Please refer to attendance information reported above. 

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

MSA-San Diego administrators introduced themselves to the board and informed the board of their recent accomplishments and academic growth. No other comments were made. 

A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, recognized the academic growth of the MSA-San Diego students and thanked staff for their efforts and dedication, he announced the resignation of the former MPS Board Chair, Dr. Saken Sherkhanov effective October 6, 2019, he thanked Dr. Sherkhanov for his dedication of over 17 years to MPS. A. Rubalcava updated Board Members on the charter renewals for MSA-8 and MSA-San Diego, he invited them to participate in the board meeting and hearing of the two schools, he also invited the board to the upcoming MPS wide symposium and the MSA-1 ribbon cutting event. He thanked S. Orazov, MPS Board Member, for his commitment in supporting MPS and for visiting the home office and obtaining feedback from staff for improvements in the home office. H. Beliak, MPS Board Vice-Chair, stated his concern regarding the new legislation that prohibits having board meetings outside of LA County for MPS, he would like staff to look further into this new law. 

This item was moved from consent agenda for further discussion. The board discussed the cost of the water fountains and were concerned with LAUSD's restrictions of working with their vendor. Board Members suggested to contact the approved vendors and obtain a quote directly from them to compare prices. There were questions regarding the lifespan of the water fountains, and vandalism concerns. Due to the cost, the board decided to table this item until further analysis was completed.

H. Beliak, MPS Vice-Chair, announced the items that would be discussed in Closed Session. 

These five matters were discussed in Closed Session.

H. Beliak, MPS Board Vice-Chair, announced that matters were discussed in Closed Session, no actions were taken.

This item was removed from the agenda. 

E. Acar, MPS Chief Academic Officer, explained that the vendor being presented for approval is currently working with MPS but is near exceeding the amount that allows for only a CEO approval, therefore he is presenting it to the full board for approval in the case that amount were to exceed $25,000. He went over the agreement terms and addressed all questions. 

B. Plonka, MSA-5 Principal, requested an additional part-time aide for his campus and he explained that due to the additional enrollment at the site the position would be paid for by current revenue. All questions were addressed. 

A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, informed the board of the officer appointments that had to take place due to the resignation of former Board Chair S. Sherkhanov. H. Beliak, MPS Board Vice-Chair shared his concerns of the new regulations affecting charter schools and asked staff to look further into what could be done to minimize the effect on MPS. Board Members discussed possible nominations for the MPS Board Chair and Vice-Chair, the commitment of both officers and how staff should support whoever was appointed. 

B. Torres, MPS Board Secretary, explained to Board Members that due to the SB 126 regulations, the MPS Board Committee structure have to change in order to be in compliance with jurisdiction constraints. All questions were addressed. 

I. Soto, MPS Director of Development and Communications, went over the current enrollment numbers for each MPS school. A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent went over historical information regarding enrollment trends and gave further information of enrollment specifics. All questions were addressed. 

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financials Officer, gave the board an overview on the MPS August financials, all questions were addressed. 

P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Facilities Director, went over ongoing facility projects and addressed all questions asked by board members. 

E. Acar, MPS Chief Academic Officer, gave an elaborate update on academic data that was previously reported. The board suggested to add the academic updates at the beginning of the discussion agenda in order to spend more time discussing the data. All questions were addressed.