Board, staff and guests conducted the pledge of allegiance lead by N. Bayraktar, MPS Student Board Member. 

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M. Craig, Principal at Magnolia Science Academy-San Diego, made a public comment regarding soccer championship win.

G. Serce, Chief Academic Officer, announced the college acceptance data across MPS. 

N. Bayraktar, Student Board Member, announced his college acceptance and choice and would be majoring in molecular and cell biology.

A. Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, congratulated the Student Board Member and the work he has done at his school and at the Board level. He announced that Fiona Ma, State Treasurer of California, visited Magnolia Science Academy(MSA)-1 and 5 and met with staff to review data. Additionally, she spoke to 11th grade juniors regarding financial literacy and resources the state has to offer, and spoke to 12th grade seniors about the importance of college. Lastly, A. Rubalcava announced the various graduations and promotions occurring across MPS and encouraged those to attend and celebrate the students. 

M. Muhammedov, Board Chair, announced that he visited MSA-Santa Ana and spoke to the Robotics Team who won the National Title. He congratulated the students. 

M. Muhammedov, Board Chair, announced that the Board will be going into closed session to discuss public employee discipline/dismissal release and public employee performance evaluation for CEO & Superintendent.

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M. Muhammedov announced in Open Session at 9:03pm that the Board discussed public employee discipline/dismissal release and directed staff to take action. Also discussed CEO & Superintendent Performance Evaluation and took no action.

E. Rizzuto, Principal at Magnolia Science Academy (MSA)-4, and J. Choe, Principal at MSA-6, presented their school site's Glows, Grows and Priorities presentations. Board Members thanked the Principals and staff for their continued work and updates.

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, reviewed Educational Partners survey reflections and what was learned from them. He reported on the participation rates by the students, parents and staff as well as areas of improvement. He also reported on the responses to the open ended questions. F. Del Carpio, Chief People Officer, reported on the staff responses and announced that MPS is now 'Great Place to Work' certified. She also reported on the areas of focus. M. Wittek, Director of Student Services, went over the student responses and planning for next year. B. Olivares, Chief Impact Officer, reported on the parent responses and growth in the communication with families. Questions from the Board were addressed by staff.

Enrollment Update was not discussed in this meeting due to time.

Updates on Facilities Projects was not discussed in this meeting due to time.

F. Del Carpio, Chief People Officer, reported on the strategic evolution and approval of resolution to restructure academic and operational positions across the MPS network. She discussed the organizational charts by school site and the Home Office which reflect updated academic staffing models that are a direct step towards the codification of the instructional model and financial priorities. She went over the discussions and planning cycles held throughout the prior months and which were centered around enrollment projections, academic prioritization, budget planning and collaborative staffing models. She stated that they worked collaboratively with the Finance Department to ensure MPS is upholding balanced budgets across the school sites. 

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E. Acar, Deputy Superintendent, discussed the addendum from MGT which is intended to extend MGT's current agreement to include strategic planning services with the co-development of MPS's 5-year strategic plan. He reported that MGT has submitted a new proposal to facilitate the development of the 2030 strategic plan which builds upon the foundational work already completed and leverages MGT's prior experience supporting MPS initiatives. He reported on the timeline which next phase will start mid-May and detailed the phases.

M. Sahin, Facilities Project Manager, reported that Magnolia Science Academy(MSA)-1 would require a much needed roof replacement at the middle school campus. The current roof is aging and experiences constant leaks and shows signs of progressive deterioration disrupting classrooms and posing safety risks to students and staff. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

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