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ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE
Orleans Parish School Board
3520 General DeGaulle Drive, Room 4050
New Orleans, LA 70114
April 16, 2015
1:00 PM
(Notice: This meeting may be convened up to 30 minutes prior to the posted schedule to facilitate the orderly conduct of business)
CommitteeMembers:
Members: Mr.
Chair
Committee
Mr. Brett
NolanBonin,
Marshall,
Chair
Ms. Leslie Ellison
Mr. Thomas Robichaux, Ex-Officio
AGENDA
Call to Order
Mr.Bloom,
Seth Bloom
Mr. Seth
Ex-Officio
Ms. Sarah Usdin
Mr. Ira Thomas
Mr. Nolan Marshall
Adoption of the Agenda
Additions/Deletions/Modifications
ACTION ITEM(S)
Action Item No. 1: Facility Lease Amendment – Warren Easton Charter High School
(Kathleen Padian)
Pg. 3
Rationale: Approval of the amendment allows Warren Easton Charter High School to utilize
an adjacent lot to provide additional space for student activities and support the school’s
educational mission.
Recommendation: That the Orleans Parish School Board approve the amendment to the
Facility Lease Agreement between OPSB and Warren Easton Charter High School
Pg. 4
Action Item No.2: Charter Amendment –Bricolage Academy (Kathleen Padian)
Rationale: Bricolage Academy, Inc. requests an amendment to the school’s current operating
agreement with OPSB, in order to permit Bricolage Academy, Inc. to move to its new location
at 3368 Esplanade Avenue for the 2015-2016 school year. The facility will be inspected in
accordance with OPSB Policy E500 prior to student arrival.
Recommendation: That the Orleans Parish School Board approves the request to amend the
Operating Agreement between OPSB and Bricolage Academy to reflect the school’s new
location.
Pg. 5
Action Item No. 3: Encore Academy – Third Year Review (Kathleen Padian)
Rationale: (Provided in support documentation)
Recommendation: That the Orleans Parish School Board approve the continuation of the
Operating Agreement between OPSB and the Encore Academy for the remainder of the
school’s initial charter team as required by law.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance at a public meeting of the Orleans
Parish School Board, please contact the Board Office at 504-304-5678, or by email at [email protected] , describing
the assistance that is necessary.
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Action Item No. 3: Reasonable Assurance of Employment Letter (Armand Devezin) Pg. 6
Rationale: (Provided in support documentation)
Recommendation: That the Orleans Parish School Board approves dissemination of a letter of
reasonable assurance of employment to each employee covered under R.S. 23:1600. (Draft
Attached)
REPORTS / PRESENTATION(S)

(No information submitted)
DISCUSSION/INFORMATION ITEM(S)
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
Facility Lease Agreement – Inspire NOLA /
Alice Harte Elementary School
2015 Spring Graduations
2015 Summer Power Program
Students of the Year Awards Program
Kathleen Padian
Pg. 7
Gail Audrict
Pg. 8
Pg. 10
Pg. 16
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance at a public meeting of the Orleans
Parish School Board, please contact the Board Office at 504-304-5678, or by email at [email protected] , describing
the assistance that is necessary.
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AGENDA SUBMISSION FORM
Receive and/or Refer
X Action
Information
Consent Agenda
Executive Session
Accountability
04 / 10 /15 (MO/DY/YR)
Requesting Administrator/Presenter: Armand Devezin
Executive Cabinet Contact: Armand Devezin
COMMITTEE AGENDA
Title: Reasonable Assurance of Employment Letters
RECOMMENDATION: That the Orleans Parish School Board approves dissemination of a letter of
reasonable assurance of employment to each employee covered under R.S. 23:1600. (Draft Attached)
Summary of recommendation or proposed changes:
Letters of Reasonable Assurance of employment are provided annually to nine (9) and ten (10) month school
district employees in compliance with ACT 745 and R.S. 23:1600 Benefit Eligibility Conditions for
unemployment. The Statute provides that “in an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity
for any educational institution, including institutions of higher education and local public school systems,
benefits shall not be paid based on such service for any week of unemployment commencing during the
period between two successive academic years, if there is a contract or a reasonable assurance that such
individual will perform services in any such capacity for any educational institution in the second of such
academic years or terms. The provisions of this Paragraph shall include any service performed in an
instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity including service performed by a temporary or
uncertified teacher or instructor.”
_____________________________
Requesting Administrator
______________________________
General Counsel Review (If Required)
_____________________________
Executive Cabinet Reviewer
_______________________________
Superintendent
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AGENDA SUBMISSION FORM
Receive and/or Refer
Action
X
Information
Consent Agenda
Executive Session
3 / 27 / 15 (MO/DY/YR)
Requesting Administrator/Presenter: Gail Audrict
Executive Cabinet Contact: Rosalynne Dennis
Accountability
Item #
COMMITTEE AGENDA
Title: 2015 Spring Graduation
RECOMMENDATION:
Summary of recommendation or proposed changes
The 2015 graduation information item delineates the number of prospective spring graduates, dates, times
and locations of the ceremonies for all OPSB Schools.
.
Requesting Administrator
General Counsel Review (if required)
Executive Cabinet Reviewer
Superintendent
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Orleans Parish Public Schools
GRADUATION INFORMATION
2015 SPRING
SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF
PROSPECTIVE
GRADUATES
GRADUATION
DATES & TIMES
GRADUATION
LOCATIONS
Easton
238
UNO ARENA
Franklin Senior
190
Karr
232
Lusher
120
5/18/2015
10:00AM
5/19/2015
7:00PM
5/20/2015
3:00PM
5/22/2015
6:00PM
McMain
Doors Open at 8:00am
McDonogh 35
Doors Open at 1:00pm
Science & Math
123
161
Total
1138
74
5/14/2015
9:00AM
5/14/2015
2:00PM
5/26/2015
6:00PM
UNO ARENA
XAVIER UNIVERSITY
CONVOCATION CENTER
MCALISTER
AUDITORIUM
TULANE UNIVERSITY
ERNEST N. MORIAL
CONVENTION CENTER
ERNEST N. MORIAL
CONVENTION CENTER
DIXON HALL
TULANE UNIVERSITY
“High achievement takes place within the framework of high expectations.”
Henderson Lewis, Jr. Ph.D., Superintendent
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AGENDA SUBMISSION FORM
Receive and/or Refer
Action
X
Information
Consent Agenda
Executive Session
4 / 6/ 15 (MO/DY/YR)
Requesting Administrator/Presenter: Gail Audrict
Executive Cabinet Contact: Rosalynne Dennis
Accountability
COMMITTEE AGENDA
Title: 2015 Summer Power Program
Item #
RECOMMENDATION:
Summary of recommendation or proposed changes
The 2015 Summer POWER (Pushing Onward with Excellent Results) program is the district’s summer
school program designed to afford students who did not meet the minimum achievement level on
Louisiana’s High Stakes Test or district assessments.


4th and 8th grade students who scored below proficient on English/language arts and/or math criterionreferenced assessments
High school students who scored Needs Improvement on the End-of-Course (EOC) Exams
.
Requesting Administrator
General Counsel Review (if required)
Executive Cabinet Reviewer
Superintendent
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Credit Recovery/Teacher-Monitored Online Summer School Information
OPSB Network and Charter Schools
SUMMER POWER PROGRAM
Credit Recovery/Teacher-Monitored Online Summer School Information
REPEAT WORK ONLY
(PUSHING ONWARD WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS)
Registration Dates:
May 21 - 23, 2015
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Registration Location:
2015 Summer POWER Issue
OPSB Administrative Building
Summer School Programs
P.1
Summer Enrichment Programs
P.2
Summer School Schedules
P.3
Credit Recovery Summer School
P.4
3520 General de Gaulle Drive
New Orleans, LA 70114
Tuition $175.00 per half unit
(Limited Number of Seats Available)
Seniors will have priority placement
*****Credit Recovery students must attend in person four (4) days a week*****
Monday – Thursday
8:30 A. M. – 1:00 P.M.
FEES ARE PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION
CREDIT/DEBIT CARD or MONEY ORDERS ONLY
 Students
can earn
Contact:
Carrie
Burks1/2 credit (seniors will be allowed to take up to 1 credit) over a 5-week period. All students
and parents must attend an on-site orientation at McMain Secondary School to receive information necessary to
completing
course(s).
(504)their
304-3848

Each student will be assigned to a group and computer lab, and required to log onto their online course for
approximately eight (8) hours in-class per week. Students must complete the remaining four (4) hour
Contact Persons:
requirements from home or wherever Internet is available.
Bridgette Frick, Principal
 The students will be guided through lessons, complete practice activities, submit assignments and take quizzes &
Brenda
Hewlett, Lead Teacher
exams.
(504) 324-7500
 During their course, students are supported in-class by mentor teachers. Academic assistance is also available
via email throughout the duration of the program. The mentor teachers monitor student progress and assist
them in weekly goal-setting.
SUMMER POWER (PARCC/LAA2/EOC)
Summer Power is the District’s summer program for students who
did not meet the minimum achievement level on the Louisiana
“High Stakes” test.
Audience:
th
th

4 and 8 grade students who scored below proficient on
English/language arts and/or math criterion-referenced
assessments.
 High school students who scored Needs Improvement on
the End-of-Course (EOC) Exams
PARCC/LAA2 Registration:
May 18, 2015
EOC Registration:
May 20-22
Dates of Operation:
PARCC and LAA2: May 25 - June 19, 2015
EOC:
June 1 – 26, 2015
Hours of Operation: PARCC/LAA2/EOC: 8:00 AM to 1:40 PM, M-F
Locations:
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School— 4th Grade PARCC
1116 Jefferson Ave.
504-304-3932
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All final exams will be taken in the student’s assigned computer lab (online at the school). Mentor teachers will
REPEAT WORK ONLY
be present in each computer lab.
5712 So. Claiborne Ave, 70125
504-324-7500
Bridgette Frick, Principal
The mentor teachers and lead teacher will monitor student progress, contact parents of students who are not
progressing adequately, and aid/tutor students who need more face-to-face assistance.
Registration Dates:
May 21 - 23, 2014
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM
The credit recovery summer school program offers
opportunities for students to remove deficiencies in core
courses.
Audience: Students in grade 9 through 12
Parent/Student Orientation
May 25, 2015
8:45 AM – 9:45AM
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(Attend only one session)
Registration Dates: See Page 4
Dates and Hours of Credit Recovery Operation:
May 25, 2015 - June 30, 2015
8:30AM – 10:30 AM
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
(Students attend only one session)
Charlotte Matthew, Principal
Eleanor McMain Secondary School— 8th Grade PARCC & LAA2
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CREDIT RECOVERY
TEACHER-MONITORED ONLINE SUMMER SCHOOL
McDonogh 35 High School— EOC
Location: Eleanor McMain Secondary School
5712 So. Claiborne Ave, 70125
504-324-7500
Bridgette Frick, Principal
Brenda Hewlett, Lead Teacher
1331 Kerlerec St. 70116
504-324-7600
Gerald Debose, Principal
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SUMMER 2015 PROGRAM AND POSITION DESCRIPTIONS
EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES
(ESYS) FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
ESYS provides services to eligible children with
disabilities in accordance with their IEP.
Dates of Operation:
June 1 – June 26, 2015
Hours of Operation:
8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Monday through Thursday
(June 22– June 25, 2015 the program will
operate Monday through Friday)
Location:
Franklin Elementary
1116 Jefferson Blvd. 70115
McDonogh 35 High School
1331 Kerlerec St. 70116
ESL SUMMER SCHOOL
Four weeks of intensive English language
instruction for immigrant students
Audience: Non-English speaking or very limited
English speaking immigrant students enrolled in the
district or district charter schools who have been
identified as “at risk” or in danger of academic
failure.
SUMMER SCHOOL
SCHEDULES
PARCC/LAA2//ESL SUMMER SCHEDULE
Dates of Operation:
May 25 – June 19, 2015
Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Location:
Franklin Elementary
1116 Jefferson Ave.
McMain Secondary School
5712 So. Claiborne 70125A
Contact Person:
Charlotte M. Steber
(504) 304-3841
Contact Person: Laverne Fleming
(504) 304-4988
Period
Time
7:30 a.m. – 7:50 a.m.
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Breakfast
1st Period
10:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Lunch
11:10 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.
2nd Period
1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Teacher Preparation Time
EOC SUMMER SCHEDULE
Time
21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN &
CENTERS SUMMER ACE PROGRAM
YOUTH IN TRANSITION SUMMER
Academic, Cultural and Enrichment (ACE) Program
designed to promote students’ academic and social
growth through cultural enrichment experiences.
Dates of Operation:
May 25 – June 26, 2015
Hours of Operation:
8:00 am – 1:40 pm
Monday through Friday
Locations:
Warren Easton Charter High School
Edna Karr Charter High School
Eleanor McMain Secondary School
McDonogh 35 High School
New Orleans Charter Science & Math
High School
Contact Person:
PROGRAM
Camp Exploration offers Academic and Cultural
Enrichment instruction for
homeless/transitional displaced students.
Audience:
Pre K – 8
Dates of Operation:
June 2 – 27, 2015
Hours of Operation:
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location:
McDonogh 35 Sr. High School
1331 Kerlerec St. 70116
Contact Person:
Ayesha Buckner
(504) 304-5926
Period
7:40 a.m. – 7:55 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
1st Period
10:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Lunch
11:10 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.
2nd Period
1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Teacher Preparation Time
PARCC/EOC/ESL
Summer Campuses
OPSB Summer POWER
Participating Schools
Franklin Elementary
4th Grade PARCC and ESL
Audubon, Bethune, Einstein, Hynes, Franklin
Elementary, Jackson, Lake Forest
McMain
8th Grade PARCC, LAA2 and ESL
Audubon, Einstein, Hynes, Lake Forest,
Franklin Ext., McDonogh 35 Academy
McDonogh 35
EOC
New Orleans Science and Math, Mc Main,
McDonogh 35
Delores Winfield
(504) 304-5507
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Orleans Parish School Board
Pushing Onward with Excellent Results (POWER) Summer Programs
2015 District-Level Summer POWER Programs At-A-Glance
Programs
Program
Locations
4TH Grade ELA & Math Franklin
Elementary
Registration/
Teacher PD Dates
Teacher PD: May 22
Registration: May 14
Dates of
Operation
May 25 – June 19
Times of
Operation
8:00 – 1:40
PARCC
8TH Grade ELA & Math
McMain
Secondary
Teacher PD: May 22
Registration: May 14
May 25 – June 19
8:00 – 1:40
LAA2
10th & 11th Grade ELA,
Math, Science, Social
Studies and LAA2
McMain
Secondary
Teacher PD: May 22
Registration: May 14
May 25 – June 19
8:00 – 1:40
End of
Course
(EOC )
Algebra I, Geometry
English II, English III
Biology, U.S. History
McDonogh 35 Teacher PD: May 29
Registration: May 20-22
June 1 – June 26
8:00 – 1:40
Credit
Recovery
Online Credit
Recovery for Core
Subjects
McMain
Secondary
May 25 – June 30
(Mon. – Thurs.)
8:00 – 1:40
ESYS
Summer
Program
Services to eligible
children with
disabilities in
accordance with their
IEP
Intensive English
language instruction
for at- risk and English
Language Learners
Franklin
Elementary
Teacher PD: 29
Participants based upon
McDonogh 35 eligibility
High School
June 1 – 26
(Mon. – Thurs.)
(Mon. – Fri. last
week only)
8:30 – 2:00
Franklin
Elementary
May 25 – June 19
8:00 – 1:50
PARCC
ESL
Summer
Program
Descriptions
Teacher PD: May 22
Registration: May 21-23
Teacher PD: May 22
Applications Due May 8
McMain
High School
Youth in
Transition
Camp
Exploration
Academic and cultural
enrichment
instruction for
homeless and
transitional displaced
students.
McDonogh 35 Teacher PD: May 28-29
(Participation based up
referrals from school)
June 1 – June 26
8:00 – 3:00
21st
Century
ACE Academy
Academics, Cultural
and Enrichment 7-12
Easton
Registration: May 18-20
McDonogh 35
McMain
Karr
NOSM
May 25 – June 26
8:00-1:40
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Orleans Parish School Board
Pushing Onward with Excellent Results (POWER) Summer Programs
2015 School-Level Summer POWER Programs At-A-Glance
Programs
Descriptions
Program Locations
Dates of
Operation
June 1 – June 26
Times of
Operation
8:00 – 2:00
Summer Arts
Program
History and Arts
Integration
Alternative Learning
Institute (ALI)
Enrichment Prep for
PARCC Testing
ELA and Math for rising
4th and 8th grade
students
Ben Franklin
Elementary
June 1 – June 25
8:00 – 2:00
Rising 3rd and 4th
Grade Summer
Remediation &
Enrichment
Moving Forward
Remediation in core
subjects; ELA, Math,
Reading and Writing
Bethune
Elementary
May 26 - June 26
8:00 – 2:00
ELA and Math
remediation for 1st – 3rd
grade students
Einstein Charter
June 1 – June 26
8:00 – 3:00
ELA, Math, Reading and
Writing enrichment
ENCORE Academy
June 1 – June 18
8:30 – 12:00
Remediation in core
subjects; ELA, Math,
Reading and Writing
ESL Programs:
Ben Franklin
Elementary Grades
K-5
May 25 – June 19
8:00 – 2:00
June 1 – June 12
8:30 – 2:30
ENCORE Academy
Summer Dragon
Training
ESL Summer
Remediation
McMain
Grades 7 – 12
Hynes Charter
Summer Jump
ELA and Math
remediation
Arts Exploration
Arts Integration for
students in grades PreK7
Homeless Program:
McDonogh 35
June 1 – June 26
8:00 – 3:00
Karr Summer
Remediation &
Enrichment Program
ELA, Math, Reading and
Writing enrichment
Edna Karr
High School
June 1 – June 26
9:00 – 1:00
OPSB Summer Programs 2015
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Programs
Descriptions
Program Locations
Dates of
Operation
June 1 – June 26
Times of
Operation
8:00 – 2:00
3rd Grade Literacy
Enhancement
Program
ELA and Math
remediation for rising
3rd graders
Lake Forest
Elementary
Great Start Summer
Program
ELA and Math for rising
3rd graders; ELA and
Math remediation for
PreK-1st graders
Mahalia Jackson
Elementary
May 25 – June 26
8:00 – 1:00
STEM Induction &
Remediation
STEM activities for
incoming 7th and 8th
graders; ELA and Math
remediation for current
and incoming 7th and 8th
graders
McDonogh 35
Academy
June 1 – June 26
8:30 – 12:30
Summer STEM
Enrichment Program
STEM enrichment
activities; ELA and Math
for incoming 9th graders
McDonogh 35
College Prep
June 1 – June 26
8:00 – 1:40
Mustang Middle
School Summer
Enrichment
ELA and Math for
incoming 7th and 8th
graders;
ELA and Math
remediation for current
7th and 8th graders
McMain Secondary
June 12 – June 26
8:00 – 12:00
Summer Enrichment
ELA, Creative Writing and Moton Charter
Math enrichment
June 15 – July 10
8:30 – 3:00
Summer Power
Credit Recovery
Credit Recovery for core
subjects; Algebra I,
Geometry, English II,
English III, Biology, and
U.S. History
Warren Easton
June 1 – June 26
9:00 – 1:30
Summer Enrichment
PARCC remediation and
extended-day for core
subjects; ELA, Math,
Science and Social
Studies
Youth Study Center
July 1 – July 28
8:00 – 1:00
OPSB Summer Programs 2015
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AGENDA SUBMISSION FORM
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Executive Session
Requesting Administrator/Presenter: Gail Audrict
Executive Cabinet Contact: Rosalynne Dennis
Accountability
Item #
4 / 6/ 15 (MO/DY/YR)
COMMITTEE AGENDA
Title: 2015 Students of the Year Recognition Program
RECOMMENDATION:
Summary of recommendation or proposed changes
The Students of the Year Award is designed to recognize outstanding elementary, middle and high
school students in the parish of Orleans for their achievements. This program, patterned after the
Teacher of the Year Awards Program, is an excellent opportunity to acknowledge those students
who have demonstrated excellent academic achievement, leadership ability and citizenship. The
Students of the Year Awards Program is sponsored by the Louisiana State Superintendent through
the State Department of Education and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The
funding for the scholarship awards have been donated through an Act of donation by the High
School Scholarship Association, Inc., the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana to support
scholarships for the Orleans Parish School Board Scholars and Donation from the Marie Atchley
Estate.
Requesting Administrator
General Counsel Review (if required)
Executive Cabinet Reviewer
Superintendent
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Orleans Parish Public Schools
Student of the Year Competition
District Winners and District Runner-Ups
February 2, 2015
12th Grade Winner
1. Helene Lovett
Robert Lusher School
12th Grade Runner-Ups
2. Alyn Wallace
3. Markus Reneau*
4. Gabrielle Stark
5. Christian Marshall
6. Christy Nguyen
7. Kiante Riley
Benjamin Franklin High School
International High School
Warren Easton Charter High School
Mc Donogh 35 High School
Eleanor Mc Main Secondary School
Edna Karr Secondary School
8th Grade Winner
1. Linda Denson
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
8th Grade Runner-Up
None
5th Grade Winner
1. Julien Barrossee
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
5th Grade District Runner-Up
2. Anderson Cox
Robert Lusher School
* The International school Runner Up attends a BESE Type 2 Charter
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