SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
8:40 P.M.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board met at the School Board Office at 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 8:40 p.m. on the seventh day of May 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; Mrs. Connie Bernard; Ms. Jill C. Dyason; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; Mr. Tarvald A. Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson.
Others present were: Mr. Michael Haggen, Deputy Superintendent for Innovation and Reform; 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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Approval of Employment Contract
By Mrs. Freiberg
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the employment contract for Superintendent of Schools.
Seconded by Mr. Smith
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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Defer Authorization for Staff to Issue a Request for Proposal
By Mrs. Freiberg
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby defer authorization for staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to seek professional services for a performance audit to the May 21, 2015, Regular Board meeting.
Seconded by Ms. Dyason
The vote on the substitute motion was as follows.
Yeas: (7) Mr. Bellue, Mrs. Bernard, Ms. Dyason, Vice-President Freiberg, Ms. Lee, President Tatman, and Ms. Ware-Jackson
Nays: (2) Dr. Nelson-Smith and Mr. Smith
Abstained: (0) None
Absent: (0) None
The substitute 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.,
Secretary/Treasurer to the Board