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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, 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 conducted a
Public Hearing on Policy Matters at 4:45 p.m. The Board's
Orleans Schools Facilities Foundation, Inc. conducted a meeting of its Board at 4:30 p.m.
OPSBrief has summarized the agendas for the Hearing and the Meetings 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***
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- Received report of OPSB's Bond Counsel on the creation and purpose of the Facilities Foundation
- Approved four resolutions to give consent for steps to generate an estimated $ 13 million in tax credits from four projects (names of campuses in 2005)
- Avery Alexander School
- Fortier High School
- Sophie B. Wright School
- Audubon Montessori School
Public Hearing
OPSB Policies for Adoption
Presentations/Information
Received information from the Administration with no action required at this time
- Grant Announcements
- Distribution of $ 1.3 million in supplemental funding to schools serving students with significant disabilities
- Citywide Exceptional Needs Fund established in OPSB-RSD Cooperative Endeavor Agreement
- Presidential Scholars
- Reported on number of Nominees for Presidential Scholars for 2015
- LA 50 / New Orleans total 8 / OPSB 6
- Recognized Lusher student Helene Lovett
- Five others from Franklin HS will be recognized at a subsequent meeting
- OPSB Policy Manual Revision Project
- Moton ES New School
- Superintendent reported progress of construction and arrangements for temporary swing space
- Surplus Property
- Representatives of HANO expressed desire to proceed with acquiring former Mondy ES and Bell JrHS
Committee Reports
Received reports from Committee Chairpersons - Accountability Committee
- Property Committee
- Legal and Legislative Committee
- Policy Committee
- Budget and Finance Committee
Action Items
Received and discussed recommendations and took action as indicated
- Construction Bid Results - Contract Awards
- Nelson ES Renovations
- Approved the contract award
- By public bid - Blanchard Mechanical Contractors, Inc. - $ 1,480,000
- Lusher ES Refurbishment
- Approved the contract award
- By public bid - Dynamic Constructors, LLC - $ 4,342,000
- Superintendent's Contract
- Approved the contract
- Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools spoke in favor
- General Fund Budget Amendment # 1
- Approved the amendment
- 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
- Approved the contract award
- By competitive bids - Transformyx - $ 346,115
- For Easton HS, McMain HS, Franklin ES (Jefferson Avenue Campus)
- One person spoke in support of other needed renovations for McMain HS
- Leverage Financing Resolutions - Master Plan
- Four projects proposed for program in this round
- 06-15 Alexander ES
- Approved the resolution with one abstention
- 07-15 Audubon ES (Broadway Campus)
- 08-15 Lusher Charter (Fortier Campus)
- Approved the resolution with two abstentions
- 09-15 Wright HS
- Approved the resolution with one abstention
- 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
- Approved $ 51,000 for programs at McDonogh 35 HS
- OPSB System Audit
- Behrman ES new school site
- Approved extension of purchase option
- 1200 Opelousas Street (approx. 10 acres)
- 3 months needed to complete environmental due diligence assessment
- 2015-16 Academic Calendar
- InspireNOLA Charter School Replication
- Approved the proposal
- Two speakers from the public used the opportunity for comment to make complaints unrelated to the agenda item
- Einstein Charter Amendment Request
- Approved the amendment
- Adds grades 9-12
- Recently assigned Reed HS campus by RSD
- Appointment of Interim District #1 Board Member
- Necessary by resignation of Ira Thomas
- Thirteen persons applied for the interim position , nine of whom were being considered
- Each of the nine was offered two minutes for a public statement
- Seven applicants made brief statements
- Two members of the public also made statements
- OPSB failed to elect a replacement after three ballots
- Each ballot had 3 votes for John Brown and 3 votes for Happy Johnson
- If no one is elected by 10 days after vacancy occurs, appointment will be made by Governor
Executive Session for Litigation Matters
Recessed into Executive Session to receive status reports from attorneys
- 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
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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
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