Refer to attendance information stated above. 

There were no public comments.

H. Beliak, MPS Board Chair, announced the board would be going into Closed Session to discuss a reinstatement of pupil case No. 20181008, the public employment of the Chief Executive Officer & Superintendent and two matters under potential litigation. The board would report out any actions taken.

This item was discussed in Closed Session.

This item was discussed in Closed Session.

These matters were discussed in Closed Session.

H. Beliak, MPS Board Chair, announced that staff was directed to follow up and report back on the various matters. 

D. Yilmaz, MPS Chief Accountability Officer, presented this item to the board. He went over the RFP process and the staff recommendation for their vendor selection. A representative from the recommended SIS system, Infinite Campus, elaborated on their services and went over their multi year plan with Magnolia including transition plans and supports. D. Yilmaz, went over budget implications and funding sources. All questions were addressed.

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, went over the interview process of the two backoffice vendors who submitted bids for these services. S. Orazov, MPS Board Member was part of the interview process and he provided his input on the recommended vendor. A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent gave further detail on the interview process, outcomes and recommendation.

P. Ontiveros, MPS General Counsel and Director of Facilities explained that this item was a follow up from previous reports regarding the possible sale of land to the city. The approval being requested is to show interest to the city of the sale, not an authorization to proceed with a transaction, a sale or a commitment from Magnolia Public Schools. M. Sahin, MSA-1 Principal, gave details regarding the history of this project and how MSA-1 has been involved. P. Ontiveros elaborated on what the possible partnership what look like and how MSA-1 would benefit from the city's facility. All questions were addressed.

E. Acar, MPS Chief Academic Officer, presented the MPS Distance Learning Plan created in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. He explained that the approval of the plan is a formality requested by several agencies and authorizers. He reported that Magnolia Public Schools (MPS) did not have any interruptions in instruction and was able to transition to distance learning due to the resources that were already in place. E. Acar, reviewed the timeline of the closure of the schools due to the pandemic and went over the details and how the MPS team quickly began to address the needs of distance learning. Challenges such as safe reopening of schools and graduation ceremonies were discussed. 

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, explained the paycheck protection program to the board as it relates to Magnolia Public Schools. 

U. Yapanel, MPS Board Vice-Chair and Chair of the MPS Nominating/Governance Committee explained the need to have one county representative in the board of each county that MPS represents. He went over the nominating committee's recommendation and selection process. M. Muhammedov, board candidate introduced himself to the board. 

This item was postponed for a future meeting. 

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, explained the review process of the survey results and he went over survey data and overall improvements compared to last year. MSA-6, MSA-7 and MSA-San Diego principals went over their site's data.

E. Acar, MPS Chief Academic Officer briefly presented an academic updated that included information on distance learning improvements and challenges. 

No update was provided. 

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, explained that SchoolAbility's contract would continue as sole service provider since SchoolAbility is the exclusive distributor of Escape Online software (SchoolAbility) for charter schools in California. No actions were asked. 

N. Montijo, MPS Chief Financial Officer, stated that Magnolia Public Schools would be awarding the auditor contract to Eide Bailey who was one of the two audit firms that had submitted bids and she stated the reasoning behind the recommendation. A. Rubalcava, MPS CEO & Superintendent, gave further details on the selection of this contract. Staff addressed all questions. 

The finance team provided an update on the March 2020 financials and addressed relevant questions.