Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Sunday March 13, 2016 at 9:00 AM
Location
MPS Home Office: 13950 Milton Ave Ste 200 Westminster, CA 92682 Teleconference: Dial: 1.844.572.5683 Code: 1948435
Directors Present
A. Korkmaz, D. Gonzalez, N. Huynh, N. Russell-Unterburger, S. Orazov, S. Sherkhanov, U. Yapanel
Directors Absent
M. Kaynak, R. Oten
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
U. Yapanel called a meeting of the board of directors of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Sunday Mar 13, 2016 at 9:00 AM.
C.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
II. Discussion Items
A.
Review of Current Home Office Fee Allocation Structure
The Board presented their concerns on the current home office allocation. They recommended that a 5% reserve be budgeted for the home office for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The Board also suggested that the 11% CMO fee be revisited to try and maintain most of the money at the school sites. The Board gave direction to the MPS staff to work on the 2016-17 home office budget and propose different scenarios and a policy that includes a cap for home office fees to schools. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken.
B.
Revisit Status of "Wildly Successful" Organization Wide Goals
This item was not discussed.
C.
Consideration MSA Santa Clara Academic School Year 2016-17 Status
MPS staff informed the Board on current enrollment numbers in MSA Santa Clara. They explained the actions that have been taken to increase enrollment, facility and budgets components as well as future plans. The Board would like to receive monthly updates on enrollment and budget numbers for this school. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken.
D.
Review Academic Program and XQ: Super School Submission
K. Jackson, Interim Chief Academic Officer, presented the Academic report to the Board. She explained why some Magnolia Science Academies are performing higher in academics than other, one factor being teacher turn over. The Board requested that the MPS staff compare MPS goals with state goals and align them as they see fit. K. Jackson addressed all Board members' questions. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken.
E.
Board Committees Will Discuss Their 18 Months Plans
Board members reported out on what their committee had discussed. They explained their goals and commitments along with the tasks assigned to the MPS staff. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken.
III. Closed Session Items
A.
Public Employment Performance Evaluation: Chief Executive Officer
Closed session item- nothing to report out.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Torres