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A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Tamalpais Union High School District was called to order by Jill Sampson, Clerk, on May 9, 2006 at 7:00pm in the Kreps Conference Center in the Levinson Building at Redwood High School in Larkspur.

Members Present:	Jill Sampson, Susan Schmidt, Bob Walter, John Wright
Members Absent:	Ruth Dell
Student Trustees Present:	Nora Barr, David Crawford, Maryam Taheri
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
     Ms. Sampson 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: Confidential Classified and Management Team.

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

Approval of Consent Agenda & Consent Agenda - Facilities Modernization
     M/S/C (Walter/Wright) by a roll call vote of 4 ayes / 0 noes / 1 absent, and student trustees concurring, to approve the Consent Agenda and Consent Agenda- Facilities Modernization, as presented.

• Gifts — to accept, with thanks to the donors, the gifts of
  • Darkroom equipment to Tamalpais High School Photography Program, by Michelle Lester.
  • Lab equipment to Tamalpais High School, by Sausalito/Marin City Sanitary District.
• Minutes — to approve minutes for the Board meeting of April 25, 2006
• Budget — to approve purchase orders over $7,500 on List #18 - Fiscal Year 2005-2006; to approve intercategory transfers in the 2005-2006 budget; to ratify April 2006 vendor warrants
• Textbooks — to approve textbooks/supplementary book lists
• Policies — to approve the following revisions to Administrative Regulation 5125.3 (Challenging Student Records) previously reviewed at the April 25, 2006 meeting.
• Job Description — to approve revised Job Description for Tamiscal Principal
• Board Meeting — to approve Special Closed Session Board Meeting, June 15, 6:00-8:00pm in the Superintendent’s office
• Expelled Youth Plan — to approve Marin Countywide Plan for Expelled Youth.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization

• Contract — to approve modification #1 to WLC Architects for Keyser replacement project
• Change Order — to approve Resolution #49 and Change Order #4 to KCK Builders: San Andreas Modernization.

Consent Agenda – Facilities Modernization - Proposed 2006 Bond

• Contract — to approve contract with Abey Arnold Associates: Landscape Architect services for Drake Baseball Field
• Contract — to approve contract with Vanir Construction Management for Master Planning services: Proposed 2006 Facilities Bond
• Architects — to approve Architectual firms for Proposed 2006 Facilities Bond: WLC Architects, Deems Lewis McKinley, and CSDA Architects.

Discussion/Action Items

• Recognition
  Trustees recognized and honored V-Anne Chernock, Director of Facilities Modernization, for her work on the 2001 Bond Modernization program, as presented by Bob Ferguson and Arvo Toukonen

• Reduction in Force
  M/S/C (Walter/Schmidt), with Student Trustees concurring, by a roll call vote of 4 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent to adopt Resolution #47 to reduce classified school services for the 2006-2007 school year (Math Reader), as presented by Kathy Bennett.

• Retirees
  M/S/C (Walter/Wright), with Student Trustees concurring, by a roll call vote of 4 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent to adopt Resolution #48 acknowledging 2005-2006 retirees and their service to the Tamalpais Union High School District, as presented by Kathy Bennett.

• Policies
  Trustees heard a first reading of proposed revisions to the following Administrative Regulations, as presented by Steve Butler.
  1. AR 6173 (Education for Homeless and Foster Youth)
  2. AR 5121 (Grades Evaluation of Student Achievement)

• Budget
  M/S/C (Wright/Walter) unanimously, to approve the 2006-2007 Preliminary Budget, as presented by Lori Parrish.

Adjournment
     The meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Sampson, Clerk