Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday July 9, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Location
MPS Home Office
Directors Present
M. Kaynak (remote), N. Huynh (remote), N. Russell-Unterburger (remote), R. Oten (remote), S. Sherkhanov (remote), U. Yapanel (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Gonzalez
Guests Present
B. Torres (remote), C. Young (remote), D. Yilmaz (remote), Gina Fafard, O. Diaz (remote), R. Monoshev (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
U. Yapanel called a meeting of the board of directors of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Thursday Jul 9, 2015 at 6:06 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Flag Salute
The flag salute was led by Ms. Hourigan.
D.
Approval of the Agenda
The agenda was approved unanimously as presented.
E.
Oral Communications
F.
Approve Minutes
The minutes of the Regular Board Meeting that took place on June 11, 2015 were approved unanimously.
G.
Public Comment
There were no public comments.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Minutes
B.
Approval of Chromebook Purchase for MSA-2 and MSA-8
C.
Approval of Resolution Authorizing MPS Home Office Intra-Company Loan to MSA-Santa Ana
D.
Approval of Resolution Authorizing MPS Home Office Intra-Company Loan to MSA- Santa Clara
E.
Approval of Resolution Authorizing Material Revison to the Charter of MSA- Santa Clara
F.
Approval of Application for Funding for Categorical Programs for all MPS Schools
G.
All items under consent agenda were approved unanimously.
III. Items
A.
Item #8 Introduction by EdTec, Inc. on Scope of Work
Kristin Dietz from EdTec gave a brief presentation to the Board. She explained EdTec's scope of work for Magnolia. Ms. Dietz explained what roles EdTec would be responsible for and Mr. Diaz explained what roles would continue to be done by business staff at the Magnolia home office. Mr. Diaz and Ms. Dietz addressed all Board members' questions.
B.
Item #9 BoardOnTrack Overview of Services
Ms. Gina Fafard gave a brief presentation on the scope of work of BoardOnTrack. She explained how the software will assist MPS Board and the goals that have been set so far. She addressed all Board members' questions.
C.
Item #10 Quarterly Update from Magnolia's PR Consultants, Larson Communications
Mr. Rubalcava spoke on behalf of Larson Communications. He explained what assignments Larson Communications has done and how they have supported Magnolia. He gave a brief explanation on what future projects they will be working on and he addresses all Board members' questions.
D.
Item #11 Public Announcement of Reasons for Closed Session
Dr. Yapanel briefly explained the items that would be in closed session and he directed the Board to join the closed session.
E.
Item #12A Closed Session- Conference with Real Property Negotiators
F.
Item #13 Announcement of Action(s) Taken in Closed Session
The Board moved to authorize senior management to negotiate the National Hispanic University facility. The motion was passed unanimously. Dr. Yapanel moved to authorize Accord Educational and Research Foundation to begin negotiations for a different facility. Dr. Kaynak seconded the motion. Ms. Unterburger's vote was a no. She explained she was not approving this action due to the cost of the Accord Educational and Research Foundation contract and because she did not feel comfortable with the process leading to this action.
IV. Item #14 Written Information Item
A.
Finance Compliance Calendar
Mr. Diaz explained that this was an informational item to keep the Board up to date on requirements that the Business Department must comply with during the 2015-16 school year. Written information items were given to the Board as supplemental documents prior to the meeting. There was no further discussion on this item.
B.
Academic Compliance Calendar
Written information items were given to the Board as supplemental documents prior to the meeting. There was no further discussion on this item.
C.
Academic Report
Written information items were given to the Board as supplemental documents prior to the meeting. There was no further discussion on this item.
V. 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 8:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Torres