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The following report is from the Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Business Meeting of the Orleans Parish School Board. 

 

***This email is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the Orleans Parish School Board***
BUSINESS MEETING
Superintendent's Agenda
The only item - approving routine HR/Personnel actions - was deferred until the next meeting


Committee Reports
All Committee Meetings this month were cancelled; no reports were given

 


Action Items/Resolutions
Received and discussed items and took action as indicated
 
Redistricting Plan for OPSB
  • Approved Alternative Plan A as Amended 12/06/2011 with two additional changes:
    • Ward 6, Precinct 8 was shifted from District 3 into District 7
    • Ward 15, Precinct 13 was shifted from District 7 into District 4
  • Resulting new map will be posted on OPSB's website

Capital Projects Budget Amendment No. 5

  • Deferred action on Resolution 05-12 to allow Property Committee to review item and make recommendation
  • The deferred item would provide:
    • Additional funds for Audubon ES Renovations/Addition
    • Funds to replace two chillers and on the HVAC components at the Timbers Office Building

Enterprise Fund Budget Amendment No. 2

  • Approved Resolution 06-12 recognizing increase in Rental Income of $289,551 from 4460 and 4422 General Meyer
  • Budgets additional Operational and Maintenance Expenses of $ 175,700 related to above Rental Income

High Risk Pool Grant

  • Accepted grant of $25,102 in Federal IDEA funding from LA Department of Education to offset extra costs of Low-Incidence Special Education Teacher at N. O. Charter Science & Math High School  

Committee Appointments

  • Approved Board President's Committee recommendations:
    • Accountability & Charters: Chair TBA, S. Bloom, B. Bonin
    • Finance: Chair L. Moran, W. Koppel, C. Cade
    • Legal & Legislative: Chair S. Bloom, B. Bonin, L. Moran
    • Policy: Chair C. Cade, S. Bloom, W. Koppel
    • Property: Chair W. Koppel, I. Thomas, L. Moran

  

Executive Session
Recessed into Executive Session to consider litigation/personnel matters, after which the Board took the following actions
  • Deferred report on Expropriation Litigation over McDonogh 11 School
  • Deferred report on Insurance Litigation
  • Deferred report on Return of Schools Litigation
  • Ratified a settlement on an Employment Litigation
  • Approved a settlement on Employee Litigation
  • Approved settlements on two Worker's Compensation cases
  • Granted approval to intervene in the State's Special Education Litigation
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