Information Items
Received and discussed reports from staff with no action taken
- School Performance Scores (SPS)
- Received report attached to agenda
- Information on SPS by school, trends, free and reduced lunch and special education enrolment
- Highlighted overall high performance of OPSB schools, including charters
- Five rated A
- Eight rated B
- Two rated C
- Three rated D
- Zero rated F
- Type 5 Transfer Process
- Seventeen RSD Type 5 charters are eligible to return to OPSB
- According to BESE policy, an RSD Type 5 charter is eligible to return to OPSB (as a Type 3B charter) if it meets certain criteria
- Under RSD jurisdiction for at least four complete school years (plus current year), and
- School Performance Score (SPS) of 80.0 or above for 2012, and
- SPS of 54.0 or above for 2013
- Eligible charters must notify BESE by January 2, 2014, of their determinations regarding return
- Decisions are made by individual charter boards at public charter board meetings
- RSD and OPSB will meet privately with charter administrators to discuss the option
- Recent state legislation allows Type 5 charters returning as Type 3B to retain their status as Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
- Homer Plessy Charter School Update
Legal & Legislative Committee
Received reports from General Counsel and took action as indicated
- Executive Session to consider litigation matters
- Reconvened in Open Session and took the following action:
- Approved attorney's recommendations for settlements in two employee cases and one personal injury case
- Reported also discussing the status of insurance litigation over Katrina wind damage
- Reported also receiving general report on all litigation
OPSB Policies for First Reading
Received and discussed proposed amendments to three existing policies and invited the public to give comments over the next 30 days
- Amendments to existing policies
- Facilities, Capital and Maintenance Management
- Deletes language redundant in other policies
- Use of School Facilities
- Mostly related to fees and the service of alcohol beverages on school property
- DBE Program
Action Items
Received and discussed recommendations from the Administration and forwarded the items to the full Board with a recommendation to approve
- Suspension of alcohol prohibition for two schools
- Franklin HS PTA International Festival
- Hynes Charter School Gala and Festival
Action Items
Reviewed and discussed recommendations from the Administration and forwarded the items to the full Board with a recommendation to approve
- Master Plan Oversight Committee nominees
- Nominee of Associated Builders and Contractors: Angela M. Latino-Geier
- Nominee of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans: Jean Celestine
- Negotiations with State over property swap
- Kennedy HS site in exchange for property in 1700-1800 Canal Street for new medical-bioscience high school
- Bradley ES - New School
- Resolution 30-13 requesting RSD for the Bethune ES to move into the new Bradley ES when completed
Discussion Items/Reports
Reviewed and discussed staff reports without taking action
- Capital Projects Budget Amendment # 1
- Several errors in posted item will be corrected
- Board members requested more information
- OPSB property report
- Capital Projects report
- Lake Forest - cost analysis of school construction
- Jacobs/CSRS report on why Lake Forest Bids were higher than projected
Action Items
Received and discussed recommendations from the Administration and took action as indicated
- Capital Projects Budget Amendment # 1
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Educator Effectiveness Observation System RFP - contract award
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- School Improvement Network
- Lake Forest ES New School - contract award
- Forwarded to full Board with no recommendation
- Some Board members wanted more information from project architect
- McDonnel Group, LLC
Discussion Items/Reports
Deferred these items
