

     Trustees discussed Public Employee Evaluation: Superintendent goals.

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

Approval of Consent Agenda & Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization
     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 and Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization, as presented.

• Minutes — to approve minutes for the Board meeting of April 4, 2006.
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #17 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006, approve inter-category transfers in the 2005-2006 budget; ratify March 2006 vendor warrants.
• Surplus — to declare as surplus obsolete library books from Tamalpais 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 book list
• Management Team — to approve revisions to Exhibit 4300 (Management Team Working Agreements)
• Employee Compensation — to approve compensation agreement for 2006-07: Assistant Superintendents, Management Team, and Confidential Employees.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

• Irrigation — to approve irrigation projects for Drake and Redwood: Summer 2006
• Contract — to approve contract modifications #20 and #21 to VBN Architects: Tamalpais High School projects
• Contract — to approve addenda M-5 through M-9 to Plum Architects for Modernization projects
• Contract — to ratify contract with Janus Corporation: abatement of Keyser Hall and Ancillary Buildings
• Contract — to ratify contract with Maggiora and Ghilotti: Phoenix Hall sewer replacement
• Contract — to ratify contract with Hanford ARC: Redwood softball project
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #45 and Change Orders #37, #38, and #39 to Arntz Builders: Redwood Increment 2
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #46 and Change Order #24 to Arntz Builders: Tamaplais Increment 3
• Change Order — to approve Change Order #8 to Arntz Builders: Tamalpais Increment 4A.

Discussion/Action Items

• Parent to Parent
  Trustees reviewed the Parent to Parent Annual Report 2005-06, as presented by
  Carol Eber.
• At Risk Students
  Trustees discussed program support for grade 9 at-risk students, as presented by Bob Ferguson and Steve Butler.
• 2006 Bond Sale
  Trustees heard a presentation on bond sale options for the 2006 bond, as presented by Jean Buckley, Financial Advisor; M/S/C (Walter/Wright) unanimously, with Student Trustees concurring, to approve authorization of a Limited Competitive Sale for the $79.92 million bond going to the voters on June 6, 2006.
• 2006 Bond Master Plan
  Trustees reviewed Preliminary 2006 Bond Implementation Plan, as presented by Karl Schultz and Kim Bobic.
• Policy
  Trustees heard a first reading of proposed revisions to BP/AR 5125.3 (Challenging Student Records), as presented by Carol Eber.
• Safety Plan
  M/S/C (Walter/Schmidt) unanimously, to approve of revision to Tamalpais School Safety Plan, as presented by Carol Eber.
• Facilities Audit
  M/S/C (Walter/Sampson) unanimously, to accept December 31, 2005 Independent Auditor’s Reports on the Bond Funds as recommended by the Bond Fiscal Oversight Committee, as presented by Lori Parrish.
• Facilities
  M/S/C (Walter/Schmidt) unanimously, to approve list of Summer 2006 Deferred Maintenance Projects and authorized expenditures; approved Five-Year Deferred Maintenance Plan, as presented by Arvo Toukonen.

Information Items

• Budget — Monthly Financial Status Reports for all funds as of March 31, 2006
• Labor Compliance — Annual Labor Compliance Report for Modernization.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 10:15pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk