Board, staff and guests conducted the pledge of allegiance.

Refer to attendance information recorded above. 

S.Dikbas, joined from MSA-San Diego (6525 Estrella Ave San Diego, CA 92120). Student Board Member, M. De La Rosa, was present in-person. 

No public comments were made at this time. 

A.Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, welcomed everyone to the Board Meeting. He will provide his comments during the Strategic Plan item.

J. Hernandez, Director of Student Services, indicated that he had the honor to sit and discuss with the Student Board Member to discuss their new role and support needed. M. De La Rosa, Student Board Member, joined in-person. She stated her excitement for the opportunity and chance to be the voice of the students at the Board level. She presented that her mission in her role was student engagement. She described her vision of student engagement in both the classrooms and outside activities in an effort to reinforce positive behavior, academic success, social development and community involvement. She described her observations in MSA-5 with low engagement particularly in school clubs. She voiced that students should feel that they are part of the school and engagement is a key factor. By working alongside the Director of Student Services, Academic Department and the Board, she expressed that possible solutions are to build environments where teachers can build connections with the students as well as providing students with workshops, and guest speakers. She also expressed an effort to get insight from students in other MSA campuses. She added that student engagement can be measured through self assessments, student survey's that MPS does annually and through the reflection of test scores. 

A. Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, presented that in March of 2023, the Board was presented with MPS Strategic Plans which overlapped with the Board approved CEO Metrics. The goals and metrics derived from the LCAP process and with keeping educational partners in mind. He added that as an organization, staff identified the most critical goals/metrics for the organization. All Home Office Departments (CEO Department, Academic Department, Accountability Department, Finance Department, Finance Department, Outreach & Communications Department, and Facilities Department) provided data and reflections to those plans as an update to the Board of the progress and the continued growth and next steps for each Department. 

G. Serce, Regional Director & Principal at MSA-San Diego, presented a revision to their current organizational structure in an effort to better distribute responsibilities and to meet the school's needs. He presented the current and proposed structure. The changes are: eliminating one (1) Dean position and adding an Assistant Principal, and adding an Office Clerk. He went over the responsibilities of the Assistant Principal and Office Clerk positions, how it will benefit the school in regards to academics, accountability, student support and administrational duties. He also presented the current challenges faced with their existing model. He also presented the budget implications and their school's rise in enrollment. 

B. Olivares, Chief External Officer, informed the Board that MPS is proposing to submit a charter petition to the Orange County Board of Education. A. Rubalcava, CEO & Superintendent, added that the effort into looking to expand into Orange County has been a year long process. The Board was made aware of this venture back in May 2023 during the Strategic Planning presentation. MPS identified communities such as Orange Unified School District, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Irvine Unified School District and Saddleback Valley Unified School District. He added that the Board will receive further updates as it becomes available and the approval today will be the step to move forward as an organization. Board Members questions were addressed by staff.

S. Covarrubias, Board Vice-Chair, announced that the Board will be going into closed session for the matter of conference with legal counsel regarding an existing litigation and would report out any actions that may be taken. 

This item was discussed in Closed Session.

S. Covarrubias announced in Open Session at 10:39pm that the MPS staff apprised the Board of a litigation matter in efforts to settle it, the Board provided feedback and no votes were taken.