Flag Salute was lead by K. Hourigan, Chief Operations Officer.

There were no public comments. 

O. Diaz, Chief Financial Officer, presented the Desk Procedure for H1B Visas item. He explained that this policy was an item that had to be followed up in response to the LAUSD Settlement Agreement. He informed the Board that no new visa processes had been started since the settlement for any LAUSD schools, before this process is reconvened LAUSD must agree on our process. O. Diaz explained that this procedure details the immigration data collection and reporting procedure which allows MPS to keep track of all documents in a formal manner. C. Young, Chief Executive Officer, went over the number of current employees whom are visa holders and perm holders within MPS. The MPS finance committee informed the Board that this item had been discussed by the committee. O. Diaz addressed all questions. 

F. Gonzalez, Chief Growth Officer, went over the Baseline Capital Plan. He went over the projected projects in detail and explained that the approval of the Baseline Capital Plan would approve the baseline of the plans, not the projects, projects would be presented for Board approval individually as needed. The MPS Finance Committee recommended this item for approval. F. Gonzalez and O.Diaz addressed all questions. 

T. Boatman, Director of Human Resources, presented the Non-Certified Employee Pay Scale to the Board. She Explained that this scale is in line with market rates and school budgets, the scale has a minimum, median and max for salary ranges. The Board requested to receive follow up on dollar amounts and budget impact for each school. T. Boatman addressed all Board members' questions. 

This item was tabled for a future Board meeting.

C. Young, Chief Executive Officer and O. Diaz, Chief Financial Officer, explained the Educators Spending Plan to the Board. They explained it's requirements and how it would be applied to the MPS budget. This item will be presented to the Board as an action item during the next Board meeting. O. Diaz addressed all questions. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken. 

A. Rubalcava, Chief External Officer, went over current and projected enrollment numbers for each Magnolia Science Academy. He explained that the biggest concentration has been MSA SA for recruitment of the new site. He also explained that there are many interested students for the new MSA SC site. Prop 39 information as it relates to enrollment for applicable schools provided by Chief Growth Officer, Frank Gonzalez and Northern Regional Director, S. Acar. All questions were addressed. This was an information item, no actions were taken. 

A. Rubalcava, Chief External Officer, went over the Magnolia Public Schools (MPS) media focus for the last quarter and how MPS media reputation has improved. This was an information item, all questions were addressed. No actions were taken. 

O. Diaz explained the March 2016 financials to the board. He explained the MERF projected loss included depreciation, and explained that expenses that benefit specific schools are being allocated to schools directly rather than MERF such as audit fees. Grant opportunities for the upcoming year were discussed. O. Diaz addressed all questions. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken. 

No actions were taken.