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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 two public meetings on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in the Mack Spear Auditorium of the McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street, as follows:
  • Public Hearing on Type 1 Charter Applications - 4:00 p.m.
  • Board Business Meeting - 5:00 p.m.
OPSBrief has summarized the agendas for the meetings below. To read complete posted agenda and back-up documentation of a meeting, click on the meeting's title.  


***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***
MAY 19 OPSB MEETING AGENDAS
  • Receive comments from the public on the 2015 Type 1 Charter Applications and respective recommendations from OPSB Administration
    • Firstline Schools, Inc.
      • Columbia Parc Charter School
        • Recommended for approval
      • New Orleans Charter Elementary School
        • Recommended for deferral  
    • Rooted School
      • Rooted School
        • Recommended for approval
    • ACCESS School Alliance
      • Access Career and Technical Academy
        • Recommended for denial
    • AMIKids Bayou Region, Inc.
      • AMIKids New Orleans
        • Recommended for denial
    • Noble Minds
      • Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning
        • Recommended for denial
    • Young Audience Charter School Association
      • Young Audiences Orleans Parish Charter School
        • Recommended for denial
Information Items
  • Capital Projects Update
  • March 2015 Financial Report
Committee Reports
  • Accountability Committee
  • Property Committee
  • Legal and Legislative Committee
  • Policy Committee
  • Budget and Finance Committee
Purchasing Action Items - Consent Agenda
  • Child Nutrition Program Items - Bids
    • Paper products
    • Bread
    • Milk
    • Direct diversion of USDA commodities
  • Other Purchasing Items
    • Karr HS New School - Architect contract amendment #1
    • Bradley ES (Bethune) New School - Student classroom furniture
    • McDonogh 35 HS New School - Office furniture
    • McDonogh 35 HS New School - Classroom, library, computer lab furniture
    • Interactive flat panel displays for five new schools
      • Moton ES, Audubon ES, Bethune ES, McDonogh 35 HS, and Lake Forest ES
Action Items
  • Consideration of 2015 Type 1 Charter Applications and recommendations from OPSB Administration 
    • Firstline Schools, Inc.
      • Columbia Parc Charter School
        • Recommended for approval
      • New Orleans Charter Elementary School
        • Recommended for deferral  
    • Rooted School
      • Rooted School
        • Recommended for approval
    • ACCESS School Alliance
      • Access Career and Technical Academy
        • Recommended for denial
    • AMIKids Bayou Region, Inc.
      • AMIKids New Orleans
        • Recommended for denial
    • Noble Minds
      • Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning
        • Recommended for denial
    • Young Audience Charter School Association
      • Young Audiences Orleans Parish Charter School
        • Recommended for denial
  • Hynes Playground - Donation to OPSB of school-funded playground
  • Third-Party Contract - Option to amend - Non-public Title II Part A services
  • Audubon ES (Broadway Campus) - Capital Budget Amendment # 4
  • Capital Budget Amendment # 10 (Harrah's funds) 
    • Transfer $ 157,303 in residual funds from completed Easton HS Chillers to McMain HS Repairs 
  • Capital Budget Amendment # 9 - Contents
    • Budget $ 2,000,000 in FEMA Contents funds to furnish three new schools
  • Capital Budget Amendment (Other Funds)
    • Transfer $ 95,000 residual in completed Lusher Repair Project to Digital Photographic Services Project
  • Adoption of revised budget adoption calendar
  • Transition of position of Deputy Superintendent for Charter Schools
 
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