Caddo district's service contract with charters

The Caddo Parish School Board discussed the service contract with the charter schools -- Linwood and Linear -- last night.

The details of the contract wasn't in my story this morning since it really deserves it's own space. 

The contract (which you can see by clicking here) has some interesting details on how much the district will charge the Recovery School District, which is entering into the contract on the charter's behalf.

But first some background: The charter operators and respective governing boards moved into the school buildings July 1. That is the official day the RSD said they could move in and it's also the day listed on the contracts as the effect date.

The charter groups at Linear and Linwood can choose to have the district supply services such as transportation and food. Or they can choose to go another route. If they did, the contracts are negociated through the RSD.

So this is what's in the contract:

• Food service. The district is charging $1.90 for breakfast and $3.80 for lunch. According to the contract, the prices include "mailing, printing, and processing of student meal applications, assistance in application for free and reduced price meals; provision of at-risk student information for  E-rate Title I, and other grants," among other services.  The district charges its student $1 for breakfast and $1.75 for lunch. For students on free or reduced meal plans, the district charges its students 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch.
• Maintenance. The district is charging $131.309 for a head custodian, assistant custodian and three sweepers. The cost is subject to pay increases. Also under maintenance is $3,000 for an energy manager, $400 for fire alarm inspections, and $3,500 for lawn care.
• Utilities are estimated to be $102,000
• Special education Evaluations. $55/hr for pre-referrals, $600 for inital evaluations, and $350 for re-evaluations.

Here's the link again to see the entire contract.

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