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This report is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools 


The Orleans Parish School Board will hold two School Board Meetings on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in the Mack Spears Auditorium of the McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street, as follows: 
  • Special Board Meeting to interview a candidate for Superintendent of Schools - 3:15 p.m.
  • Monthly Board Business Meeting - 5:00 p.m.
  
The posted agendas and back-up documentation for the meetings can be read by clicking on the meeting titles below. OPSBrief has summarized the agenda items as shown. 

***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***
DECEMBER 16 OPSB MEETING AGENDAS
  • Executive Session to interview Dr. Henderson Lewis
  • Presentations
    • Diane Hampton Retirement
    • Myron Solomon - McDonogh 35 HS - Krewe of Muses Cup Design Contest Winner
    • John McDonogh HS Ad Hoc Committee Update
  • Committee Reports
    • Accountability Committee
    • Property Committee
    • Legal and Legislative Committee
    • Policy Committee
    • Budget and Finance Committee
  • Action Items - Purchasing
    • Lusher ES Stabilization Project - A/E fees increase
    • Custodial, Janitorial, and Maintenance Repair Services Contract
  • Action Items
    • Resolution 35-14 - Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperative Initiative
    • Resolution 23-14 - General Fund FY 2014 Budget Amendment #2
    • Acceptance of Close-Up Grant - McDonogh 35 HS
    • Ruby Bridges Foundation - Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with OPSB, RSD, and Crescent City Schools
    • Policy A128 - Charter Extension & Renewal - replacement of current policy
    • Policy A129 - Charter Monitoring, Intervention, and Closure - new policy
    • 2015 Calendar of Board Business and Board Committee Meetings
    • Extension of HANO Cooperative Endeavor Agreement - surplus property
    • Capital Projects Budget Amendments
      • #1 - Resolution 34-14 - Demolition of Jo Ellen Smith Hospital Site for new Karr HS
      • #2 - Resolution 36-14 - New Karr HS at Jo Ellen Smith Site
      • #3 - Resolution 37-14 - New Bio-Med District HS - for N.O. Math and Science HS
    • FY 2015 Allocation of Unpaid Settlement and Judgments 
    • Donation from N. O. Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation  
    • Donation from AASA and Children's Defense Fund
    • Resolution 38-14 - OPSB School Canvas - declaration of millage election results
  • Executive Session - litigation and personnel matters
    • Potential litigation regarding contractor delay claims on new Moton ES
    • Potential litigation with RSD over RFA for new charters to replace closed schools
    • Injunction litigation pending
    • A worker's compensation case
    • A personal injury case
    • Superintendent candidates competence
  • Follow-Up to Executive Session
    • Action items on the five (five) cases above
    • Action item on Superintendent's Search
 
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