Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Special Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday July 30, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Location
Teleconference Dial:1.844.572.5683 Code: 1948435
Board members participated remotely from the following locations:
• MSA-SA 2840 W. 1st., Santa Ana, CA 92703 (Mr. Shohrat Geldiyev)
• MSA-SD 6525 Estrella Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 (Dr. Salih Dikbas)
• 1363 Ridgecrest Rd Pinole, CA 94564 (Mr. Serdar Orazov)
• 7401 Madora Ave. Winnetka, CA 91306 (Ms. Sandra Covarrubias)
• UCLA- 673 Boyer Hall, 611 Charles Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Dr. Saken Sherkhanov)
• 9715 Lockford St. LA, CA 90035 (Mr. Haim Beliak)
• 5113 Babette Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90066 (Ms. Diane Gonzalez)
Board Members:
Dr. Saken Sherkhanov, Chair
Mr. Haim Beliak, Vice-Chair
Dr. Umit Yapanel
Mr. Serdar Orazov
Dr. Salih Dikbas
Ms. Diane Gonzalez
Ms. Sandra Covarrubias
Mr. Shohrat Geldiyev
CEO & Superintendent:
Mr. Alfredo Rubalcava
Directors Present
D. Gonzalez (remote), H. Beliak (remote), S. Covarrubias (remote), S. Dikbas (remote), S. Geldiyev (remote), S. Orazov (remote), S. Sherkhanov (remote)
Directors Absent
U. Yapanel
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
S. Geldiyev
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Sherkhanov called a meeting of the board of directors of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Tuesday Jul 30, 2019 at 7:04 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
Refer to attendance information stated above.
C.
Approval of Agenda
D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the agenda.
S. Covarrubias seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
E.
Communications: Board/Superintendent
A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, invited Board members to the upcoming MPS Wide Symposium that will take place in August. He also announced that former Board Member, C. Brimmer, resigned effective July 18, 2019 after the Board meeting where she did participate as a voting member. Board members thanked C. Brimmer for her dedication and expertise offered to the Board during her Board membership. No other comments were made.
II. Action Items
A.
Approval to Add an Additional Math Intervention Teacher at MSA-2
A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, informed the Board that all the additional positions being requested by Principals during this meeting would not have budget implications as they were being paid for through the savings in the home office management fees. S. Keskinturk, MSA-2 Principal, briefly explained the need to increase staffing at his site and he also informed the Board of the increases in the academic testing results. S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, asked the Principal to share his best practices with the rest of the school leaders seeing as his schools had a vast improvements with their academic growth.
S. Sherkhanov made a motion to approve the hiring of one (1) Math Intervention Teacher by MSA-2.
S. Orazov seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| U. Yapanel |
Absent
|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Aye
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
B.
Approval to Add an Additional Dean of Academics and Office Clerk at MSA-3
S. Daniel, MSA-3 Principal, explained the staffing changes that had to be made, she went over the needs at the school and briefly stated the academic testing scores.
S. Orazov made a motion to approve an increase in staffing as follows: Approval of changing the approved position of a Title 1/Ops Manager to a second Dean of Academics (DOA) and to add a Full-time Office (Attendance) Clerk to support the Main Office.
S. Sherkhanov seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| U. Yapanel |
Absent
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Aye
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
C.
Approval to Change the Instructional Aid Position to Computer Teacher at MSA-5
B. Plonka, MSA-5 Principal, informed the Board of the need to change the instructional aide position to a computer teacher at his site.
S. Orazov made a motion to approve changing the approved position of an instructional aide to computer teacher.
D. Gonzalez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Aye
|
| U. Yapanel |
Absent
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
D.
Approval to Add an Additional Psychologist at MSA-5 and MSA 7
M. Wittek, MSA-7 Principal, explained to the Board the need to add and share a School Psychologist between MSA-5 and MSA-7 and went over the budget implications.
H. Beliak made a motion to approve hiring one (1) School Psychologist to be split by MSA-5 and MSA-7.
D. Gonzalez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| U. Yapanel |
Absent
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
E.
Approval to Add an Additional ASES Frontline Staff Member at MSA-8
J. Hernandez, MSA-8 Principal, explained to the Board the need to add an additional after-school program supervisor.
H. Beliak made a motion to authorize MSA-8 (Bell) to hire an additional ASES Frontline staff member to work as a member of the after-school program under the guidance and supervision of MSA Bell leadership.
S. Orazov seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| U. Yapanel |
Absent
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Aye
|
F.
Approval to Hire an Additional Teacher and Discipline Coordinator at MSA-Santa Ana
V. Gurler, MSA-Santa Ana Principal, informed the Board of needed staffing changes on his campus. The Board asked about the budget implications to which N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financials Officer, explained that the positions would be covered with budget transfers rather than budget savings. All questions were addressed.
S. Orazov made a motion to approve changes in the FY 2019-20 budgeted staffing as follows:change the approved Teacher Aide position to Discipline Coordinator and hire an additional Multi Subject Teacher for 6th grade.
D. Gonzalez seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Gonzalez |
Aye
|
| S. Orazov |
Aye
|
| S. Dikbas |
Aye
|
| S. Geldiyev |
Aye
|
| U. Yapanel |
Absent
|
| S. Sherkhanov |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| H. Beliak |
Aye
|
III. Closed Session Items
A.
Public Announcement of Closed Session
S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced that the Board would be going into Closed Session to discuss the Closed Session items stated on the agenda and would be reporting out in Open Session.
B.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
This item was discussed in Closed Session.
C.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE (Govt. Code ยง 54954.5(e))
This item was discussed in Closed Session.
D.
Report Out From Closed Session
S. Sherkhanov, MPS Board Chair, announced that during Closed Session the Board took action to approve the release of the Dean of Students, Discipline Coordinator and Campus Security team member from At-will employment. The Board's vote was unanimous; Yes (6): S. Dikbas, D. Gonzalez, S. Sherkhanov, S. Orazov, S. Covarrubias, H. Beliak and Absent (2): U. Yapanel, S. Geldiyev
S. Geldiyev left.
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 9:09 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Sherkhanov