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Discussion/Information Items
Received and discussed presentation by staff without taking action
- Charter school strategy update
- Current report provides background data for developing strategies
- 90% of local public school students now attend charter schools
- Parish-wide October 1 count (audited) = 47,485 MFP students
- Shortage of seats available projected by completion of Master Plan
- Will require continual use of bridge and to-be-mothballed schools to handle excess
- Shortage also of PK space - PK students usually not in MFP and official MFP enrollment
- New schools designed to handle PK but many charters not offering PK if not funded
- Shortages of seats in some OneApp catchment areas while surpluses in others
- OPSB has fewer options for providing seats for expansion than RSD
- Some RSD charters have empty space now because grades being phased in or enrollments low
- Type 5 transfers
- 15-18 RSD Type 5 schools expected to be eligible to return to OPSB
- Ability for returning Type 5 charters to keep LEA status was approved by Legislature
- BESE expected to approve delay in schools making election to return due to late receipt of performance scores
- Performance Framework update
- Two sections will be ready for Board review next month
- Recognition of Lake Forest Charter ES for 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
- Recognizes schools whose students achieve at very high levels and/or schools making significant progress at closing achievement gaps
Action Item
Discussed information from staff and voted to forward to full Board with a recommendation to approve
- Sale or transfer of Fleur de Lis Site to City or NORA
- Never used as a school
- Used rent-free by NORD for over 40 years
Discussion/Information Items
Received and discussed information from staff without taking any action
- Capital Project updates
- McDonogh 7 Projects: Lead Remediation, Modular Classrooms & Stabilization Repairs
- Under construction for completion this December
- Will be temporary site of Audubon Charter ES Extension
- McMain New Gym
- Work was under construction but contractor given stop-work order over DBE dispute
- Second low bidder unable to takeover work
- Original contractor to take back with 20% DBE, subject to 7% additive change order to cover cost increases during stoppage
- Lake Forest ES New School
- New timeline for rebidding project
- Next 90 days for A/E to repackage specifications based upon value engineering and prior bid addenda
- General conditions to be modified to allow 20 months of construction and more contractor competition
- Thereafter, minimum 45 days for bidding process
- Expect successful general contractor to be given Notice to Proceed by late March 2014
- Property Management for Timbers Office Building
- Extending current building manager until end of 2013
- RFP being issued for new property manager contract, including other rental properties
- Capital Projects Amendment
- Reallocates residual funds from other projects or accounts to add refurbishment funds for needed projects
- Lusher ES Refurbishment
- Karr HS New School
- Timbers Contents
- Ashe/Franklin Ext Renovation
- McMain Stabilization & Health Clinic
- McDonogh 35 Stabilization
- Franklin ES Refurbishment
- Bethune Refurbishment
- Acquisition of 1200 Opelousas Street site for future Behrman ES
- Subsurface environmental problems and deed restriction limit or preclude use as school
- Other sites being considered are existing Walker site and potential Patterson Road site
- Master Plan Oversight Committee
- Received nominations from Urban League and Associated Builders and Contractors
- Nominations can be read here
Recessed into Executive Session to consider current litigation and reconvened to make a public report without taking any action
- One case of Employee Litigation
- OPSB v. City Inspector General
- Will be considered at OPSB Business Meeting
- Would grant General Counsel authority to appeal ruling of trial court
Action Item
Discussed information from staff and voted to forward to full Board with a recommendation to approve
- Request of Easton HS to permit alcohol service for two alumni and parent events
Discussion/Information Items
Received and discussed information from staff without taking any action
- DBE Policy and Procedures Update
- Report distributed, see here
- HYA superintendent search firm
- DBE partner not yet finalized
- HYA will report to OPSB on Thursday, October 17th, at 6:00 p.m.
- DBE participation on current and forthcoming projects
- Board and staff had lengthy discussion on application of DBE procedures
- Board heard complaint from a subcontractor who could not work out particular arrangement with a general contractor
- Staff representatives disagreed among themselves about details and resolutions of problems
Due to lack of quorum, the meeting was cancelled with all items to be discussed and considered at Board Business Meeting
- Revenue Anticipation Notes
- Capital Budget Amendment
- See Property Committee above
- Demographic consultant contract
- Property Management for Timbers Office Building
- Monthly financial report
- Revenue allocation study
- Deferred revenue
- $7.8 million owed to schools on a per-pupil basis due to error in past year revenue report
- $37.3 million unspecified
Recessed into Executive Session to consider current litigation and then reconvened in Open Session to take the action indicated
- Insurance Litigation (Hurricane Katrina)
- Approved the settlement with RSUI Indemnity Company as recommended by the General Counsel
- Property insurance - funds for Master Plan for facility improvements
- Specifics will not be released until case finalized
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