SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014

5:00 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 5:00 p.m. on the third day of April 2014, in regular-session convened.  The President called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mr. David Tatman, President; Mr. G. Thomas “Jerry” Arbour; Mrs. Connie Bernard; Mr. Craig Freeman; Mrs. Barbara Freiberg; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson.  Ms. Jill C. Dyason, Mr. Randy Lamana, and Mr. Tarvald A. Smith, Vice President, were absent.

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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School Board Member, Jerry Arbour, gave the invocation. School Board Member, Evelyn Ware-Jackson, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Authorization for Staff to Award Contract for Lee High School Project

            By Mrs. Freiberg

            Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give authorization for staff to make the award of a contract to the low bidder meeting the specifications for the Lee High School Project in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 38; Chapter 10.

 Seconded by Mrs. Bernard

Discussion followed.

The following “friendly amendment” was offered by Mr. Arbour and accepted by the originator and seconder.

Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the awarding  of a contract to Milton J. Womack Construction, meeting the specifications for the Lee High School Project in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 38; Chapter 10.

Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present.  (Ms. Dyason, Mr. Lamana, and Vice-President Smith were absent.)

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Approval to Retain and Engage Redistricting, LLC

            By Ms. Lee

            Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby defer this matter to

the full Board at the April 17, 2014 regular Board meeting.

            Seconded by Mr. Arbour

The vote on the motion was as follows:

Yeas: (7)                       Mr. Arbour, Mrs. Bernard, Mr. Freeman, Ms. Lee, Dr. Nelson-Smith, President Tatman, and Ms. Ware-Jackson

Nays: (0)                       None

Abstained: (1)               Mrs. Freiberg

Absent: (3)                    Ms. Dyason, Mr. Lamana, and Vice-President Smith   

The motion was declared adopted.

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There being no further business, the Board adjourned by acclamation.

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Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr., Superintendent