ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD BUSINESS MEETING
McDonogh 35 Senior High School, Auditorium
4000 Cadillac Street
New Orleans, LA 70122
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
5PM
Members present
Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Meeting called to order at 5:09 PM
1. OPENING OF MEETING
Procedural: 1.1 CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
School Board President Seth Bloom called the meeting to order at 5:09PM.
Members Present: Cynthia Cade, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Sarah Usdin, Nolan Marshall, Leslie Ellison, John Brown
Procedural: 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Action: 1.3 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Motion to adopt the Board meeting agenda as amended with a modification to remove action item 5.5 as removed in the Budget and Finance Committee.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, Seconded by Cynthia Cade
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Cynthia Cade, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Sarah Usdin, Nolan Marshall, Leslie Ellison, John Brown
2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Action, Minutes: 2.1 Adoption of Minutes
Action: 2.1 Adoption of Board Business Meeting Minutes of June 14, 2016
Move to adopt the minutes of the Board Business Meeting of June 14, 2016 as presented.
Motion by Woody Koppel, second by Nolan Marshall.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
3. INFORMATION
Information: 3.2 2016 TOPS Update
Michelle Blouin-Williams provided an update to the Board on TOPS Scholarship changes. Funds distributed to students- Fall 2016 93.06% Spring 2017 47.63%. Administration aligning communication to students and recent graduates regarding TOPS changes. LOSFA initiative texts current seniors and graduates to update students. Want students to get registered thru our website to get on the text list.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Action (Consent): 4.2 Design Services for Schools in Orleans Parish
Resolution: The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board approves the use of the designers as selected under the Recovery School District's Request for Quotations no. 2015-01.
The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board approves the use of the designers as selected under the Recovery School District's Request for Quotations no. 2015-01.
Motion by Woody Koppel, second by Nolan Marshall.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Abstain: Sarah Usdin
Action (Consent): 4.3 3 Year Lease of Computers for OPSB Network School Students
Resolution: The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board approves the recommendation to lease 1,155 computers from Dell under the State of Louisiana contract for a period of three (3) years in the amount of $887,756.10.
The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board approves the use of the designers as selected under the Recovery School District's Request for Quotations no. 2015-01.
Motion by Woody Koppel, second by Nolan Marshall.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Abstain: Sarah Usdin
5. ACTION ITEMS
Action: 5.1 Bricolage Charter Program Modification Request
The following constituents addressed the board concerning Bricolage Modification:
Josh Densen, Brenda Square, Kevin Cox, Sandra Ewell, Donald Chopin, Shawon Bernard, Walter Goodwin, Angelina Elder
The Accountibility Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board approve Bricolage's request to increase the number of students in each grade level from 75 to 100 and extend grade levels served to 12th grade.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, Leslie Ellison
Abstain: John Brown
Action: 5.2 Resolution 16-16 RE: School Bus Transportation
Motion included waiving the reading of the resolution.
The Accountability Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board adopts Resolution 16-16, which 1) requests the Superintendents of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) and the Recovery School District (RSD), as well as OPSB and RSD-New Orleans charter school leaders, to collect statistical data to study the time that students spend riding on school buses, and 2) establishes an “Ad Hoc Committee on School Bus Transportation,” to be chaired by the OPSB Superintendent, to make recommendations to the Orleans Parish School Board.
Motion by Leslie Ellison, second by Cynthia Cade.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Action: 5.3 Acceptance of Donation for Homeless Department to the Orleans Parish School Board
Ms. Usdin thanked Academy Sports & Outdoors for their support of the children of Orleans Parish.
The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board accepts donation from Academy Sports & Outdoors in the amount of $7,000.00 to the Homeless Department of the Orleans Parish School Board for the purchase of uniforms for students.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Action: 5.4 Acceptance of Grant Award, Project Lead the Way Grant - Ben Franklin Elementary
Ms. Usdin thanked Chevron for their support of the Ben Franklin Elementary students and the STEM program.
The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board accepts the continuation award from Project Lead the Way in the amount of $14,000.00 to allow students of Ben Franklin to continue participation in the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) program through the 2016-2017 school year.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Leslie Ellison.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Action: 5.5 Approval of CEA between the Orleans Parish School Board and 9th Ward Field of Dreams, Inc. (ITEM WITHDRAWN DURING BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE/APPROVED DELETION DURING AMENDMENT OF AGENDA)
Action: 5.6 Resolution 18-16 Leveraged Financing
Motion included waiving the reading of the resolution.
The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board adopts Resolution 18-16, approving the Enhanced Capital Consulting, LLC, to purchase Historic State Tax Credits from the Orleans Schools Facilities Foundation, Inc.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Action: 5.7 Policy HAB
The Policy Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board approves the revisions to Policy HAB to align district policy to the provisions of R.S. 17:10.7.1 with respect to the functions of the Superintendent and School Board in determining charter extensions and renewals.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Action: 5.8 Resolution 17-16 Unification Budget
Motion included waiving the reading of the resolution.
The Budget & Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board adopts Resolution 17-16, authorizing an appropriation from Fund Balance to support the Unification plan.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Action: 6.1 Glenn Cooks v. Kathleen Stokes, Walter L. Cohen Senior High School and the Orleans Parish School Board, CDC No. 2005-6176; Personal Injury Litigation - Settlement Recommendation
Executive Session not held. Vote taken upon recommendation of counsel and the legal committee which met in Executive session in Committee meeting.
That the Orleans Parish School Board move to accept the recommendation of the General Counsel.
Motion by Cynthia Cade, second by Nolan Marshall.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
7. ADJOURNMENT
Action: 7.1 ADJOURN MEETING
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Seth Bloom, Woody Koppel, Cynthia Cade, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison
Meeting adjourned at 6:19pm.