ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
Special Board Business Meeting
Orleans Parish School Board
3520 General DeGaulle Drive, Room 1050
New Orleans, LA 70114
Thursday, January 12, 2017
6:30PM
Members present
Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley
Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM
1. OPENING OF MEETING
2. ACTION ITEM
Action: 2.01 Election of Board President and Vice President
Election of John A. Brown, Sr. as President for the year 2017
Motion by Nolan Marshall, second by Sarah Usdin.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley
Election of and Leslie Ellison as Vice President for the year of 2017
Motion by Nolan Marshall, second by Sarah Usdin.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley
Action: 2.02 Resolution 01-17 Authorizing the Board President and Vice President as Signatories on Behalf of the Board
That the Orleans Parish School Board adopts Resolution 01-17, that authorizes the Board President to sign contracts and other official documents on behalf of the Board and authorizes the Vice President to sign in the President's absence.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Leslie Ellison.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley
Action: 2.03 Approval of 2017 Board Committee Appointments
Committees
Legal Ethan Ashley Chair, Woody Koppel, Leslie Ellison
Policy Sarah Newell Usdin Chair, Ethan Ashley, Ben Kleban
Accountability Ben Kleban, Chair Sarah Usdin and Nolan Marshall, Jr
Budget and Finance Woody Koppel, Chair, Ben Kleban, Leslie Ellison
Property Nolan Marshall, Jr, Chair, Woody Koppel, Leslie Ellison
That the Orleans Parish School Board approves the Committee appointments as recommended by the Board President.
Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Nolan Marshall.
Final Resolution: Motion Passes
Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley
3. ADJOURNMENT