Refer to attendance information recorded above. 

S.Dikbas, joined from MSA-San Diego located at 6525 Estrella Ave, San Diego, CA 92120.

No public comments at this time.

M.Muhammedov, Chair, announced that the Board will be going into closed session to discuss Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release & Public Employee Performance Evaluation for the CEO & Superintendent and would report out any actions that may be taken.

This item was discussed in Closed Session.

This item was discussed in Closed Session.

M.Muhammedov announced in Open Session at 9:05pm that the Board discussed the Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release and did not take any action. In terms of Public Employee Performace Evaluation for the CEO & Superintendent, he reported that the Board discussed and will present during Open Session.

D.Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, explained the LCAP adoption process which requires the presentation of the local performance indicators and for the Board to approve the LCAP and school budgets. Local indicators are self reflections in five (5) priority areas. Home Office assisted the school sites and schools provided their reflections. B.Plonka, Principal at MSA-1, presented priority six (6) & seven (7) of their local performance indicators. M.Wittek, Principal at MSA-7, presented priority two (2) & three (3) of their local performance indicators. Board members questions were addressed by staff. 

The Academic Department lead by E.Acar, Chief Academic Officer, presented end of year academic updates including upcoming events and the recently held graduations and promotions which Board members attended. He went over achievement data such as NWEA Map growth and growth from English learners and students with disabilities. He also went over the successful instructional rounds that took place where over 450 classrooms across all 10 campuses were visited. Dual enrollment and college acceptances data was reviewed. He also went over school attendance with a year by year comparison. Updates from the Department also included Special Education & Support Services, Educational Services, Student Services, Math Programs, EL & ELA Programs, & Extended Learning Opportunities Programs. Board Members questions were addressed by staff. 

A.Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, thanked the Board for supporting MPS. U.Yapanel, Chair of Governance Committee, thanked the current Chair & Vice-Chair and suggested to keep the current structure the same.

D.Yilmaz, Chief Accountability Officer, presented the LCAP, the most comprehensive strategic plan for all the schools. He presented the week by week timeline to create the LCAP and thanked O.Polat, Director of State & Federal Programs, who oversaw the process. He added that the Home Office took on a bigger role for entering data in the LCAP's as a mean to save time for the school administration and for them to have more time for reflection. LCAP's were done also in collaboration with the Finance & Academic Departments. Board members questions were addressed by staff. 

S.Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, reported that the initial budget was presented during the public hearing. He mentioned that the one time pandemic funds are set to deplete by 2024-25. Many components were added to the budget including books and instructional materials and facilities projects. Finance Department worked with each school site to identify potential reductions and areas of savings. He added that MPS did not have to make too drastic reductions because MPS received the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). He went over each school's individual budget and the Home Office. He also presented the CMO fee policy. Board members questions were addressed by staff.

S.Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, presented the vendors that MPS works with on a regular basis and for which will be included in the master list of contracts. His department looked over the total spending per year and those costs were included in the adopted budgets. The Finance Department did an analysis on which staff member will continue to use services from the previous listed vendors to ensure the list is accurate and current. Vendors include Eide Bailey and DMS for which MPS will continue to use their services.

S.Budhraja, Chief Financial Officer, went over the background of the need to approve EPA yearly which is required by the state and by the auditors. EPA funds is used for teachers salaries which MPS will continue to utilize. Board Members questions were addressed. 

S.Acar, Chief Operations Officer, reported that back in March the Board had approved the salary scales. Some revisions were made that was worked on by the task force consisting on Home Office administration, Principals and school site staff. Board Members questions were addressed. 

W.Gray, Director of Educational Services, clarified that if teacher has an existing credential in a subject area and can demonstrate mastery in a additional subject area, then MPS can conduct an internal review process for approval and later bring to the Board. C.Banda from MSA-2 and S.Moliuddin from MSA-5 are the teachers in the current listed teachers. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

S.Acar, Chief Operations Officer, presented the updated employee handbook for 2023-24. This is to ensure by July 1st, 2023, before the school year starts, the employee handbook is updated. He went over the revisions added. Board Members questions were addressed.

This item was tabled during the approval of agenda.

This item was tabled during the approval of agenda.

This item was tabled during the approval of agenda.

This item was tabled during the approval of agenda.

S.Acar, Chief Operations Officer, noted that this item was previously presented to the Board back on June 8th. Board requested for further analysis. Board Members moved to eliminate sections five (5) and eight (8) of the resolution which was read out loud.

M.Muhammedov, Board Chair, reported "As to the following items regarding approval of the CEO & Superintendent employment agreement, I am required by law to indicated, prior to any vote on the employment agreement, that the agreement provides the following: (1) a work schedule of a minimum of 234 days annually, (2) a base salary of $260,925 for the 2023-2024 school year, (3) sick leave to accrue at the rate of 10 days per year, (4) vacation leave to accrue at the rate of 20 days per year, (5) $18,694.20 toward annual health benefit premium, (6) $50,000 toward basic term like insurance premium, (7) $10,000 toward long term disability insurance premium, (8) reimbursement of up to $1,000 for professional membership and dues, (9) employer contributions for the State Teachers' Retirement Program, subject to program and eligibility requirements, (10) and entitled to tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per year up to a maximum of three (3) years, pursuant to the Tuitions Reimbursement Policy. I would also note that the annual salary is in keeping with the compensation comparability study the Board Board has received."

S.Acar, Chief Operations Officer, mentioned this will be included in the CEO Contract. MPS has a Tuition Reimbursement Policy for all employees. For the CEO to get tuition reimbursement, it would have to be approved by the Board during a board meeting. 

M.Muhammedov, Board Chair stated, "As mentioned in the above two items, the CEO Tuition Reimbursement Package will be added to the CEO Contract. In addition, the base salary for the 2023-24 school year will be $260,925. With that, I make a motion to approve the CEO & Superintendent contract effective July 1, 2023."