St. Tammany Parish School Board Minutes Committee As A Whole Meeting Business Affairs and Administrative __________________________ July 12, 2016

The St. Tammany Parish School Board met as a Committee As A Whole in the C. J. Schoen Board Room, Covington, Louisiana, Tuesday, July 12, 2016. On roll call, there were present: Chairman, Michael J. Dirmann and Members, Neal M. Hennegan, Elizabeth B. Heintz, Stephen J. “Jack” Loup, III, Charles T. Harrell, Michael C. Nation, Willie B. Jeter, Peggy H. Seeley, Sharon Lo Drucker, Ronald “Ron” Bettencourtt, Robert R. “Bob” Womack, Robin P. Mullett, and Mary K. Bellisario. Absent: Richard “Rickey” Hursey, Jr and Dennis S. Cousin. Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance were led at the Committee As A Whole for Human Resources and Education meeting prior to this meeting. Mr. Dirmann stated no one requested time on the agenda. Mr. Dirmann stated that the next agenda item was the approval of minutes for the Committee As A Whole Meeting held June 2, 2016. He asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes. It was moved by Mrs. Seeley, seconded by Mr. Womack, to accept the minutes. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Superintendent Folse. Superintendent Folse welcomed Mr. Larry Route and Dr. Mr. Raphael Tillman to their new positions as Supervisors of Administration. Mr. Dirmann stated he was requested by a few Board Members to move straight to the Business Affairs portion of the agenda. He stated Mr. Grant Schlueter, Foley & Judell Bond Counselor, was present to discuss Bond Issue information. Mr. Dirmann called on Mrs. Terri Prevost, Director of Business Affairs, who recommended adoption of a Resolution providing for the issuance and sale of General Obligation School Refunding Bonds, Series 2016, of St. Tammany Parish Wide School District No. 12 of the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana; and providing for other matters in connection therewith. Moved by Mrs. Mullett, seconded by Mrs. Seeley to accept the recommendation. Mrs. Prevost recognized Mr. Schlueter and Ms. Stephanie Ferry, Managing Director Public Finance. Mr. Schlueter stated this was the refunding of the 2009 Bond Issue. He stated the Board gave preliminary approval in May which permitted the Underwriters to go to the State Bond Commission. He stated the Underwriters secured the State Bond Commission approval and secured the rating from Standard and Poor's Rating Services, confirming a “AA” rating. He 1

stated Mrs. Prevost was very instrumental in securing that rating. He stated Standard and Poor's Rating Services recognized the very strong financial picture of the School Board which contributed greatly to that high Bond rating. He stated there was no school board with a higher Bond rating in Louisiana. He stated, as the Board was aware of with the refunding of these General Obligation Bonds, there was no debt extension it was simply reducing the payments each year with all the savings inured to the benefit of the property taxpayers of the Parish. He stated, when the Board gave the preliminary approval in May, the market at that point in time according to the Underwriters, Stephanie Ferry and Raymond James, the projected savings to taxpayers was slightly over $500,000.00. He stated the market improved, the Underwriters got out in the market this morning and were able to lock in rates that produced net savings to taxpayers, after all costs, of over $675,000.00. He stated that was a six (6) percent PV savings which was twice that of the guidelines set by the Louisiana State Bond Commission. He stated the School Board had a very healthy refinancing. He stated the Superintendent, Mr. Folse, executed the Bond Purchase Agreement this morning in accordance with the Boards’ prior authorization if he realized sufficient savings to the taxpayers. He stated that the refunding had been locked in and this would complete the sale of the refunding bonds. He stated on Thursday’s meeting the Board would be considering adoption of the Bond Resolution that would set the actual rates. He stated at Board Members’ desk was a sheet updating the total savings to taxpayers over time and since 2004 the net savings to taxpayers, by virtual of these refinancings, now exceeded $10,554,000.00. He stated the Board had been very aggressive and able to do a lot of these refinances with their good credit rating. He stated he was available for questions as well as Ms. Ferry as she was actively involved with the prices and the locking in of those prices this morning with the refinancing. Mr. Hennegan thanked Ms. Ferry and Mr. Schlueter for their hard work and thorough job of protecting the taxpayers of this Parish. Superintendent Folse stated Mrs. Prevost and Mr. Schlueter were working hard together to maintain the Board’s Bond rating. He stated with the financial challenges going on in the State for the Board to be able to maintain this rating was something that everyone should be proud of. He stated it was an accumulation of a lot of work, by a lot of people, led by this Board and was excited and proud of what was done on this and a couple of other items that would be seen later in the agenda. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Mrs. Prevost, who recommended adoption of a resolution authorizing the advertising for sealed bids for the purchase of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2016, of St. Tammany Parish Wide School District No. 12 of the Parish of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana and providing for other matters in connection therewith. Moved by Mullett, seconded by Mrs. Seeley to accept the recommendation. Mr. Schlueter stated the bids would be received at a Special Meeting set for August 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. Superintendent Folse stated this was the $30 million from the 2013 Bond Issue. He stated after this draw it would leave $25 million to complete the rest of the projects. He stated the Board was on that normal five (5) year cycle for Bond elections. He stated this was the next draw on the 2013 projects. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Mrs. Prevost, who asked for the Board to adopt a Resolution levying millage rates for tax year 2016 for a total of 66.41 mils.

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Moved by Mr. Womack, seconded by Mrs. Drucker to adopt a resolution levying millage rates for tax year 2016 for a total of 66.41 mils. Mrs. Prevost stated the 2016 Tax Roll was for a reassessment year. She stated every four (4) years by statute the assessor looked at property values in relation to current millages. She stated the property values were determined and the mils calculated so that the taxing bodies got the same amount as the year before. She stated it was recommended that the System rollback 1.77 mils from last year’s mils. She stated the Board would get the same revenue received this past fiscal year and get an increase on any new property added. Mr. Hennegan questioned if this was done before. Mrs. Prevost responded the last time this was done was the 2008 Tax Roll. She stated in the 2012 reassessment year the System met one (1) of the exceptions. She stated one (1) of the exceptions to the reassessment rate change was if an election was just held, which as the Board would recall the System renewed the millages in 2012, so the School Board was able to bypass and just go with what the voters approved. She stated that was why the Board was not recalling a rollback in 2012. She stated in 2008 the System did rollback in that assessment year. Superintendent Folse stated another important point was that the System was told that new growth, new properties coming on the roll would be in addition to the neutral revenue as a result by rolling back the millages. He stated if he understood correctly, the System would stay where it was but still have the luxury or pickup of the new properties. Mrs. Prevost responded that was correct. She stated they were estimating that would be at $1.3 million for the System. She stated the System would have a slight increase based on the current projected roll. Superintendent Folse stated that was the work the Assessor’s Office was doing. Mr. Hennegan noted that the housing starts in St. Tammany Parish were the highest in ten (10) years. Superintendent Folse responded yes, that was being monitored with the Parish. He felt it was an opportunity for the Board to take the opportunity to rollback millages. He stated it was a total rollback of 1.77 mils which would keep the Board revenue-neutral but as mentioned the new money from the new property taxes would be included. He stated that was what was being recommended tonight. Mr. Bettencourtt asked if the rollback of 1.77 mils was off of one (1) particular millage or spread out across a few different ones. Mrs. Prevost responded it was every millage. She stated the Assessor assesses property values by each set millage, Prop 1, Prop 2. She stated the only one (1) that did not change was Debt Service, reassessment did not apply to that one. Mr. Dirmann felt it showed good faith from the School System to do this for the community because the public supported bond issues for new construction. He supported this wholeheartedly and appreciated everyone’s efforts. Superintendent Folse stated the plan was for staff to put out a Press Release soon through Public Information talking about the rolling back of the School Board’s millage as well as the numbers that Mr. Schlueter shared tonight on the savings on the refundings. He stated staff would be putting something together. He thanked Mr. Louis Fitzmorris, Assessor, and his staff for doing a good job of keeping Mrs. Prevost informed, keeping the System involved in what was going on in the process. He stated when the System got the numbers they were not a surprise which allowed the System to budget properly. Mr. Nation asked for the amount of the previous rollback millage. 3

Mrs. Prevost responded that was 8.39 mils rollback in 2008. She stated that was the last time the reassessment recommended a rollback. Mr. Nation stated right at 10 mils. He asked was that the total between the two (2). Mrs. Prevost stated since 1990 we rolled back 21 mils, a savings of taxpayers with a current assessed value of $40 million a year. Mr. Nation asked 40 mils since 1990. Mrs. Prevost responded no, it was 21 mils at a value of $40 million. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Mrs. Prevost, who stated the Monthly Purchasing Report, was included in the Board Members’ packets; and Mrs. Stevens, Director of Purchasing, was available to answer questions. There were none. Mr. Dirmann called on Mr. Michael J. Cossé, Assistant Superintendent, who stated included in Board Members’ packets was a final draft copy of the Teacher Discipline Policy & Procedure prepared in compliance with Louisiana Revised Statute 17:443. He stated the Board shall adopt and maintain procedures regarding discipline of teachers. He stated the Policy before the Board tonight outlined those policies and procedures needed for the Administration to be able to discipline a teacher. He stated this Policy followed the law. He stated for purposes of this Policy discipline shall be defined as a suspension without pay, reduction in pay, involuntary demotion, or termination of employment, which was shown at the bottom of page one (1) of that Policy. He stated in preparing this Policy research was done on what other parishes had adopted and the System was able to pick and choose from other parishes plus insert what was needed for the St. Tammany Parish School System. He stated a recommendation was needed from Board Members tonight. He stated Mr. Pittman, Board Attorney, who was very familiar with this Policy and helped draft this Policy was present tonight and available for questions. Superintendent Folse stated the next item on the agenda, Item B, was part of a package that was being followed, as well. He stated that went to the next step of the Hearing Officer. He stated what was being done here was just cleaning up law that had changed. He stated the System had not had a need to use this Policy or hearing officers yet but wanted to get it in place so that if there was a need to use it; the System certainly would. He stated, as you know, the System went through many steps with employees, including teachers, before getting to this point but this was something that needed to be in place and ready to use, if necessary. Mr. Nation asked when did teachers become tenured. Mr. Pittman responded after three (3) years of employment as a teacher. He stated once a teacher had worked with the System for three (3) years they had acquired tenure and at that point in time they had the protections of tenure. He stated those that had not acquired tenure were treated differently under the Policy. Mrs. Bellisario stated at the top of page 2 where it referred to any justified complaint of child abuse or neglect on file in the central registry pursuant to Louisiana Children’s Code. She asked for an explanation of the central registry. Mr. Pittman responded there was a registry put in place through the Office of Community Services. He stated whenever teachers were hired there were background checks and things of that nature done. He stated if there were any kind of reports received efforts would be undertaken to get that information out to the Administration to be looked into and then disciplinary action could be taken. 4

Mrs. Bellisario asked if the Board got a report from the Office of Community Services on an automatic basis. Mr. Pittman responded not to his knowledge but he could certainly look into that. Superintendent Folse asked to go back a little bit on the question of tenure because there were some Compass components on that, some evaluation. He asked Dr. Regina Sanford, Assistant Superintendent, to explain that part of it as well. Dr. Sanford responded for the Compass Evaluation the teacher had to acquire within their evaluation cycle a level of “Effectiveness” in order to gain tenure. Moved by Mrs. Heintz, seconded by Mr. Nation to accept the Teacher Discipline Policy and Procedures. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Mr. Cossé who stated before Board Members tonight was a list of Disciplinary Hearing Officers (DHO) as required by Louisiana Revised Statute 17:443. He stated the law required districts with 20,000 students or more to have a list of at least ten (10) DHOs. He stated the DHOs were advertised for and Mr. Pittman had also made personal contact with a number of them. He stated the list contained eleven names and were all from St. Tammany Parish. He stated the Superintendent shall randomly appoint one (1) of these to each case. He stated a recommendation was needed from Board Members tonight and he and Mr. Pittman were available for questions. Moved by Mr. Hennegan, seconded by Mr. Womack to accept the Disciplinary Hearing Officers. Mrs. Seeley asked was a bid put out for these positions. Mr. Cossé responded as per the law there was a criteria in place. He stated the following persons may serve as a disciplinary hearing officer: a mediator qualified under R.S. 9:4106, an arbitrator approved by the American Arbitration Association or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, an attorney, or a retired member of the judiciary. He stated the System advertised for DHOs and these were some of the people that reached out. Superintendent Folse stated the System did receive some people who were outside of St. Tammany Parish but made the decision to use St. Tammany Parish people and also decided whoever the System used would agree to the Attorney General’s fee schedule. He stated that would be standard for everyone. He stated it was totally randomly selected so if a person was chosen one time, one could get that same person the second time. He stated this was another part of the new law that was just discussed. He stated hopefully this would be beneficial to all with the goal of getting a fair hearing for the employee as well as the School System and believed these eleven people could certainly do that. Mr. Cossé stated it was a list that was fluid; people could be added or removed. Mr. Dirmann asked if there was a set time to add or remove. Mr. Cossé responded he did not believe so and asked Mr. Pittman if that was correct Mr. Pittman agreed. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Mr. Cossé who stated the next item on the agenda was 5

consideration of Employee Salary Schedules for the Fiscal Year 2016-2017. He stated the System was awaiting the final numbers regarding the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) to become available but in the meantime the current information available was reviewed and recommended that there were no stipends or non stipends included in this draft. He stated when final numbers were available on the MFP the budgetary process would be discussed and any future changes or recommendations would be brought to you as a Full Board. Superintendent Folse until the System got the money from the MFP there was no way possible to know what could and could not be done. He stated Mrs. Prevost put a Budget Calendar Timeline at Board Members’ desk tonight. He touched base with Scott Richard, Executive Director of Louisiana School Board Association (LSBA), as late as yesterday and he recommended the same thing with the hope that the MFP finalized numbers would be received shortly in order to start plugging in some of these places in the Salary Schedule. He stated right now this is the Salary Schedule that needed to be approved but a revised one would be brought back to the Board once the monies that the System had to deal with were known. Moved by Mrs. Mullett, seconded by Mrs. Drucker to accept the Employee Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Mr. Cossé who stated the Annual Uniform Evaluation Report was in Board Members’ packets. He stated Dr. Raphael Tillman and Mrs. Aimee Lemane, Supervisors of Administration, were available for questions. Mrs. Bellisario referred to page 6 of the Annual Uniform Evaluation Report and asked was “LSH” the same thing as “LHS,” Lakeshore High School. Dr. Tillman responded yes that was supposed to be Lakeshore High School. Mrs. Bellisario referred to page 8, in Part A, “How many exemptions were approved, three,” “Please list the justifiable reasons, medical.” She asked for an explanation of a medical justification. Mrs. Lemane responded there was an instance where a student was allergic to some of the dyes, the red color, and there was an exemption made for that type of instance. Superintendent Folse asked if there was anyone voting for next year. Dr. Tillman responded Lakeshore High School. Mrs. Seeley asked for an explanation of how school uniforms become permanent. Dr. Tillman responded uniforms become permanent after two (2) consecutive affirmative cycles. Mr. Dirmann called on Mr. Cossé who stated the Monthly Maintenance Report was sent to the Board electronically and Mr. Wade Singletary, Director of Maintenance, and his staff were present to answer questions. There were none. Mr. Dirmann called on Mr. Cossé who stated that a Monthly Risk Management Report was included in the Board Members’ packets and Mr. Kirt Gaspard, Risk Manager, was present to answer questions. There were none. Mr. Dirmann called on Mr. Cossé who stated that the Monthly Transportation Report was included in the Board Members’ packets and Mr. Steve Alfonso, Supervisor of Administration, and his staff were present to answer questions. 6

Superintendent Folse asked Mr. Alfonso to give an update on radio installations. Mr. Alfonso stated currently there were 364 radios installed. He stated there was a fleet of 376 to 378, the number fluctuated. He stated the only radios not installed now were the ones of the owner/operators just hired who were purchasing buses. He was confident that by the start of the school year a hundred percent would be installed. Mr. Dirmann asked if all the routes were covered currently with either owner/operators or itinerants. Mr. Alfonso responded all but five (5) routes. He stated the routes were established but the people just needed to be put in place. Mr. Hennegan asked if the new safety officer could come and make a presentation in the next several months. Superintendent Folse responded that he would let school get underway first. Mr. Womack asked if an alternative to owner/operator was still being considered. Superintendent Folse responded that was certainly being looked at but budget-wise, moneywise, we needed to see where that all played out before proceeding any further. Mrs. Heintz appreciated Packet Day for the Transportation Employees being put in the Transportation Report. Mr. Alfonso responded Packet Day was this Tuesday at Fontainebleau High School and all of the owner/operators would get their information pertaining to this coming school year. He stated the only thing being worked on now was the Special Education routes and Mrs. Sharon Hosch, Supervisor of Special Education, got that to Transportation very early this year so the Department was moving on that right now. Mr. Dirmann asked how the Edulog System updating process was coming along. Mr. Alfonso responded the conversion had taken place, the maps updated, and the Department was at a stage where it was about to go live. He stated on July 28, 2016 training was set for the Department’s four (4) routers and the two (2) assistant directors. He stated Edulog would assess the Department’s need for future trainers. He stated the Department’s currently operating with Edulog now but was not using it to its capacity. He stated the training would get the Department to capacity. He stated with Louis Boullion’s (Director of Information Technology) help, all the maps have updated and all the data from the schools was now being converted into Edulog. Mr. Dirmann asked when the whole process might be completed. Superintendent Folse responded that process would never end. He stated it was an ongoing process every time a road, a street, a pick up spot, or a student was added. Mr. Dirmann asked if Edulog was operational now. Superintendent Folse responded yes. Mr. Alfonso responded the new system was being used now. Mr. Dirmann wanted to see if Edulog was in operation and if the Department was functioning with it. Mr. Alfonso responded yes. 7

Mrs. Drucker asked how soon could the parents go on line and find out who their bus driver was. Mr. Alfonso responded now. He stated the five (5) vacant routes would be the only ones not seen right now. He stated phone number and things like that were being updated in the system. He stated the roads and all the things that were necessary had been added, so parents could go on line now. He stated starting August 1, 2016 the Hot Line would be starting where parents could call in if they had issues. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Cameron Tipton, Lead Construction Supervisor, who recommended acceptance of Brock Elementary School, Main Building Roof Replacement, as substantially complete subject to the Architect’s recommendations, submission of all regulatory requirements, and approval of Superintendent Folse, STPSB Project No. 1602. Moved by Mrs. Mullett, seconded by Mrs. Seeley to accept the recommendation. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Tipton who recommended acceptance of Mandeville High School, Modular Walkways & Infrastructure, as substantially complete subject to the Architect’s recommendations, submission of all regulatory requirements, and approval of Superintendent Folse, STPSB Project No. 1604. Moved by Mr. Hennegan, seconded by Mrs. Drucker to accept the recommendation. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Tipton who recommended acceptance of Salmen High School, Track Resurfacing, as substantially complete subject to the Architect’s recommendations, submission of all regulatory requirements, and approval of Superintendent Folse, STPSB Project No. 1509. Moved by Mrs. Seeley, seconded by Mr. Womack to accept the recommendation. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Tipton who recommended acceptance of Sixth Ward Elementary School, Ph. II Reroofing and Library Waterproofing, as substantially complete subject to the Architect’s recommendations, submission of all regulatory requirements, and approval of Superintendent Folse, STPSB Project No. 1601. Moved by Mrs. Seeley, seconded by Mrs. Bellisario to accept the recommendation. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Tipton who recommended acceptance of Slidell High School, Fieldhouse Roof Replacement as substantially complete subject to the Architect’s recommendations, submission of all regulatory requirements, and approval of Superintendent Folse, STPSB Project No. 1603. Moved by Mrs. Mullett, seconded by Mr. Womack to accept the recommendation. Superintendent Folse interjected a week or so ago Matt Forte, Slidell High School graduate and current New York Jet, had his jersey retired by the school. He stated after Matt’s jersey was retired during a surprise ceremony Matt stopped the presentation and asked his family 8

members to join him and had a big check printed for $50,000.00 that he and his wife donated to Slidell High School Athletic Department for facilities. He stated Matt was certainly a great credit to the School System and someone who gave back as well. He stated it was a nice event and the money would be used at Slidell High School. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Tipton who recommended acceptance of Bonne Ecole Elementary School, Mechanical System Replacement as substantially complete subject to the Architect’s recommendations, submission of all regulatory requirements, and approval of Superintendent Folse, STPSB Project No. 1480. Moved by Mrs. Mullett, seconded by Mrs. Bellisario to accept the recommendation. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Tipton who recommended adoption of a Resolution authorizing the School Board Superintendent and/or President to obtain relief and assistance through CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) Disaster Recovery funding and authorizing the Superintendent and/or President to execute any documents or amendments to documents concerning the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Division of Administration, Office of Community Development-Disaster Recovery Unit that may become necessary to administer the CDBG program. Ms. Tipton stated the resolution was included in Board Member packets. She stated this was merely an update to a resolution this Board passed a few years ago. She stated the State asked that the resolution be updated. She stated the last resolution listed the name of the previous superintendent and president at that time. She stated this was something that they just asked for their files to be more all-encompassing. Superintendent Folse responded it was basically just a cleanup of paperwork with the State, same wording, same resolution. Moved by Mrs. Heintz, seconded by Mrs. Drucker to accept the recommendation. Mr. Nation asked what was the CDBG Disaster Recovery funding used for. Ms. Tipton responded CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, was a program that came through HUD and was overseen by the State. She stated it came to be in place relative to FEMA funding following the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and was a program that worked in concert with FEMA funding to provide for items that FEMA guidelines could not cover to make the System whole. He stated to-date the System received a little over $19 million from this program and had done several projects and seen a lot of funding go towards it. He stated the last project that staff was working on and would be reporting to the Board on would be the Pupil Appraisal Building. She stated it would be the last project that would be funded through this funding at this time. Mr. Nation asked if that was in Slidell. Ms. Tipton responded yes. Mr. Dirmann asked if there were any public comments. There being none, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dirmann called on Ms. Tipton for the Monthly Construction Report who stated summer projects and summer phases of projects were well underway, progressing or completing for Brock Elementary School Roof, Creekside Junior High School Roof Coating, Mandeville 9

High School Modular Classrooms, Monteleone Junior High School Roof Coating, Salmen High School Track, Sixth Ward Elementary School Reroofing, Slidell High School Field House Roof, Bonne Ecole Elementary and Covington High Schools HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning) Replacement Projects. Salmen High School Carpentry Shop was progressing and expected to complete after the dust collection system delivery in August. She stated at Pearl River High School, there was work going on at the front entry parking lot and in the cafeteria to build a temporary kitchen and serving line area so that work could begin to renovate the kitchen area. She stated site preparation was underway for delivery of the modular buildings that would be put in place and set up to provide temporary classrooms and administrative areas while the renovation of the main school area was underway. She stated Temporary Modular Classroom Buildings were being installed at Mandeville Junior High School to facilitate phased interior renovations. She stated renovation of the 200 wing at Clearwood Junior High was underway and renovations to areas in the administration, band and other miscellaneous areas were being completed prior to the start of the school year. She stated interior renovations to Northshore High School had transformed the look of the administrative offices, commons area and main hallways. She stated work in the 400 wing was underway and anticipated completion prior to the opening of the school year. She stated the 300 wing would transition into the temporary modulars and portable classrooms so that the next phase of work could proceed. She stated the contractor for the Lancaster Elementary School Addition poured the building slab this morning and was also working on areas of new driveway and parking. She stated the Tchefuncte Middle School Addition was nearing completion. She stated the Pontchartrain Elementary School Addition was ready to turn on the HVAC so that finishes could be started. She stated the contractor was working on building the covered walkway between the existing classroom wings and the rear entry to the new wing at both schools. She stated removal of modular classroom buildings and final site work would occur after transition into the new additions. She stated the new addition for Lyon Elementary School was progressing toward completion with air conditioning start up, elevator installation and final finishes being installed. She stated the contractor for the Mayfield Elementary School Additions had relocated the playground equipment and poured a new playground basketball slab and was preparing to start driving piling. She stated the new driveway at the entrance to Carolyn Park Middle School was being formed to pour. She stated a temporary canopy was to be built prior to the start of school until the new steel canopy at the entry was erected. She stated the new kitchen area was nearing completion. She stated the serving area had been moved to the gymnasium for the start of the school year so that the contractor could renovate the cafeteria seating area and the existing old kitchen area. She stated the contractor continued to prepare and pour slab areas at Fontainebleau Junior High School and was laying concrete block walls at the south and west side of the building area. She stated the cafetorium finishes were progressing at Abney Elementary School. She stated the kitchen equipment had been set. She stated vinyl tile flooring was scheduled to be laid in the main seating area later this week. She stated the bus canopy connection was being installed. She stated a pre-construction meeting was held for Boyet Junior High and Little Oak Middle Schools. She stated the contractor was ordering materials and was expected to start work soon. She stated a CEA between the Parish and City of Slidell was being reviewed and signed. She stated the architect was working on revised documents for bid for Slidell High School Renovations. She stated the architect for the Abney Elementary School project was working on the documents for renovation of the existing cafeteria building into a new library project so that it would be ready to advertise for bids in coordination with the completion of the new cafetorium. She stated all projects were pressing to complete as much as possible prior to the opening of school and all contractors were on notice to clean up and secure their construction area in advance of the activity for the opening of the school year. She asked for questions. Mrs. Bellisario stated she had a few questions regarding Northshore High School. She stated in the May 31, 2016 field report it mentioned the lockers had been removed. She asked if the lockers were back. Ms. Tipton responded the school requested that the lockers be removed in this project and opted not to have any lockers reinstalled. Mrs. Bellisario stated in the June 27, 2016 field report, a very observant person found that the receptacles and one (1) of the electrical panels were not grounded. She asked if this was 10

going to be addressed within the scope of this contract. Ms. Tipton responded Maintenance came out and looked at that this morning and was working with the contractor. Mrs. Bellisario asked if that would be taken care of by the opening of school. Ms. Tipton responded yes. Mrs. Bellisario questioned the power for projectors in the classrooms. She asked were classrooms going to be able to get additional power. Ms. Tipton responded a Change Proposal was being worked on relative to additional power. She stated that was something that was not in the classrooms and staff was looking into providing as this project was being completed. Mrs. Seeley asked when modulars were expected to be in place at Pearl River High School. Ms. Tipton responded modulars were expected to start being delivered next week. She stated it would take some time for the modulars to be put in place, anchored, and skirted. She stated electrical service had to be brought in, and walkways and overhead canopies built. She stated there was a lot of electrical wiring and special system wiring needed. She stated it was a project unto itself and expected that to finish sometime in the fall before the students could transition into those buildings. With no further business to come before the Committee As A Whole, Mr. Dirmann declared the meeting adjourned.

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