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• Consent agenda (added item 7.1) — Motion made by Mr. Harris, seconded by Mr. Hollis; “Any objections? Hearing none,” motion passed.

• Item 4.1: Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) submission — Motion called by Mr. Harris with Dr. Armstrong and Dr. Brumley participating in the motion call; Miss Champagne moved to permit the Louisiana Department of Education to make technical adjustments. Motion passed with no objections recorded. The submission aligns the MFP with the governor’s executive budget and incorporates $17.5 million for differentiated compensation, $2 million for internships/apprenticeships, and $30 million for the Accelerate tutoring model.

• Item 5.1: LDE contract for administration and management of an education savings account program (Odyssey amendment) — Motion by Mr. Hollis, seconded by Dr. Armstrong; the recommendation to approve the amendment passed with no objections recorded. The amendment extends the contract through June 30, 2026, and adds deliverables such as user feedback capability, a detailed work plan and enhanced training materials.

• Item 5.2: Federal and state grants and allocations to LEAs, charters, approved nonpublic schools and community-based organizations — Motion by Ms. Holloway, seconded by Ms. Miller; no discussion recorded, motion passed.

• Item 6.1: AG program and statewide grant program budget revisions for fiscal year 2024–25 — Motion by Mr. Ruppel, seconded by Mr. Hollis; no objections recorded, motion passed.

Notes: The meeting record did not include a roll-call vote tally for these items; motions were recorded as passing after the chair asked for objections and none were raised. For items requiring further detail (for example, applicant analytics for the Odyssey system), the board scheduled follow-up reporting in later agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","03/11/2025 Board Administration and Education Finance Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","A roundup of motions approved during the BESE Administration & Finance Committee meeting, including the consent agenda, MFP submission, Odyssey contract amendment, federal and state grants allocations, and grant budget revisions.","taxTitle","State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), Boards & Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Louisiana","taxId",25426,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6071666,"BESE approves one‑year extension of Odyssey contract to ready education savings account program",291,1738000,2029000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3036870-942405055c00f2fc310f1c32af7b6073&start=1738&end=2029","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3036870-942405055c00f2fc310f1c32af7b6073/thumbnail_1738000.jpg","/articles/6071666/Louisiana/BESE-approves-oneyear-extension-of-Odyssey-contract-to-ready-education-savings-account-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071666-8aa76b261efdca38dfbbf03a7ad64325/orig.mp4?Expires=1775108172&Signature=BGEAoQpp9aLQ1vZErq28zJy7OOgOMlmnvVcVdZP43N0YqTkgrWYWJByz2GAwiZ8OIHog~QKp7J--b573LKwXlDbG0NoCoo4670mmkEct3q0mIrZcnNX-R~P~ZaCjUzee1F029uclNPdSdFJN2kZzd-fnFoj8AuV6HXHooHSsgPK1-E~BUu20PUKdnDv1GEgv90mGbMwx0bst0kz-ONIgf9Z7Y-j6FNUQ8lqo1xc4sy1lB7iYR5u19CXA-Bc99pAU~Ar5PYvGmaDCuQwcTYC1zIJ~q7SY7dy5DealC9NlSzlTYsetcbPaflMdqsUmq-PElj2Hn48dx8XHcOnMiLR8bg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved an amendment to the Department of Education’s contract with Odyssey that extends the agreement through June 30, 2026, and adds deliverables intended to support an education savings account program and its launch.

Beth Cieno, deputy superintendent of finance at the Louisiana Department of Education, told the committee the amendment will extend the contract through June 30, 2026, and adds several deliverables, including a system feature to allow users to comment on the usefulness of the platform, a detailed work plan for the coming year, and enhanced, task‑specific training videos.

Dr. Hunter Brumley said the amendment is necessary to have a program administrator in place to launch the program (referred to in the meeting as “Gator”), and to allow funding to flow for the 2025–26 academic year.

Dr. Nancy Armstrong (Dr. Armstrong) commended the department and Odyssey for resolving a March 1 technical problem that produced an influx of extraneous applications and traffic; she said the issue “within just a few minutes, it was all resolved” and praised staff who worked through the event.

A department representative noted the governor’s executive budget “currently reflects the $93,000,000” connected with the program, as discussed in the meeting; the board approved the contract amendment with no objections recorded.

The committee chair also reminded members that a later agenda item would review applicant analytics for the Odyssey system; board members were asked to reserve application‑specific questions for that later item.","The board approved an amendment extending the department’s contract with Odyssey through June 30, 2026, to provide the system and deliverables needed to launch an education savings account program; the amendment adds user feedback capability, a detailed work plan and enhanced training materials.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6071671,"BESE advances MFP proposal aligning with governor; adds $49.5 million for pay, workforce and tutoring",259,781000,1040000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3036870-942405055c00f2fc310f1c32af7b6073&start=781&end=1040","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3036870-942405055c00f2fc310f1c32af7b6073/thumbnail_781000.jpg","/articles/6071671/Louisiana/BESE-advances-MFP-proposal-aligning-with-governor-adds-495-million-for-pay-workforce-and-tutoring","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071671-98f619dc1322c662b123855a4aed3580/orig.mp4?Expires=1775108172&Signature=ofUaKIsZUInDxqrbQvSFe8cwyhNt5HJQXmepk9Q~zhBV73xtIFIcbsPv-76pHpa2RkQljangzdT1a3QHFmZdTyHD0mepHWpnvL2PHnun2JDPhLBa83zd0CsOZxHM9kLpj7J5HqyBBS2fpEA10AONJetlorea1FitIkQjTk0ngnPeznJcBMFuAIwIXksMdoxSHwzy7uzF8GNM05bCdhgXbYWPs6umRHFNH1P2yrHWlIlDsAGgUV6~~g76whyk5NCgDAnM09VYxLVP32CLc~fAF6IDbMCGIjMN37-x3K-qs25rX8iUaSw5kIaycG7B8MpKr76-GiCf9rZnbcsMYb-Pvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on a motion approved a Minimum Foundation Program proposal that largely holds the MFP at its current base per-pupil level while incorporating three governor-funded line items totaling $49.5 million.

Dr. Hunter Brumley, presenting the MFP recommendations to the Administration and Finance Committee, said the proposal aligns the MFP with Governor Landry’s executive budget and would fold three previously funded items into the formula: a $17.5 million block grant for differentiated compensation, $2 million for internships and apprenticeships, and $30 million for the department’s Accelerate tutoring model.

The additions would be delivered to school systems as block grants and, as Brumley described, the differentiated compensation funds could be used in four categories: high-need schools (those with student populations 90% or greater economically disadvantaged), hard-to-staff content areas (including K–12 special education and high school math and science), teacher leaders who mentor others, and performance/merit pay.

Board members and staff framed the package as a status MFP with targeted investments rather than a broad increase in the base per-pupil amount. Brumley told the board the proposed changes reflect work by an MFP task force and the governor’s budget, and he gave the consolidated dollar total as $49,500,000.

Public commenters urged additional steps on educator compensation. Michael Falk, executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, said including the items in the formula “provides sustainability for programs that are working” and helps districts plan staffing and pay strategies. Richard Baker of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and School Employees said survey respondents ranked salary and raises as the top issue and urged the board to include a cost-of-living adjustment for educators; Baker added, “Teachers and school employees rely on this board to help them with those costs as well.”

Committee members discussed implementation details and process. A board member noted the MFP proposal must be submitted to the legislature by March 15; the board also heard that if the legislature votes the MFP down it reverts to the prior MFP in effect. Members said the task force will continue work on formula revisions and that technical adjustments would be allowed by the department as requested in the motion.

The motion as amended — to submit a status MFP aligned with the governor’s executive budget and to allow Department of Education staff to make technical adjustments — was approved with no objections recorded.

Background and context: presenters said the $17.5 million differentiated compensation block grant is intended in part to reduce teacher vacancies in hard-to-staff subjects; they also described the $30 million tutoring allocation as an effort to meet a legislative requirement that K–5 students not proficient in English or math receive a specified dosage of tutoring, and said the $2 million workforce piece will target internships and apprenticeships with additional weighting for rural systems.","The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved a Minimum Foundation Program proposal that keeps base per-pupil funding flat while folding three governor-funded investments — $17.5 million for differentiated compensation, $2 million for internships/apprenticeships and $30 million for tutoring — into the formula.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: BESE Administration & Finance Committee actions

BESE approves one‑year extension of Odyssey contract to ready education savings account program

BESE advances MFP proposal aligning with governor; adds $49.5 million for pay, workforce and tutoring