S. Orazov arrived at 6:20 pm. and S. Sherkhanov arrived at 7:04 pm. 

B. Torres, Executive Assistant, led the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Myiesha Jackson, parent of MSA San Diego student, informed the Board regarding her daughter's bulling and harassment concerns. She referenced the letter she emailed to the board for public comments and asked that her concerns be addressed, she stated that her calls and concerns are not being responded. C. Young, Chief Executive Officer, stated that staff is following up with these incidents and it is something the organization takes seriously. C. Brimmer, Board Member, thanked Ms. Jackson for her public comment and tested that the Board did receive the narrative and they would follow up. No other public comments were made. 
 

B. Nguyen, MSA Santa Ana, Dean presented certificates to students, teachers, and to the MPS Board of Directors in gratitude of their volunteer dedication to Magnolia Public Schools. Two students who received certificates gave their story of how MSA-SA has supported them and benefited them. Two students whom are part of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) spoke on the organization and how students benefit from it. C. Brimmer  requested that NAMI representatives offer a presentation to the Board on the services they offer. 

A parent from MSA -SA expressed her concerns of MSA- SA and all Magnolia Science Academies (MSAs) needing a nurse onsite. She stated that this concern was delivered to the principal of the school but the issue has not been addressed. The parents believes that the funds spent on the current nurse should be applied in hiring a certified nurse. S. Covarrubias, Board Members, stated that she believes the larger MSAs do need a nurse but she thinks the smaller schools have the appropriate staff in place to address medical needs of students. She briefly went over budget implications of having a nurse at each site. 

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, explained to the Board why MPS had to request allowance of attendance due to emergency conditions for MSA-1,2,4,5,6,7. He explained that this was due to the wildfires that happened on December 6-8 near the schools and the bad quality of air. S. Acar, Chief Operations Officer, explained how the schools had been affected by the fires and how LAUSD had addressed this concern. 

M. Miller, Partner at Vavrinek,Trine, Day & Company presented the 2016-17 audited financials of MPS to the Board. He gave an overview of the audit review, he explained that each school had a separate audit report and there was one consolidated report that followed each school's guidelines. M. Miller explained the difference between opinions on each report and what each report is needed for. He stated that staff was responsive to requests and requests were completed much quicker than in the past years. M. Miller addressed specific questions Board Members had. The Board decided to table this item, they want the MPS Audit Committee to discuss the audits in depth and for the reports to be brought back to the full Board for approval. 

K. Dietz, EdTec Representative, went over the October 2017 Financials. She address Board Members questions. 

N. Montijo, Chief Financial Officer, explained to the Board why MPS was extended the contract with School Services of California. She explained that the Los Angeles Unified School District had requested that MPS continued to work with SSC for an additional six (6) months. This a contract shall not exceed $20,000, it is under the CEO approval limit, therefore it does not need to be Board approved but it but it was brought to the Board as an information. Board Members questions were addressed, this was a discussion item, no actions were taken. 

M. Lengly, from Gafcon, presented the details on the MSA Santa Ana projected. He said that the school calendar had been discussed so that construction of the gym would not interfere with the operations of the school. Submittal projects are being received and there have been no change orders so far. T. Buresh, from Prime Source, presented the updates on the constructions at the MSA 1 campus. P. Ontiveros, MPS Facility Director, gave an update on MSA San Diego construction details. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, stated that MPS staff needs to build a stronger relationship with government officials so they can support our projects. Staff stated what is currently done to connect with government officials and what they plan on doing. This was a discussion item, no actions were taken.

This item was not addressed, no report was provided. 

S. Sherkhanov announced in Open Session that the Board was going into Closed Session to discuss; one matter under Anticipated Litigation.

The Board went into Closed Session to discuss this item. 

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced in Open Session that during Closed Session the Board instructed the Chief Executive Officer on further notice regarding the potential litigation item.