Special Board Meeting Minutes

April 26, 2018, 6:00-7:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Magnolia Public Schools

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 26, 2018 at 6:00 PM

Location

Teleconference: Dial:1.844.572.5683 Code: 1948435

Board members participated remotely from the following locations:
• MSA-2 17125 Victory Blvd. Lake Balboa, CA 91406 (Ms. Sandra Covarrubias)
• MSA-8 6411 Orchard Ave., Bell, CA 90201 (Mr. Haim Beliak)
• MSA-SD 6525 Estrella Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 (Dr. Salih Dikbas)
• 11935 Dorothy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049 (Dr. Saken Sherkhanov)
• 940 Steward Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (Dr. Umit Yapanel)
• 1363 Ridgecrest Rd Pinole, CA 94564 (Mr. Serdar Orazov)
• 5113 Babette Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066 (Ms. Diane Gonzalez)
• 683 Loyola Ave. Carson, CA 90746 (Ms. Charlotte Brimmer)

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

CEO & Superintendent:
Dr. Caprice Young

Directors Present

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

Directors Absent

None

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

S. Dikbas, U. Yapanel

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

C. Brimmer

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 Apr 26, 2018 at 6:04 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

S. Dikbas joined after Closed Session Discussion. C. Brimmer participated in Closed Session Discussion but did not join the Open Session after Closed Session. U. Yapanel joined at 6:07pm.

C. Public Comments

There were no public comments.

D. Approval of Agenda

S. Sherkhanov made a motion to approve the agenda as presented.

S. Orazov seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
C. Brimmer	Aye
S. Dikbas	Absent
S. Covarrubias	Aye
U. Yapanel	Absent
H. Beliak	Aye
S. Sherkhanov	Aye
S. Orazov	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye

U. Yapanel arrived.

II. Closed Session

A. Public Announcement of Closed Session

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair announced that the Board would go into Closed Session to discuss the Public Employee Release/Resignation item.

B. Public Employee Release/Resignation

The Board discussed this item in Closed Session.

C. Report Out From Closed Session

S.Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, reported out that the Board discussed the Public Employee Release/Resignation in Closed Session. The Board decided to extend the search of CEO and Superintendent through May 20, 2018.

III. Action Items

A. Approval of CEO & Superintendent Search

C. Brimmer left.

S. Dikbas arrived.

S. Sherkhanov made a motion to create an MPS Board Ad-Hoc Committee composed of S. Covarrubias, D. Gonzalez, U. Yapanel, and S. Sherkhanov to conduct the search for a new CEO and Superintendent of Magnolia Public Schools.

U. Yapanel seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
H. Beliak	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye
U. Yapanel	Aye
S. Orazov	Aye
C. Brimmer	Absent
S. Sherkhanov	Aye
S. Dikbas	Aye

IV. 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 7:36 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

S. Sherkhanov