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No public comments were made at this time.

A.Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, announced that the school year has officially ended and congratulated all the students who graduated and thanked school leadership, teachers, administrators and custodians for their work in ensuring that the schools continue to succeed. He thanked the Board Members who engaged with the educational partners at the graduations and culminations. He also welcomed D.Sheehan and E.Tunc to their first Board Meeting as official MPS Board Members. U.Yapanel, Vice-Chair, also welcomed the newest Board Members.

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.

M.Muahmmedov, announced in Open Session at 8:33pm that the Board discussed and reached a conclusion regarding the evaluation of the CEO & Superintendent and will present in Open Session during the approval item on the agenda.

B.Lopez, Chief External Officer, introduced Iris Zuniga and Karina Favela-Barreras from Amanecer Consulting to provide updates regarding the work in community schools planning.

MPS partnered with Amanecer Consulting to support in the application process for the California Community Schools Partnership Program- Planning Grant. They assisted in identifying areas of strengths and needs that would align Magnolia closer to the community schools model. MSA-1,3 and 7 worked directly with Amanecer over the course of the application process. Iris and Karina presented the process of preparing for the grant and their scope of work. They provided an overview of the focus group findings and recommended logic model influenced by MPS Portrait of a Graduate, Community School Four Pillar and Community Input. They also discussed next steps. 

E.Acar, Chief Academic Officer, highlighted end of year Academic updates. Those included highlights of the graduation and promotion events held throughout the schools. W.Gray, College & Career Readiness Program and Teachers on Special Assignment Coordinator, went over the college acceptances statistics and scholarships received. He also went over the support given to non-college bound students. E.Acar, also went over the summer school information for this year which will focus on areas of learning enrichment and acceleration, credit recovery, bridge programs, social-emotional and mental health and prioritizing groups such as homeless, foster youth, SPED and English Learners. T.Lewin, Director of Math Programs, went over the NEWA MAP percentage data of students meeting growth targets and IXL data. J.Hernandez, Director of Student Services, went over the continued use and development of positive behavioral interventions and supports. E.Acar, provided information regarding service improvements and priorities for 2022-23. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

D.Yilamz, Chief Accountability Officer, presented the local indicators. The state provided tools for self reflection and the schools reporting is highlighted in their reports. He provided detailed context of all seven priorities. In the Fall, the principals will submit their reflections and narratives onto the California dashboard and will become public. D.Garner, Principal at MSA-2, went over their schools indicators.

Currently S.Covarrubias serves as the Board Chair, U.Yapanel serves as the Vice-Chair and J.Lara serves as the Board Secretary. U.Yapanel, Vice-Chair and MPS Nominating/Governance Committee Chair, provided context regarding the recommendations of appointment of officers for the 2022-23 year. 

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 each schools LCAP was in collaboration from their educational partners and community. G.Serce, Principal at MSA-San Diego went over his LCAP plans in depth. All schools LCAP plans were presented and included. Public Hearing for these plans occurred at the June 16th Regular Board Meeting. Board Members questions were addressed

This item was previously presented at the MPS Finance Committee Meeting. The Committee abstained from voting on this item for their recommendation to the full Board and instead motioned to have the full Board review for discussion and approval. S.Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, detailed the MPS budget given the information from the California Governor's May revise. He went over the budget for MERF along with each school sites budget. Also presented was the CMO fee policy. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

This item was presented previously at the MPS Finance Committee Meeting with their recommended approval. S.Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, went over the background on approving ongoing contracts that exceed bid threshold guidelines. Those guidelines are noted in the MPS Financial Policies which include contracts that exceed $90,000 to include vendors that have maintained agreements with MPS annually or over the years. The annual contracts have been incorporated into the adopted budget for the 2022-23 year. 

S.Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, went over EPA resolution as a component of LCFF funding. He provided historical background of what the education protection act is intended to do. He added that in accordance to California Education Code, it is a requirement to adopt a resolution annually as part of receipt for Local Control Formula Funding. He provided a breakdown by each school site. 

A verbal correction was made that MSA-4 is not included in this approval. E.Acar, Chief Academic Officer, presented the expanded learning opportunities program (ELO-P) plans. It provides funding for afterschool and summer school enrichment programs for kindergarten through sixth grade. The MPS ELOP Task Force team lead the efforts and created plans on how to utilize the new funds. He discussed the feedback received by students, staff and parents. He also discussed general recommendations made from the MPS Academic team and the need for a possible ELOP Coordinator/Director. Board members questions were addressed by staff.

D.Hajmeirza, Director of Human Resources, presented the updated Health and Safety Policy and IIPP Addendum which reflects recent guidelines from CDC, CDPH and other county public health officials. Updates included COVID-19 testing and reporting, exposure management policy and the use of face coverings. 

This item was brought to the MPS Audit/Facilities Committee Meeting with their recommended approval. P.Ontiveros, General Counsel & Director of Facilities, mentioned that MPS has multiple capital projects in the works. Instead of calling for multiple Special Board Meetings, it was proposed to have the Board appoint an Ad Hoc Committee to approve of these projects. No members were recommended at the Committee Meeting, the Board will designate some members. Board Members discussed and will appoint the MPS Audit/Facilities Committee Board Members: M.Muhammedov & D.Gonzalez to the Ad Hoc Committee in addition to D.Sheehan.

This item was brought to the MPS Audit/Facilities Committee Meeting with their recommended approval. M.Muhammedov, Board Member & MPS Audit/Facilities Chair, reported out of the committee's discussion. He added that CLI Capital will be acting on behalf of MERF for funding purposes and for the current projects that require funding such as the 7111 Winnetka Ave. project. P.Ontiveros, General Counsel & Director of Facilities, added that MPS is not obligated to use them for any particular transaction. Each transaction would be evaluated and weighed on a case by case basis.

This item was removed during the approval of agenda.

As to the next item regarding approval of the CEO/Superintendent’s employment contract, it is a requirement by law to indicate, prior to any vote on the contract, that the CEO/Superintendent’s contract provides the following: 1. The contract is effective July 1, 2022 and provides an annual salary of $248,500. 2. Standard health benefits as are provided to certificated employees. Also adding that the annual salary is wholly in keeping with the compensation comparability study the Board has received.

M.Muhammedov, Board Member, discussed similarly what was previously mentioned in the item before this. The CEO Metrics will go for Board approval at a later Regular Board Meeting for further discussions.