Magnolia Public Schools

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday November 9, 2017 at 6:00 PM PST

Location

MPS Home Office: 250 E. 1st St. Ste. 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Access to the Board Meeting: Any interested parties or community members from remote locations may attend the meeting at the following school sites or the addresses where the Board members are joining the meeting from:
Call In- Dial: 1.844.572.5683 Code: 1948435
• MSA-1 18238 Sherman Way Reseda, CA 91335
• MSA-3 1254 E. Helmick St. Carson, CA 90746
• MSA-SA 2840 W. 1st St. Santa Ana, CA 92703
• MSA-SD 6525 Estrella Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 (Dr. Salih Dikbas)
• 2626 Sage Rd. Houston, TX 77056 (Mr. Serdar Orazov)
• 449 36th Street #2 Brooklyn, NY 11232 (Mr. Nguyen Huynh)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request,
Magnolia Public Schools may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified
individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative
modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to
contact the MPS central office. If you need special assistance to attend the meeting,
please notify Barbara Torres at (213) 628-3634 x100 to make arrangements and
accommodate your disability.

Any public records relating to an agenda item for an open session of the Board which
are distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the Board members shall be available for
public inspection at 250 East 1st Street Ste 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Board Members:
Dr. Saken Sherkhanov, Chair
Dr. Umit Yapanel, Secretary
Mr. Serdar Orazov, Treasurer
Dr. Salih Dikbas
Ms. Diane Gonzalez
Mr. Nguyen Huynh
Mr. Haim Beliak
Ms. Charlotte Brimmer
Ms. Sandra Covarrubias

CEO & Superintendent:
Dr. Caprice Young

Notice of Closed Session Agenda Items
Due to space limitations on the following pages of the agenda, notice of closed session
agenda items is provided here.

V. A Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Two Matters

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
  B. Record Attendance and Guests
  C. Pledge of Allegiance
  D. Public Comments
  E. Approval of Agenda
II. Consent Agenda
  A. Approve Minutes of Special Board Meeting- September 14, 2017
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on September 14, 2017
   
  B. Approve Minutes of Regular Board Meeting- October 12, 2017
    Minutes for Regular Board Meeting on October 12, 2017
   
  C. Approve Minutes of Special Board Meeting- October 23, 2017
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on October 23, 2017
   
III. Action Items
  A. Resolution to Authorize the Filing of Magnolia Science Academies 4 and 5 Petition Appeal to LACOE
   
  B. Approval of Intracompany Loan for MSA- Santa Ana
   
  C. Approval of 2017-18 Revised MPS Budget
   
  D. Re-evaluation of EFG Contract
  E. Approval of Addendum to Snell & Wilmer Contract
  F. Approval of Vavrinek, Trine, Day and Co., LLP (Auditor) Contract for 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21
   
  G. Approval of MSA-8 Bell Internet Service and Firewall, Web Filtering Services
   
IV. Informative Presentations
  A. Presentation from Tim Buresh on MSA-1 Facility
   
  B. Update on MSA SA and MSA SD Facility
V. Closed Session Items
  A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Two Matters
  B. Public Announcement of Closed Session Item(s)
  C. Public Report of Action,If Any,Taken in Closed Session
VI. Discussion Items
  A. Proposal of Creation of the MPS Board Advisory Committee
   
  B. Discussion of Volunteer Policy
   
  C. Discussion of MPS School Wellness Policy​
   
  D. MPS Progress on Meeting Local Performance Indicators on the CA School Dashboard
   
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting