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The Orleans Parish School Board held a Special Board Meeting to discuss legal matters on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in the OPSB Timbers Administration Building at 3520 General DeGaulle Drive.
Regular monthly Committee Meetings and the Board Business Meeting are not scheduled for July 2015 due to summer breaks. This applies for both OPSB and BESE.
The agenda, which can be read here, is summarized by OPSBrief below: Special Board Meeting
Recessed into Executive Session to discuss items with General Counsel, reconvened in Open Session, and took action as indicated
- OPSB's lawsuit against BP and others for civil damages due to the oil spill
- Approved a resolution to settle OPSB's claim for economic losses at $ 22.6 million
- Liquidated damages regarding construction issues at the Mahalia Jackson ES Office Space Project and the McMain HS Health Clinic Project
- Deferred this matter until August Board Meeting
- Legal contingency fee arrangement for FEMA negotiations
- Approved Fishman Haygood as special counsel for the Board
***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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