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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, December 11, 2014, in the OPSB Timbers III Office Building, 3520 General De Gaulle Drive, Room 4050.
Committees typically review and discuss issues that will later be considered at Board Business Meetings and review the progress of the implementation of items previously approved. The next Board Business Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, at 5:00 p.m. at the McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street.
The general public usually has its best opportunity at the Committee Meetings to comment on items pending before the Board. The complete posted agendas and back-up documentation can be accessed by clicking on the titles of each respective Committee below.
OPSBrief has summarized the meeting activities 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 DECEMBER 11 OPSB COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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Received and discussed reports from staff with no action required
- Return of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School to OPSB
- Discussed commitment for seamless transition
- Expect OPSB to be charter authorizer and controller of campuses by July 1, 2015
- John McDonogh High School Ad Hoc Committee Update
- Placed on agenda for Board Business Meeting
Received and discussed reports from staff and took action as indicated
- Extension of HANO Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- RE: Surplus Property
- Capital Projects Report
- New Harte ES opened on December 3
- Several schools expected to open this summer
- New Moton ES - N. Kenilworth site
- Renovated Audubon ES - Broadway campus
- New Bethune ES- Bradley campus
- New McDonogh # 35 HS - Phillips-Waters campus
- Several refurbishments and stabilization projects are underway or ready for bidding soon
- Capital Projects Budget Amendments
- Deferred to Budget and Finance Committee below
- #1 - Jo Ellen Smith Hospital Demolition
- #2 - New Karr High School at Jo Ellen Smith Site
- # 3 - New Bio-Medical District High School
- Site being negotiated with LSU Medical Center
- Surplus Property Update
- McMain High School
- Heard a delegation from McMain HS regarding the condition of the building
- Staff reported the progress of construction of new gym and plans for bidding out repairs to building
- Previous attempt to bid was unsuccessful and work is being rebid
Received and discussed reports from staff and took action as indicated
- 2015 Calendar of Board / Committee Meetings
- Referred back to Administration with recommendations for changes
- Executive Session to Discuss Litigation Matters
- Cases will be forwarded to full Board for consideration
- One case of contract litigation
- Potential litigation with RSD over issuance of RFA for new charters for closed schools
- Settlement of injunction litigation
- Settlement of a case of worker's compensation
- Settlement of a case of personal injury litigation
Received and discussed reports from staff with no action required
- Policy Manual Review Update
- Administration is working with Forethought Consulting, Inc. to make recommendations on updating the policy manual
- Forethought is providing similar services for most Louisiana school boards
- Sample recommendations were presented, which the Administration will review and later make recommendations to the Board
Received and discussed reports from staff and took action as indicated
- Capital Projects Budget Amendments
- Amended to require verification by next updated accounts true-up that funds are available within eligible funding sources
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendations for approval with amendments
- #1 - Jo Ellen Smith Hospital Demolition - Resolution 34-14
- Increase budget from $3 million to $8 million
- #2 - New Karr High School at Jo Ellen Smith Site - Resolution 36-14
- Increase budget from $41,945,934 to $ 48,670,934
- #3 - New Bio-Medical District High School - Resolution 37-14
- Establish budget for new school in Master Plan at $35,000,000
- Will house the New Orleans Math and Science Charter HS
- Payment of Unpaid Settlements and Judgments
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- No funds available for distribution this year
- Heard from delegation of former ROTC teachers seeking payment of past unused vacation days
- Donation from N. O. Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- $2000 Community Grant
- Donation from the American Association of School Administrators in conjunction with the Children's Defense Fund
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- $5000 to assist enrolling eligible students for health care
- Custodial, Janitorial and Maintenance Services
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- By publicly advertised RFP - Empire Janitorial Sales & Service, LLC - with 45% DBE
- $3,286,662 for three (3) years with option to renew for two (2) additional years
- October 2014 Financial Statements
- Fiscal Year 2-14 Audit
- Heard a preliminary report from LaPorte CPA & Business Advisors
- Discussed process - final report will be ready by next Board Business Meeting
- Overall favorable report with a few minor errors detected
- Master Plan True-Up Update
- With above amendments, OPSB projects $5.7 million available and unbudgeted in Capital Budget
- True-up has on-going revisions as projects are bid and completed and as expenses are verified as eligible within various funding sources
- Two OPSB Master Plan projects are currently on hold and not budgeted
- Franklin HS Refurbishment
- Franklin ES Renovation
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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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