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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 will hold two important meetings on the evening of Tuesday, August 19, 2014:
- Public Hearing on proposed policies involving charter schools at 4:30 p.m.
- Board Business Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Both meetings will be held in the Mack Spears Auditorium of McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street. Videos of meetings are usually shown on Cox Cable Channel 8 in Orleans Parish and are archived on OPSB's website, www.opsb.us.
The agendas and relevant back-up documentation for the meetings can be read by clicking on the titles of the respective meetings below:
OPSBrief has summarized the agendas for the two meetings 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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| AUGUST 19 OPSB MEETING AGENDAS |
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Public Hearing - 4:30 p.m.
- Policy A127- Charter School Performance Framework & Evaluation (replacement of current policy)
- Policy A128- Charter Extension & Renewal (replacement of current policy)
- Policy A129 -Charter Monitoring, Intervention, and Closure (new policy)
Board Business Meeting - 5:00 p.m.
Announcement/Reports/Discussion Items
- Toyota of New Orleans - Perfect Attendance Award Program
- Community Eligibility Program
- Superintendent Search
Committee Reports
Action Items
- Harte Modular Buildings - Lease Extension pending completion of construction
- Four months maximum at $71,072 = $284,288
- M-Space Holdings
- Internet Content Filtering Contract
- Contract award via publicly advertised RFP
- IBoss Network Security - $100,467 total for 4 years
- Election of Superintendent
- Vote on whether or not Dr. Kriner Cash or Dr. Edmond Heatley can get minimum 5 votes to elect
- Capital Budget Amendment # 14 - Harte Modulars Lease Extension
- Resolution 19-14 for + $284,288
- 2015 Millage Resolution
- 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 Note
- 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
- Houston Casualty Company - $191,508 - renewal
- Reduction of $43,492 from last year
- Third party administrator for self-funded medical insurance plan
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of LA - renewal - $343,278
- Adoption of charter policy changes
- Policy A127- Charter School Performance Framework & Evaluation (replacement of current policy)
- Policy A128- Charter Extension & Renewal (replacement of current policy)
- Policy A129 -Charter Monitoring, Intervention, and Closure (new policy)
- Revisions to Pupil Progression Plan for 2014-2015
- Placement policies for transfer students entering transitional 9th grade
- Criteria for determining if a first-time fourth grader will be placed in fifth grade, if the student is determined to be non-proficient
- Intervention and remediation for the non-proficient student for the summer and school year
- Determining if a first-time eighth grader will be placed in transitional ninth grade, if the student is determined to be non-proficient
- Remediation for transitional 9th grade students during the summer and school year
Executive Session
Post-Executive Session Action Items
- Moton ES New School (North Kenilworth) - Settlement Proposal
- Contractor alleged Owner caused delays
- 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 payment until work completed
- 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
- Superintendent Search
- Directions to HYA to schedule additional candidates to be considered by OPSB
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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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