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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 its regular, monthly
Committee Meetings on June 12 in OPSB's Timbers III Office Building, 3520 General DeGaulle Drive. Committees typically review issues which the full Board is expected to consider at a forthcoming Board Business Meeting and review the progress of the implementation of items previously approved by the full Board.
OPSBrief has summarized below the agenda items covered during those meetings. To review the entire agendas and back-up documentation, click on the title of each respective Committee.
The next OPSB Board Business Meeting is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17th, in the Auditorium of McDonogh 35 HS, 1331 Kerlerec Street. It is anticipated that a Public Hearing on policy maters will precede the Business Meeting at 4:30 p.m.
***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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| JUNE 12 OPSB COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS |
- Charter School Academic Performance Framework
- Received and discussed report from the Administration
- Failed to pass by majority vote a motion to approve the item
- Vote was 2 to approve with 2 abstentions.
- Some members offered opinions that the related policy amendments should be adopted first, before the framework
- Heard three comments from the public
- Rosylyn J. Smith, PhD, expressed belief that policy should come before framework, that all schools should not have same criteria because they have different communities to serve, and that all schools cannot be held to being above city-wide average
- CEO of Einstein Charter expressed appreciation for the Administration taking into consideration the situation of a successful school that takes over a failing school and needs a few years to get the taken-over school up to high-performing levels
- To do otherwise would be a disincentive for a successful school to take over a failing school
- Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools complimented the Administration on working with charters in developing the framework
- Technology Integration
- Received and discussed report from the Administration
- Follow-up to prior request by OPSB members for a study of bringing technology to students on an one-to-one basis
- Report can be accessed in the agenda item back-up
- Presently, the 2995 students in direct-run OPSB schools have school use of 2138 devices, not including computers for teacher use
- Devises = 1804 Windows 7 devices plus 334 iPads & Mac books
- Report includes cost of bringing number of state-of-the-art devices up to one-to-one ratio with take-home capability
- Report includes types of software and resources currently available and level of usage by students
- School 2014 LEAP and iLEAP Report for Grades 3-8
- Received and discussed report from Administration
- Test results reflect continued city-wide growth (OPSB and RSD)
- Across all grades tested, 82% of OPSB students scored "Basic" or better
- Statewide average = 69%
- City-wide average (OPSB + RSD-NO) = 61%
- For "high stakes" LEAP tests in Grades 4 and 8
- 91 % of OPSB 4th graders met promotional standards without remediation
- 83% of OPSB 8th graders met promotional standards without remediation
- Achievement levels getting higher as 42% of OPSB students achieved at "Mastery" or "Advanced" levels
- Ranked 2nd in State (24%)
- Charter Schools 2014 Request for Application Update
- Received and discussed a status report from the Administration
- Four applicants are still being considered
- Cypress Academy (K-8)
- Foundation Preparatory Academy (K-5)
- OutLearn Charter School (7-12)
- Pathways in Education - Louisiana (3 alternative schools 9-12)
- Applications are being evaluated through early July
- By independent evaluator first
- Applicants will get opportunity to respond to evaluation prior to Administration making recommendation
- Administration recommendation to OPSB will be based on independent evaluator's recommendations and on Board's priorities as a charter authorizer
- Public Hearing will be held on July 17th regarding the Administrative Recommendations
- Board decisions on applications are planned for July 22th
- Contract Renewals
- Received and discussed staff recommendations - action to be taken at Budget & Finance Committee
- Third Party Providers - Title I
- Federal law requires OPSB to manage non-public schools' share of federal funds
- Catapult Learning, LLC - $4,875,875
- Non-Public Educational Services- $410,333
- Sylvan Learning Center - $73,455
- Third Party Providers - Title II
- Federal law requires OPSB to manage non-public schools' share of federal funds
- Catapult Learning, LLC - $766,973
- Non-Public Educational Services- $20,737
- Technology Software - OPSB schools
- Achieve 3000 KidBiz/TeenBiz on-line reading program - $261,158
- Compass Odyssey - remediation and enrichment - 24/7 student access - $126,640
- Warren Easton Windows Replacement Project
- Reviewed staff recommendation for architectural (A/E) fees adjustment
- General contractor (BEI) defaulted on the work, surety took over, and architect had to do four additional years of project administration
- Verges-Rome Architects - $ 39,287
- Topics for future meetings
- Capital projects status report
- Status of intergovernmental property swaps
- Status of charter school opportunities to purchase surplus property
- Executive Session
- One employee case
- One personal injury case
- One Worker's Compensation case
- Karr HS Design-Build Contract - Potential Litigation
- Protest by Womack-Tillage, LLC
- Request for Hearing by Woodward Design + Build, LLC
- Open Session
- No action was taken
- Two public attendees called for an investigation on the contractor selection process
- Policies for First Reading
- F602 - Change Orders - amendment
- Amends language to conform to state law
- B211 - Agenda Preparation and Dissemination - amendment
- Amends procedures to improve efficiency of meetings
- Policies pulled from the agenda prior to the meeting and not considered at this meeting
- A126 - Charter Authorizer Authority and Guidelines - replacement
- A127 - Charter School Performance Framework & Evaluation - replacement
- A128 - Charter Extension & Renewal - replacement
- A129 - Charter Monitoring, Intervention, and Closure -new policy
- Policies for Second Reading
- G766 - Accommodations for Employee Rights Under Provision of Law - new policy
- Regarding breastfeeding
- Discussed and forwarded to the full Board with a recommendation of approval with forthcoming amendment to be included
- B206 - Board Committees - amendment
- Several other changes were suggested and probably will be contained in next draft
- Discussed and forwarded to the full Board with a recommendation of approval with forthcoming amendment to be included
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Renewal of Third Party Contracts for Title I
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Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
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Catapult Learning, LLC - $4,875,875
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Non-Public Educational Services- $410,333
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Sylvan Learning Center - $73,455
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Renewal of Third Party Contracts for Title II - Part A
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
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Catapult Learning, LLC - $766,973
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Non-Public Educational Services- $20,737
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Unified Consolidated Grant Application for FY 2015
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Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval ($25, 303,072)
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Carl Perkins - $146,899
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LA 4 State - $1,045,647
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LA 4 TANF - $1,038,253
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Title I Part A - $16,753,746
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Title II Part A - $1,846,447
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Title III - $89,573
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Title III Immigrant - $12,839
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IDEA Part B - $4,257,028
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IDEA Preschool - $69,053
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ESYS - $43,587
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Technology Software Contract Renewals
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- Achieve 3000 KidBiz/TeenBiz on-line reading program - $261,158
- Compass Odyssey - remediation and enrichment - 24/7 student access - $126,640
- Donation of Student Uniforms for Homeless Department
- $ 1000 from Academy Sports & Outdoors
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
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Warren Easton Windows Replacement Project
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Renewal of General Liability Insurance
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Einstein Modulars
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Capital Budget Amendment - $284,001
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Forwarded Resolution 10-14 to full Board with recommendation for approval
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High School Extracurricular Buses
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Capital Budget Amendment - FEMA - $700,000
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Proposal to purchase 8 school buses for McMain HS and McDonogh 35 HS use for extra-curricular activities and athletics
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Buses would be housed at Timbers
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Deferred action on Resolution 11-14 one month for further study
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Harte ES New School - Promethean Activboards and Projectors
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Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
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AXI Education Solutions, LLA - by state contract - $128,510
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Child Nutrition Bids
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Bell Foods LLC - $171,958
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Durand Food Service - $129,165
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This service is made possible by support from the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and funding from the
Robert Reily Family Trust and the Smith/Cooper Foundation
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