S. Orazov arrived at 5:45 pm, U. Yapanel arrived at 5:54 pm.

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

There were no public comments.

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced that the board would be going into Closed Session to discuss one matter of anticipated litigation and the public employment of the CEO and Superintendent and stated that the Board would reconvene Open Session once Closed Session is complete. 

The Board discussed this item in Closed Session.

The Board discussed this in Closed Session.

No actions were taken during Closed Session.

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, stated that as to the next item regarding approval of the Chief Executive Officer/Superintendent employment agreement, I am required by law to indicate, prior to any vote on the employment contract that the Chief Executive Officer/Superintendent contract which is for a one (1) year term July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, provides a base annual salary of $210,000. The contract also provides for the same health benefits and other paid time off as all other full-time certificated employees. I would also note that the annual salary is wholly in keeping with the compensation comparability study the Board has received. He also explained the selection process where the Ad Hoc Committee met twice to review resumes and conduct interviews of potential candidates. S. Sherkhanov, asked, A. Rubalcava, the potential candidate to give a few words to the community. He stated he was looking forward to the opportunity and he thanked C. Young, current MPS CEO and Superintendent for her work, dedication and mentorship. S. Sherkhanov, went back to explain that the organization was moving toward stronger academics and the recommended candidate had a strong academic background. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, asked further questions to the committee on how the candidates were screened and what questions were asked during the interviews. 

U. Yapanel, MPS Nominating Committee Member, informed the Board that there was a need to fill the vacant board seat with a member of Orange County due to the Orange County MPS representative resigning from the Board. He stated that there were three nominees, one former parent, one current parent and one past employee, all whom participated in the nominating committee meeting to answer questions regarding their interest in the Board. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, asked about the process of candidate screening which the committee responded to. After further discussion, the committee decided that the best candidate was S. Geldiyev. The committee recommended to offer him to complete the remaining term first before a full term so the Board can see the fit and commitment, the term would end March 11, 2020.

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, presented to the Board his proposed changes to the MPS Board committees. The main change was merging the current Personnel Committee and Community and Parent Engagement Committee into one committee called Stakeholder Engagement Committee. The Board agreed on this change. The Board discussed in depth what board members would be on each committee and which committees require alternate board members. There were changes made on the proposed list of committee members. After a lengthy discussion and presentation from B. Holman at Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP, The Board decided to not appoint corporate officers at this meeting which included the MPS Board Secretary and MPS Treasure/Chief Financial Officer, these appointments will be presented at another Board meeting. B. Holman, advised that these officers be staff of the organization and not members of the Board. The Board would like to discuss this further.

I. Soto, Interim Chief External Officer, explained the resolutions for the renewing charters MSA 6, MSA7, and MSA Santa Ana. He stated that the new CEO & Superintendent would be the lead petitioner and N. Montijo would be the Onsite Financial Manager. I. Soto went over submission dates and submission requirements. All questions were addressed. 

P. Ontiveros, MPS Director of Facilities and General Counsel, gave a quick overview on the contracts being approved for the MSA-1 construction project, he explained why the contracts were needed, what the amounts were, he went over the procurement process and explained why these particular vendors were chosen. T. Buresh, Construction Manager from PrimeSource, attended the meeting and helped address specific questions on the project. He explained in depth the issues of the current structure and how an earthquake can affect it with out the requested repairs. This item was revised after the MPS budget was discussed and approved.

This item was discussed by the Finance Committee before it went to the full board. N. Montijo, Chief Financial Officer, went over the changes she made to the budget based on the requests from the Finance Committee members. She explained the changes made to MSA 5 based on the requests from the authorizer of that school. S. Sherkhanov, MPS Chair, briefly went over each school's budget. S. Orazov, MPS Board Members and Finance Committee Member, gave supporting information to the Board on school that required extra details. All questions were addressed. 

K. Dietz, EdTec Representative, presented a quick update on the April 2018 financials, all questions were addressed.

P. Ontiveros, MPS facilities Director, gave a brief update on the ongoing facility projects of the various MSA schools, all questions were addressed.