East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes
Thursday, December 7, 2023
A. Meeting Opening
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
School Board Vice-President Carla Powell Lewis called the Meeting to order at 8:51 PM.
Members present were Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell Lewis, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Chatelain, and Patrick Martin.
Others present were Sito Narcisse, Superintendent; Gwynn Shamlin Jr., General Counsel; Caron Smith, Chief of Staff; Arcelius Brickhouse Jr., Chief of Schools; 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; Randy Morales II, Chief of Plant Operations; Vickey Silas, Deputy Chief of Policy and Implementation; and Ben Lemoine, Administrative Director-Communications Division.
Motion to take the following items in Globo to the Full Board on December 14th without recommendation.
B. Unfinished Business
1. Professional Services Contract
2. Cooperative Endeavor Agreement: YWCA
C. Items for Consideration
1. Professional Services Contract: Lexia Learning Systems LLC
2. Professional Services Contract: Line4Line
3. Contract Renewal: City of Baton Rouge (Adult Education-EBR Prison)
4. Land Sale
5. Memorandum of Understanding
6. Stipend
7. Resolution
Motion by Dadrius Lanus, second by Shashonnie Steward.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: Bellue, Lanus, Powell Lewis, Steward, Lewis, Rust, Gaudet, Chatelain, Martin
D. Next Meeting Dates/Announcements
1. Announcement of Meetings
There being no further business, the Committee of the Whole adjourned by acclamation.
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Sito J. Narcisse, Ed.D. Dadrius Lanus, M.Ed. JD
Secretary/Treasurer to the East Baton School Board President
Rouge Parish School Board
Committee of the Whole