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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 Committee Meetings on Thursday, April 16 in Room 4050 of OPSB's Timbers III Office Building, 3520 General DeGaulle Drive. Committees typically review and discuss items that will subsequently be presented to the full Board for its consideration at a Board Business Meeting. They also review the progress of the implementation of items previously approved by the Board. In general, the public's best opportunity to comment on items is at the Committee Meetings. The next Board Business Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in the Mack Spears Auditorium of the McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street. OPSBrief has summarized the agendas of each Committee Meeting below. To review the posted agenda and back-up documentation of any Committee, click on the Committee's name. At the beginning of the Meetings, the Board welcomed its newest member, John Brown, Sr. of District 1.
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REPORT FROM APRIL 16 OPSB COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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Action Items
Reviewed staff reports and forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
Information Items
Received staff reports with no action needed at this time
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Facility Lease Agreement - InspireNOLA - Alice Harte Elementary School
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2015 Spring Graduations
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2015 Summer Power Program
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Students of the Year Awards Program
Action Items
Reviewed staff recommendations and forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- Property Exchange
- OPSB's Terrell ES for City's Union Park (adjacent to Bradley/Bethune Campus)
- Community use will be allowed for Union Park when students not using
- Facility Lease Agreement - InspireNOLA - Alice Harte Elementary School
- Routine item as school program moved back into new building
- Option, Purchase, Sale - Mondy ES - to HANO
- A new appraisal is underway to finalize price
- Option, Purchase, Sale - Bell JrHS - to HANO
- A new appraisal is underway to finalize price
- Subject to prior sale to KIPP
Reports and Presentations
Reviewed and discussed staff reports without needing action at this time
- Capital Projects Status Report
- Progress report on projects
- Four new campuses will open/reopen in 2015
- McDonogh 35 HS
- Audubon ES (Broadway Campus)
- Lake Forest ES
- Moton ES (North Kenilworth)
- OPSB Vacant Property Update
- Status of vacant OPSB property
- Heard from Reggie Winfield of Windfeel Properties real estate consultant, on plans to market properties once auction list is finalized
- A representative of the neighborhood around Carrollton courthouse told board members that they were trying to generate interest among other public agencies and among private entities to come up with a plan to acquire the school board property and redevelop it in a manner of historic and public use
- OPSB will probably hold two auctions during 2015
Reports and Presentations Received and reviewed consultants report with taking any action at this time - Report on Legislative Session
- Received a report from its Legislative Liaison regarding certain key bills of interest to OPSB
- Accountability and return of schools from RSD
- Educational standards and assessments / Common Core
- Paychecks and union dues
- School choice and charter schools
- Sex education
- Student surveys
- Future reports will deal with other key issue
Action Items
Received and reviewed recommendations and took action as indicated
- Adoption of OPSB Legislative Agenda for 2015
- Forwarded to full Board without a recommendation
- Resolution Supporting SB 31 - Sex Education
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- One member voted "No"
- Representative of the Louisiana Public Health Institute School Health Connection spoke in support
- Resolution Supporting HB 166 - Return of Schools
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Representative of Justice and Beyond spoke in favor of resolution
Executive Session on Legal Matters
Recessed into Executive Session to discuss legal matters, after which reconvened in voted to forward General Counsel's recommendations for settlements to the full Board with recommendation to approve.
- Personal injury case
- Worker's compensation case
- Personal injury case
Received reports from Superintendent, staff and consultant with no action needed at this time - Policy Manual Revision Project
- Received report from Forethought Consulting, Inc.
- Same consultant as used by 67 of the 69 school boards in Louisiana
- Will start review process with Section G - Personnel to accommodate Superintendent's forthcoming administrative reorganization
- Planning to complete total project by October 2015
Action Items - 1 Received reports from staff and forwarded to full Board with recommendations to approve
Reports and Presentations
Received and discussed reports from staff
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Additional funds anticipated from true-up of FEMA and insurance proceeds
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Current OPSB cost of budgeted projects potentially short by $ 1.5 million until the above funds allocated
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Plan to free up some of extra funds in projects that came in under budget while retaining adequate contingencies until completion
Action Items - 2
Reviewed staff recommendations and forwarded to full Board without recommendation pending further review and information
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Capital Budget Amendments
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Audubon (Broadway) Renovations & Addition = plus $ 474,000
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Lusher (Fortier) HS Stabilization = minus $ 1,102,703
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Lusher (Willow) ES Refurbishment = minus $ 1,366,484
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Nelson ES Refurbishment = minus $ 917,713
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McMain HS Repairs = plus $ 560,000
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Master Plan - Contents
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Sherwood Forest ES (Einstein) = $ 550,000
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Bio Medical District HS (NOSMHS) = $ 900,000
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Bradley ES (Bethune) = $ 550,000
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General Fund Budget Amendment # 2
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Mid-Year adjustments in revenues and expenses
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Staff explained the various line items in the proposed amendment
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Representative of Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools explained the cooperation between charters and OPSB to cover via carve-out legacy costs until after OPSB was forgiven the community disaster loan payback
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Purchasing Contracts/Bids
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February 2015 Financial Statements
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FY 2016 Budget Timeline
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Public inspection of General Fund Budget begins May 20
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Public Hearing on General Fund Budget on June 11
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Consolidate Budget available for public inspection after July 24
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Public Hearing of Consolidated Budget on August 13
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