REGULAR MEETING OF THE
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 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 twentieth day of October 2016, in regular-session convened. The President called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mrs. Barbara Freiberg, President; Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson, Vice-President; Mr. Mark Bellue; Mrs. Connie Bernard; Ms. Dawn Chanet Collins; Ms. Jill C. Dyason; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; and Mr. David Tatman.
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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School Board Member Vereta Lee gave the invocation. Cadet Major Kaela Balingit, Broadmoor High School, accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Malone, Senior Army Instructor Command, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Approval of Minutes of the September 15, 2016, School Board Meeting, and the October 6, 2016, Committee of the Whole Meeting
By Mr. Tatman
Resolved, that, the reading of the minutes of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board meetings of September 15, 2016, School Board, and the October 6, 2016, Committee of the Whole meeting, be dispensed with and that they be approved as published in the Official Journal.
Seconded by Ms. Lee
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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Adoption of a Resolution Proclaiming October 23 - 31, 2016, as “Red Ribbon” Week
By Mr. Bellue
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby adopt a Resolution proclaiming October 23 - 31, 2016, as “Red Ribbon” week.
Seconded by Mrs. Bernard
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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Approval of Consent Agenda Items
By Ms. Dyason
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the Consent Agenda items.
Seconded by Vice-President Ware-Jackson
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members present. (Ms. Lee was absent)
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The following items were approved as part of the Consent Agenda:
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Approval of the 2016-2017 Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Program Budget (PBIS).
Approval of the following grants:
(a). LOSFA Field Outreach Services (LFOS) Sub-Grant award and contract with the Louisiana Board of Regents in the amount of $139,400.00. The grant will provide financial and programmatic support in building a college-going culture to the following schools: Broadmoor High ($28,970.00), Glen Oaks High ($17,272.50), Scotlandville Magnet High ($28,925.00), Tara High ($21,992.50), Woodlawn High ($23,320.00), McKinley Middle Magnet ($4,830.00), Park Forest Middle ($4,830.00), Southeast Middle ($4,830.00), and Scotlandville Middle Pre-Engineering Magnet ($4,430.00).
(b). Verizon Innovative Learning Design-Thinking program grant in the amount of $20,000.00 to provide teachers at McKinley High School with unique training opportunities designed to foster classroom innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital literacy.
(c). Batters Up USA Equipment grants in the amount of $2,261.00. The grants will provide softball equipment for the following seven (7) schools that were relocated due to the flood: Glen Oaks Park Elementary, Greenbrier Elementary, Park Forest Elementary, Howell Park Elementary, Twin Oaks Elementary, Brookstown Middle, and Park Forest Middle.
(d). 2016 Soft-Stick Equipment grant. This grant will provide lacrosse equipment from US Lacrosse to the following schools: Glen Oaks Park Elementary, Greenbrier Elementary, Park Forest Elementary, Howell Park Elementary, Twin Oaks Elementary, Brookstown Middle, and Park Forest Middle.
(e). New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s 2016-2017 Community Partnership Grant in the amount of $4,000.00. Park Forest Middle will receive $2,000.00 for the purchase of band supplies and materials. Woodlawn High’s Band will receive $2,000.00 towards the purchase of an 18-foot trailer.
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Baton Rouge Community College for Dual Enrollment courses for all district high schools for the 2016-2017 school year. (Funding Source: Education Excellence Fund).
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END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
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Approval of an Agreement
By Ms. Dyason
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve an agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Educational Professional Services in the amount of $35,000.00 for E-rate consulting services. (Funding Source: Technology).
Seconded by Mr. Tatman
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members present. (Ms. Lee was absent)
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Authorization to Allow Superintendent of Schools to Issue a Request for Proposals
By Mr. Tatman
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby authorize the Superintendent of Schools to issue a Request for Proposals for Program Management Services to repair schools and other facilities damaged by the August 2016 flood event and to provide for related matters.
Seconded by Mrs. Bernard
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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Approval of a Professional Services Contract
By Ms. Lee
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Teach Town, Inc., in the amount of $57,525.00 for a software program for autistic students. (Funding Source: IDEA Part B).
Seconded by Mr. Bellue
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
There being no further business, the Board adjourned by acclamation.
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Warren Drake, Jr.,
Secretary/Treasurer to the Board