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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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The Orleans Parish School Board held a Special Board Meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014, in OPSB's Timbers III Office Building, 3520 General De Gaulle Drive. The meeting agenda and back-up documentation can be read here. OPSBrief has summarized the agenda items below.
***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 MAY 22 OPSB SPECIAL MEETING |
Superintendent's Agenda
Received Administration's pubic announcements with no action needed or taken
- Schedule of Events for election with respect to pending funding legislation (HB 1271)
- No decision being made yet but public notice made that OPSB may consider it soon
- Possible dates for election in November or December 2014
- Background information from OPSBrief: Legislation creates conditions under which existing millage for capital improvements can be preserved for maintaining buildings currently being built, renovated, refurbished or stabilized
- If no action taken, current millage dedicated to debt service would be phased out as the debt is retired over next few years
- HB 1271 gives opportunity for local voters to approve the preservation of the millage and dedicate it exclusively to building preservation and restoration, including capital maintenance
- HB 1271 provides parameters for use, implementation, accountability, etc. of funds
- FEMA funds cannot be used for maintaining buildings, only for initial hurricane recovery
- If no action taken, end of FEMA funding will result in end of capital funds to replace roofs, waterproofing, HVAC systems, etc. as their useful lives end over future years
- Will result in the deterioration of facilities back to their pre-Katrina states
- Budget Timeline Update for FY 2014-2015
- May 22 - General Fund Budget available for public inspection
- June 12 - Public Hearing on General Fund Budget
- June 12 - Special Board Meeting to consider adoption of General Fund Budget
- August 20 - Consolidated Budget available for public inspection
- September 11 - Public Hearing on Consolidated Budget
- September 11 - Special Board Meeting to consider adoption of Consolidated Budget
Action Items
Received and discussed staff recommendations and took action as indicated
- Lusher (Fortier) Modular Buildings
- Approved the award of contract per public bid
- To house middle school program during Stabilization Project in main building - two years estimated
- Includes rental of 22 classrooms, delivery, installation, and later demobilization
- Crescent Commercial Construction - $ 2,863,000.00 - DBE commitment = 33%
- OPSB to receive reduction in price of $ 32,618 because bid was for 23 (vs. 22) classrooms
- Original estimate by Jacobs/CSRS was $ 2,966,686
- Bids came in at $ 164 less per classroom than units at Harte in 2011.
- Textbook Adoption - K-12 2014
- Approved new Reading, English/Language Arts, and Mathematics textbooks
- For OPSB direct-run schools
- Includes textbooks, resource materials, on-line materials
- Geared to Common Core competencies
- Total Cost = $ 722,657.90
- Resolution 08-14: Capital Projects Budget Amendment # 5
- Adopted the resolution
- Stabilization/restoration of historic building plans flooded in Central Services Building during Hurricane Katrina
- FEMA funds - $ 317,075
Executive Session
Recessed into executive session for personnel matters
- Interview and discuss qualifications of Superintendent candidates - projected to take approximately 7 hours
- Diane Roussel-McDonald
- Victoria Conforme
- Kriner Cash
- After Executive Session Board will reconvene in Open Session and may vote on whether or not to invite any of the candidates interviewed so far back for a second interview
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