U. Yapanel, MPS Board Member arrived at 6:30 pm. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, arrived at 6:35 pm. S. Geldiyev, MPS Board Member joined the meeting at 7:41 pm. 

B.Torres, Board Secretary, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

There were no public comments. 

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, informed the Board about the the outcomes from the last MPS Facilities Committee Meeting, he stated that some items were postponed for further discussion with the full board, these items will be discussed at a later time during a Special Board Meeting.  A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, informed the Board about some of the activities and events that took place across Magnolia during the month of September, he thanked MPS Board Members who attended these various events. He also invited the Board to upcoming events. No other updates were given.

This item was removed from this agenda and will be presented during a future special meeting of the MPS Board of Directors.

This item was removed from this agenda and will be presented during a future special meeting of the MPS Board of Directors.

This item was removed from this agenda and will be presented during a future special meeting of the MPS Board of Directors.

This item was removed from this agenda and will be presented during a future special meeting of the MPS Board of Directors.

This item was moved from Consent Agenda to Action Item for further discussion. P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Facilities Director, explained the need for the presented change orders for the Magnolia Science Academy-1 project and went over the details pertaining to each change order. He explained that funds for these change orders would be covered by the 2014 Bond. P. Ontiveros, explained the reasons why this project did not go through the RFP process as was asked by the Board. Board and staff discussed approval process of time sensitive items for facility projects and requested attorney input on this topic, P. Ontiveros will get more information on approval processes. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, stated her concerns regarding approval of the presented change orders and requested a review of the related laws and procedures. The Board discussed this item at length. 

D. Yilmaz, MPS Chief Accountability Officer, briefly went over the 2018-19 Compliance Monitoring and Certification of Board Compliance Review for MSA-4, MSA-6, MSA-7 and MSA-8. All questions were addressed. 

P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Facilities Director, S. Keskinturk, MSA 2 Principal, and D. Garner MSA- 2 Dean of Students, explained the need for the use of reserve money to pay for the purchase and installation of classroom cameras. They explained that the policy for the use of the cameras was approved at the last board meeting and this approval is for the approval of purchase. It was also explained that the purchase will not happen immediately. The school's authorizer must approve the use of the cameras before they are purchased and placed. All questions were addressed. 

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, briefly explained the 2018-19 Education Protection Account (EPA) for MSA 1-8, Santa Ana and San Diego. Questions from Board Members were addressed. 

E. Acar, MPS Chief Academic Officer,  went over academic updates that were presented in depth to the Academic Committee. B. Lopez, Assistant Director of Student Services went over student disciplinary procedures and elaborated on student suspensions and expulsions within MPS. E. Acar went over academic test scores across MPS and addressed Board Member questions. B. Plonka, MSA-5 Principal went over the academic data for his site and explained that improvements were made to address student needs. All questions were addressed, this was a discussion item, no actions were taken. 

I. Soto, MPS Director of Partnerships, went over the updated enrollment numbers across MPS and gave details on what plans are currently in place to increase student enrollment numbers. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member suggested to have MPS students do more community service activities such as visiting senior citizen homes. This was a discussion items, no actions were taken.

A written report for facilities update was given, there was no discussion on this item. 

Written report was delivered, there was no discussion on this item. 

Written report was delivered, there was no discussion on this item. 

H. Beliak, MPS Board Vice Chair, announced to the public that the Board would be going into Closed Session to discuss one matter with anticipated litigation and the performance of the Chief Executive Officer and Superintendent. 

The Board discussed this item in Closed Session. 

The Board discussed this item in Closed Session. 

H. Beliak, MPS Board Vice-Chair, announced in Open Session that no actions had been taken during the Closed Session discussion.