Board Members presented themselves to the public. 

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

J. Moreno, student at MSA-8, presented to the Board regarding the student ambassadors, he went over successes and challenges. J. Aranivar, parent of MSA 8 student informed the Board of concerns she has regarding her child and a specific teacher, the Board informed her that staff will look into her concerns. G. Serce, MSA- San Diego Principal, informed the Board about various successes the school has had. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, briefly mentioned the current elections. H. Beliak, MPS Board Member, requested a moment of silence for the recent mass shooting that affected local communities. No other public comments were made. 

A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, updated the Board on recent organization wide events and thanked Board Members who were part of these various events.

B. Plonka, MSA-5 Principal, informed the Board about the student enrollment increase at his site and he explained the need to add one additional part time office staff member due to this increase. Board Members and the principal went over budget concerns. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member requested a report regarding Human Resource Department involvement in the hiring process. 

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, gave the Board an overview of the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) for Magnolia Public Schools. He explained that the SPSA plans explain in detail intervention and support programs. They also describe how schools will be expending federal funds. J. Hernandez, MSA 8 Principal, and J. Terzi, MSA 6 Principal presented details on their schools' plan and parent involvement in the creation of it. Board Members asked questions regarding the plans, staff addressed the questions. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, would like to see these plans presented in a concise version for better review of the Board and would like a list of terminology used to better comprehend the documents. 

B. Lopez, MPS Assistant Director of Student Services, presented an overview of the school safety plans for all MPS school sites. She explained the details on Epi Pens, school security, staff trainings and more. M. Wittek, MSA 7 Assistant Principal, provided an overview of the process of creating the plan for her school with the support of MPS Home Office staff. She mentioned working with local law enforcement who did a walk through of the site to ensure safety and committed to working together in case of emergency and as needed. J. Hernandez, MSA-8 Principal, informed the board about the safety plan on his site including emergency food, communication protocols and other details. He also gave details on how MSA-8 works collaboratively with the co-located sites and neighborhood schools. This item was discussed at length and questions were addressed. 

A. Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, gave an overview of the potential partnership with the Los Angeles Coalition, he stated the names of the other charter schools who are part of coalition and mentioned the benefits of joining along with the budget implementation. He presented S. Hughes who is part of the coalition, she gave details on the deliverables and how the work is expected to be implemented. The board had a long discussion on this item, all questions were addressed. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member will be the leading MPS Board Member in this partnership, S. Sherkhanov, MPS Chair will be the second board member and H. Beliak will be the third MPS Board Member to participate in the partnership if and when needed. I. Soto, MPS Director of Partnerships, presented some background information on this coalition.

This item was presented as a written report, there was no discussion. 

E. Acar, MPS Chief Academic Officer, briefly went over the California Department of Education oversight letter and visit. He thanked everyone who participated in the 2 day visit and all who assisted in preparing the requested documentation. 

A written report was provided, there was no discussion on this item. 

A written report was provided, there was no discussion on this item. 

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced that the board would be going into Closed Session to discuss the items stated in the agenda. 

This item was discussed in Closed Session. 

This item was discussed in Closed Session. 

This item was discussed in Closed Session. 

S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, reported in Open Session that no actions had been taken during Closed Session.

Discussion of this item was postponed.