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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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Greetings!
The Jefferson Parish School Board recently met in three different meetings as follows:
The agenda for a Meeting can be read by clicking on the Meeting's title above.
The agendas, with back-up documentation, are also available for viewing/printing on Electronic School Board (ESB). Videos of Board Meetings can be viewed here. JPSBrief has summarized the agendas below.
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***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 Jefferson Parish School Board***
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REPORT FROM APRIL 15 & 22 JPSB MEETINGS
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April 15 - Special Session Board Meeting
Bond Issue Consent Items
Reviewed and approved the recommendations of the Administration and Board Bond Counsel
- $ 27.5 million LTD Bonds, Series 2015
- Resolution authorizing Sales Tax Refunding Bonds (1/2%), Series 2015
- Rated AA
- True interest is 2.58 % versus current rate of 4.5%
- Net savings to Board is approximately $ 1.861 million
- No extension of time to pay off
- Announcement of meeting for JPSB to consider resolution adopting ad valorem tax millages for 2015
- Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Administration Building, 501 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, Louisiana.
Appointment of Superintendent
Conducted an election among Board members
- Appointment of Superintendent of Schools for JPPSS
- Elected Isaac Joseph by a 6-3 vote
- His proposed entry plan can be read here
April 22 - Executive Committee Meeting
Discussed items pending later before JPSB and took any action, if so indicated
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- Engagement of Carr, Riggs, and Ingram, LLC for the Fiscal Year 2015 audit
- Cooperative Contract Agreement with Jefferson Parish Government and New Era Technology and augmentation of Technical Support Services for JPPSS
- Allows JPSB to get assistance with maintenance and support of extensive computer hardware and software
- Casualty Insurance renewal policies with an effective date of May 1, 2015
- Selection via competitive RFP
- ACE American insurance Company - $ 469,705
- Safety National - $ 219,821
- Third Party Administrator service contract with an effective date of May 1, 2015
- Professional Service Agreement with Teach For America (TFA) to provide 10-20 highly qualified teachers to JPPSS for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years
- Committee decided to defer this item and remove from Consent Agenda of Board Meeting
- Favorable comments were that TFA gave principals another source of filling teaching vacancies, especially in hard-to-fill STEM, ELL and special education positions, besides JPSB's recruiting and job fairs
- Contract would include recruitment, training, and post-hire support
- Opposing comments were that long-term retention of TFA teachers was poor
- Board requested staff to provide more information by May 6 JPSB Meeting
- Superintendent contract
- Board President negotiated changed from published draft
- JPSB to provide automobile
- Duration will only be 18 months
- Performance goals and objectives TBD prior to June 30, 2015
- Some Board members expressed concerns that contract should be at least 24 months to allow real progress and reforms
- BoardDocs (Paperless Governance Solutions)
- New system will replace current ESB system
- Lower cost and more efficient operations projected
- Conciliation of EEOC Charge No. 461-2013-00306
- Amendment to the Maintenance and Operation Agreement for Star Services
- Increases scope of services
- Favorable reports on performance
April 22 - JPSB Meeting Special Session
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NSBA Presentation
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TAP Presentation
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Elementary School Outstanding Support Employee of the Year
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Middle School Outstanding Support Employee of the Year
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High School Outstanding Support Employee of the Year
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Martin Marino Dance Challenge
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Had to be rescheduled due to severe weather and related power failure
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Will be held at 6 PM on Wednesday, April 29th, at Pontchartrain Center
Consent Agenda
Approved all items except as noted otherwise
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Several representatives of three charter schools turned in cards to speak in opposition to the vote on the aggregate Consent Agenda without three expected items relative to their respective charters
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Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy - approval of LA-4 pre-K program with State funds
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Jefferson RISE charter - approval of its operating agreement
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Laureate Academy - approval of its operating agreement
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The schools wanted to testify that the Interim Superintendent has been submitting their items for the Board's agenda but that the Board President has been pulling the items from the agenda
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The Board President ruled their presentations out of order and refused to allow them to speak or to recognize their speaker cards
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Expulsions/Alternative Site Placements
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Advanced Study Academies Admission and Dismissal Policies and Procedures Revision
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Engagement of Carr, Riggs and Ingram, LLC for the Fiscal Year 2015 audit
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Tabulation and Recommendation for CN Diverted Commodity Processing (RFP 3100)
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Contract for "Unemployment Cost Management" with Equifax
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Contract for "The Work Number" with Equifax
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Proposed Purchase Via State/WSCA Contracts
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Payment of full and final settlement of employee, P.D., workers compensation claim # 3201618
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Cooperative Contract Agreement with Jefferson Parish government and New Era Technology for augmentation of Technical Support Services for JPPSS
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Architect/Engineer Approval, Pivotal Engineering
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Appointment an Architect, Riviere Elementary School, Project No. 2015-53
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Burgdahl Graves Architects to design an 8-classroom building at Riviere ES
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Construction budget of $2,125,000.00
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Bid Acceptance, Keller Elementary School, Project No. 2013-04
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Was deleted from the agenda by Executive Committee
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Defeated by a 4-4-1-0 vote a motion to add back to the agenda and approve
- Favorable comments were that TFA gave principals another source of filling teaching vacancies, especially in hard-to-fill STEM, ELL and special education positions, besides JPSB's recruiting and job fairs
- Contract would include recruitment, training, and post-hire support
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Opposing comments were that long-term retention of TFA teachers was poor and that cost would be better spent elsewhere
- Board requested staff to provide more information by May 6 JPSB Meeting
- TFA delegation spoke in support of their programs and with concern about negative impact of delaying approval
- JFT president spoke to say that she thought TFA had a role in the school district but that it should not be a long term solution to teacher shortages
- Gave opinion that teachers needed more incentives to be hired and stay: higher pay, more professional development, and mor respect
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Acceptance, Helen Cox High School, Project No. 2012-20
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Third Party Administrator (TPA) service contract with an effective date of May 1, 2015
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Casualty Insurance renewal policies with an effective date of May 1, 2015
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Conciliation of EEOC Charge No. 461-2013-00306
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Executive Session
New Business
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