REQUEST: MATERIAL REVISION TO PROVIDE ENROLLMENT PRIORITY TO NEIGHBORHOOD STUDENTS

•  MSA-SC is committed to serving students and families in San Jose.

•  We’d like to provide enrollment priority to neighborhood students to increase our FRL enrollment and qualify for SB740 facilities lease support.

•  MSA-SC will be staying at the current site for up to two years while a new facility is built nearby on appropriately zoned vacant land.

•  Once a new site has been secured, at the request of the SCCOE staff, all affected local school districts will be notified.

•  This presentation is designed to provide an update to the SCCOE Board of Education.

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MAGNOLIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUCCESS & DEMOGRAPHICS STATEWIDE •  Flagship school opened in 2002. Now 11 schools serve 3,400 students. •  US News & World Report recognized Magnolia Science Academy (MSA) 1

(90% FRL) four years in a row as a BEST HIGH SCHOOL, setting the GOLD standard in 2015

•  Our robotics team will compete in the World VEX Robotics Competition in Kentucky – April 2016

•  Our HS students are invited to participate in the International Environment Projects Competition in Texas – April 2016

•  Two of our middle school students earned 1st places in the LA County Science Fair – March 2016

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MPS Free Reduced % MPS SPED % MPS English Learner % MPS Total Enrollment 3,427 Students

77.01%

12.93% 10.24%

100%

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2015-16: MSA SANTA CLARA BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON CORE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

MPS invested in Common Core ready Math and ELA curriculum which are implemented at MSA-SC.

Math and ELA classes adopted the Common Core aligned McGraw Hill textbooks, with online components using Study Sync and ConnectED.

Study Sync

•  Inclusion of audio for the text / writing prompts / Blast!

•  Use the annotation features to prepare students to the SBAC

FuelEd online courses taught blended learning style (with in-person support and group projects) allow students access to diverse courses despite small school size.

ConnectED

ALEKS: All Math students use ALEKS as support to curriculum

Thrively.Com to assess and support our students’ strengths

•  Student interest based exploration program

•  Extension life skills

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MSA SANTA CLARA: STUDENTS SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AND COMPETITIVELY 905 API score MathCounts: •  Placed 7th in Chapter. 8th grader won

1st place in countdown round and advanced to the state finals.

•  Student became State Champion and advanced to the national level

•  Placed 16th at the nationals Science Synopsis: 8 students won awards

Student won Silver at I-SWEEEP

Made Honor Roll as a school in AMC-8 (American Mathematics Competition)

FTC Robotics: Placed 8th in the area tournament

In March 2016, GreatSchool.org recognized MSA Santa Clara as one of only seven high schools in the Bay Area with 100% of disadvantaged students on track to graduate UC eligible.

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THE CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR AND THE SUPERIOR COURT DEFENDED MPS

In June 2014, LAUSD rescinded its conditional approval of two schools’ charter petitions. MPS sought and was granted a preliminary legal injunction to allow the schools to remain open by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in July 2014. LAUSD settled to avoid legal action in March 2015, renewing the charters.

“We found that LAUSD may have acted prematurely as its decision was based on a summary of draft findings that did not provide key

context about the financial situations of those academies and it did not provide sufficient time for the Foundation to respond to its

criticisms.” - California State Auditor’s report published on

May 7, 2015

Magnolia could not open more schools in Santa Clara due to the LAUSD actions against the CMO. While not without flaws, Magnolia was largely vindicated by an extensive State Audit which found that LAUSD’s concerns over Magnolia’s financial viability were not substantiated by the facts. 5

2015 POSITIVE FISCAL REVIEWS LED TO INCREASED ACCESS TO CAPITAL

May 2015 California State Audit confirmed that all Magnolia schools

were financially solvent June 2015 CDE issued a Letter of Good Standing for the purpose of

PROP-1D apportionments June 2015 Charter School Financing Authority provided a

determination of financial soundness for the purposes of PROP-1D apportionments

June 2015 State Allocation Board unanimously voted to provide PROP-1D apportionment of $17.4 million for Santa Ana Facility

June 2015 S&P increased the financial outlook of MPS Dec 2015 MPS received clean comprehensive audits with new audit

firm Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company, LLP

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FACILITIES: FINDING THEM AND KEEPING THEM HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE 2014-15

•  Magnolia Public Schools exercised prudence in not moving forward with an aggressive growth plan during the previous years.

•  The SCUSD refused to extend MSA’s lease to provide additional time for MSA-SC to secure a suitable facility, foregoing rent payments exceding$500,000. The school district site currently remains vacant.

•  MSA-SC was forced to relocate to the current facility which is 13 miles away with Latino College Prep (National Hispanic University Foundation).

•  The site was not secured until less than a month before the start of the school year which effected enrollment.

2015-16

•  100 students (mostly from SCUSD) chose to stay with Magnolia in the new site.

•  National Hispanic University Foundation has agreed to extend the lease for up to two years.

•  Magnolia has issued an LOI to secure nearby (about 3 miles) vacant appropriately zoned land on which to build a new school.

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FACILITIES: WHEN MSA SANTA CLARA HAS A SECURE SITE, ENROLLMENT IS STABLE AND STRONG

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2015-16 2017-21

FUTURE: MSA WILL STAY IN SAN JOSE SERVING STUDENTS WHO NEED US MOST

•  Stay at our current location at National Hispanic University for one to two years

•  Obtain a permanent facility that we can call home

•  Deepen our community connection

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FULL FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF MPS IS BACKING MPS SANTA CLARA Silicon Valley parents and students demand strong Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs. Our students begin coding in year one (6th grade) and have access to other compelling STEM programs not available elsewhere.

MSA Santa Clara expenses have exceeded revenues during the fiscal year 2015-16 due to: •  Schools late start due to lack of school facilities •  Significant enrollment decrease due to the distance of the new location from the previous

location •  Overstaffing to keep strong teachers with Magnolia

MPS is providing a Board approved loan to MSA-SC out of the home office reserve fund at 0% interest. This loan will be repaid as MSA-Santa Clara’s enrollment strengthens.

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REQUEST RECAP: MATERIAL REVISION TO PROVIDE ENROLLMENT PRIORITY TO NEIGHBORHOOD STUDENTS

•  MSA-SC is committed to serving students and families in San Jose.

•  We’d like to provide enrollment priority to neighborhood students to increase our FRL enrollment and qualify for SB740 facilities lease support.

•  MSA-SC will be staying at the current site for up to two years while a new facility is built nearby on appropriately zoned vacant land.

•  Once the new site has been secured, at the request of the SCCOE staff, all affected local school districts will be notified.

•  Thank you for your consideration.

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Contact:

Caprice Young, Ed.D. CEO & Superintendent Magnolia Public Schools cyoung@magnoliapublicschools.org (408)258-1427 Michele Ryan, Pd.D. Principal Magnolia Science Academy, Santa Clara mryan@magnoliapublicschools.org (408)258-1427

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