Committees typically review and discuss items before they are considered for approval by the full Board and review the implementation of items already approved.
Finance Action Items Items were reviewed and discussed by the Committee, which took action as indicated
- Achieve 3000 and Compass Odyssey contract renewal
- This item was deleted by the Administration without comment
- Title I and II Third Party contracts
- Federal funds - share for eligible non-public schools per Federal law
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- Title I
- Catapult Learning LLC - $3,884,160
- Non-Public Educational Services - $240,134
- Sylvan Learning - $10,006
- Title II
- Catapult Learning LLC - $639,920
- Non-Public Educational Services - $21,920
- Donation to Homeless Department from Academy Sports & Outdoors
- Forwarded to the full Board with a recommendation for approval
- $1500 worth of 300 vouchers for school uniforms
- Distribution of FY 2014 Deferred Revenue
- Forwarded to full Board with modified approval recommendation
- $2,983,652 for OPSB network and charter schools (Types 1, 3, 4)
- Second allocation of $750,000 to be recommended next month
- FY 2016 Stipend and Supplemental Compensation Scale
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- Third Party Administrator for Self-Funded Health Plan
- Forwarded to full Board with modified approval recommendation
- Board wants various alternatives to current model considered next year
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of LA - $346,595
- Stop-loss carrier for Self-Funded Health Care Plan
- Forwarded to full Board with modified approval recommendation
- Board wants various alternatives to current model considered next year
- HighMark - $256,896
- Short-term leases for Dibert ES and McDonogh 35 HS
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation to approve
- Administration desires to keep buildings occupied so that they do not deteriorate and so that O&M costs are shared
- Charter schools may propose other uses ASAP
- Current proposals are from Roots of Music and FirstLine Charter Association are for temporary partial use
- McMain will also use the gym while its gym is under construction
- Karr HS New School bidding - technical resolution (Resolution # 27-15)
- Forwarded to full Board with recommendation for approval
- Allows letting of demolition and construction bids within approved budget of $54,670,934
Purchasing Action Items - Consent Agenda Due to time limitations, these items were referred to the full Board without recommendations
- Tyler/Munis Technology Application Service Provider Agreement
- Tyler Technologies - 3 year contract - $150,514 annually
- Karr HS - New School - CMaR Services
- Construction manager at risk (CMaR) delivery method
- Guaranteed Maximum Price to be negotiated within budget
- Recommended firm from competitive selection process - Core Construction Services, LLC
- McMain Roof Replacement
- By public bids - Rycars Construction, LLC - $1,203,380
- Student Transportation Services
- Exercise option to renew current contract
- Durham School Services - one year - $3,570,000
- Frozen foods, juices, vegetables
- By public bids - Lacassagne's Inc. - $101,578
- Meat, seafood, poultry
- By public bids -Lacassagne's Inc. - $108,900
- McMain Maintenance Upgrades
- By public bids - Tuna Construction LLC - $1,995,000
- Karr HS - New School - architect contract amendment
- Trapolin-Peer Architects, APC - $2,920,517
The purpose of the Public Hearing was to receive public comment on proposed policy changes
- OPSB Policies -Revised Policy Sections A-C
- No one signed up to speak on these proposed policies
Superintendent's report and presentations
Received and discussed reports with no action needed - School Session opening
- School opening going well
- Slogan for 2015-2016 is "Every child - Every school - Every day"
- Hurricane Katrina + 10 commemoration
- Several schools are participating in Hurricane Katrina commemorative events
- Video produced by OPSB on storm recovery was shown
- Policy update
- Superintendent holding meetings with charters to discuss proposed policy language to Policy HA
- On-line comments available and encouraged here
- Office hours available for persons to meet and comment on proposed policies
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Monday, August 24th 5:30-6:30 pm (Mahalia Jackson Elementary School, 2405 Jackson Avenue, Room D 102 104)
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Thursday, August 27th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm (3520 General DeGaulle Drive)
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 5:30-6:30pm (Lake Forest Charter Elementary School, 12000 Hayne Blvd)
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Wednesday, September 9th, 8:00 - 9:00 am (3520 General DeGaulle Drive)
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Monday, September 21st, 11:30 am-12:30 pm (3520 General DeGaulle Drive)
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Wednesday, October 7th, 4:00-5:00 pm (3520 General DeGaulle Drive)
- Louisiana Legislative Auditor report
- Consultation report rather than investigative
- Made several recommendations for improving practices
- Recommended re-establishing OPSB Internal Auditor position
Committee reports Received reports from Committee Chairpersons - Property Committee
- Policy Committee
- Budget and Finance Committee
Purchasing Consent Action Items Approved the Administrations recommendations with comments as indicated Note - details listed above under Budget and Finance Committee - Oracle Iii E-Business suite RFP
- Tyler/Munis Technology Application Service Provider Agreement
- Karr HS - New School - CMar Services
- Approved after considerable discussion about the new delivery system and about the necessity for Karr to be built at its proposed size
- CFO reviewed previous votes of the Board and explained the three items propose don the agenda were related to the Board's previous actions
- McMain Roof Replacement bids
- A school supporter thanked the Board and Administration for responding to the school's need for repairs
- Student Transportation Services
- Frozen foods, juices, vegetables
- Meat, seafood, poultry
- McMain Maintenance Upgrades bids
- Karr HS - New School - architect contract amendment
Action Items Discussed staff recommendations and approved the items with comments listed below and details for Finance Items listed above under Budget and Finance Committee - Adoption of Policy JR, Student Privacy and Education Records and Deletion of Policy J952, Student Records
- Based on recent State Attorney Opinion clarifying the law
- Adoption of Revised Policy Section A - C
- Title I and II Third Party contracts
- Donation to Homeless Department from Academy Sports & Outdoors
- Distribution of FY 2014 Deferred Revenue
- Modified approval recommendation
- $2,983,652 for OPSB network and charter schools (Types 1, 3, 4)
- Second allocation of $750,000 to be recommended next month
- FY 2016 Stipend and Supplemental Compensation Scale
- Third Party Administrator for Self-Funded Health Plan
- Modified approval recommendation
- Wants various alternatives to current model considered next year
- Stop-loss carrier for Self-Funded Health Care Plan
- Modified approval recommendation
- Wants various alternatives to current model considered next year
- Short-term leases for Dibert ES and McDonogh 35 HS
- Cancellation of August 20 surplus property auction and 6-8 moratorium on sale of properties pending needs assessment
- Eleven persons spoke in favor of the cancellation
- Amendments to proceed with some of the sales did not succeed
- One Board member wants to use Augustine MS for the new Bio-Medical HS
- Study of Integrated Pest Management programs
- Supported the grant application by Rand Gulf States Policy Institute to study OPSB's plans
- Seclusion and restraint procedures
- Approved procedures discussed previously by the Board in accordance with State law
- Policy J953, Service Animal
- Approved policy previously processed via OPSB's policy process but never approved
- Resolution to study OneApp/EnrollNola
- Approved Resolution 25-15 to authorize study of implementation, impact, efficiency of current OneApp/EnrollNola processes
- One person spoke in favor of the resolution and urged the Administration to take advantage of the significant amount of information and discussions on the subject in the community
- Resolution honoring persons involved in reopening OPSB schools after Hurricane Katrina
- Approved Resolution 26-15 honoring all individuals who helped reopen NOPS within the year after Hurricane Katrina despite having to work through their personal recoveries
- Karr HS New School bidding - technical resolution
- Contract prototypes teachers, principals, assistant principals, certificated central office administrators
- Approved the prototype contracts
- Renaming of Alfred P. Lawless HS to Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. HS
- Approved renaming the new school as the Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. HS
- King charter has held several community meetings on the topic
- Library will retain the name of Lawless
- Two persons spoke in favor of the change
Executive Session on potential litigation Recessed into confidential session to discuss legal matters - Contractor liquidated damages on Mahalia Jackson and McMain projects
- B. T. Washington HS site
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