REGULAR MEETING OF THE
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 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 sixteenth day of July 2015, in regular-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: H. Warren Drake, Jr., Superintendent; Dr. Michelle Clayton, Deputy Superintendent for Support Services; Ms. Adonica Pelichet-Duggan, Chief of Communication and Public Relations; Ms. Catherine Fletcher, Chief Business Operations Officer; and Ms. Millie Williams, Chief Officer of Human Resources.
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School Board Member, Mark Bellue, gave the invocation. Cadet Second Lieutenant Anthony Ash, Lee High School, accompanied by Colonel William Laigaie, Senior Army Instructor, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Seconded by Dr. Nelson-Smith
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Smith was absent.)
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Approval of Consent Agenda Items
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the Consent Agenda items.
Seconded by Dr. Nelson-Smith
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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Items approved by the Committee of the Whole for recommendation to the Board:
Approval to grant a sales and use tax exemption for custom computer software pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 47:305.52. This would include the two percent (2%) portion of the school system tax with approval from the Oversight Committee, if necessary.
Approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Manners of the Heart in the amount of $352,852.00 less the donated amount of $50,000.00 for a new total of $302,852.00 to implement the program at 15 schools and provide training to teachers. (Funding Source: General Fund and Donations)
Approval for renewal of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Douglas Manship, Sr., Theater Complex Holding, Inc., (Manship Theatre) in the amount of $80,000.00 to provide arts experiences for students and teachers. (Funding Source: General Fund)
Approval for renewal of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in the amount of $70,000.00 to implement arts training for teachers and arts integration experiences for students. (Funding Source: General Fund)
Approval for renewal of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in the amount of $20,450.00 to implement the School Readiness Through the Arts program. (Funding Source: Magnet Funds)
Approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Kids’ Orchestra, Inc., in the amount of $10,000.00 to implement an after-school program for elementary-age students. (Funding Source: General Fund)
Approval and/or renewal of the following items In Globo: (a) professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Dr. Kashunda L. Williams, Sundry Behavioral Services, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 to provide applied behavior analysis training to ESS personnel; (b) extern agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Louisiana State University in an amount not to exceed $114, 240.00 to provide school psychological externs to assist Pupil Appraisal Services with testing of students; (c) professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Sherilyn Macaluso in an amount not to exceed $31,000.00 to provide interpreting services to eligible students with disabilities; (d) professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Chase Healthcare in an amount not to exceed $48,500.00 to provide nursing services to eligible students with disabilities; (e) professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Healing Hands Home Health in an amount not to exceed $210,000.00 to provide nursing services to eligible students with disabilities; (f) professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Prestige Home Care in an amount not to exceed $54,000.00 to provide nursing services to eligible students with disabilities; (g) professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Pediatric Services of America, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $305,000.00 to provide nursing services to eligible students with disabilities; and (h) professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Deaf Resources Center in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00 to provide interpreter services to eligible students with disabilities. (Funding Source: IDEA – Part B)
Approval of the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire as required for the 2014-2015 financial audit of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System.
Approval of the following budgets In Globo: (a) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Pre-K – Tuition Fund Budget; (b) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Exceptional Student Services (ESS) - Extended School Year (ESYS) Budgets; (c) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Exceptional Student Services (ESS) - State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) Budgets; (d) Revised 2014-2015 Exceptional Student Services (ESS) - Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Program (PBIS) Budget; (e) Revised 2014-2015 Exceptional Student Services (ESS) – High Cost Services Round 1; (f) Revised 2014-2015 Exceptional Student Services (ESS) – High Cost Services Round 2; (g) Revised 2014-2015 Believe and Prepare – Cohort 2 Budget; (h) Revised 2014-2015 21st Century Community Learning Centers Budget; (i) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Pre-K (8g) Budgets; (j) Revised 2014-2015 Pre-K Early Childhood Community Networks – Cohort 2 Childcare and Development Fund (CCDF) and Cohort 2 State Budgets; (k) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Pre-K Cecil J. Picard LA4 Budgets; (l) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Pre-K Cecil J. Picard TANF Budgets; (m) Revised 2014-2015 TANF – Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) Budget;( n) Revised 2014-2015 Adult Education State Funds Budget; (o) Revised 2014-2015 Adult Education EL Civics Budget; (p) Revised 2014-2015 Adult Education Federal Funds Budget; (q) Revised 2014-2015 Adult Education Federal Leadership Funds Budget; (r) Revised 2014-2015 Education Excellence Funds (EEF) Budget; (s) Revised 2014-2015 Advanced Placement Test Fee Program Budget; and (t) the Revised 2014-2015 Elementary School Summer Opportunity for Academic Remediation (SOAR) Budget.
Approval of the Students Rights & Responsibilities Handbook and Discipline Policy for the 2015-2016 school year for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System with noted changes. The Superintendent and General Counsel will finalize the document making any changes needed to comply with state and federal laws.
Approval of the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, in the matter of: Susan Fulkerson v. EBRPSB and Sylvia D. Bob; Suit No: 617,509; Division D; 19th JDC, Parish of East Baton Rouge.
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Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a request to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Education Foundations, LLC, in the amount of $240,345.00 to provide tutoring/intervention to eligible students in reading and mathematics for the Diocese of Baton Rouge. (Funding Source: Title I – Non-public/Private)
Seconded by Mr. Bellue
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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Request to Accept Contracts In Globo
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby accept Items #21 - #25 in globo.
Seconded by Dr. Nelson-Smith
There being no objection, the items were taken In Globo.
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a request to renew the professional services contracts between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the following, In Globo:
(a). Education Foundations, LLC, in the amount of $34,109.00 to provide tutoring/intervention to eligible students in reading and mathematics for Jehovah Jireh Christian Academy. (Funding Source: Title I – Non-public/Private)
(b). Education Foundations, LLC, in the amount of $19,935.00 to provide tutoring/intervention to eligible students in reading and mathematics for Angles Academy. (Funding Source: Title I – Non-public/Private)
(c). Education Foundations, LLC, in the amount of $11,285.00 to provide tutoring/intervention to eligible students in reading and mathematics for Brighter Horizon School of Baton Rouge. (Funding Source: Title I – Non-public/Private)
(d). Education Foundations, LLC, in the amount of $10,736.00 to provide tutoring/intervention to eligible students in reading and mathematics for Baton Rouge Lutheran School. (Funding Source: Title I – Non-public/Private)
(e). Moving Forward N’Education, LLC, in the amount of $100,000.00 to provide tutoring/intervention to eligible students in reading and mathematics for Hosanna Christian Academy. (Funding Source: Title I – Non-public/Private)
Seconded by Dr. Nelson-Smith
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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There being no further business, the Board adjourned by acclamation.
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H. Warren Drake, Jr.,
Secretary/Treasurer to the Board