Magnolia Public Schools
Minutes
Nominating/Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Location
https://zoom.us/j/98382187391?pwd=Ly9ZYmpmdzZYQ2RjK1YxWmxnQmVyZz09
Meeting ID: 983 8218 7391 Passcode: 914164
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Nominating/Governance Committee Members:
Dr. Umit Yapanel, Chair
Ms. Sandra Covarrubias
Mr. Mekan Muhammedov
Mrs. Esra Eldem-Tunc (alternate)
CEO and Superintendent:
Mr. Alfredo Rubalcava
Committee Members Present
M. Muhammedov (remote), S. Covarrubias (remote), U. Yapanel (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
J. Lara
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Approval of Agenda
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
| U. Yapanel |
Aye
|
| M. Muhammedov |
Aye
|
D.
Public Comments
B.Lopez, Chief External Officer, stated that a donor connected with Human Resources to donate coffee french presses to staff across Magnolia Public Schools. She also thanked M. Muhammedov, for his effort to donate the ability to transport and distribute these items to all schools.
E.
Approval of Minutes from Regular MPS Nominating/Governance Committee Meeting - May 19, 2022
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| U. Yapanel |
Aye
|
| M. Muhammedov |
Aye
|
| S. Covarrubias |
Aye
|
II. Information/Discussion Items
A.
Discussion on the Student Board Member Processes and Responsibilities
J. Hernandez, Director of Student Services, presented the process and logistics in preparation to the student board member selections. He thanked E. Acar, Chief Academic Officer, J. Lara, Board Secretary, and J. Obuchi, Program Manager, for the support in the communications with legal counsel and voting processes across the school sites. He presented the language as dictated in Assembly Bill 824 and the revision previously made to the MPS Bylaws for the "pupil member" also known as the student board member. He presented the timeline which encompassed parent and student messaging, school site elections, staff review, eventual presentation to the Board of Directors from the student candidates elected from their school, and the final Board vote. He went over the requirements and the application and added that parent permission was needed. The Committee raised questions to which staff addressed and made recommendations to ensure the student would be able to get a rewarding experience. Staff gathered the feedback raised by the Committee.
Refer to attendance stated above.