Special Board Meeting Minutes

October 11, 2018, 6:00-6:30 PM

Minutes Approved

Magnolia Public Schools

Minutes

Special Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday October 11, 2018 at 6:00 PM

Location

MSA 3: 1254 E. Helmick St., Carson, CA 90746

The following locations remained open during the meeting for remote access, Board Members joining remotely participated from the locations stated below.
• 940 Steward Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (Dr. Umit Yapanel)
• 1363 Ridgecrest Rd Pinole, CA 94564 (Mr. Serdar Orazov)
• MSA-SD 6525 Estrella Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 (Dr. Salih Dikbas)
• MSA-5 18230 Kittridge St., Reseda, CA 91335
• MSA-6 Dunn Drive., Los Angeles, CA 90034 (Dr. Saken Sherkhanov)
• MSA-8 6411 Orchard., Bell, CA 90201

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

CEO & Superintendent:
Mr. Alfredo Rubalcava

Directors Present

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

Directors Absent

S. Geldiyev

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

H. Beliak called a meeting of the board of directors of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Thursday Oct 11, 2018 at 6:16 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

U. Yapanel, MPS Board Member arrived at 6:30 pm. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, arrived at 6:35 pm.

C. Public Comments

No public comments were made.

D. Approval of Agenda

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

S. Covarrubias seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

II. Action Items

A. Approval of Resolution to Appeal MSA-Santa Ana Charter Petition and Update on Renewal Status

A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, presented to the MPS Board the details regarding the MSA-Santa Ana Charter Petition Renewal. He went over the past actions that had taken place and explained that Santa Ana Unified School District had denied the renewal of the MSA-Santa Ana Charter Petition on October 9, 2018 as was recommended by the district's staff. A. Rubalcava explained the next steps that MPS will be taking regarding this petition which consists of presenting the renewal to a different entity. He went over the need to get the presented resolution approved by the MPS Board and what the timeline is expected to look like. Board Members had questions regarding this renewal and other current renewals, all questions were addressed.

U. Yapanel made a motion to approve the resolution to authorize Mr. Alfredo Rubalcava, CEO and Superintendent of MPS to serve as the “Lead Petitioner” and appeal the denial of Magnolia Science Academy – Santa Ana’s Charter Renewal Petition by filing the Charter Renewal Petition either with the Orange County Office of Education or the California State Board of Education, as deemed appropriate.

D. Gonzalez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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

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 6:52 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

H. Beliak