SPECIAL MEETING OF THE

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

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 seventh day of January 2016, 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. Jacqueline Mims; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson. 

Others present were: H. Warren Drake, Jr., Superintendent; Dr. Michelle Clayton, Deputy Superintendent; 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.

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Election of School Board President

            Mr. Warren Drake, Superintendent of Schools, Chair, opened the floor for nominations for President of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. 

Mr. Bellue nominated Mrs. Freiberg. 

            Dr. Mims nominated Dr. Nelson-Smith.

Motion to close the floor for nominations

By President Tatman

Seconded by Dr. Nelson-Smith

Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.

The vote for President was as follows:

Mrs. Freiberg: (6)                    Mr. Bellue, Mrs. Bernard, Ms. Dyason, Mrs. Freiberg, Mr. Tatman, and Ms. Ware-Jackson

Dr. Nelson-Smith: (3)              Ms. Lee, Dr. Mims, and Dr. Nelson-Smith

 Mrs. Freiberg was elected as the President of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.

Election of Vice-President

Mr. Warren Drake, Superintendent of Schools, Chair, opened the floor for nominations for Vice-President of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.

Mrs. Bernard nominated Ms. Ware-Jackson.

Ms. Lee nominated Mrs. Bernard.

Dr. Nelson-Smith nominated Ms. Lee. 

            Mrs. Bernard asked Ms. Lee to withdraw her nomination.  Ms. Lee requested Mrs. Bernard’s name be withdrawn.

Motion to close the floor for nominations

By Mr. Tatman

Seconded by Ms. Dyason

Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.

The vote for Vice-President was as follows:

Ms. Ware-Jackson: (7)             Mr. Bellue, Mrs. Bernard, Ms. Dyason, President Freiberg, Dr. Mims, Mr. Tatman, and Ms. Ware-Jackson    

Ms. Lee: (2)                             Ms. Lee and Dr. Nelson-Smith

Ms. Ware-Jackson was elected as Vice-President.

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Approval of a Resolution

            By Mrs. Bernard

            Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve a resolution regarding Local Charter Authorizers and related matters.

            Seconded by Dr. Mims

Discussion followed.

The following substitute motion was offered.

            By Mr. Bellue

Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby defer the approval of a resolution regarding Local Charter Authorizers and related matters until there is time to discuss the matter with the applicants.

The motion failed for lack of a second.

The vote on the motion was as follows:

Yeas: (8)                      Mrs. Bernard, Ms. Dyason, President Freiberg, Ms. Lee, Dr. Mims, Dr. Nelson-Smith, Mr. Tatman, and Vice-President Ware-Jackson

Nays: (1)                      Mr. Bellue

Abstained: (0)              None   

Absent: (0)                  None   

The motion was declared adopted.

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

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Warren Drake,

Secretary/Treasurer to the Board