Board, staff and guests conducted the pledge of allegiance.

Refer to the attendance information recorded above. S. Perez, Student Board Member, was not present at this time.

No public comments were made at this time.

A. Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, thanked staff for their work and preparedness for a successful first day of school across all MPS campuses. E. Acar, Deputy Superintendent, provided an update on the MPS 2030 Strategic Plan inclusive of the discussions held and next steps. A. Rubalcava, also voiced the observance of the 24th anniversary of September 11th. He thanked all schools for the activities held today in remembrance of that day. 

S. Perez, Student Board Member, joined at this time from her school sports event. She announced her application to the Los Angeles County Superintendent's Student Advisory Council and that she should hear back soon. She also added that first day of school at Magnolia Science Academy-1 went well. M. Muhammedov, Board Chair, announced that as part of the steering committee for the 2030 Strategic Plan, he urged all levels inclusive of school staff and teachers to participate in these discussions in an effort to make impactful changes in the organization.  

J. Lara, Board Secretary, reported that this is a continuation from the training the Board received at the August 7th Regular Board Meeting which covered one (1) hour of the Ethics Training inclusive of the Brown Act. Janelle Ruley, Legal Counsel at Young, Minney, & Corr, conducted the remaining of training to satisfy the Ethics Training completion. Board Members who completed the Ethics Training in full are: Mr. Mekan Muhammedov, Dr. Umit Yapanel, Dr. Salih Dikbas, and Mrs. Diane Gonzalez.

Ms. Sandra Covarrubias, was absent from this meeting, and will complete the remaining portion of the Ethics Training with legal counsel separately. At this time she has fulfilled one (1) hour of the Ethics Training inclusive of the Brown Act.

M. Muhammedov, Board Chair, announced that the Board will be going into closed session to discuss confidential student enrollment matter case #202501, and will report out of closed session.

Item was discussed in Closed Session.

M. Muhammedov, reported in open session at 7:56pm that in regards to the closed session item, the Board approved enrollment regarding the confidential student enrollment matter case #202501, and the Board unanimously voted to approve the enrollment.

B. Olivares, Chief Impact Officer, provided an extensive update on the enrollments across all MPS school sites. She also provided information of actions that will be taken such as after action review with each of the schools to establish goals and key benchmarks. She also added that per the request from the Board, staff are discussing and learning more from schools that are meeting or exceeding their goals so practices can be shared to Principals. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

S. Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, presented the item speaking on the challenges faced this year with certain schools and the Home Office. He reported on the actual financials results for the fiscal year 2024-25 and changes to revenue and expenditures from the previous reporting. He went over the details for MPS and by each school site. Board Members questions and comments were addressed by staff.

S. Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, reported that with the expansion of the new schools in Orange County, comes with certain requirements. The resolution would allow employees to participate in the State Disability Insurance (SDI) specific for Magnolia Science Academy(MSA)-Orange County. The resolution would allow MSA-Orange County to participate in this program which is consistent with other MPS schools. He added that Finance will be processing all items related to the SDI on payroll and its reporting system to include this information as part of the quarterly wage and other financial reporting. 

J. Lara, Board Secrtary, verbally pointed out the typo on the agenda which should have been reflected as 2024-25. 

H. Ciftci, Senior Financial Analyst, presenting on behalf of G. Serce, Chief Academic Officer. He provided background that the Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) provides additional funding for arts education. He added that funds are delivered every year and can be used over a three (3) year period. He reported that most schools partially utilized the allocations and remaining amounts are to be carried over to the following year in accordance with CDE guidelines. He added that Magnolia Science Academy(MSA)-San Diego fully utilized its allocation and MSA-8 did not utilize its allocation in 2024-25 and will carry over to 2025-26. The annual report for each school was included. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

M. Muhammedov, Board Chair, announced that the Board will be going into closed session to discuss conference with legal counsel on anticipated litigation and conference with real property negotiations. They will report out of closed session.

Item was discussed in Closed Session.

Item was discussed in Closed Session.

M. Muhammedov, reported in open session at 9:50pm regarding the items on closed session, the Board took no action on the items and the Board directed staff to take necessary actions.