Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Regular Academic Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 10, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
Teleconference- Dial: 1.844.572.5683; Code:1948435
Remotely by dialing the following numbers:
Dial: 1.844.572.5683 Code: 1948435
7401 Madora Ave. Winnetka, CA 91306 (Ms. Sandra Covarrubias)
MSA-Santa Ana-2840 West 1st Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703 (Mr. Shohrat Geldiyav)
607 Charles E. Young Dr. East, 659 Boyer Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Dr. Saken Sherkhanov)
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Academic Committee Members:
Dr. Saken Sherkhanov, Chair
Dr. Salih Dikbas
Ms. Sandra Covarrubias
Mr. Shohrat Geldiyev
CEO and Superintendent:
Mr. Alfredo Rubalcava
Committee Members Present
S. Covarrubias (remote), S. Sherkhanov (remote)
Committee Members Absent
S. Dikbas
Guests Present
J. Obuchi, S. Geldiyev (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Sherkhanov called a meeting of the Academic Committee of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Monday Dec 10, 2018 at 6:10 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Public Comments
No comments were made
D.
Approval of the Agenda
S. Covarrubias made a motion to Approve the agenda as presented.
S. Sherkhanov seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
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| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
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| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
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| S. Dikbas |
Absent
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E.
Approval of Minute of Regular Academic Committee Meeting- September 12, 2018
S. Sherkhanov made a motion to approve minutes from the Regular Academic Committee Meeting on 09-12-18 Regular Academic Committee Meeting on 09-12-18.
S. Covarrubias seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Recommendation for Approval
A.
Recommendation of Approval of the LCAP Addendum for MPS
S. Sherkhanov made a motion to recommend the approval of the LCAP Addendum for MPS.
S. Covarrubias seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Dikbas |
Absent
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| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, summarized what the LCAP ESSA Federal Addendum is, how the LCAP Addendum Supplements the LCAP, and how the LCAP Addendum template aligns with the LCAP and SPSA. He updated the Committee Members of what the school's have done so far.
III. Discussion Items
A.
Academic Department Updates
E. Acar, Chief Academic Officer, briefly reviewed the 2018-2019 MPS goals and the progress made thus far. He then presented the IAB data, Reading data from MyOn, information regarding STEAM Expos at the school sites and the CMO-wide expo, CA MTSS Implementation, our Average Daily Attendance (ADA) progress, Social-Emotional Learning Survey, grants awarded, upcoming events and activities, and the GATE program.
B.
Presentation of MSA-4 Progress on LAUSD Benchmark
E. Acar, Chief Academic Officer, noted that LAUSD voted to renew MSA-4 on the condition that we provide benchmarks over the course of 5 years. He articulated that in order to be in compliance, we must provide an update of the two academic benchmarks to the Charter School Division no later than December 15 of the charter term. The first benchmark is to demonstrate at least one performance level growth per academic year for significant subgroups in ELA compared to the resident or local schools with the goal of reaching and maintaining green. The second benchmark is to demonstrate at least one performance level growth per academic year for significant subgroups in Math compared to the resident or local schools with the goal of reaching and maintaining green. He expressed that MSA-4's data for the Fall of 2017 did not meet the Academic Benchmarks. It was determined that the school needed additional support from the home office and discussed our action plan and goals we set to address the areas for improvement to increase student success.
C.
Update on MSA-SA Renewal Process
E. Acar, Chief Academic Officer, explained that we submitted Magnolia Science Academy- Santa Ana's petition to Santa Ana district recently and it was denied due to findings. According to the State Board of Education, we can take the petition to the state. Enclosed in the packet provided to the Committee Members were deadlines and critical information needed to move forward. A. Rubalcava, Chief Executive Officer, informed the committee their support is strongly encouraged and will confirm what is needed from them at a later date.
D.
Progress on WASC Accreditation Status
D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, discussed the importance of WASC accreditation and stated that all our high schools are accreditated. He did note that although it is not necessary for our middle and elementary schools to be accreditated, they will be since it is in our petition. He discussed where each school is in terms of phases of the WASC accreditation cycle. He informed the Committee Members that the support and attendance from the board are critical and highly encouraged during the school's mid-cycle or self-study. He updated the committee that the schools are well prepared for their visit and working on plans for the future on how to get schools close in the vicinity (e.g. valley schools) accredited at once.
E.
CA Accountability System- Dashboard Updates
D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, stated that our dashboard has been public for about a week and the deans and principals have been trained on it. He explained that this the new accountability system for California and in prior years we had a single API score. The current dashboard rates each school on seven different indicators: Chronic Absenteeism, Suspension Rates, English Learner Progress, Graduation Rate, College/Career, English Language Arts, and Mathematics. For ELA and Math, each student's score is averaged from the SBAC test and measured how far they are from meeting the standard. Each school is assessed for each indicator and assigned a color for highest performance to lowest performance. D. Yilmaz explained the basis for each school's colors for the aforementioned indicator. He informed the committee that each school will be presenting their action plan based on the data in the near future.
F.
Upcoming Accountability Items for the Board
D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, updated the committee on items that need to be reviewed or recommend for approval to the full board such as the LCAP for all MPS and approval of the student handbook.
IV. 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 7:55 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sherkhanov