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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 monthly Committee Meetings on Thursday, August 14, 2014, in the OPSB Timbers III Office Building, 3520 General DeGaulle Drive. All Committees except the Legal and Legislative Committee met.
This week OPSB began its new practice of videotaping Committee Meetings to allow the general public to later view activities on the OPSB website, www.opsb.us.
OPSBrief has summarized the activities for each meeting below. To read a published agenda with back-up documentation, click on the title of the Committee Meeting of interest.
Committees typically discuss issues prior to their presentation at a subsequent Board Business Meeting and review the progress of the implementation of items previously approved by the full Board. In general, Committee Meetings afford the best opportunities for the public to participate in the discussions of specific items.
OPSB will hold its next regular Board Business Meeting on Tuesday, August 19, in the Auditorium of McDonogh 35 HS, 1331 Kerlerec Street. A Public Hearing on proposed charter school policy changes will be held at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Board Business Meeting scheduled for 5:00 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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| REPORT FROM JULY 22 OPSB MEETINGS |
- Pupil Progression Plan for 2014-2015
- OneApp student enrollment process
- Received and discussed a status report from RSD staff
- Process used for 2014-2015
- Proposals for improvements for 2015-2016
- Costs of centralized enrollment process
- School-level data
- Differing comments from Board members
- Some suggested all schools should be in OneApp
- Some suggested need for survey of parents on OneApp
- One suggested OneApp was not working
- Community Eligibility Program (CEP) for breakfast and lunch programs
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Received report from staff on the new program
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Under new regulations, schools in eligible low-income communities may now provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in the participating schools without collecting individual free and reduced lunch applications from students/families
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Reduces cumbersome paperwork and eliminates stigmatizing students
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OPSB's Child Nutrition Department has 19 schools participating in CEP
- Moton ES New School (North Kenilworth)
- Received and discussed report from staff on proposed revisions to delay claim settlement
- Committee decided to defer item to Executive Session with attorneys at Board Business Meeting
- Contractor alleged Owner-caused delays
- Several Board members questioned if OPSB really should pay the claim
- OPSB previously offered to pay $ 677,248.20 to settle claim subject to timely completion
- Contractor did not accept prior vote of OPSB to withhold
- Revised settlement is for same amount but paid in seven monthly installments rather than lump-sum
- OPSB's staff and project managers said withholding of payment until the end jeopardizes completion of project successfully
- Capital Projects Report
- Received and discussed report from staff on progress of Master Plan projects under OPSB
- Received verbal report on status of Tureaud ES building and progress in negotiating with RSD over transfer of building back to OPSB
- Harte ES Modulars
- Received and discussed report from staff
- Need extension of lease pending completion of new school
- Up to fours months at $ 71,072 per month = not to exceed $ 284,288
- Behrman ES New School
- Received and discussed report from the Superintendent
- New site - Purchase of 6 acres at 1200 Opelousas Street out of a 10-acre parcel
- Restrictive covenant on site development must be removed
- Algiers Charter Schools Association must secure environmental liability policy on the property
- Superintendent discussed negotiations status and appraisal results
- McMain HS Gym/Repairs
- Received and discussed report from staff
- New Roof - in design
- Building Repairs - in design
- New Gym - under construction - DBE 20%
- OPSB Policies for Second Reading
- Received and discussed proposed policy changes
- Confirmed with charters their support for the changes
- Policies will be subject of Public Hearing prior to next Board Business Meeting 0n Tuesday, August 19
- Harte ES modular swing space
- Received and discussed Superintendent's recommendation
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Budget amendment to fund increase - Resolution 19-14 for + $284,288
- Extension of lease pending completion of construction
- Four months at $71,072 = $ 284,288
- M-Space Holdings
- Millage rates for CY 2015
- Received and discussed Superintendent's recommendation
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Same millage rates as were set for CY 2014
- Constitutional Millage at 27.65 mills
- Purpose A - Books, Materials, Supplies at 1.55 mills
- Purpose B - Early Childhood, Discipline, Dropout Prevention at 1.55 mills
- Purpose C - Employee Salaries, Benefits, Productivity Incentives at 7.27 mills
- Purpose D - Air-Conditioning, Asbestos Removal, Facilities Maintenance at 2.32 mills
- Revenue Anticipation Notes for FY 2015
- Received and discussed Superintendent's recommendation
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Routine annual item to allow for payment of school programs while waiting for receipt of property taxes in Spring Semester
- Not to exceed $50 million
- Paid out after taxes received before end of fiscal year
- Stop-loss insurance carrier for self-funded medical insurance plan
- Received and discussed Superintendent's recommendation
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Houston Casualty Company - $191,508 - renewal
- Reduction of $43,492 from last year
- Third party administrator for self-funded medical insurance plan
- Received and discussed Superintendent's recommendation
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of LA - renewal - $343,278
- Behrman ES New School - property acquisition
- Deferred these two items pending receipt of updated appraisal and plot plan
- Capital budget amendment to fund
- Purchase of 6 acres at 1200 Opelousas Street
- Internet Content Filtering
- Received and discussed Superintendent's recommendation
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Contract award via publicly advertised RFP
- IBoss Network Security - $100,467 total for 4 years
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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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