Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Regular Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 30, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Location
MPS Home Office: 250 E. 1st St. Ste. 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Remotely by dialing in to the following numbers:
Dial: 1.844.572.5683 Code: 1948435
MSA-San Diego 6525 Estrella Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 (Dr. Salih Dikbas)
940 Stewart Dr. Sunnyvale. CA 94085 (Dr. Umit Yapanel)
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Academic Committee Members:
Dr. Umit Yapanel
Dr. Saken Sherkhanov
Dr. Salih Dikbas
CEO and Superintendent:
Dr. Caprice Young
Committee Members Present
S. Sherkhanov
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
B. Torres, J. Obuchi, S. Dikbas (remote), U. Yapanel (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Sherkhanov called a meeting of the Academic Committee of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Thursday Nov 30, 2017 at 7:21 PM.
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Public Comments
E.
Approval of the Agenda
S. Sherkhanov made a motion to Approve the Agenda as presented.
U. Yapanel seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| U. Yapanel |
Aye
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| S. Dikbas |
Aye
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| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
F.
Approval of Minute of Regular Academic Committee Meeting- October 12, 2016
S. Sherkhanov made a motion to approve minutes from the Academic Committee Meeting on 10-12-16 Academic Committee Meeting on 10-12-16.
U. Yapanel seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
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| U. Yapanel |
Aye
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| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
II. Discussion Item
A.
Glows, Grows and Next Steps
This was the first Academic Committee Meeting for the 2017-2018 Academic school year. The Academic Team wanted to update the committee members of our department goals, key areas of focus, and grows for the current school year. K. Jackson, the Chief Academic Officer, summarized the glows of our 2016-2017 SBAC data for our schools, partnerships that we created thus far, and grows that needed to be addressed for the year. Our most recent 'big win' was MSA-4 getting renewed by LAUSD. Each member of the Academic team reported out on their goals, outcomes and what they accomplished so far. V. Marzouk, Director of Student Services, did not report out during this time because she had a separate agenda item that gave her the opportunity to go more in depth of what she was doing during the school year.
B.
Special Education/ Student Services
V. Marzouk, Director of Student Services, reported out on her glows, grows and next steps for Special Education and Student Services. She discussed what models and systems she wanted to implement in the upcoming school year to meet the demands of the increase in special education students and those requiring behavior and academic interventions.
C.
School Wellness Plan
D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, announced the new School Wellness Policy that will be brought to the full board for approval. He communicated that each local educational agency that participates in the National School Lunch Program or other Federal Child Nutrition programs are required by law to establish a local school wellness policy for all schools under its jurisdiction. He mentioned how the policy was developed and modeled from. The policy outlines the approach to ensuring environments and opportunities for all students to practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors throughout the school day while minimizing commercial distractions.
D.
Illuminate Transition Plan (School Information System)
D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, updated the committee members on the progress of the Illuminate transition. He mentioned that I. Ozkay, Data Manager and SIS Coordinator, will oversee the transition plan.
E.
Discussion of Volunteer Policy
D.Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, discussed the conditions for classroom and school volunteer, visitation, shadowing and removal policy. It was also mentioned that this would be brought to the full board in December and this was a recommendation for approval and worked with Legal when creating this policy. The policy went over the two types of volunteers, commitment, and procedures as well as guidelines that are included in our student/ parent handbook.
III. 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 9:21 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sherkhanov