East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
Special Meeting Minutes
Monday, July 31, 2023
A. Meeting Opening
Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 5:37 PM by School Board President Dadrius Lanus.
Members present Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell-Lewis, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, and Patrick Martin.
Katie Kennison was absent.
Others present were Sito Narcisse, Superintendent; Gwynn Shamlin Jr., General Counsel; Caron Smith, Chief of Staff; Monique Scott-Spaulding, Chief Operations Officer; Arcelius Brickhouse Jr., Chief of Schools; Andrea O’Konski, Chief of Accountability and Assessments; Amy Jones, Chief Technology Officer; Shenoa Warren, Chief of Academics and Literacy, Stacey Dupre, Chief of Support and Special Projects; Nichola Hall, Chief of Human Resources; Kelly Lopez, Chief Financial Officer; James Crochet, Chief Business Operations Officer; and Randy Morales II, Chief of Plant Operations.
B. Items for Consideration
1. 2023-2024 Proposed General Fund Budget
Motion to approve the Proposed 2023-2024 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2023-2024 Salary Schedule and amend the budget resolution to include reference to the special fund budget as appropriate.
Motion by Patrick Martin, second by Shashonnie Steward.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Lanus, Powell-Lewis, Steward, Lewis, Rust, Gaudet, Martin
2. 2023-2024 Proposed Special Revenue Fund Budgets
Approval of the 2023-2024 Special Revenue Budgets:
a) Proposed 2023-2024 Adult and Continuing Education
b) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Radio Training Program
c) Proposed 2023-2024 Believe & Prepare Formula Transition
d) Proposed 2023-2024 Career & Technical Education Program # 998 (Voc. Ed/Basic Grant for States)
e) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Child Nutrition Program
f) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Decathlon and Fitness Meet
g) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 EBR Kick-Off Classic
h) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Red Stick Tourney
i) Proposed 2023-2024 Educational Excellence Fund (EEF)
j) Proposed 2023-2024 ESSER
1) Achieve ESSER II
2) Achieve ESSER III
k) Proposed 2023-2024 Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA) Consolidated
1) Approval Letter for all ESSA Consolidated Budgets
2) Redesign 1003a
3) Federal Program 916
4) Federal Program 911
5) Federal Program 978
6) Federal Program 923
7) Federal Program 935
8) Federal Program 986
9) Federal Program Comprehensive Literacy State Development UIN 6-8
10) Federal Program Comprehensive Literacy State Development UIN 9-12
11) Title I
12) Title II
13) Title III
14) Title IV
15) Title IX McKinney Vento Homeless
l) Proposed 2023-2024 Gates Foundation
m) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 High School Summer School
n) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 ICARE Program
o) Proposed 2023-2024 IDEA 611
p) Proposed 2023-2024 IDEA Preschool 619
q) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 ERAA Athletics
r) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 JRAA Athletics
s) Proposed 2023-2024 Magnet School Assistance Program (MSAP)
t) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Middle School Summer School
u) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Music Instrument User Fees
v) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 All Parish Music Concerts
w) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Proposition 2 Tax Plan
x) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 Proposition 3 Tax Plan
y) Proposed 2023-2024 Pre-K Early Childhood
1) Approval Letter for all Pre-K Budgets
2) Cecil J. Picard LA4 (State) – 625
3) Early Childhood Ready Start Network CCDF 929
4) Early Childhood Ready Start Network PDG 942
5) Early Childhood Lead Agency CCDF 996
6) Early Childhood Lead Agency State 619
7) Early Childhood Guides PDG 872
8) Early Childhood PDG 888
9) Early Childhood Guides CCDF 877
10) Early Childhood 8g 671
z) Revised 2022-2023 and Proposed 2023-2024 School Activity Accounts
aa) Proposed 2023-2024 Summer Arts Enrichment Program
Motion by Shashonnie Steward, second by Cliff Lewis.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Lanus, Powell-Lewis, Steward, Lewis, Rust, Gaudet, Martin
C. Next Meeting Dates/Announcements
There being no further business, the Board adjourned by acclamation.
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Sito J. Narcisse, Ed.D.
Secretary/Treasurer to the Board