Magnolia Public Schools

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM

Location

MPS Home Office: 250 E 1st St. Ste 1500 Los Angeles CA 90012
Board Members who joined remotely joined from the following locations:
• 449 36th Street #2 Brooklyn, NY 11232 (Mr. Nguyen Huynh)

Board Members:
Dr. Saken Sherkhanov, Chair
Dr. Umit Yapanel, Secretary
Mr. Serdar Orazov, Treasurer
Dr. Salih Dikbas
Ms. Diane Gonzalez
Mr. Nguyen Huynh
Mr. Haim Beliak
Ms. Charlotte Brimmer
Ms. Sandra Covarrubias

CEO & Superintendent:
Dr. Caprice Young

Notice of Closed Session Agenda Items
Due to space limitations on the following pages of the agenda, notice of closed session agenda items is provided here.

II. A Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation - Three Cases

Directors Present

C. Brimmer, D. Gonzalez, H. Beliak, N. Huynh (remote), S. Covarrubias, S. Sherkhanov, U. Yapanel

Directors Absent

S. Dikbas, S. Orazov

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Sherkhanov called a meeting of the board of directors of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Thursday Jan 18, 2018 at 7:15 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

Board Member N. Huynh, joined the meeting at 7:27 pm, please refer to individual votes for participation.

C.

Pledge of Allegiance

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

D.

Public Comments

There were no public comments.

E.

Approval of Agenda

S. Sherkhanov made a motion to approve the agenda as presented.
U. Yapanel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Gonzalez
Aye
S. Orazov
Absent
H. Beliak
Aye
C. Brimmer
Aye
N. Huynh
Absent
U. Yapanel
Aye
S. Covarrubias
Aye
S. Dikbas
Absent
S. Sherkhanov
Aye

II. Closed Session

A.

Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Three Cases

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced that the Board would go into Closed Session to discuss the three cases under potential litigation. After Closed Session, the Board went back into Open Session and the MPS Board Chair stated that no actions were taken during Closed Session. 

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 11:23 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sherkhanov