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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 two public meetings on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in the Mack Spears Auditorium of the McDonogh 35 High School, 1331 Kerlerec Street, as follows:
- Public Hearing on Type 1 Charter Applications
- Board Business Meeting
OPSBrief has summarized the activities below. To read complete posted agendas and back-up documentation of a meeting, click on the meeting's title. Videos of meetings can be viewed 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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REPORT FROM MAY 19 OPSB MEETINGS
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Received comments from the public on the 2015 Type 1 Charter Applications and respective recommendations from OPSB Administration - no action needed until Board Business Meeting
The Administration presented a summary report of their recommendations
- Firstline Schools, Inc.
- Columbia Parc Charter School
- Recommended for approval
- One representative of the charter spoke in support
- New Orleans Charter Elementary School
- Rooted School
- Rooted School
- Recommended for approval
- Three persons spoke in favor of the charter
- ACCESS School Alliance
- Access Career and Technical Academy
- AMIKids Bayou Region, Inc.
- AMIKids New Orleans
- Recommended for denial
- A representative of the charter spoke in favor of their proposal
- Noble Minds
- Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning
- Young Audience Charter School Association
- Young Audiences Orleans Parish Charter School
Received and discussed reports from staff
- Capital Projects Update
- Schools expected to be ready in August 2015
- Bethune ES - New School (Bradley Campus)
- Audubon ES - Renovations & Addition (Broadway Campus)
- McDonogh 35 HS - New School (Phillips-Waters Campus)
- Schools expected to be ready during the Fall Semester 2015
- Moton ES - New School
- Lake Forest ES - New School
- Schools - other
- Karr HS - New School (Jo Ellen Smith Campus) - November 2018
- McMain HS - New Gym - TBA due to surety taking over the project
- McMain HS - Roof - out for bids now
- Lusher HS - Refurbishment (Fortier Campus) - By March 2016
- Lusher ES - Refurbishment (Willow Campus) - By August 2016
- Financial Report - through March 31, 2015
- Expenditures have been without budget
- Unrestricted General Fund Balance = $ 41.2 million
Committee Reports
Received reports from chairpersons
- AccountabilityCommittee
- Property Committee
- Legal and Legislative Committee - did not meet in May
- Policy Committee
- Budget and Finance Committee
- Financial Report - through March 31, 2015
Purchasing Action Items - Consent Agenda Approved the items as reviewed by Budget and Finance Committee
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Bread ($ 111,034)
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Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. ($ 10,656)
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Binder Bakery ($ 11,305)
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Flowers Baking Company ($ 76,323)
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Leidenheimer Baking Company ($ 12,750)
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Other Purchasing Items
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Karr HS New School - Architect contract amendment # 1
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Bradley ES (Bethune) New School - Student classroom furniture
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McDonogh 35 HS New School - Office furniture
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McDonogh 35 HS New School - Classroom, library, computer lab furniture
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Interactive flat panel displays for five new schools
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Moton ES, Audubon ES, Bethune ES, McDonogh 35 HS, and Lake Forest ES
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AXI Education Solutions ($ 891,894)
Action Items Reviewed, discussed and approved Administration's recommendations
- Consideration of 2015 Type 1 Charter Applications and recommendations from OPSB Administration
- Firstline Schools, Inc.
- Columbia Parc Charter School
- New Orleans Charter Elementary School
- Rooted School
- Rooted School
- Approved
- School leader spoke in favor of the charter
- ACCESS School Alliance
- Access Career and Technical Academy
- AMIKids Bayou Region, Inc.
- Noble Minds
- Noble Minds Institute for Whole Child Learning
- Young Audience Charter School Association
- Young Audiences Orleans Parish Charter School
- Hynes Playground
- Donation to OPSB of school-funded playground
- Two phases have been constructed so far by charter
- Third-Party Contract - Non-public Title II Part A services
- Audubon ES (Broadway Campus) - Capital Budget Amendment # 4
- Resolution 11-15 ($ 474,000)
- Capital Budget Amendment # 10 (Harrah's funds)
- Transfer $ 157,303 in residual funds from completed Easton HS Chillers to McMain HS Repairs
- Resolution 22-15
- Capital Budget Amendment # 9 - Contents
- Budget $ 2,000,000 in FEMA Contents funds to furnish three new schools
- Resolution 16-15
- Capital Budget Amendment (Other Funds)
- Transfer $ 95,000 residual in completed Lusher Repair Project to Digital Photographic Services Project
- Resolution 23-15
- Revised budget adoption calendar
- June 11 - Present new organizational chart
- June 16 - Board vote on new organizational chart
- August 24 - Public inspection opens for Consolidated Budget
- September 10 - Public Hearing on Consolidated Budget
- September 10 - Board vote on Consolidated Budget
- Transition of position of Deputy Superintendent for Charter Schools
- Deputy now reports to Superintendent rather than directly to the Board
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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 and the Smith/Cooper Foundation
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