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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 its monthly Board Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. in the Mack Spears Auditorium of McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street. Prior to the Meeting, the Board will conduct a 
Public Hearing on Policy Matters at 4:45 p.m. 
  
OPSBrief has summarized the agendas for the Hearing and the Meeting below. The posted agendas and back-up documentation can be accessed by clicking on the titles of the meetings. Videos of meetings are streamed and archived here.

 
***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***
MARCH 17 OPSB MEETINGS
   
OPSB Policies for Adoption
  • Policy J953 Seclusion and Restraints
    • To comply with State Law and BESE Bulletin 1706
    • Emergency safety measure to control actions of students with certain disabilities  
  • Policy J954 Service Animals
    • To prevent discrimination against persons requiring service animals to accommodate disabilities
  
  • Grant Announcements
  • Presidential Scholars
  • OPSB Policy Revision Project
  • Committee Reports
    • Accountability Committee
    • Property Committee
    • Legal and Legislative Committee
    • Policy Committee
    • Budget and Finance Committee
  • Construction Bid Results - Contract Awards
    • Nelson ES Renovations
      • By public bid - Blanchard Mechanical Contractors, Inc. - $1,480,000
    • Lusher ES Refurbishment
      • By public bid - Dynamic Constructors, LLC - $4,342,000
  • Superintendent's Contract - Approval
  • General Fund Budget Amendment #1
    • Increase in salaries and benefits line items of $279,400 to fund balance of fiscal year salaries of new Superintendent and four new Transition Team Leaders
  • IT Infrastructure Upgrade Project - Phase 2
    • By competitive bids - Transformyx - $346,115
    • For Easton HS, McMain HS, Franklin ES (Jefferson Avenue Campus)
  • Leverage Financing Resolutions - Master Plan
    • Four projects proposed for program in this round
      • 06-15 Alexander ES
      • 07-15 Audubon ES (Broadway Campus)
      • 08-15 Lusher Charter (Fortier Campus)
      • 09-15 Wright HS
    • Certain projects are eligible to generate tax credits
    • Will generate approx. $13 million dollars within Master Plan funding
    • Will not fund additional projects outside of Master Plan, but creates the base funding for Master Plan projects that would have been unfunded otherwise
  • Chevron Lead the Way Donation
    • $51,000 for programs at McDonogh 35 HS
  • OPSB System Audit
    • Independent review and investigation of internal controls, policies, procedures, processes
  • Behrman ES new school site - extension of purchase option
    • 1200 Opelousas Street (approx. 10 acres)
    • 3 months needed to complete environmental due diligence assessment
  • Approval of 2015-16 Academic Calendar
  • InspireNOLA Charter School Replication
  • Einstein Charter Amendment Request
    • Adds grades 9-12
    • Recently assigned Reed HS campus by RSD
  • Appointment of Interim District #1 Board Member
    • Necessary by resignation of Ira Thomas
  • Executive Session for Litigation Matters
    • Construction delay claims on new Moton ES
    • McMain Gym construction
    • Gentilly Type III Landfill
    • OPSB owns a few tracts of McDonogh Residual Lands in the area of a City landfill in former A-MID area
 
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