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Committee advances dozens of contract and funding items to full board; insurance renewal amended to select Option 1
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Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee moved multiple contracts, grants, and capital awards to the full board for final action and amended the property insurance renewal to select Option 1 for the 05/01/2026–05/01/2027 coverage period.
At its April 28 meeting the Orleans Parish School Board Budget & Finance Committee advanced a slate of procurement, contract, and funding items to the full board and adopted an amended motion clarifying the recommended property insurance option.
The committee voted to move these items to the full board (summary of items moved in committee): Joseph A. Craig campus—request to approve a school facilities preservation revolving loan agreement for surge protection and HVAC improvements in the amount of $342,982 (action 4.1); approval to process USDA commodities via approved vendors for $342,978.93 for 2026–27 (action 4.2); renewal of PowerSchool Group LLC connected intelligence services for up to $83,062.04 for 06/01/2026–05/31/2027 (action 4.3); acceptance of a $5,000 donation from the Gia Maione Prima Foundation to support the NOLA Public Schools Fine Art Assessment Festival (action 4.4); and multiple contracts and amendments related to custodial services, commercial real estate consulting, architectural design services, playground additions, and a compressor replacement for school facilities.
On the property insurance renewal (action 4.5), committee members asked for clarity about which option staff recommended. General counsel Kathy Moss read revised rationale language and the committee amended the motion to specify that the board should select Option 1 (maintain $50 million limits, inclusive of parametric and flood insurance, for the period 05/01/2026–05/01/2027). The committee voted to advance the amended motion to the full board.
Votes and procedural notes: Most items were moved and seconded in committee without extensive debate and will be decided by the full board on Thursday. For the capital improvement fund awards (action 4.9), the committee recorded five yays and one abstention (Board member Griffin abstained, citing not having received the spreadsheet of applicants and award amounts). For the 2026–27 employee compensation manual revisions (action 4.17), the committee recorded four yeas and two abstentions; two members said they had just received materials and abstained.
Next steps: Each item advanced will appear on the full board agenda for final approval. The committee asked staff to provide missing packet attachments (the capital awards spreadsheet) and to supply school leaders with facility preservation fund balances upon request.
