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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 Orleans Parish School Board held its regular Committee Meetings on Thursday, March 14th, in the Conference Room 4050 of its Timbers Office Building, 3520 General DeGaulle Drive.
The Board's regular Monthly Business Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 19th, at 5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the McDonogh 35 HS, 1331 Kerlerec Street.
Agendas and related back-up documentation for meetings may be read by clicking on the respective Committee names below. The Policy Committee did not meet this month.
***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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REPORT FROM OPSB COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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Action Items
Discussed reports from the Administration and forwarded items to full Board with recommendations for approval
- Network Pilot Project
- Early Childhood - Community Network Pilot
- Network coalition would receive $350,000 for two fiscal years
- 21st Century Grant
- Authorization to apply for grant for Easton, McDonogh 35, McMain, Karr and NOSMCHS
- Maximum $800,000 per year for three years
- Covers after-school and summer programs
- Other OPSB schools can and have applied for grants in separate partnerships through other entities
- Calendar for 2013-2014 School Year
- Concerned expressed about large numbers of 4th Quarter days required for State-mandated testing
Discussion & Information Items
Received and discussed reports from the Administration without taking any action
- OneApp Status Report
- Administration discussed challenges in implementing the program and efforts to build parent trust
- Over 92% of current OPSB direct-run students have enrolled through OneApp as of March 13
- Procedures and algorithms are being developed while the program is being implemented
- Staff would have preferred field-testing prior to full-scale implementation
- Costs stated to be covered by outside grants but budget and costs were not available
- Heard public comments
- One attendee wanted info on OneApp's costs and vendors installing
- A Moton supporter wanted OPSB charters under OneApp and a resolution of permanent site for Moton
- Franklin ES parent wanted school to be able to opt out
- OPSB Enrollment Expansion
- Parental demand for OPSB schools high in OneApp
- McDonogh 35 planning to increase enrollment and have middle school as a separate school-within-a-school to better serve students
- Franklin ES has opened Ashe annex this year
- Bethune and Mahalia Jackson ES recommended for expansion and more space or annexes to accommodate
- Noted irony that so many parents desire returning to OPSB schools but eligible Type 5 charter boards have rejected returning
- Chevron Project Lead the Way & McDonogh 35 HS
- Supplements STEM program in grades 9-12
- Two years at grants of $18,000 and $28,000.
- Metropolitan Human Development Services - Life Skills Training
- Bethune ES, McMain HS, and Franklin ES
- Teaches good decision-making and social skills
- Charter School Applicants Information Sessions
- For Type 1 applicants
- OPSB Timbers Office Park, Room 4050, on March 27 at 5:30 p.m.
- RSVP OPSB Charter School Office
- School Performance Dashboard
- Request accountability data reports for April Committee meeting
Action Items
Discussed recommendation from Administration and tabled decisions pending further review
- Design-Build Capital Project Delivery Method
- Allowed for limited time by State law to improve project delivery time and quality
- Process used in many other states on public works and locally in private projects
- Administration suggested using process on Karr, the last new construction project it has to design
- Some concern expressed over impact on DBE programs - more info sought
Discussion/Information Items and Presentations
- Option to Exchange and Transfer Property
- Negotiations with HANO
- Deferred to Budget & Finance Committee
- OPSB Lease Renewals
- Deferred to Budget & Finance Committee
- Capital Projects Summary Report
- Superintendents Report on Master Plan Construction Projects
- Quarterly Property Report
- Timbers III HVAC
- Deferred to Budget & Finance Committee
Received and discussed reports from Legislative Consultant and Administration and forwarded item to full Board with recommendation for approval
- Legislative Agenda
- Monitoring Governor's tax reform package
- Change State Law so that Type 5 charters returning to OPSB can maintain their LEA status
- Seek State authority for alternative capital project delivery systems
Executive Session
Recess into Executive Session and then reconvene in open session to report items discussed with no action taken
- Executive Session to Discuss Litigation
- Litigation with the State over Expropriation of McDonogh 11
- Insurance Litigation
- Litigation with the State over Return of Schools
Action Items
Discussed recommendations from the Administration and forwarded items to full Board with recommendations for approval- Option to Exchange and Transfer Property
- Negotiations with HANO
- Reserved right to vote on approval of final agreement
- OPSB Lease Renewals
- Almonaster Modulars - Crescent Leadership Academy will pick up lease when OPSB's lease expires
- St. James Major - Extend lease additional year in anticipation of permanent site for Moton ES
- A motion was made to assign the new North Kenilworth ES to Moton Charter, but this was deferred to the Property Committee
- West Bank Swing Space - Extend lease additional 10 months until end of construction for new Harte ES
- East Bank Swing Space - Extend lease 3 months until end of renovation of Audubon-Broadway
- Capital Budget Amendment #2
- "True up" matching latest costs figures with budgets
- Harte will now be mostly funded by CDBG funds, thus needing less in FEMA funding
- Additional FEMA funding for Lake Forest ES, McDonogh 35 HS, McMain HS, Audubon (Broadway) ES, Karr HS, Lusher ES, Lusher (Fortier) HS, Easton HS etc.
- Additional Other funding for General Meyer Bldg., McMain HS, Mahalia Jackson ES, and Timbers Office Bldg.
- Certified School Personnel Salary Schedule - 2013-14
- Required by Act 1 of the 2012 State Legislature
- Establishes pay differentials based upon experience, demand, and performance
- OneApp Study Resolution
- Based upon reports heard during Accountability Committee
- Chevron Project Lead the Way & McDonogh 35 HS
- See Accountability Committee report above
- Timbers HVAC
- ARC Mechanical - $828,000 - by public bid
Discussion/Informational Items Received and discussed reports from Administration - Budget Timeline for FY-2014
- June 3, 2013 - General Fund Budget available for public inspection
- June 18, 2013 - Public Hearing on FY 2014 General Fund Budget
- August 26, 2013 - Consolidated Budget available for public inspection
- September 12, 2013 - Public Hearing on FY 2014 Consolidated Budget
- September 12, 2013 - OPSB consideration and approval of FY 2014 Consolidated Budget
- February 2013 Financial Report
- Update on Sewerage & Water Board Meeting
- Discussion from SWB on seeking legislation to repeal law granting free water to public schools
- 2013-14 Employment Outlook
- May need to RIF some employees for next fiscal year due to Federal sequestration
- Sequestration Effects
- OPSB anticipated in this FY 2013 budget so no mid-year layoffs necessary
- Anticipate losing 5-8% of Federal Title funds
- Potential loss of $38,000 to $100,000 per school
- Potential loss of 1 to 2 teachers per school
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