The Flag salute was led by home office staff. 

The agenda was approved as presented.

MSA Santa Clara (MSA SC) parent Ms. Tasneem Qureshi presented her comments to the Board. She stated that school academics at MSA SC are great and it is unfortunate that the school is closing. The Board listened to her comments. 

Nothing to report. 

O. Diaz, Chief Financial Officer, explained that the discussion of the budget item was a  continuation from a previous discussion of the budget by the Board. He explained that this board report included the items requested by the Board at the previous meeting including but not limited to information on direct and indirect costs and, home office to school allocated salaries. O. Diaz mentioned that the MSA SC budget was not part of the presented budget because the deficit of this school will be recorded in the 2016-17 financials since the school would officially close on the 2016-17 fiscal year, which was the action recommended by the MPS Finance Committee. C. Young, Chief Executive Officer reported to the Board the changes that have been made from the presented budget compared to the 2015-16 budget. The Board discussed fund raising possibilities for the upcoming year and they informed staff they would like to see more funds being raised through grants and fundraising in the upcoming years. 

O. Diaz, Chief Financial Officer, explained the CMO allocation model. He explained the fee structure and the role of the Average Daily Attendance (ADA) on the amounts charged. He also went over the three different allocation options in detail as well as the benchmarks and methodologies. The Board requested for CMO fees to be known to school administrators and for those fees to be stable and without changes. After a lengthy discussion of the CMO fee, the Board decided to table the item until the next Board meeting.

This item was previously discussed in the previous Special Board Meeting. C.Young, Chief Executive Officer,explained to the Board the plan that MPS staff is creating to prevent similar situations to reoccur. Regional Director of MSA Santa Clara (MSA SC), S. Acar, talked about the action plan he created for this school and he explained the challenges faced  while trying to implement this plan. It was explained that some of the staff was kept to insure that MSA SC delivered the Magnolia Public Schools academic program as stated in its mission and charter. The Finance Committee members told the full Board that during the finance committee meeting, the committee members had decided not to close the school until the 2016-17 school to address the deficit in the 2016-17 year, based on this recommendation, the schools would close effective July 1, 2016. C. Young, Chief Executive Officer, explained that MPS Staff will work with Santa Clara Unified to make sure the proper school closure procedures are in place. All questions were addressed by MPS Staff.

Chief Financial Officer, F. Gonzalez, explained the possible site and explained the details of its locations, size and potential. He explained that MPS staff would like the board to approve the CEO to move forward with making the due diligence for this facility and he explained that more detailed information of this site would be presented to the MPS Facility Committee. He explained the possibilities of using the site for the current MPS academies. S. Acar, Northern Regional Director, explained the benefits of  obtaining a site before having a charter. All questions were addressed.

R. Monoshev, Director of Instructional Technology explained the RFP process that took place for the potential purchase of Chromebooks for MSA 8.  He explained that if any other Chromebook purchase was needed by another school he would use the same approved RFP for the purchases made from  July 1st, 2016 – June 30th, 2017 . He addressed all questions. 

R. Monoshev, Director of Instructional Technology, explained the RFP process for the potential purchase of MSA 2 copy machine lease and he explained that should there be any need of other schools to need a copy machine then the same approved RFP document would be used. He explained the evaluation metric and recommendations. R. Monoshev addressed all questions. 

R. Monoshev, Director of Instructional Technology, explained the function of interactive display boards and how they would support the academic needs of MSA SA. He explained there were 3 different models reviewed and evaluated by a committee consisting of the principal, teachers and the regional director of the school. He explained the warranty and costs. R. Monoshev addressed all questions. 

F. Gonzalez, Chief Growth Officer, explained that the review committee of this facility recommended the company Blackwell. MPS has not worked with them before but other CMOs have and F. Gonzalez has had good experiences with them. F. Gonzalez addressed all Board questions. 

K. Hourigan, Chief Operations Officer, explained the RFP process of obtaining a food vendor and explained the reasons for choosing the recommended company. K. Hourigan addressed all questions.

O. Diaz, Chief Financial Officer, explained that California School Finance Authority requires MSA 1 to maintain an insurance against loss or damage to any structure constituting any part of its facility. He explained what the insurance cover and he addressed all questions. This was an information item, no actions were taken.

K. Hourigan, Chief Operations Officer, explained the action plan that will take place to close the school appropriately and how parents will be informed and supported. All questions from the Board were addressed.