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Surplus Property Auction
- Drew Morock, of OPSB's real estate consultants Latter & Blum, said that the auction includes a good mix of former schools, other buildings and vacant parcels that have generated significant interest from the development community.
- Superintendent Stan Smith said that they are looking forward to another successful auction. He said that the auction serves two purposes
- Provides much needed resources for the school facilities master plan
- Returns buildings to commerce, thus creating an increased tax base that provides funding for the public schools
Action Items
Reviewed and discussed staff recommendations and forwarded the items to the full Board with a favorable recommendation
- Academic Calendar for 2013-2014 - revision
- Modification to calendar to facilitate professional development and increase the instructional day
- Pupil Progression Plan amendments
- Modification to allow 4x4 block scheduling
- Addition of End of Course grading policy for English III and US History
Discussion and Information Items
Received and discussed reports from staff and consultants
- Charter School application process
- Report from NACSA on timeline and process for evaluating new charter applications
- Original City Diner Events
- Sharing of proceeds for school supplies
- Academic update
- Literacy grant
- 2013 HS graduation report
- Detailed report on student college scholarships
- Federal programs update
- Third party providers for Title I for eligible non-public school students
- Catapult Learning - $4,700,079
- Non-Public Educational Services - $416,415
- Sylvan Learning Center - $20,746
- Third party providers for Title Ii for eligible non-public school students
- Catapult Learning - $1,465,907
- Non-Public Educational Services - $36,875
- Achieve 3000 KidBiz/TeenBiz Online Reading Program
- E-rate and NCLB funding
- $225,725
- Blackboard Learn Academic Portal renewal
- All content areas
- E-rate and NCLB funding
- $140,200
- Charter schools update
- Four new charter applications in final stages of evaluation
- In last two years, OPSB charter enrollment increased from 5990 to 9215
Action Items
Received and discussed recommendations from staff and took action as indicated
- OPSB litigation with N.O. Inspector General
- Declined to request that Louisiana School Boards Association file an amicus brief on OPSB's behalf in its litigation with City Inspector General
- After Executive Session, approved (with one dissent) a recommendation for the full Board for a request for ratification of General Counsel's instructions to outside counsel
- Evaluation Team for Selection of Superintendent Search Firm
- Approved a recommendation for the full Board for a reduction in the number of members
- Limits membership to the seven community members selected by OPSB members
- Employee litigation
- After Executive Session, approved recommendation to full Board for a request for settlement authority
- Worker's Compensation claim
- After Executive Session, approved recommendation to full Board for a request for settlement authority
Discussion Items and Reports
Received and discussed reports without taking action
- Act 330 (HB 661) update
- Received report on passage of law allowing RSD schools to return to OPSB without losing LEA status
- Insurance litigation
- Received a status report from counsel in Executive Session
Action Item
Received and discussed staff recommendation and approved forwarding the item to the full Board with a favorable recommendation
- Warren Easton HS campus expansion
- Non-binding purchase agreement for vacant square of land adjacent to Easton HS
- School campus is presently undersized under Master Plan and City zoning
- Opportunity to purchase while vacant
- Due diligence inspections and appraisals prior to final approval
Discussion and Information Items/Reports
Received and discussed staff and consultant reports without taking action
- Vacant/Surplus Property Disposition Framework
- Procedures under development to allow charters opportunity to acquire vacant or surplus sites
- Contracts for projects to be considered by Budget and Finance Committee
- McDonogh 7 Modulars
- Use for Audubon School Extension
- Two units of two classrooms each
- Tri-State Consortium - $268,000
- DBEs will participate in separate installation procurements
- Einstein Modulars
- Replaces damaged and non-reparable modular
- Three u(classrooms and multi-purpose)
- Tri-State Consortium - $650,000
- DBEs will participate in separate installation procurements
- Audubon - Carrollton Roof
- Alternative Source, Inc. - $136,200
- DBE = 78%
- Capital Projects Status Reports
- Bids for new Lake Forest ES are under-review
- Base Bids were over-budget due to apparent market conditions and foundation requirements with area's soil
- Alternates for parking and development of rear of site were apparently within budget
- Recommendation forthcoming for September OPSB meeting
- Demographic Update
- Presentation by OPSB/RSD consultant GCR
- Population and enrollment trends are within upper ranges of prior projections
- Since 2010, public school enrollment increase (14%) outpaced overall population increase (9%)
- 2011 projection for students by 2020 was 49,457 but has now been raised to 55,913
- Individual neighborhood and school projections and other data can be found by cutting and pasting the following URL into your address bar: 69.2.40.199/weborb30/gcr/nolaschools/
Action Item
Received and discussed staff recommendation and approved forwarding the item to the full Board with a favorable recommendation
- Single-event serving of alcoholic beverages at Warren Easton Jazz Legends Concert
Action Items
Received and discussed staff recommendation and approved forwarding the items to the full Board with a favorable recommendation
- FY 2014 Consolidated Budget
- Detailed budget can be read here
- Public Hearing Tuesday (see above)
- MFP probable increase per student
- Last year - $8349 / Coming year - $8938
- Actual MFP share depends on October 1 count
- Confirmation of State Bond Commission parameter terms in leveraged financing
- Insurance renewals/actions
- Self-funded medical plan - Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA - $351,919
- Self-funded medical stop loss insurance - Houston Casualty Co. - $235,000
- Child Nutrition bids
- Canned goods - various vendors - $623,201 - DBE = 23.66 %
- Frozen foods - various vendors - $479,045 - DBE = 67.32 %
- Paper products - various vendors - $251,699 - DBE = 22.8 %
- Action items on cost items discussed in Accountability and Property Committees (see above)
- McDonogh 7 Modulars
- Einstein Modulars
- Third Party Contract Amenedment - Title I
- Third Part Contract Amendment - Title II
- Achieve 3000 KidBiz & Teenbiz Online Reading Program
- Blackboard Learning Portal
- Audubon Extension Re-Roof Contract
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