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This report is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools
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Greetings!
The following report is from the Thursday, June 14, 2012, Committee Meetings of the Orleans Parish School Board.
Committees typically discuss and review items which will require later consideration before the full Board and receive progress reports on the implementation of programs and projects that OPSB previously approved. The next OPSB Business meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, at 5 p.m. in the Auditorium of the McDonogh #35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street.
***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***
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Meeting agenda and back-up documentation can be read here
Discussion/Information Items
Carl Perkins Grant Application
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$136,767 for Career and Technical Education (CTE) in high schools
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Includes partnership with Delgado Community College
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Program Targets
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Sports Medicine
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Engineering
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Information Technology
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) / Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Combined Application
- Component programs
- Title I: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged ($16,373,341)
- Title II: Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting ($3,240,972)
- Title III: Language Instruction for Limited Proficient and Immigrant Children ($72,869)
- IDEA: Educational and related services for children with disabilities ages 0-21 ($4,015,053)
- IDEA Preschool: Additional services for ages 3-5 ($66,672)
- Discussion
- Includes direct-run and charter school students
- By law, includes eligible students in non-public schools
- Accounts for reductions in federal funds available next year
- Possible additional federal cuts mid-year - staff will help schools plan for possibility
- Impact of new State voucher program not yet known - OPSB is responsible for special needs children who leave RSD schools to go to non-public schools
Charter School Updates
Presentation
Academic Games League
- Deferred until full Board meeting
Reports
Graduation Summary Report
- 95% of 1177 HS seniors graduated this year
- Number expected to increase after summer school
- $58.7 million in scholarships were won by graduates, including $12.2 million in TOPS
Retirement Celebration for Superintendent Kilbert
- June 30th
- Information here
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Meeting agenda and back-up documentation can be read here
Discussion/Information Items
Real Estate Discussion Items
- Almonaster Modular Units
- Campus consists of OPSB-owned space on site of former Central Services facility
- OPSB has leased modulars on the campus for ADEPH, which is now being relocated to McDonogh #35 HS
- Crescent Leadership Academy, an RSD charter, would like to sublease the modulars to house the Rights of Passage Charter School
- Sublease would be for the remaining 18 months of OPSB's lease and would help OPSB partially recover its costs
- Expropriation by HANO of Augustine, Bell and Mondy Campuses
- OPSB previously approved HANO's request for a year extension to June 30, 2012
- HANO is requesting another extension of agreement to December 31, 2012
- HANO's use of the sites would be related to the Choice Neighborhood Grant
- OPSB has been approached by other persons about purchasing Bell and Augustine
- OPSB members are concerned about OPSB and RSD incurring costs for security, upkeep and insurance on the buildings for the convenience of HANO's delays in acquiring
- Expropriation by City of New Orleans of Tubman Annex (Part 2)
- City previously expropriated part of the Tubman Annex site for Federal City project
- City now desires to expropriate remaining part of the site at appraised value
Reports Monthly Capital Projects Report - Report presents status of OPSB and RSD projects with a highlighted summary of OPSB projects
- Lake Forest ES New School - question of how much of site would be used for school
- Administration is obtaining engineering studies and cost estimates for options of using currently undeveloped portion for either green space and/or parking
- Delegations of parents and staff of school and neighbors of new site spoke in favor of developing the entire site for the school and using the space being studied for green space and/or parking.
- Individual Board members spoke in favor of developing the whole site for the school, subject (1) to getting the engineering studies and cost estimates and (2) to the school maintaining the full site.
- Stabilization projects
- Architects have now been assigned to design the "stabilization repairs" projects at Bethune ES, McDonogh #35 HS, Easton HS, Karr HS, Lusher ES, Lusher HS, Audubon Extension, and Nelson ES
Presentation Rabouin Building
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LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
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Meeting agenda and back-up documentation can be read here
Action Items
Discussed legal matters and took action as indicated
Resolution 13-12 to challenge the constitutionality and/or legality of Act 2 of the 2012 Regular Legislative Session
- Forwarded to full Board without a recommendation
- Resolution was being considered by several members of LA School Boards Association
- Concern expressed that if OPSB was litigating the matter on its own, it would bear the costs while other entities would get most of the benefits
- Concern was also expressed that if the law were to be struck down, the result would be more money for RSD without RSD, as a State agency, opposing the law or contributing to the legal expenses
Resolution 14-12 to state OPSB's intent to work toward and operate a parish-wide uniform student enrollment system
- Forwarded to full Board with a recommendation to approve
- Amended to allow OPSB charters who wish to participate to do so
Executive Session Items
Recessed into Executive Session to discuss litigation matters and then reconvened to take action as indicated
Status Reports
- General Counsel reported that Committee received status reports on these cases
- Expropriation litigation with State over McDonogh 11 School
- Insurance litigation with Lexington Insurance and others
- Litigation with State over Return of Schools
- Intervention in the State's special education litigation
- Potential litigation over demand for reimbursement of $1.8 million MFP advance to ACSA in 2005-2006
- Committee voted to forward counsel's settlement recommendations of the following to the full Board with recommendations for approval:
- Two cases of personal injury litigation
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Meeting agenda and back-up documentation can be read here
Policy for Second Reading
Discussed and forwarded to full Board with favorable recommendation to hold a public hearing
- E530 - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program (amendment to current policy)
Policy for First Reading
Discussed and forwarded to full Board with favorable recommendation
- B213 - Minutes of the Board Meetings (amendment to current policy)
- Provides for "on demand" viewing of Board meetings
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BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Meeting agenda and back-up documentation can be read here
Reports
Received and discussed Administration's report
Monthly Financial Report, May 30, 2011
- Ad valorem tax revenues will probably end fiscal year 5 to 6 million dollars ahead of budget
- Sales tax revenues are running about $2 million below budget
- No problems noted with expenditures
Action Items
Reviewed and forwarded to full Board with favorable recommendations unless noted otherwise
Resolution 12-12: Capital Projects Budget Amendment No. 8- McMain HS Health Clinic - $500,000 in Grant funds to incorporate new health clinic in Renovations and Gym project
- Mahalia Jackson ES - $100,000 in additional Other funds for converting unneeded offices into classrooms
Stipend and Supplemental Compensation Scales for FY 2013 - Sets rates for salaries for extra services, such as coaches, summer school and professional development
Carl Perkins Grant Application - Reviewed in Accountability Committee
Health Resources and Services Administration Grant- $500,000 for McMain Health Clinic construction (see Resolution 12-12 above)
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) / Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Combined Application- Reviewed in Accountability Committee
Annual Casualty Insurance Renewal- Forwarded to full Board without a recommendation
- Administration to provide more information
Resolution 15-12: Leveraged Financing- Takes advantage of 2008 statute to allow needed funding for Master Plan projects
- Resulted from study by technical advisors during Master Plan amendments last Fall
Leasing of Almonaster Property (Modular Campus)- Reviewed in Property Committee
HANO Extension of Time for Expropriation of Augustine, Bell and Mondy - Reviewed in Property Committee
- Committee amended request to allow OPSB to seek other buyers for property in the meantime
Expropriation by City of New Orleans of Tubman Annex (Part 2) - Reviewed in Property Committee
Milk for 2012-2013 School Year - Brown's Dairy, $481,960.30 - by public bid
Action Items - Deferred
The following items for further information; would consider at Board Business Meeting if ready
- Student Transportation Services
- Purchasing Items for Child Nutrition Services for 2012-2013
- Meat, Seafood and Poultry
- Frozen Foods
- Canned Goods
- Paper Products
- Bread
The following items were deferred or deleted from the agenda
- Budget Timeline - 2012-2013
- Rabouin Building
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