SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014

5:00 P.M.

            The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board met at the School Board Office at 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day of June 2014, in special-session convened.  The President called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mr. David Tatman, President; Mr. Tarvald A. Smith, Vice President; Mrs. Connie Bernard; Ms. Jill C. Dyason; Mr. Craig Freeman; Mrs. Barbara Freiberg; Mrs. Mary Lynch; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson.  Mr. G. Thomas “Jerry” Arbour was absent.

Others present were: Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr., Superintendent; Mr. Michael Haggen, Deputy Superintendent for Innovation and Reform; 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 Connie Bernard gave the invocation. School Board Evelyn Ware-Jackson led the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Introduction of Reapportionment Plans

            The following Reapportionment Plans were introduced:

                        BOARD MEMBER                                                      PLAN

            Craig Freeman, District 6                                              Modified Freeman - 9 Member (7)

            Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith, District 3                             Group 3 – 10 Member (1)

            Vice-President Tarvald Smith, District 4                          Group 3 – 9 Member (1)

            President David Tatman, District 1                                 Tatman – 9 Member (2)

            President David Tatman, District 1                                 Tatman – 7 Member

All Plans will be published in The Advocate, the Official Journal for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System.

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Approval of Public Hearing/Special Board Meeting

            By Mrs. Freiberg

            Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a Public Hearing/Special Board meeting on July 24, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at Central Office, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the purpose of introducing, discussing and voting on a Reapportionment Plan.

            Seconded by Mrs. Bernard

The vote on the motion was as follows:

Yeas: (6)                       Mrs. Bernard, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Freeman, Mrs. Freiberg, President Tatman, and Ms. Ware-Jackson

Nays: (4)                       Ms. Lee, Mrs. Lynch, Dr. Nelson-Smith, and Vice-President Smith

Abstained: (0)               None   

Absent: (1)                    Mr. Arbour      

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