Adoption of the Agenda

• Rejected on a divided vote a proposal to add to the agenda discussion of a letter from a citizen complaining about several matters

• Board President said the complaints would be referred to appropriate committee
• Several citizens later spoke on every meeting action item to interject the concerns and complaints

Superintendent's Agenda
Received a report from the Administration with no action needed   

• Intergovernmental Land Swap between OPSB and City of New Orleans
• NORD Fox Playground by Landry-Walker for OPSB Bodenger/Elmwood Site
• OPSB has already approved
• City is going through its requirements for community input before playgrounds are disposed of and acquired

• Board President Nolan Marshall read a letter that he had written to the US Attorney requesting an investigation of any criminal wrongdoing in the Karr Design-Build procurement process
• Board Vice-President Leslie Ellison read a statement expressing several concerns about the handling of the Karr Design-Build procurement
• Conflict of interests with Board member's family's firm as a subcontractor
• General contractor Woodward using NOLMAR in DBE goal when Woodward owns 49% of NOLMAR
• Handling of knowledge of conflict by the Administration
• Injures Board credibility, integrity of DBE process, and service to the children     

Action Items
Received and discussed recommendations from Administration and took action as indicated    

• Consent Items - approved purchases via public bid and/or state contract
• Milk
• Brown's Dairy - $ 442,586
• Canned goods and staples
• Durand Food Service - $ 267,868
• Al's Foods - $ 22,680
• Groetsch wholesale Grocers - $ 306,003 
• Frozen foods, juices and vegetables
• Bell Foods LLC - $ 171,958
• Durand Food Service - $ 129,165
• Meat, seafood and poultry
• Bell Foods LLC - $ 265,488
• Durand Food Service - $ 263,131
• Paper products
• Central Poly Bag Corporation - $ 11,200
• Economical Janitorial and Paper Supplies LLC - $ 342,829
• Interboro Packaging Corporation - $ 1,932
• Direct diversion of USDA commodities
• Multiple vendors totaling $ 346,093
• Promethean Activboards and projectors for New Harte ES
• AXI Education Solutions, LLC - $ 128,510 
• Charter School Academic Performance Framework
• Defeated a motion to defer on a 2-4-1 vote
• Approved the item by a 4-3 vote 
• Heard public comments that citywide averages should not be used to determine
  individual school performance, and that the framework does not recognize that Growth Targets are a legitimate measure of success
• G766 - Accommodations for Employee Rights Under Provision of Law - new policy
• Approved the new policy as amended
• B206 - Board Committees - amendment
• Failed to pass the amendments
• Vote was 4-3 but 5 affirmative votes are needed to change policy
• Title I - Non-public
• Approved renewal of third party contracts
• Catapult Learning, LLC - $ 4,875,875
• Non-Public Educational Services- $ 410,333
• Sylvan Learning Center - $ 73,455 
• Title II Part -A - Non-public
• Approved renewal of third-party contracts
• Catapult Learning, LLC - $ 766,973
• Non-Public Educational Services- $ 20,737
• Unified Consolidated Grant Application
• Approved submission of grant application
• Carl Perkins - $ 146,899
• LA 4 State - $ 1,045,647
• LA 4 TANF - $ 1,038,253
• Title I Part A - $ 16,753,746
• Title II Part A - $ 1,846,447
• Title III - $ 89,573
• Title III Immigrant - $ 12,839
• IDEA Part B - $ 4,257,028 
• IDEA Preschool - $ 69,053
• ESYS - $ 43,587
• Technology software contract renewals
• Approved contract renewals
• 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
• Accepted $ 1000 from Academy Sports & Outdoors
• Warren Easton HS Windows Replacement Project  
• Capital Budget Amendment # 6
• Adopted Resolution 09-14 by a 5-2 vote
• To cover architectural fee adjustment below
• Architectural fees adjustment
• Approved the adjustment
• Verges-Rome Architects - $ 39,287
• Contract administration fees for 4 extra years of work due to default by General Contractor (BEI)
• General Liability insurance renewal
• Approved renewal by a 6-1 vote
• Einstein ES Modulars - Capital Budget Amendment # 7 
• Approved Resolution 10-14 - $ 284,001

Executive Session

Recessed into Executive Session to discuss litigation and personnel matter, after which Board reconvened in Open Session to take action

• Executive Session discussion items
• Employee litigation case
• Personal injury litigation
• Worker's compensation case
• Karr HS Design-Build Project - potential litigation
• Superintendent Search 
•  Action items following Executive Session
• Employee litigation case
• Approved settlement recommendation from General Counsel
• Personal injury litigation
• Approved settlement recommendation from General Counsel
• Worker's compensation case
• Approved settlement recommendation from General Counsel
• Karr HS Design-Build Project - potential litigation
•  No action taken
• Determination of Superintendent applicants to receive further consideration
• Voted 5-2 to take no action with respect to the recently interviewed candidates