ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

BOARD BUSINESS MEETING

Orleans Parish School Board 

3520 General DeGaulle Drive, Room 1050

New Orleans, LA 70114

Thursday, January 19, 2017

4:30PM

 

 

Members present
Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

1. OPENING OF MEETING

 

Procedural: 1.1 CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL

Meeting was called to order at 4:42PM
Also Present Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. and Ed Morris

 

Procedural: 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

Action: 1.3 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

 

Motion to adopt the Board meeting agenda as amended to remove Action item 4.7.

 

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

 

2. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES

 

Action, Minutes: 2.1 Adoption of Minutes

 

Motion to adopt the minutes for December 13, 2016 Board Business Meeting, as printed with the waiving of the reading of the minutes.

 

Motion by Leslie Ellison, second by Sarah Usdin.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

3. INFORMATION

 

Information: 3.1 Superintendent's Report

 

Recognition of Edna Karr High School and Landry-Walker High School Football teams for winning respective State Football Championships.

Student Advisory Board to meet January 24, 2017

Network Schools Transition

TOPS Louisiana Access Coalition to protect funding and fully fund TOPS

 

4. ACTION ITEMS

 

Action: 4.1 Adoption of the OPSB 2017 Calendar of Committee and Board Business Meetings

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approves the proposed 2017 Calendar of Committee and Board Business Meetings to be held at 3520 General DeGaulle Drive, Suite 1050, New Orleans, LA 70114.

 

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: 4.2 OPSB Resolution No. 05-17 - School Board Member Recognition Month

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approve Resolution No. 05-17 declaring January 2017 as School Board Member Recognition Month.

 

Motion by Leslie Ellison, second by Ben Kleban.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action (Consent): 4.3 CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 4 ADDITIONAL SERVICES - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES RFP NO. 14-0024.

 

Resolution: That the Orleans Parish School Board approve contract Amendment no. 4 with Jacobs/CSRS Program Management for additiional Program Management/Construction Management Services. This amendment will cover the full contract period from April 1, 2017 through March 31,2018.

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approve contract Amendment no. 4 with Jacobs/CSRS Program Management for additiional Program Management/Construction Management Services. This amendment will cover the full contract period from April 1, 2017 through March 31,2018.

 

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: 4.4 Resolution 02-17 – Capital Projects Amendment #2 – Bond Funds

 

The Budget and Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board adopts the fiscal resolution 02-17 authorizing the second (2nd) amendment to the Capital Projects Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017.

 

Motion by Woody Koppel, second by Leslie Ellison.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.5 Resolution 03-17 – Capital Projects Amendment #3 – Capital Projects Other

 

The Budget and Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board adopts the fiscal resolution 03-17 authorizing the third (3rd) amendment to the Capital Projects Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017.

 

Motion by Leslie Ellison, second by Sarah Usdin.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.6 Resolution 04-17 – Capital Projects Amendment #4 – FEMA Funds

 

The Budget and Finance Committee recommends that the Orleans Parish School Board adopts the fiscal resolution 04-17 authorizing the fourth (4th) amendment to the Capital Projects Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017.

 

Motion by Leslie Ellison, second by Sarah Usdin.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.7 Amendment to OPSB Policy DJE, Purchasing

 

REMOVED IN COMMITTEE-Deferred

 

 

Action: 4.8 Amendment to OPSB Policy DJED, Bids and Quotations

 

Action: 4.9 Amendment to OPSB Policy EBBH, Use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approves the amendment to Policy EBBH, Use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

 

Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.10 Amendment to OPSB Policy GBA, Contracts and Compensation

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approves the amendment to Policy GBA, Contracts and Compensation.

 

Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.11 Amendment to Policy GBM, Personnel Transfer

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approves the amendment to Policy GBM, Personnel Transfer.

 

Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.12 Amendment to OPSB Policy IDDF, Education of Students with Exceptionalities

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approves the amendment to Policy IDDF, Education of Students with Exceptionalities.

 

Motion by Sarah Usdin, second by Woody Koppel.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.13 OPSB Resolution 06-17 OPSB to Join Louisiana College Access Coalition to fully Fund TOPS

 

That OPSB approve Resolution 06-17 supporting the efforts of Governor John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana State Legislature to address the shortfall in funding for the Taylor Opportunity Program (TOPS) for the Spring 2017 semester and going forward.

 

Motion by Leslie Ellison, second by Ben Kleban.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

Action: 4.14 Resolution 07-17 re: Orleans Parish School Board’s Appointment to the NOCCA Board of Directors

 

That the Orleans Parish School Board approves Resolution 07-17 approving the appointment of Sarah Newell Usdin as the School Board's appointee to the NOCCA Board of Directors.

 

Motion by Leslie Ellison, second by Ethan Ashley.

Final Resolution: Motion Passes

Yea: Sarah Usdin, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, John Brown, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Ethan Ashley

 

5. ADJOURNMENT

 

Action: 5.1 ADJOURN MEETING

 

Meeting Adjourned 5:31PM

 

Motion to adjourn the Board meeting

 

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