Refer to attendance information recorded above.

No public comments were made at this time.

There were no announcements made from the CEO & Superintendent. Board Members discussed graduations and those who joined. 

S.Covarrubias announced that the Board will be going into closed session to discuss public employee performance evaluation for the CEO & Superintendent.

This item was discussed in Closed Session.

S.Covarrubias announced in Open Session at 6:55pm that the Board discussed the evaluation for the CEO & Superintendent and are making their final steps in completing the evaluation. 

Board proposed to go directly to Action Item IV C as the next item on the agenda after Closed Session and after continue with the agenda as is. There were no objections. 

Public Hearing for the Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAP) were introduced and discussion was held on the process that went towards crafting these plans by D.Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer. All schools LCAP plans which included school-wide goals, expected progress and expenditures were provided. He described the role educational partners had on the development of these plans. M.Avsar, Principal at MSA-4, and M.Wittek, Principal at MSA-7, presented their schools LCAP goals to the public and Board. Educational partners were given the opportunity to provide further feedback. Approval of the LCAP for all MPS will be taken at the next Regular Board Meeting.

S.Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, provided information regarding the California Governor, Gavin Newsom's May Revise which would reflect on the 2022-23 MPS Adopted Budget. Educational partners were given the opportunity to provide feedback and the 2022-23 budget for MPS will be taken at the next Regular Board Meeting. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

The MPS Educational Partners & Development Committee Meeting was cancelled and therefore the Committee was not able to discuss for their possible recommended approval. S.Acar, Chief Operations Officer, reported that the MPS pay scales were previously approved by the Board in which the base salary increased to $57,000 in in the Los Angeles County schools and $54,000 for the schools in Santa Ana and San Diego. Staff is coming back to equate their salaries. D.Hajmeirza, Director of Human Resources, also went over the additional changes that have come up including changes of degrees or change of credentials would have to be notified to Human Resources by January 31st. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

D.Hajmeirza, Director of Human Resources, highlighted the changes in the employee handbook. It is an annual process in which MPS reviews with legal counsel to ensure the most up-to-date federal and state law is reflected.   

This item was discussed after Closed Session. Board nominees went to the MPS Nominating/Governance Committee. U.Yapanel, Vice-Chair & the Nominating/Governance Committee Chair, introduced D.Sheehan & E.Eldem as the Committee's recommended nominees to serve on the MPS Board of Directors. Nominees were given the opportunity to present themselves and answered questions from the public. 

MPS Board of Directors discussed and reconsidered the circumstances of the State of Emergency related to COVID-19 in which meeting in person can directly impact the ability of the Board in addition to the all standing Board Committees (Finance, Audit/Facilities, Academic, Stakeholder and Development & Nominating/Governance Committees) and public to meet safely. As such, local officials are still continuing to recommend measures to promote social distancing. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

D.Hajmeriza, Director of Human Resources, added that the item was previously brought to the Board in August of 2021. Staff would like to utilize this EdCode option for the 2022-23 school year in which it will grant teachers with a preliminary or clear credential to teach subject matters outside of their credential subject area by submitting a petition with supporting documentation demonstrating competency. She went over the purpose of the policy. Procedures were also previously approved by the Board. She went over the chosen teachers which were listed. Board Members questions were addressed by staff. 

D.Hajmeirza, Director of Human Resources, went over the purpose of the form which is for schools to anticipate how many emergency permits for their teaching credentials they will need to cover for an assignment for that school year. She added that this is a new requirement for charter schools with passage of AB 1505. MPS will submit the CTC form on an annual basis and also submit to each county.

P.Ontiveros, General Counsel & Director of Facilities, provided background and current standing for the property at 7111 Winnetka Avenue. He went over the communication between staff and Los Angeles County Office of Education. The request is to move forward in waiving the contingencies. Lender, CLI Capital, in on-board and are finalizing the loan document and is expected to be received soon and will begin negotiating final drafts thereafter. He went over the next steps if the Board decides to move forward with committing to the process. When ready to close the purchase, it will be brought back to the Board and will be presented the final loan documents. Board Members questions were addressed by staff. 

M.Sahin, MPS Project Manager, went over the process and the proposals received for the project. Universal Awning had previously worked with MPS for the shade structure project at MSA-1 in which staff added that they provided a a great structure. He went over the area in which the shade structures will be built. M.Rowell, Elementary Principal at MSA-Santa Ana, went over the need of the shade structures to meet structural needs and to provide students and staff appropriate shading from the weather. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.