EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014
5:45 P.M.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole met at the School Board Office at 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 5:45 p.m. on the sixth day of April 2014, in regular-session convened. The Vice President called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mr. Tarvald A. Smith, Vice President; Mr. David Tatman, President; Mr. G. Thomas “Jerry” Arbour; Mrs. Connie Bernard; Ms. Jill C. Dyason; Mr. Craig Freeman; Mrs. Barbara Freiberg; Mr. Randy Lamana; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson.
Others present were: Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr., Superintendent; Mr. Michael Haggen, Deputy Superintendent for Innovation and Reform; Ms. Diane Atkins, Associate Superintendent for Instructional Support and Pupil Services; Mr. Carlos Sam, Associate Superintendent; Dr. Herman Brister, Associate Superintendent for Student Support Services; Ms. Catherine Fletcher, Chief Business Operations Officer; Ms. Millie Williams, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources; Ms. Lizabeth Frischhertz, Chief Officer of Accountability, Assessment and Evaluation; and Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel.
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The following items were presented to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole by the Superintendent and staff:
Renewal of Contract
By Vice-President Smith
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole does hereby favorably recommend the following item: approval of staff’s recommendation to renew a contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana to provide the East Baton Rouge Parish School System with medical administrative services for a period of three years, beginning January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2017.
Seconded by Ms. Ware-Jackson
Discussion followed.
The following substitute motion was made.
By Mr. Arbour
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole does hereby refer the following item to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board without a recommendation: approval of staff’s recommendation to renew a contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana to provide the East Baton Rouge Parish School System with medical administrative services for a period of three years, beginning January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2017.
Seconded by Ms. Lee
The vote on the substitute motion was as follows:
Yeas: (9) Mr. Arbour, Mrs. Bernard, Mr. Freeman, Mrs. Freiberg, Mr. Lamana, Ms. Lee, Vice President Smith, President Tatman, and Ms. Ware-Jackson
Nays: (0) None
Abstained: (2) Ms. Dyason and Dr. Nelson-Smith
Absent: (0) None
The substitute motion was referred to the Board without a recommendation.
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Contract
By Mrs. Bernard
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole does hereby favorably recommend the following item: contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and Education Foundations, LLC, in the amount of $50,000.00 for equitable services federally mandated to continue the 2013-2014 Title I tutorial services in reading and mathematics for participating Title I non-public schools. (Funding Source: Title I Non-Public Equitable Services).
Seconded by Mrs. Freiberg
Favorably recommended to the full Board by a vote of all the members.
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Settlement of a Law Suit
By Mrs. Freiberg
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole does hereby accept the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, in the matter of: Tilton Janord Cooper v. East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-00393, United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana.
Seconded by Mr. Freeman
Favorably recommended to the full Board by a vote of all the members.
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There being no further business, the Committee of the Whole adjourned by acclamation.
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Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr.
Secretary/Treasurer to the East Baton
Rouge Parish School Board
Committee of the Whole