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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 Jefferson Parish School Board will hold its Monthly Board Meeting on Wednesday, July 15, at the Administration Building, 501 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The JPSB Executive Committee is scheduled to meet earlier in the same location at 4:00 p.m.
 
The agenda and back-up information for the Board meeting is available for viewing, online, on Electronic School Board or here.

 

Meetings are streamed lived here and archived here.
JPSBrief has summarized the agenda items below.

 
***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***
JULY 15 JPSB MEETING AGENDA

Executive Committee Meeting - 4:00 p.m.

 

Presentations
  • National Foundation of Urban and Suburban School Districts (NFUSSD) Conference

 

Second Readings

  • K-8 Assistant Principals - 11 month contracts
  • LSU HDC psychologist interns for schools 
  • BP settlement funds
    • Salary and stipend raises, additional school staff, debt services

Consent Agenda Action Items

  • Pre-K Curriculum Selection
  • Ochsner Certified Trainer Contract Renewal
  • Tabulation and Recommendation for Insurance Advisor (RFP 3110)
  • Purchasing procedures of the State of Louisiana's Procurement Code for sole source purchases and purchases of publications and/or copyrighted materials
  • One-year renewal of i-Ready online instructional resource for ELA (3rd-8th grade) and the addition of both mathematics (3rd-5th grade) and supplemental workbooks.
  • One-year renewal with Lexia Reading Core5 Web-based Instructional Resource for grades k-2 with an additional 5,000 licenses to be used for reading intervention (all grades)
  • One-year renewal of the online programs Reading Eggs and ESL Reading Smart for English Language Learners in grades K-12
  • Renewal of the contract with Edmentum (formally  PLATO Credit Recovery)
  • Renewal of the contract with Edmentum for PM School at West Jefferson High School and Grace King High School
  • Professional development contract with Curriculum Associates, LLC to provide i-Ready PD for teachers
  • Professional services contract with Lexia Learning to train and support teachers using the Lexia reading program
  • Professional services contract with Edmentum to train teachers on Reading Eggs, ESL Reading Smart and Plato Courseware
  • Contract with Fontenot Benefits & Actuarial Consulting for preparation of GASB 45 footnote (Retiree Health Benefits) actuarial services and the Workers Compensation Valuation and Footnotes for the FY 2015 and 2016 audit
  • One year adoption of Interactive Achievement's  Assessment Management System and Longitudinal Data System
  • Professional Development contract with Interactive Achievement LLC to train district and site level educators on its Assessment and Data management programs
  • Adoption of 600 Rosetta Stone licenses to be used for beginner and newcomer English Language Learners 
  • Professional services contract with Rosetta Stone to train teachers on Rosetta Stones Foundations for K-12
  • School Leadership Center (SLC) Contract (Strategic Planning Process and Report) 
  • Board Meeting Schedule for 2016
  • January 13, 2016
    February 3, 2016
    March 2, 2016
    April 13, 2016
    May 4, 2016
    June 1, 2016
    July 6, 2016
    August 3, 2016
    September 7, 2016
    October 5, 2016
    November 2, 2016
    December 7, 2016

 

New Business
  • First Readings
  • Other Business
  • PUBLIC NOTICE - Intent of Board to vote on calling an election to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds

 

Public Comment

  • Citizens who sign up prior to the start of the meeting will be called to speak

This service is made possible by funding from the 
Robert Reily Family Trust.