Human Resources/Personnel

Approved all recommendations

Approved routine personnel actions consisting of transfers, leaves of absence, returns from leaves, resignations and retirements.

Committee Reports/Recommendations/Action Items

Received reports and approved Consent Agenda action items

Committee Reports and Recommendations

Received reports, including recommendations, from the following OPSB Committees:

• Accountability Committee
• Budget & Finance Committee
• Legal & Legislative Committee
• Policy Committee
• Property Committee

Approved the following Consent Agenda public bid action items recommended by the Budget & Finance Committee:

• Demolition of Harte School - $287,682.20 - Zimmer-Eschette II
• Demolition of Central Services Warehouse - $696,950 - J.C.C. Environmental
• Early Childhood Computer Learning Centers for Exceptional Children's Services - $336,766.30 - Hatch, Inc.

Action Items/Resolutions

Textbook Adoptions

• Approved Career & College Readiness textbooks - $26,536.65 - Glencoe.
• Approved Science K-12 textbooks - $266,159.13 - Various suppliers.

Proposed Type 4 Charter School

• Approved the submittal of a Letter of Intent to LDOE for a Type 4 Charter School.

Capital Projects Amendment #9 (Resolution 11-11)

• Approved a budget of $900,000 for the Benjamin Franklin Elementary Extension School.
• Increased the budget for Swing Space (Modulars) for Eastbank and Westbank sites from $5 million to $11 million.

Real Estate Appraisal Services

• Approved a contract with Thoreen Advisory Group, LLC in the amount of $185,300.00 as a result of advertised RFP.

Budget Timeline FY 2012

• Approved the Administration's recommended timeline:
• Publication of proposed budget - July 19th.
• Public hearing on General Fund Budget - August 11th.
• Board Presentation for Adoption of Consolidated Budget - August 15th.
• Consolidated Budget presented to State - September 14th.

Resolutions

• Approved the following resolutions as posted:
• #12-11: Supporting positions and goals by the Coalition for Louisiana Public Education.
• #14-11: Opposing the the merger of SUNO and UNO and/or the elimination of SUNO.
• #15-11: Supporting HB112 of the Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature (Mandatory Anti-Bullying Bill).
• Amended twice and then approved the following posted resolution
• #13-11: Supporting legislation enacting a moratorium on "Letter-Grade Labeling of Schools" and "Value-Added Employee Evaluations" after deleting from the original posted resolution any opposition to the approval of additional charter schools.

Construction Bids

• Approved a contract of $4,478,381.00 by lowest bid to Hamp's Construction. L.L.C., for Site Remediation at the Phillips and Waters School Sites.

Charter Schools

• Approved the Type 4 Charter Operating Agreement
• Deferred action until next meeting for the following items:
• Type 1 and Type 3 Charter Operating Agreements.
• Type 1 and Type 3 Charter Facilities Leases.
• Deadline for signing of Type 1 and Type 3 Charter Operating Agreements.
• Renewal terms for Operating Agreements for the following charter schools: Lusher, Lake Forest, Franklin, and Einstein.

Executive Session

Recessed into Executive Session to discuss litigation and personnel matters

Agenda included:

• Governance litigation with the State.
• Settlement recommendations for two personal injury cases.

The Board reconvened following Executive Session and took the following actions:

• Deferred a decision on one personal injury case.
• Agreed to the settlement terms on one other personal injury case.
• Reconsidered Resolution 13-11 that was approved as amended earlier in the meeting in order to correct a technical error.
• Reconsidered the erroneous earlier deferral of Type 4 Charter Agreement and approved it.