Regular Board Meeting Minutes

January 23, 2020, 6:00-9:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Magnolia Public Schools

Minutes

Regular Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 23, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Location

MSA-3 1254 E. Helmick St., Carson, CA 90746

The following schools remained open as remote locations:
• MSA-1 18238 Sherman Way, Reseda, CA 91335
• MSA-2 17125 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91406
• MSA-4 11330 W. Graham Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90064
• MSA-5 18230 Kittridge St., Reseda, CA 91335
• MSA-6 3754 Dunn Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90034
• MSA-7 18355 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge, CA 91325
• MSA-8 6411 Orchard Ave., Bell, CA 90201
• MSA-Santa Ana 2840 W. 1st St., Santa Ana, CA 92703 (Mr. Shohrat Geldiyev)
• MSA-San Diego 6525 Estrella Ave. San Diego, CA 92120 (Dr. Salih Dikbas)
• 1363 Ridgecrest Rd Pinole, CA 94564 (Mr. Serdar Orazov)
• 4701 Patrick Henry Dr. Bldg#25, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Dr. Umit Yapanel)

Board Members:
Mr. Haim Beliak, Chair
Dr. Umit Yapanel, Vice-Chair
Ms. Diane Gonzalez
Ms. Sandra Covarrubias
Mr. Serdar Orazov
Dr. Salih Dikbas
Mr. Shohrat Geldiyev

CEO & Superintendent:
Mr. Alfredo Rubalcava

Directors Present

D. Gonzalez, H. Beliak, S. Covarrubias, S. Dikbas (remote), S. Geldiyev, S. Orazov, U. Yapanel

Directors Absent

None

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

S. Orazov, U. Yapanel

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

H. Beliak called a meeting of the board of directors of Magnolia Public Schools to order on Thursday Jan 23, 2020 at 6:00 PM.

B. Record Attendance and Guests

Please refer to attendance information stated above.

C. Pledge of Allegiance

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

D. Approval of Agenda

S. Covarrubias made a motion to approve the agenda as presented.

D. Gonzalez seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Orazov	Absent
U. Yapanel	Aye
S. Dikbas	Absent
S. Geldiyev	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye

E. Public Comments

The first public comment was in regards to payroll changes. There were multiple public comments from parents regarding concerns about administrators of MSA-3 and mention of a parent letter that was delivered to administration in regards to issues at the school. Additional speakers spoke about bullying and drug exposure at the site. Multiple staff members spoke about their work at the school and how they have addressed the issues that have been presented to them. One student spoke about his gratitude toward the administrators and the school.

F. Communications: Board/Superintendent

MSA-3 Staff members presented recognition certificates to students.

G. Approval of December 5, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Board Meeting on 12-05-19.

U. Yapanel seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
D. Gonzalez	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
S. Geldiyev	Aye
S. Dikbas	Absent
U. Yapanel	Aye
H. Beliak	Aye
S. Orazov	Absent

H. Approval of December 15, 2019 Special AdHoc Board Meeting Minutes

D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the minutes from Special AdHoc Committee Meeting on 12-15-19.

U. Yapanel seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
U. Yapanel	Aye
S. Dikbas	Absent
H. Beliak	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye
S. Geldiyev	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
S. Orazov	Absent

I. Approval of December 15, 2019 Board Retreat Meeting Minutes

D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Retreat on 12-15-19.

U. Yapanel seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Geldiyev	Aye
S. Orazov	Absent
H. Beliak	Aye
U. Yapanel	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
S. Dikbas	Absent

II. Closed Session Items

A. Public Announcement of Closed Session

H. Beliak, MPS Board Chair, announced that the board would be going in to Closed Session to discuss three matters under potential litigation and one public employment matter.

B. Conference with Legal Counsel-Potential Litigation- Three Matters

These matters were discussed in Closed Session.

C. Public Employment- One Matter

This matter was discussed in Closed Session.

D. Report Out From Closed Session

H. Beliak, MPS Chair, announced that no actions were taken during Closed Session.

U. Yapanel left.

S. Orazov left.

III. Consent Items

A. Approval of School Accountability Report Cards (SARC) for all MPS

D. Yilmaz, MPS Chief Accountability Officer, briefly explained the details of the School Accountability Report Cards (SARC).

D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the School Accountability Report Cards (SARC) for all MPS.

S. Geldiyev seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
H. Beliak	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
U. Yapanel	Absent
S. Orazov	Absent
S. Dikbas	Aye
S. Geldiyev	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye

IV. Action Items

A. Approval of Revised English Learner Master Plan for Magnolia Public Schools

K. Mann, MPS ELA and EL Program Coordinator, briefly presented the changes to the EL Masterplan and addressed the questions from the board.

D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the EL Masterplan.

H. Beliak seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
U. Yapanel	Absent
S. Dikbas	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye
H. Beliak	Aye
S. Orazov	Absent
S. Geldiyev	Aye

B. Approval of Revised 2019-20 MPS Employee Handbook

D. Hajmeirza, MPS Human Resource Director, explained the revisions to the 2019-20 MPS Employee Handbook that were required based on the changes in state and federal law.

D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the revised 2019-20 MPS Employee Handbook based on the recent changes in state and federal law effective as of January 1, 2020.

H. Beliak seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
S. Geldiyev	Aye
S. Dikbas	Aye
H. Beliak	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
U. Yapanel	Absent
D. Gonzalez	Aye
S. Orazov	Absent

C. Approval of Additional Expense for Special Educational Services for MSA-8

J. Hernandez, MSA-8 Principal, explained the need of the additional special education services at MSA-8 and the budget implications. He addressed board member questions.

D. Gonzalez made a motion to approve the usage of budget reserves for a one-time expense related to Special Educational services that will be provided by Los Angeles Unified School District in the amount of $60,000.

S. Geldiyev seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
U. Yapanel	Absent
S. Covarrubias	Aye
S. Geldiyev	Aye
S. Orazov	Absent
S. Dikbas	Aye
H. Beliak	Aye
D. Gonzalez	Aye

D. Approval of Revised Interest Rate for Intra-Organizational Loan Between MSA-5 and MSA-1

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, went over the details regarding the request from LACOE to adjust the interest rate of the temporary loan from MSA 5 to MSA 1 from 2.19% to 2.0%.

D. Gonzalez made a motion to change in the interest rate accrued by the temporary loan, from MSA 5 to MSA 1, to 2.0% from the previously approved rate of 2.19%.

S. Geldiyev seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
U. Yapanel	Absent
D. Gonzalez	Aye
S. Covarrubias	Aye
S. Orazov	Absent
S. Geldiyev	Aye
S. Dikbas	Aye
H. Beliak	Aye

V. Information/Discussion Items

A. Finance Update for December 2019

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, gave a brief update regarding the MPS financials up to December 2019, all questions were addressed.

B. Facilities Updates

P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Director of Facilities, gave a brief update on the ongoing facility projects for various MPS sites and addresses all board member questions.

VI. 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 9:38 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

H. Beliak