Refer to attendance information recorded above.

No public comments were made at this time.

A.Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, announced schools started summer school porgrams. Will give an update August/September Board Meetings. Time where many staff members have take vacation to refresh and come back for August 11th & 15th when schools begin. Invited for the Board to join at the Magnolia Symposium to discuss priorities for the year. No comments from Board. 

M.Muhammedov, Board Chair, announced that the Board will be going into closed session to discuss conference with legal counsel on anticipated litigation for one case.

This item was discussed in Closed Session.

M.Muhammedov announced in Open Session at 6:08pm that the Board discussed conference with legal counsel on anticipated litigation for one case. No actions taken.

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.

A.Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, had informed that back in 2017 the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) had approved of the MPS Conflict of Interest Code which came from the development of MPS legal counsel Young, Minnie & Corr as well as the approval to move forward with submitting to the FPPC by the Board of Directors. He added that a standard practice is to revisit the code and policy biennially to assess if revisions are needed for possible re-submission to the FPPC for their approval and if no changes then to submit the Biennial Notice.  No revisions were needed to the existing code and policy and Magnolia will complete the multi-county biennial notice since Magnolia has schools in multiple counties. 

A.Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, thanked the Board for their continued dedication and hours in fulfilling the priorities of Magnolia students and the community. He thanked S.Covarrubias, Vice-Chair, for her commitment during her first term which is set to expire August 9, 2022. She will continue her membership for a second term. Board Members thanked S.Covarrubias for her dedication so far and for her continued commitment to improve Magnolia schools. S.Covarrubias, expressed that she will continue her efforts for the betterment of the students. 

M.Sahin, Facilities Project Manager, presented the application for a grant for ventilation maintenance for Magnolia Science Academy (MSA)-1. In total three schools submitted the application as the others did not qualify. The amount awarded was $90.492 to fund the assessment, maintenance, and repair of ventilation systems, installation of carbos dioxide monitors, and replacement of noncompliant plumbing fixtures and appliances. He explained the process and estimate for Peak West Plumbing. He explained how he identified the vendor. This item is similar to the following two items. Board Members questions were addressed by staff. It was discussed the the Board will motion to vote to accept the ventilation grant as stated in the Board motion. M.Sahin will confirm with the California Energy Commission if that entails using the proposed vendor in which that piece will come back to the Board.

Similar to the previous item, M.Sahin, Facilities Project Manager, presented the application for a grant for ventilation maintenance for Magnolia Science Academy (MSA)-7. The amount awarded was $37,080 to fund the assessment, maintenance, and repair of ventilation systems, installation of carbos dioxide monitors, and replacement of noncompliant plumbing fixtures and appliances. No additional questions were asked that were not mentioned in the previous item.

As presented in the previous two items, M.Sahin, Facilities Project Manager, presented the application for a grant for ventilation maintenance for Magnolia Science Academy (MSA)-Santa Ana. The amount awarded was $91,632 to fund the assessment, maintenance, and repair of ventilation systems, installation of carbos dioxide monitors, and replacement of noncompliant plumbing fixtures and appliances.