East Baton Rouge Parish School Board

Special Meeting

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Meeting Opening

Meeting called to order immediately following the Committee of the Whole by President Michael Gaudet.

Roll Call

Members present:Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Tramelle Howard, Dawn Collins, Evelyn Ware-Jackson, Jill Dyason, Michael Gaudet, Connie Bernard, David Tatman

Others present were: Gwynn Shamlin Jr., General Counsel; Quentina Timoll, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction; Andrea O’Konski, Chief Officer for Accountability and Assessments; Stacey Dupre, Chief Officer for Support and Special Projects; Taylor Gast, Director of Communications and Public Relations, Daphne Donaldson, Interim Director for Human Resources; and Amy Jones, Director-Management for Information Technology.

Item for Consideration

Selection of Candidates

Motion offered for the candidate nominations for the position of Superintendent of Schools proceed as follows:

Each Board member to nominate up to seven names on the form provided by the board secretary.  The board president to read the nominations into the record.  The board secretary and consultant to tally the nominations and announce the results.  From these results the Board invites the top six candidates including ties who receive a minimum of four votes to proceed to round one of interviews.

Motion by Connie Bernard, second by David Tatman.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Yea: Bellue, Lanus, Howard, Collins, Ware-Jackson, Dyason, Gaudet, Bernard, Tatman

The results are as follows:

Leslie Brown-Bellue, Lanus, Howard, Collins, Ware-Jackson, Dyason, Gaudet, Bernard, Tatman

Lamont Cole-Lanus, Howard, Collins

Chris Hurst-Howard, Ware-Jackson, Bernard

Adam Smith-Lanus, Howard, Collins, Ware-Jackson, Gaudet, Bernard, Tatman

Quentina Timoll-Bellue, Lanus, Howard, Ware-Jackson, Dyason, Gaudet, Bernard

T. Nakia Towns- Bellue, Lanus, Howard, Collins, Ware-Jackson, Dyason, Gaudet, Bernard, Tatman

Marshall Tuck- Bellue, Lanus, Howard, Dyason, Gaudet

Paul Vallas-Bellue

Leslie Brown, Adam Smith, Quentina Timoll, T. Nakia Towns, and Marshall Tuck met the requirements of the motion and will be invited to round one of interviews.

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

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Warren Drake, Jr.,

Secretary/Treasurer to the Board