REGULAR MEETING OF THE
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 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 twentieth day of August 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; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson. Mr. Tarvald A. Smith was absent.
Others present were: H. Warren Drake, Jr., Superintendent; Dr. Michelle Clayton, Deputy Superintendent for Support Services; Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel; Ms. Adonica Pelichet-Duggan, Chief of Communication and Public Relations; Ms. Catherine Fletcher, Chief Business Operations Officer; Ms. Millie Williams, Chief Officer of Human Resources; Mr. Gary Reese, Chief of Student Support Services; and Mr. Adam Smith, Associate Superintendent of Academics.
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School Board Member Connie Bernard gave the invocation. Cadet Sergeant Major Bri’Yonna Collins, McKinley High School, accompanied by LTC William Peoples, Senior Army Instructor, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Seconded by Mrs. Bernard
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Smith was absent.)
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Approval of a Resolution
By Ms. Ware-Jackson
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a Resolution proclaiming September 13-19, 2015, as “Arts in Education Week.”
Seconded by Ms. Dyason
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 Mrs. Bernard
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Smith was absent.)
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Items approved by the Committee of the Whole for recommendation to the Board:
Approval of the Project Lead the Way Grant in the amount of $20,000.00 for the implementation of a PLTW engineering program at Capitol Middle School.
Acceptance of the Farm to Family Consumer Science Grant with its Seed Change Initiative for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board in the amount of $5,000.00 for Park Forest Middle School and teacher, Margo Williams.
Acceptance of the Farm to Forever – Sustaining F2S Programs Grant for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board with its Seed Change Initiative in the amount of $5,000.00: a) Baton Rouge Foreign Language Immersion Magnet (BR FLAIM) ($2,500.00), and b) The Dufrocq School ($2,500.00), to sustain experiential learning activities in conjunction with school gardens.
Acceptance of the Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc., Deborah Rochelle Teacher Grant for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board in the amount of $14,290.00 to fund instructional, research-based projects providing direct instruction to students and to teachers at the following schools: a) Crestworth Elementary – Kacey Jackson ($2,185.00); b) Scotlandville Magnet High – Lisa Nichols ($3,500.00); c) Shenandoah Elementary – Erica Garrison ($1,810.00) and Kathrin McGregor (3,300); and d) Westdale Heights Academic Magnet – Ellen Rayner ($3,495.00).
Approval to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Soliant Health in the amount of $75,000.00 to provide audiological testing services to eligible students with disabilities. (Funding Source: General Fund).
Approval to renew the district’s 2015-2016 membership with the Louisiana Resource Center for Educators in the amount of $26,950.00. (Funding Source: General Fund).
Approval to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, for the following programs: a) EveryBody Reads - $30,000.00; b) EveryOne Counts - $10,000.00; c) Partners in Education - $47,000.00; and d) General School Volunteers - $25,000.00 for a total amount of $112,000.00. (Funding Sources: General Fund and Title I).
Approval to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Career Compass in the amount of $75,000.00 per school year to provide consulting services to ten (10) schools. (Funding Source: General Fund).
Approval to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and City Year in an amount not to exceed $716,800.00 to support the full-time service of six (6) teams of 64 AmeriCorps members to implement the Whole School, Whole Child Model in six (6) schools. (Funding Source: Education Excellence Fund (EEF) and Title I).
Approval to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Big Buddy in the amount of $70,225.00 to provide academic and enrichment services for Highland and Villa del Rey Elementary School students. (Funding Source: 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant).
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Louisiana State University to implement a dual enrollment program. (Funding Source: Supplemental Course Allocation State Funds).
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Baton Rouge Community College to implement a dual enrollment program. (Funding Source: Supplemental Course Allocation State Funds).
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Southeastern Louisiana University to implement a dual enrollment program. (Funding Source: Supplemental Course Allocation State Funds
Approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Pre –K Early Childhood Community Networks – Cohort 2 Childcare and Development Fund (CCDF) and Cohort 2 State Budgets.
Approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Advanced Placement Test Fee Program Budget.
Approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Community Network Childcare Classroom Expansion Budget.
Approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) Budget.
Approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 21st Century Community Learning Centers Budget.
Approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Dr. David K. Lerch Educational Consulting, Inc., to write a grant for the district for the upcoming 2016-2019 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) cycle. (Funding Source: Magnet Funds/General Fund – Travel and Related Expenses and Contingency Fee if district is awarded the grant).
Approval of a Cooperative Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and East Baton Rouge Truancy Assessment Inc., and related budget for the Elementary School TASC program.
Approval of the Louisiana Department of Education’s Data Sharing Agreements for the following: a) Pacific Metrics; b) Computer Aid, Inc.; and c) Red e Set Grow, LLC.
Approval to renew a Memorandum of Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and AMIkids Baton Rouge, Inc., the attached resolution, and to provide for related matters. (Funding Source: General Fund).
Approval to renew a professional services contract with F.A. Richard and Associates (FARA) to provide Third Party Administrative Services, effective October 1, 2015, and to provide for related matters.
Approval of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the State of Louisiana to authorize the receipt of Capital Outlay funding to assist with the renovation of Istrouma High School.
Approval to revise School Board Policy IDE regarding eligibility requirements for participation in extracurricular activities.
Approval of the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board in the matter of: Desiree Felton, Individually and/on behalf of Jane Doe vs. EBRPSB and Donald Bordelon; Suit No.: 618,467; Section 22; 19th JDC; Parish of East Baton Rouge.
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Approval of a Cooperative Agreement
By Mrs. Bernard
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a Cooperative Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Capital Area Human Services District to provide behavioral health services and/or training.
Seconded by Vice-President Freiberg
The vote on the motion was as follows:
Yeas: (7) Mr. Bellue, Mrs. Bernard, Vice-President Freiberg, Ms. Lee, Dr. Nelson-Smith, President Tatman, and Ms. Ware-Jackson
Nays: (0) None
Abstained: (1) Ms. Dyason
Absent: (1) Mr. Smith
The motion was declared adopted.
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Approval of a Professional Services Agreement
By Mr. Bellue
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a professional services agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Teach for America in the amount of $58,500.00 for teacher candidate recruitment, selection, and hiring.
Seconded by Vice-President Freiberg
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Smith was absent.)
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Approval of a Professional Services Contract
By Vice-President Freiberg
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) in the amount of $98,936.00 as it relates to the implementation of the LA GEAR UP program. (Funding Source: State and Federal Funds)
Seconded by Ms. Lee
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Smith was absent.)
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Approval of School Board Policy JR
By Mrs. Bernard
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve revisions to School Board Policy JR, Student Privacy and Education Records and to provide for related matters.
Seconded by Dr. Nelson-Smith
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Smith was absent.)
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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