CSRS staff briefed the committee on multiple active capital-outlay projects, introduced a Power BI approach to share photos and schedules, and walked through next steps for track resurfacing, HVAC gym projects and several renovation jobs across the district.

Michael Johnson, introduced as an architect with CSRS, and other CSRS presenters said Power BI will show project photos and status updates and that a mobile app is available. "If you type in Power BI in your app store... you can also access it there," the presenter said, and offered to show the app to members and to resend a how-to video. Several board members reported trouble accessing the desktop view; CSRS offered to set up a Teams troubleshooting call.

On procurement, staff confirmed that quotes received for track work were over $250,000 and therefore trigger Louisiana state law requirements for public bidding. The transcript records a discussion of contractor priority lists for emergency versus capital work: Mark's Electric was described as first for maintenance/emergency calls, Randy DePaulo second, and Sharkey identified for one of the projects; staff stated awards for certain projects will be finalized "once court approves them." Board members pressed that some resurfacing-only work might be completed more quickly and less expensively if separated from larger combined projects.

Staff provided specific project updates: Ponchatoula Junior High's gym ductwork is being installed with unit startup projected around March and substantial completion estimated around May 2025; Hammond High experienced contractor setbacks and is now tracking toward January–early February startup; Woodland Park is ahead of schedule and expected to enter substantial completion in mid-March; Kentwood High roof work is approaching punch-list and substantial completion; Loranger projects (referred to as "Laurentia" in parts of the transcript) include a girls' locker room near completion and an auditorium moving into construction documents. The Advanced College Career Center gym build-out is in construction documents and expected to be advertised for bids after the holiday break.

CSRS said schematic design for a named test group (LaRonda/Loranger) is due on 12/16 and that staff will begin internal reviews and bring designs to the board for decisions. Staff will email app links and instructions and can schedule additional demonstrations or troubleshooting as needed.

Next steps: staff to resend Power BI instructions, schedule troubleshooting as needed, continue surveys and programming to refine timelines, and move projects into schematic and construction-document phases according to bid thresholds and procurement rules.