Refer to attendance information stated above.

No public comments were given at this time.

A. Rubalcava, welcomed the Board and the public and reported his comments throughout the meeting as it pertained to the items on the agenda. No further announcements were given.

M. Muhammedov, Board Member, announced that the Board would be going into Closed Session to discuss public employee performance evaluation and would report out any actions taken.

This item was discussed in Closed Session

M. Muhammedov announced in Open Session at 8:12pm that board directed staff on several items.

A. Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent and U. Yapanel, Board Interim-Chair, presented the updated Board Committee structure to reflect a two person committee as the Board consists of five members. Staff addressed all Board Members questions.

U. Yapanel, Board Interim-Chair, recommended to have S.Covarrubias as the MPS Chair. Board Members endorsed this move and to keep U. Yapanel, as the Vice-Chair.

I. Soto, Director of Development and Communication, presented the Portrait of a Graduate for recommended approval and adoption. He and other MPS staff that worked on the  project presented the planning and the purpose of its creation. S. Covarrubias, was involved as a member of the Board for support and guidance. I. Soto, addressed all questions made by the Board Members.

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, went over the LCAP plans which were created by each school site to address their school-wide goals, annual measurable outcomes and specific actions aligned to the eight state priorities. The development of their LCAP was in collaboration from their stakeholders through surveys. Some MPS Principals presented their LCAP plans for their school and addressed all Board Members questions. 

The 2021-22 MPS budget and master list of contracts was previously approved by the MPS Finance Committee on June 21, 2021. S. Dikbas, Finance Committee Chair, reported out of the meeting and expressed the Committee's recommendation. S. Orazov, Chief Financial Officer, went over the budget details, the master list of contracts and the home office management fee structure and presented the budget report. He addressed all questions from the Board Members. U. Yapanel, was absent during the taking of the vote.

S. Orazov, Chief Financial Officer, presented the EPA spending plans to the board and addressed all questions.

With H. Beliak stepping down from the MPS Board, there remained a vacancy on the Magnolia Properties Management Inc. Board of Directors. P. Ontiveros, General Counsel & Director of Facilities detailed the resolution as indicated on the report as Exhibit A and there was discussion as to who would take the vacancy. Board recommended that D.Gonzalez should take that vacancy. Her name will be added to the resolution to document the appointment and would take effect once the Board votes and approves of the resolution.

S. Acar, Chief Operations Officer, presented the salary band, revisions to job titles for Home Office staff. He show cased the pay range for employees performing a particular job function and addressed all questions made by the Board Members.

S. Acar, Chief Operations Officer, provided overview of the RFP process in selecting DM Graphics as the vendor to provide school uniforms. The overview included other vendors in consideration and price ranges. Board requested for staff to follow-up on information regarding the Student Uniform Exchange Program. All questions from Board Members were addressed.

Facilities Committee was cancelled and the motion was revised for Board approval without the Facilities Committee recommendation. P. Ontiveros, General Counsel & Director of Facilities, went over the plan to install a shade structure at MSA-1 and provided visualizations for the site layout. He addressed all questions from the Board Members.

E. Acar, Chief Academic Officer, and A. Callaham, Director of Special Education and Support Services, presented the Special Education Compliance Guide as a way to approve adherence to legal mandates, SELPA compliance, CDE requirements and details how to do IEP's. 

M.Muhammedov, Board Member, reported that legal counsel is pending on completing the compensation data and the item will be brought at a later Board meetiing.

M. Muhammedov, Board Member, reported that legal counsel is pending the necessary reports for this item and will bring back this item as a later Board Meeting.

D. Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, went over the local indicators that apply to charter schools and how MPS Principals use the self-reflection tools to report out their evaluation of the progress the school makes towards meeting the local indicators in the eight state priorities. A couple of MPS Principals went over the data specific to their sites and addressed the board's questions. 

E.Acar, Chief Academic Officer, provided a verbal academic update and addressed all questions regarding graduations, college acceptances, summer schools and academic projections.