Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 11, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
MSA-San Diego: 6525 Estrella Ave. San Diego, CA 92120
Board Members who participated remotely attended from the following locations that remained open during the meeting:
• MSA-1 18238 Sherman Way Reseda, CA 91335
• MSA-6 3754 Dunn Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90034 (Dr. Saken Sherkhanov)
• MSA-SA 2840 W. 1st., Santa Ana, CA 92703 (Mr. Shohrat Geldiyev)
• 4701 Patrick Henry Dr. Bldg #25, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Dr. Umit Yapanel)
• 1363 Ridgecrest Rd Pinole, CA 94564 (Mr. Serdar Orazov)
• 683 East Loyola Avenue, Carson, CA 90746 (Ms. Charlotte Brimmer)
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
• MSA-1 18238 Sherman Way Reseda, CA 91335
• MSA-6 3754 Dunn Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90034 (Dr. Saken Sherkhanov)
• MSA-SA 2840 W. 1st., Santa Ana, CA 92703 (Mr. Shohrat Geldiyev)
• 4701 Patrick Henry Dr. Bldg #25, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Dr. Umit Yapanel)
• 1363 Ridgecrest Rd Pinole, CA 94564 (Mr. Serdar Orazov)
• 683 East Loyola Avenue, Carson, CA 90746 (Ms. Charlotte Brimmer)
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 (remote), S. Covarrubias, S. Dikbas, S. Geldiyev (remote), S. Orazov (remote), S. Sherkhanov (remote), U. Yapanel
Directors Absent
D. Gonzalez, H. Beliak
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Dikbas called a meeting of the board of directors of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Thursday Apr 11, 2019 at 6:15 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
U. Yapanel, MPS Board Member, joined at 6:20pm.
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
B. Torres, MPS Board Secretary, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
D.
Approval of Agenda
S. Dikbas made a motion to approve the agenda with the removal of item III C Summer School Agreements.
S. Covarrubias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Public Comments
G. Serce, MSA- San Diego (MSA-SD) Principal, informed the board of the recent accomplishments MSA- SD has had and he thanked the board members for visiting his school. E. Acar, MPS Chief Academic Officer, gave a brief recap of the MPS wide STEAM Expo and informed them of its success. No other public comments were made.
F.
Communications: Board/Superintendent
A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, thanked the board for their participation in MPS events in the last month. He explained at length the potential new senate bills that may take affect on January 1, 2020 and how these new regulations may effect the organization. This was all that was reported on from the CEO, the board did not report out on any item.
G.
Award Recognition for MSA- San Diego from MPS Board of Directors
A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent and S. Dikbas, MPS Board Member (San Diego representative), awarded MSA-San Diego a certificate on behalf of the MPS Board and MPS Home office for their extensive accomplishment in the 2018-19 school year.
H.
Approval of March 21, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
C. Brimmer, MPS Board Members, stated that the minutes had to reflect that she participated as a community member and non voting member.
U. Yapanel made a motion to approve minutes from the Regular Board Meeting on 03-21-19 with the requested amendment. Regular Board Meeting on 03-21-19.
S. Dikbas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
I.
Approval of March 21, 2019 AdHoc Committee Meeting Minutes
C. Brimmer, MPS Board Members, stated that the minutes had to reflect that she participated as a community member and non voting member.
U. Yapanel made a motion to approve minutes from the Facility AdHoc Committee Meeting on 03-21-19 with the requested amendment. Facility AdHoc Committee Meeting on 03-21-19.
S. Dikbas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J.
Approval of March 28, 2019 Special Board Meeting Minutes
U. Yapanel made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting on 03-28-19 Special Board Meeting on 03-28-19.
S. Dikbas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Consent Items
A.
Adding Several Security Companies to the Approved Vendors List
S. Acar, MPS Chief Operations Officer, explained item II A to the board. He stated that he was recommending that the board add the three (3) presented vendors to the approved vendor list given that these vendors are already working with the schools and are getting near the $25,000 threshold. C. Brimmer, MPS Board Member, stated her concerns regarding the board report presented. She requested there to be additional information added and wanted to know the principals' role in choosing the vendors. There was a lengthy discussion on this item.
U. Yapanel made a motion to approve the below companies as approved vendors to provide security
services to Magnolia Public Schools campuses; World Private Security, Inc. (Serving MSA 1 and MSA 2), Allied Nationwide Security Service, Centaur Security Services, Inc.
S. Orazov seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. Brimmer |
No
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Absent
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Abstain
|
| U. Yapanel |
Aye
|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Abstain
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Absent
|
B.
Adding Several Transportation Companies to the Approved Vendors List
A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, gave a brief overview and stated that this approval was similar to item II A. He explained that the board would be approving vendors to be added to the approved vendors list.
U. Yapanel made a motion to approve the below companies as approved vendors to provide transportation services to Magnolia Public Schools campuses; Riders Express, Tumbleweed Transportation, American Transportation, Four Winds, JFK Transportation.
S. Covarrubias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| U. Yapanel |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Abstain
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Absent
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Absent
|
| C. Brimmer |
No
|
III. Action Items
A.
Approval to Authorize the Facility AdHoc Committee to Approve Change Orders for MSA-1
P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Facilities Director, explained to the board that item III A and III B were a request to have the MPS Facilities Committee serve as an AdHoc Committee to give them authority to approve those 2 items.
U. Yapanel made a motion to appoint the MPS Facilities Committee as an Ad Hoc Committee with authority to approve Change Order Requests by Oltmans Construction Co. (“Oltmans”) for the new construction being constructed at 18220 Sherman Way (“18220”).
S. Sherkhanov seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Absent
|
| U. Yapanel |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Absent
|
| C. Brimmer |
Aye
|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
B.
Approval to Authorize the Facility AdHoc Committee to Approve the Ordering of FF&E for MSA-1
U. Yapanel made a motion to authorize and appoint the MPS Facilities Committee as an Ad Hoc Committee to approve MPS or MSA-1’s purchase of FF&E to furnish the new high school building being constructed at 18220 Sherman Way (“18220”).
S. Covarrubias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| H. Beliak |
Absent
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Absent
|
| C. Brimmer |
Aye
|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| U. Yapanel |
Aye
|
C.
Approval of Summer School Agreements
This item was removed from the agenda.
IV. Information/Discussion Items
A.
Financial Update- February 2019
N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, gave a brief overview of the February 2019 financials for all MPS.
B.
Facilities Updates
P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Facilities Director, went over all the ongoing projects for all Magnolia Science Academies.
V. Closed Session Items
A.
Public Announcement of Closed Session
U. Yapanel, MPS Board Member, informed the public that the board would be going
B.
Conference with Legal Counsel- Anticipated Litigation- Two Matters
These items were discussed in Closed Session.
C.
Public Employment: Chief Executive Officer and Superintendent
This item was discussed in Closed Session.
D.
Report Out From Closed Session
S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced in open session that the board decided to extend the Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent contract. The Board Chair will collect feedback to update the CEO Metrics to prepare a new contract. No other actions were taken.
VI. Possible Action Items
A.
Approval of CEO Metrics and Evaluation Measures
This item was not voted on.
VII. 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 10:16 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sherkhanov