Greetings! 

• Preparation for JPPSS Legislative Breakfast on March 11
• Received a report from Legislative Liaison on preparation for the event
• No Board action required at this time
• Jefferson's legislative delegation has been invited to attend
• Heard report on forthcoming Fiscal Session 
• No Board action required at this time

• LSBA Convention
• Received report from Board President on LSBA meeting in Shreveport at which six members attended
• Second readings of policy issues
• Fiscal impact of extending $5000 annual national board certification stipend to school social workers, psychologists, speech/language pathologists, audiologists and educational diagnosticians
• Issue was discussed with consensus to defer the question to the budget process
• Relates to State changes over the years as to which job classifications were eligible
• Now responsibility has been shifted to the local level to fund 
• Some members concerned that the entire salary schedule should be reviewed for equity and minimal living wages
• Salary schedule for PK-8 school administrators
• Issue was discussed with action to defer the question to the budget process
• Issue is that principals in a 6-8 school are paid more than those in PK/K-8 school
• Information placed on JPPSS official website
• Concern was over a survey related to superintendent search being placed on official website without being vetted by full Board
• Consensus was that the Board needed a comprehensive policy regarding its website, not just action on the posted topic 
• Insurance renewals
• National Plan Administrator
• Proposal forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
• Property and Inland Marine
• Deferred pending Board Attorney review
• One proposer spoke to discuss one option to save funds
• Said insurance market is becoming more competitive and a "buyer's market" 
• Charter leases related to e-rate
• Proposal forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
• Bond issues
• Sales Tax Bonds (1/2%) - not to exceed $50 million
• Proposal forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
• Only preliminary approval for school facility improvements
• Superintendent was asked to provide objective process for prioritizing needed projects
• Bonds will not be sold until Board adopts a project list and gives final approval
• Allows Board to meet deadline to be on April 2015 agenda of State Bond Commission
• Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2015, $27.5 million
• Proposal forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
• Residual balance to sell from 2013 authorization of $50 million for facility improvements
• Bids for bond sale to be received at Special Board Meeting at 11:00 a.m. on April 15, 2015
• Fees for Municipal Bond with Sisung Group
• This item was withdrawn
• Superintendent Search
• Discussion of scheduling of special meeting to be held in mid-April to interview candidates
• March 28th candidates give presentations and answer questions
• April 15 selection of superintendent-elect
• Six applicants are going through the process
• Job descriptions for Office of English Language Learners
• Deferred to budget process
• Storage Area Network RFP
• Item deferred
• Wireless Upgrades RFP
• Item deferred
• Purchase via State/WSCA contracts
• Item deferred

• Recognitions
• John Ehret Girls' Indoor Track 60 Meter Hurdles State Championship
• Recognized Ebony Hills - 11th grader
• Won Girls' Indoor Track 60 Meter Hurdles
• Henry Ford Boys' Basketball Parish Championship
• Recognized team members
• Dohlonde Elementary School
• Student Samonica Randall gave an interpretative recital of Sojourner Truth's "Aren't I a Woman"
• Mark Morgan, Past JPSB President
• Presented recognition
• LSBA presentation
• JPSB has rejoined the LSBA
• Six members attended recent conference
• Proposal for ESL/Immigrant Welcome Center
• Deferred
• Second readings of policy issues
• Fiscal impact of extending $ 5000 annual national board certification stipend to school social workers, psychologists, speech/language pathologists, audiologists and educational diagnosticians
• Deferred to budget process
• School nurses to be included in the study
• Two social workers spoke in support of the proposal
• Salary schedule for PK-8 school administrators
• Deferred to budget process by a 5-4 vote
• Four members thought the number of PK-8 administrators was small enough to address the equity issue now
• Information placed on JPPSS official website
• Approved a substitute motion to charge administration with developing a comprehensive policy on use of JPPSS website
• Consent agenda

Approved the following items unless noted otherwise 

• Cancellation of JPSB meeting for March 18, 2015
• Expulsions/Alternative Site Placements
• Stipend for bilingual teachers
• Deferred to budget process
• Sungard Contract Management module software
• Cost with Consulting and Training  $28,362
• Annual maintenance costs of $3,610.
• National Plan Administrator Contract Renewal
• Third-party administrator for employee cafeteria plan
• Common Remitter Service Management is of no cost to the school system
• The cost (based on current use rate) of managing the Flexible Spending Accounts is estimated at $836.50 per month ($10,038.00 per year).
• Kelly Services, Inc., posting advertisements in JPPSS facilities
• Handles substitute service for JPPSS
• Advertises for potential substitute teachers
• Property and Inland Marine policies
• Reject and rebid with clarified specifications
• Job Description for Office of English Language Learners
• Deferred to budget process
• Amendments to charter leases for e-rate
• Clarifies responsibilities for using e-rate funded operations
• Classroom furniture bids
• Bond issues
• Sales Tax Bonds (1/2%) - not to exceed $50 million
• Approved
• Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2015, $27.5 million
• Approved
• Fees for Municipal Bond with Sisung Group
• Withdrawn
• Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol contract
• ELL Training - $110,000
• Charter School Start-Up Loan Fund Agreement
• $100,000 loan from La DOE to Kenner Discovery Health & Science Academy
• Approval of Williams & Williams Architecture, LLC
• Added to list of approved architects and engineers
• Suspension of charter application process for Type 1 charters for 2016-2017
• Approval of two legal settlements
• Acquisition of land adjacent to Metairie Academy
• Moved to Executive Session as potential litigation
• Extension of Dandridge Settlement Agreement until June 30, 2015
• Marie Riviere Elementary School
• Temporary lease of 4-classroom building
• Budget and scope for a permanent 8-classroom addition
• Total budget $3.15 million
• Renovations to St. Ville campus
• Total budget $1.6 million
• Committee Reports
• Legislative Committee
• Executive Committee