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This report is created by Ken Ducote on behalf of the Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools
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Greetings!
The Facilities Committee of the Jefferson Parish School Board held a Special Committee Meeting on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, followed by a Special Session Board Meeting. Both meetings were held at the JPSB Administrative Center, 501 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey.
JPSBrief has summarized the activities of the meeting below.
***This email is created by Ken Ducote on behalf of the Greater New Orleans Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the Jefferson Parish School Board***
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REPORT FROM JUNE 21 JPSB MEETINGS
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- Status of Ochsner wanting to buy the Deckbar Site
- Possible purchaser in the future
- Appraisal will be necessary
- State Law: "Local school boards shall make available to chartering groups any vacant school facilities or any facility slated to be vacant for lease or purchase up to fair market value."
- Review of the Lease agreement for Type 2 Charter
- Prior decision of JPSB to lease to Smothers Academy for three years
- Discussion of projects for Bond Issue
- $250 Million Capital Improvement Plan - Revised May 2016
- List of Bond Issue projects not yet been approved by JPSB
- Was withdrawn from JPSB Agenda on June 7, 2016
- Scheduled for Bond Issue Referendum vote in December 2016
- Superintendent Isaac Joseph suggested that the next step would be to adopt the Plan
- One Board Member said that the attendance zone impacts of the Plan should be stated before adopting the Plan
- Superintendent pointed out that the Plan covered both construction and consolidation over a 20-year period, not just immediate construction, and thus was already comprehensive
- Other Board Members reported that the Kenner business community was interested in partnering with JPSB to get a new site and school building for Kenner via external funding
- One Board member said that the inclusion of a new K-12 facility for Kenner Discovery was necessary to get enough community and business support to pass the 2016 Bond Issue and keep up momentum for the next Bond Issue
Special Session Board Meeting
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