East Baton Rouge Parish School Board

1-Special Meeting Minutes

Thursday, March 7, 2024

A. Meeting Opening

1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

The Invocation was led by School Board Member Cliff Lewis, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by School Board Member Michael Gaudet.

2. Call to Order and Roll Call

Members present were Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell Lewis, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Chatelain, and Patrick Martin.

B. Receive as Information

1. Superintendent Selection Process

C. Items for Consideration

1. Professional Services Contract

Motion to approve of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Emergent Method in the amount of $35,000 to facilitate community engagement as it relates to the selection process of the Superintendent and authorize the General Counsel to amend the proposed contract to reflect the terms in the most recent proposal.

Motion by Patrick Martin, second by Mark Bellue.

Substitute motion to approve an expedited RFQ process to select a firm to provide services to facilitate community engagement as it relates to the selection process of the Superintendent.

Motion by Shashonnie Steward, second by Dadrius Lanus.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Yea: Bellue, Lanus, Powell Lewis, Steward, Lewis, Rust, Gaudet, Chatelain, Martin

D. Adjournment

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

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Adam Smith                                                                              Carla Powell Lewis, M.Ed.

Secretary/Treasurer to the East Baton                                        School Board President

Rouge Parish School Board