SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015

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 second day of April 2015, in special-session convened.  The President called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mr. David Tatman, President; Mrs. Barbara Freiberg, Vice President; Mr. Mark Bellue; Ms. Jill C. Dyason; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Mr. Tarvald A. Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson.  Mrs. Connie Bernard and Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith were absent.

Others present were: 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.

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Montrell Henderson McCaleb gave the invocation. School Board Member Mark Bellue led the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Approval to Employ Warren Drake as Superintendent of Schools  

            By Ms. Dyason

            Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the employment of Mr. Warren Drake to serve as Superintendent of Schools of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and authorizes General Counsel, Domoine Rutledge, and Board Leadership to negotiate an employment contract with Mr. Drake for school board approval.   

            Seconded by Unanimous

Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present.  (Mrs. Bernard and Dr. Nelson Smith were absent.)

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

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Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr.,

Secretary/Treasurer to the Board