ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
3520 GENERAL DEGAULLE DRIVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114
November 16, 2017
1. PUBLIC HEARING
Procedural: 1.1 Call to order - Roll Call
The Orleans Parish School Board Public Hearing on Charter Request for Applications was called to order by Vice President, Leslie Ellison at 4 PM with the following Board members present: Ethan Ashley, Leslie Ellison, Ben Kleban, Woody Koppel, Nolan Marshall, Jr. and Sarah Newell Usdin. Board President, John Brown was absent. Also present: Assistant Superintendent, Adam Hawf and Board Counsel, Sharonda Williams. Superintendent, Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. was absent.
Vice President Ellison announced that interpretations services are available to the public by Ms. Rebecca Fleming.
Procedural: 1.2 Pledge of Allegiance
2. PURPOSE OF HEARING / GUIDELINES
Information, Procedural: 2.1 Orleans Parish School Board - Purpose of Hearing and Guidelines
Board Counsel, Sharonda Williams presented the purpose of the hearing and guidelines to the public.
3. PRESENTATIONS
Information: 3.1 Process Overview
Director of New School Development, Forrest Collins gave an overview of the charter RFA process.
Information: 3.2 Applicant Presentations - Type 3 Conversions
The following Type 3 Conversion applicants addressed the Board:
Charlotte Matthew, Principal and School Leader, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School spoke on behalf and requested approval of Legacy of Excellence application for a Type 3 Charter Conversion
Mary Haynes Smith, Principal and School Leader, Mary McCloud Bethune Elementary School spoke on behalf and requested approval of Significant Educators application for a Type 3 Charter Conversion
Information: 3.3 Applicant Presentations - Type 1 New Starts
The following Type 1 New Start applicants addressed the Board:
William Murphy, one of the Founding Board Member and Rashon McConico addressed the Board on behalf of and requested approval for the Center for Resilience
Byron Arthur addressed the Board on behalf of and requested approval for Lyceum Schools
Information: 3.4 Applicant Presentations - Type 1 Transformations
Kate Mehowk addressed the Board on behalf and requested approval for Crescent City Schools
Jay Altman addressed the Board on behalf of and requested approval for First Line Schools
Emily Hart addressed the Board on behalf of and requested approval for InspireNOLA
Rickie Nutik addressed the Board on behalf of and requested approval for Young Audiences
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. ADJOURNMENT