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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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This joint issue of the OPSBrief and the RSDigest covers two important meetings held on Thursday, March 5, 2015, which relate to school children city-wide:
OPSBrief/RSDigest has summarized the activities of the 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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REPORT FROM MARCH 5 SPECIAL MEETINGS
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Orleans Parish School Board's Special Board Meeting
- Board Committee Assignments for 2015
- Adopted the list of Committee assignments as shown on the posted agenda
- Revised 2015 Calendar of Board and Committee Meetings
- Executive Session
- Potential Litigation regarding Contractor's Delay Claims for the New Moton ES
- Reconvened Open Session
- Waived any potential conflict of interests arising from use of Special Counsel in resolving Moton Contractor's Delay Claims
New Orleans City Council's Joint Committee Meeting
- School Transportation Safety Working Group Presentation
- Comprehensive set of recommendations for improving transportation safety throughout the city
- Recommendations were pursuant to two Unifying Aims
- Improve the safety of students going to and from school
- Improve the efficiency and sustainability of efforts to achieve that safety
- Recommendations were arranged under eight Priority Target Areas
- Community education and outreach campaign
- School crossing guard program
- School zone signage, safety, and markings
- Enforcement
- City Planning Commission Conditional Use process
- School buses and plans
- Pilot programs to promote efficiency
- Improved planning processes
- Report of immediate actions steps already underway
- Working Group includes City Council, Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools, OPSB, RSD, City Department of Public Works, NOPD, Kids Walk Coalition, Bike Easy, City Health Department, RTA, OPSB Security Department, KIPP, Wilson, Akili , other charter management organizations, and others
- Disclosure: Ken Ducote and Rose Peterson had major roles in the presentation and on the Working Group
***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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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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