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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 Board Business Meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. in the Mack Spears Auditorium of the McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street.
The agenda and back-up documentation for the meeting can be accessed here. OPSBrief has summarized the agenda below. Videos of OPSB meetings are archived on its website, www.opsb.us.
***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 JANUARY 20 OPSB MEETING
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Presentations Received staff reports and recognized accomplishments with no formal action needed
- Received Andrew "Pete" and Janice Sanchez as 2015 Zulu King and Queen
- Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez stressed their lifetime associations with NOPS and Zulu's extensive involvement supporting schools, students, and the music and other cultural programs
- November 2014 Financial Statements
- Received the report from the Administration
- Comprehensive Review of OPSB Policy Manual
- Received a report from the Administration on plans to update the manual on an on-going basis for compliance with changing laws and regulations
- FY 2015 Allocation of Unpaid Settlements and Judgments
- Received a report from the General Counsel on the risks of pulling one case out of the backlog of unresolved resolved cases
- Heard a delegation from a group of 10 employees whose lawsuit over past vacation pay had been settled but remains unpaid
- Recognized McMain Music Teacher Mrs. Veronica Downs-Dorsey as NOLA Gospel 2015 Trailblazer Award Recipient
OPSB Policies for First Reading Presented by the Administration with no action taken
- Policy J953 Seclusion and Restraints
- Policy J954 Service Animal
Committee Reports
Received the reports by Committee Chairpersons - Accountability Committee
- Property Committee
- Note - the other Committees did not meet this month
Purchasing Action Items
Received and discussed staff recommendations and approved the contracts - Custodial and Janitorial Services Contract (Office Buildings only)
- By publicly advertised RFP
- Empire Janitorial Sales & Service, LLC
- $721,203 for five years
- 50% DBE
- Fiscal Banking Services
- By publicly advertised RFP
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Action Items 1
Received staff and Board recommendations and took action as indicated- Election of Board President and Vice-President
- President: Seth Bloom elected over Ira Thomas by 6-1 vote
- Vice-President: Cynthia Cade elected over Woody Koppel by a 4-3 vote
- Resolution 01-15 authorizing Board President and Vice-President as signatories on behalf of Board
- Approved the item 6-0 with one absent
- Routine and necessary annual item following Board elections
- Adoption of 2015 Calendar of Board / Committee Meetings
- Cancelled February meetings
- Set March Meetings as follows
- Committee Meetings - March 12
- Board Business Meeting - March 17
- Tabled the rest of the calendar
- Resolution 02-15 Type 3B Transfer Acceptance - Lagniappe Academy
- Approved the transfer by a 6-0 vote with one absent
- Resolution 03-15 Type 3B Transfer Acceptance - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School
- Approved the transfer
- Heard from a King Board member thanking the Board for its action
- Resolution 04-15 National Wear Red Day February 6, 2015
- Approved the resolution to bring awareness to heart disease
- Heard from representative of American Heart Association "Go Red for Women" movement
Executive Session
Recessed into Executive Session to discussed personnel matters - Superintendent Candidates' Qualifications
- Dr. Henderson Lewis
- Dr. Debbra Lindo
Action Items 2
Took action as indicated - Reconvened in Open Session
- Election of Superintendent
- Elected Dr. Henderson Lewis unanimously
- Dr. Lewis' Entry Plan can be read here
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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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