SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014

5:35 P.M.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board met at the School Board Office at 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 5:35 p.m. on the second day of October, 2014, in special-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; Mrs. Barbara Freiberg; Mrs. Mary Lynch; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson.  Mr. Craig Freeman 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. Lizabeth Frischhertz, Chief Officer of Accountability, Assessment and Evaluation; and Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel.

Approval to Defer Implementing the Moving Forward Program

By Mrs. Bernard

             Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give approval to defer the implementation of the Moving Forward Program until the Committee of the Whole meeting on November 6, 2014. 

Seconded by Mrs. Freiberg

Discussion followed.

The following modification was made to the motion.

By Mrs. Bernard

             Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give approval to defer the implementation of the Moving Forward Program until the process of the Request for Proposal (RFP) has been completed.  The item will then be brought to the Regular Board meeting on November 20, 2014. 

Seconded by Mrs. Freiberg

Discussion continued.

The following substitute motion was made.

By Ms. Dyason

             Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give approval to defer the implementation of the Moving Forward Program until the first available Committee of the Whole meeting.  If the Request for Proposal (RFP) process is not completed by the November 6, 2014, Committee of the Whole, then the item will be brought back to the Committee of the Whole on December 4, 2014, for full discussion.

Motion failed for lack of a second.

Original motion, as modified, was unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present.  (Mr. Freeman was absent.)

Authorization to Purchase Property

By Mrs. Bernard

             Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give authorization to the Superintendent to purchase the former Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation facility located at 535 West Roosevelt Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Seconded by Ms. Dyason

Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.

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

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Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr.,

Secretary/Treasurer to the Board