Mar 18, 2021 School Board

[A. Notice and Instructions]

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LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR MEETING OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2021.

I, UM, WOULD LIKE TO READ, UH, NOTICE, UH, THE PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND IT OR REDUCE RATE OF 50% CAPACITY AND THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER MEETING ROOM SPACE.

ONCE THE CAPACITY HAS BEEN REACHED ADMISSION INTO THE MEETING SPACE WILL BE CLOSED.

ALL AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS AT ALL TIMES, MASKS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

ALL AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL ALSO UNDERGO TEMPERATURE SCREENING BEFORE ENTERING THE MEETING ROOM.

THE REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18TH, 2021 AT 5:00 PM WILL BE STREAMED LIVE VIA YOUTUBE OR LINK TO WATCH THE MEETING CAN BE FOUND ON BOARD DOCS LOCATED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD'S WEBSITE.

A PERIOD FOR WRITTEN COMMENT WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE PROVIDED BEFORE THE MEETING, AS WELL AS BEFORE EACH ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE BOARD ON AN ACTION ITEM, INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT ANY OF THE POSTED ACTION ITEMS WILL NEED TO CLICK ON THE AGENDA ITEM IN BOARD DOCS AND SUBMIT VIA THE HIGHLIGHTED PUBLIC COMMENT.

HYPERLINK ON THE AGENDA.

ITEM DETAIL, ONLINE COMMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.

[B. Meeting Opening]

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACIOUS FAVOR OVER THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AND WE ASK YOU FOR A CONTINUED HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER, ESPECIALLY THROUGH TESTING TIME OR GIVE OUR CHILDREN AND TEACHERS CLARITY, GOOD UNDERSTANDING, AND A SENSE OF PEACE THROUGH TESTING.

LORD, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR WORK THIS EVENING AND HELP US TO KEEP CHILDREN FIRST IN EVERY DECISION WE PRAY FOR DIVINE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WE ASK YOU TO COVER US, COVER US ALL LORD IN SAFETY AS WE TRAVEL HOME TONIGHT IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN.

HEY MAN.

THANK YOU, MR. COP.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, I'M LIEUTENANT COLONEL, KENNETH KOPPEL, THE SENIOR ARMY INSTRUCTOR FROM MCKINLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE PANTHERS.

UH, AS MUCH AS I ENJOY TEACHING, THERE'S NOTHING MORE THAT I LIKE THAN THAT.

I TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS.

AND TONIGHT I HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, HIS CADET FIRST LIEUTENANT LAYLA COLLINS.

SHE'S A SOPHOMORE AT MCKINLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL SOON COMPLETE HER SECOND YEAR AS JRTC CADET.

SHE'S THE DAUGHTER OF MISS GENEVA BANK SCHOOL, A SCHOOL, EXCUSE ME, A PRESCHOOL TEACHER IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA.

I'M PROUD TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT LAYLA IS THE EAST BATON ROUGE LED TO CADET OF THE YEAR.

WHILE AT MCKINLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SHE HAS LED, SHE HAS HELD MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, BOTH IN JRTC, FROM SQUAD LEADER TO BATTALION SUPPLY OFFICER, AND IS CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BETA CLUB DEDICATED TO HER STUDIES.

AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT WHILE AT MCKINLEY CADET COLLINS CONTINUES TO SEEK PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

SHE HAS A GRADE POINT AVERAGE, A 4.125 WHILE ENROLLED IN AP COURSES.

AND LAST YEAR SHE ATTAINED A MASTERY LEVEL IN ENGLISH, UH, LEAP TEST.

SHE ALSO ACHIEVED AN ACT SCORE OF 19 AS A FIRST SEMESTER SOPHOMORE.

SHE HAS, SHE WAS SELECTED TO ATTEND AN INTERNSHIP THROUGH THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT LSU.

THIS SUMMER, UH, LAILA IS A MEMBER OF OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PANTHER DRILL TEAM AND A CO-CAPTAIN OF THE PANTHER RAIDER TEAM.

SHE IS A MODEL CADET WHO HAS TAKEN ON THE CHALLENGES OF LIVING UP TO THE JUNIOR ROTC CADET CREED, AND THE ARMY VALUES UPON GRADUATION CADET CALL-INS PLANS TO ATTEND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

AFTER SHARING ALL OF THIS, I HAVE FOUND SOME OF

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SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING CADET FIRST LIEUTENANT LAILA COLLINS OKAY.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HANG ON CADET.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B TO, UH, ROLL CALL.

MADAM SECRETARY DISTRICT NINE, PRESIDENTS ADMIN PRESENT DISTRICT FOUR, VICE PRESIDENT COLLINS DISTRICT ONE.

MR. BLUE HERE, DISTRICT TWO, MR. LANICE DISTRICT THREE, MR. HOWARD PRESENT DISTRICT FIVE.

MS. WARD JACKSON HERE, DISTRICT SIX, MS. DIASON DISTRICT SEVEN, MR. GODADDY DISTRICT EIGHT, MS. BERNARD PRESENT.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

WE MOVED NOW TO ITEM

[C. Minutes]

MOVED BY MR. HOWARD, SECONDED BY MS. BERNARD SEEING NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.

WE WILL GO TO THE AUDIENCE.

THIS IS FOR THE MEETING MINUTES.

ANY COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES? C C NINE.

WE MOVED BACK TO THE BOARD BOARD IS CLEAR.

MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE.

PLEASE VOTE.

ARE YOU ROLL? CALL ROLL CALL VOTE DISTRICT ONE.

MR. BALLOU.

YES.

DISTRICT THREE.

MR. HOWARD.

YES.

DISTRICT FIVE.

MS. WARD JACKSON.

YES.

DISTRICT EIGHT.

MS. BERNARD.

YES.

DISTRICT NINE.

PRESIDENT SIMON.

YES.

THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED IF MY VOTE COUNT IS CORRECT.

OKAY.

UM, WE'LL MOVE NOW TO RECOGNITIONS

[D.1. Westdale Middle School Volleyball]

MS. WILLIAMSON, GOOD EVENING.

PRESIDENT TATLIN, VICE PRESIDENT COLLINS, SUPERINTENDENT NARCISSISTS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THREE OUTSTANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS FOR WINNING THIS YEAR'S VOLLEYBALL GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE BR, AND ALSO LIBERTY HIGH FOR BEING THE STATE RUNNER UP.

BEFORE I INTRODUCED THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PARENTS FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT IN MAKING, HELPING, MAKING SPORTS, SUCH A SUCCESS IN AB IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE PRINCIPALS FROM THE SCHOOLS, MR. FRANKLIN, FROM CECIL, MR. SINCLAIR FROM SCOTLANDVILLE MIDDLE MS. GREER FROM WESTDALE MIDDLE AND MR. LEVIN TINO FROM LIBERTY FOR THEIR ATTENDANCE AND SUPPORT.

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT COACH HILL AND THE LADY HAWKS CONGRATULATE THEM FOR BEING NAMED THE EBR PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM, MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS.

UH, THIS YEAR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH HILL, THE LADY HAWKS HAVE WON NINE OUT OF 11 CHAMPIONSHIPS OUT OF THESE NINE COACH HILL.

AND THE LADY HAWKS

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AND THAT'S, THAT'S HARD TO DO THE LADY HAWKS HAVE THREE PLAYERS WITH AN OVERALL GPA OF 4.0 AND FOUR PLAYERS WITH THE 3.75.

THAT'S ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ITSELF.

CONGRATULATIONS, COACH HILL AND THE LADY HAWKS CONGRATULATIONS, COACH HILL RIGHT HERE THAT SOMEONE'S GOING TO GIVE METALS, MS. JACKSON'S COM BLUE BAG.

PLEASE PUT YOUR MASK BACK ON.

WE CAN TAKE ONE OUTSIDE WITHOUT AGAIN.

NEXT I WOULD LIKE

[D.2. Scotlandville Middle Pre-Engineering Magnet Academy (SPEMA) Boys' Basketball]

CONGRATULATIONS GOES TO SCOTLANDVILLE MIDDLE FOR WINNING THE EAST BATON ROUGE, PARIS CW ALLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS PARISH CHAMPIONSHIP.

THIS IS THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER COACH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH WASHINGTON.

AND HE'S DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

THEY WERE ALSO UNDEFEATED IN DISTRICT PLAY AND THAT'S A HARD TASK TO, UH, WIN.

SO WE CONGRATULATE THE SCHOLAR, BILL STALLIONS, AND THEIR OVERALL GPA IS A 3.0 FOR THE TEAM.

WOW.

CONGRATULATIONS.

UM, ON BEHALF OF THE SUPERINTENDENT IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, WE JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS.

I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB BEFORE I THREW BOTH AND MADE IT HAPPEN.

I WAS WORRIED AT FIRST, BUT YOU MADE IT HAPPEN.

UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NEXT.

[D.3. Community School for Apprenticeship Learning (CSAL) Girls' Basketball]

OKAY.

SHE, SAL LADY WOLVERINES WON THE EBR P S S CW ALLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS PERISH CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR.

THIS IS CECIL'S FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH LAWLESS.

THIS IS THE FIFTH CHAMPIONSHIP FOR COACH LAWLESS IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THE CCL LADY WHERE WOLVERINES HAVE AN OVERALL GPA OF 3.1, CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB.

WELL DONE.

ON BEHALF OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE, HIGH SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

CONGRATULATIONS, WONDERFUL GAME AS WELL WITH YOU GUYS.

I WAS ABLE TO WITNESS THAT AS WELL.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND CONGRATULATIONS.

AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS, CECIL LADY WOLVERINES.

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[D.4. Liberty High School Girls' Basketball]

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

I PROMISE.

OKAY.

I'LL I'LL START MY, UH, INTRODUCTION WHILE THEY'RE WALKING IN THE LIBERTY.

HIGH LADY PATRIOTS HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON AND I'VE BEEN UP EVERY YEAR.

I BELIEVE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE LADY PATRIOTS WENT 25 AND SEVEN THIS YEAR AND HAVE ONE DISTRICT SIX FOR A FOUR, FIVE YEARS IN A ROW.

NOT MANY SCHOOLS CAN SAY THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS SINCE BEING HIRED AT LIBERTY FIVE YEARS AGO, COACH WILSON, HER COACHING STAFF AND PLAYERS HAVE HAD A CUMULATIVE RECORD OF 152 WINS AND 27 LOSSES IN COACH.

WILSON'S FIVE YEARS AT LIBERTY.

THE TEAM HAS MADE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS IN 2017, THE FINALS IN 2018 STATE CHAMPIONS IN 2019 STATE CHAMPIONS IN 2020 AND RUNNER UP IN 2021.

AND I WITNESSED THAT GAME AND IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE GAME.

NOT ONLY ARE THEY TALENTED ON THE COURT, BUT IN THE CLASSROOM AS WELL.

MADISON WILLIAMS AND HALEY FRANKLIN BOTH RECEIVED THE HONOR OF BEING NAMED ACADEMIC ALLSTATE WITH A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.86.

RAISE YOUR HAND.

Y'ALL TWO.

CONGRATULATIONS.

LIBERTY'S OVERALL GPA IS 3.2.

I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE LIBERTY HIGH LADY PATRIOTS AS THIS YEAR'S 2021, ALL STATE SUGAR BOWL, L H S A GIRLS STATE RUNNER UP FOR THE VISION TO CONGRATULATIONS.

FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE LIBERTY HIGH.

I KNOW THE SENIORS PROBABLY HAVE A BUNCH OF THESE METALS ALREADY, UH, BUT, UH, WE'VE GOT SOME MORE FOR YOU TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION.

WE'LL SEE HIM AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS.

LIBERTY HIGH LADY PATRIOTS.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESSFUL SEASONS OFF ALL FOUR TEAMS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING YOU PLAY IN ONE OF OUR EBR SCHOOLS AT THE NEXT LEVEL NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. WILLIAMSON.

GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY COACHES, STAND-INS FAMILIES, YOU TAKING CREDIT FOR ALL OF THAT DOCUMENT.

[D.5. 2021 Counselors of the Year]

WE MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, 2021 COUNSELORS OF THE YEAR, UM, RECOGNITION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR BEHAVIOR AND THE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR.

COUNSELOR.

MS. FRAZIER, GOOD EVENING.

BOARD PRESIDENT TATLIN, VICE-PRESIDENT COLLINS BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT NORTHEAST I'M IN TEARS OF RANGER, DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU AND THE COMMUNITY, THE 2020, 2021 SCHOOL COUNSELORS OF THE YEAR, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR.

IT'S PRESENTLY A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT WESTDALE HEIGHTS, ACADEMIC MAGNET.

THIS IS HER EIGHTH YEAR AT SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

FOURTH YEAR IN THE DISTRICT.

SHE HAS A MASTER'S IN COUNSELING AND IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR.

AND SHE IS NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED.

I PRESENT TO YOU CARRIE OVERSTREET,

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THIS IS HER EIGHT YEAR AS SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND HER 19TH YEAR IN THE DISTRICT.

SHE HAS A MASTER'S IN COUNSELING AND SOCIAL WORK AND IS A REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER.

I PRESENT TO YOU.

EBEN IS MARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR, GLEN OAKS MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU'RE.

NEXT NEXT I PRESENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR IS PRESENTLY A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT TARA HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS HER FIFTH YEAR AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND HER FIFTH YEAR IN THE DISTRICT.

SHE HAS A MASTER'S IN EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING.

I PRESENT TO YOU LATANYA DYLAN HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR TARA HIGH SCHOOL AND FINALLY, CERTAINLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE NEWCOMERS GO COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR IS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT BATON ROUGE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS HER SECOND AND A HALF YEAR AT SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND HER SECOND AND A HALF YEAR IN THE DISTRICT.

SHE HAS A MASTER'S IN EDUCATION, SCHOOL COUNSELING, AND SHE IS PROVISIONALLY, LICENSED AND NATIONALLY BOARD CERTIFIED.

I PRESENT TO YOU ERICA MULVEY, WOOCOMMERCE COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR BATON ROUGE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.

SUCH A GREAT JOB, OUR COUNSELORS TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH

[D.6. Line 4 Line]

NONPROFIT.

THESE TITLES ARE FOCUSED ON AND CELEBRATE DIVERSITY.

MS. .

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PRESIDENT TOPMAN VICE PRESIDENT COLLINS SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR SEAS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS LIBRARY SERVICES DIRECTOR.

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO SHARE WITH YOU A COMMUNITY PROJECT FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, MEMBERS OF LINE FOR LINE ORGANIZATION AND EBR PARISH LIBRARIES TEAMED UP WITH US TO PROVIDE A COLLECTION OF DIVERSE BOOKS, CURATED AND DONATED BY THE CONSCIOUS KID, NONPROFIT, THESE BOOKS, FOCUS ON DIFFERENT SKIN COLORS, DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND EVEN DIFFERENT FAMILIES.

NOW YOU HEARD ME SAY DIFFERENCES, BUT THE MESSAGE IN EACH BOOK IS THAT DIFFERENT IS BEAUTIFUL.

WE DIDN'T STOP IT.

ONLY OBTAINING BOOKS.

WE, THE BOOKS WERE HAND DELIVERED TO EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE HELD NINE DIFFERENT READING EVENTS AND A SHOUT OUT TO BOARD MEMBERS, COLLIN HOWARD, AND BERNARD FOR PARTICIPATING ON THOSE DAYS.

WE ALSO ARE PROVIDING READING CHALLENGES.

WE HAVE ONE GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND THE STUDENTS CAN WIN A BOOK FOR THEIR OWN TO KEEP TODAY.

WE HAD AN ONLINE EVENT WHERE STUDENTS COULD CONNECT WITH THE OLIVER AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR OF I AM EVERY GOOD THING.

I THINK IT'S A PART OF MY JOB TO CARRY AROUND A BOOK.

SO I DO HAVE IT CHECK THAT OFF.

UM, THEY, STUDENTS WERE SO EXCITED.

WE HAD OVER 50 CLASSROOMS LOG IN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE AND TELL THEIR EXPERIENCES.

I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE THIS COLLABORATION AS A GOOD THING.

I'M GOING TO USE A COUPLE OF SENTENCES IN THE BOOK, JUST TO KIND OF DESCRIBE TO YOU WHAT THIS COLLABORATION HAS BEEN.

THE COLLABORATION HAS BEEN EVERY GOOD THING THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND, YOU KNOW, LIKE GRAVITY OR THE GLOW OF MOON BEANS OVER A FIELD OR BRAND NEW SNOW.

THIS COLLABORATION IS GOOD TO THE CORE, LIKE THE CENTER OF A CINNAMON ROLL.

YEAH.

THAT GOOD.

NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, LUCY PEREIRA IS CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC.

SO THINK WE WERE TEXTING BACK AND FORTH, BUT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF THIS COLLABORATION.

WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON ANOTHER FUN READING EVENT.

AND AS I SAID, LUCY, UH, HERRERA WHO'S WITH LINE FOR LINE WOULD BE HERE.

AND AS I SAID, SHE IS A PART OF THAT CINNAMON ROLL CENTER.

GOODNESS.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO DO A SHOUT OUT FOR LINE FOR LINE AND EBY RPL FOR THIS, THIS COLLABORATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE MOVED NOW

[D.7. VIPS "Partners in Education"]

UH, SUPERINTENDENT AND I SEES PRESIDENTS.

HADN'T BEEN VICE PRESIDENT COLLINS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

UH, I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT OUR MARCH PARTNER IN EDUCATION, REPRESENTING THE LSU OGDEN HONORS COLLEGE.

WE HAVE SINATRA ALUM AND REVIT.

THE MINIUM IS ALSO THE SECOND STUDENT THAT PARTNERED WITH HER FOR THIS SPECIAL PROJECT, WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING BEGINNING IN 2020 SUMMER.

WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE LSU HONORS COLLEGE TO, UM, WORK WITH THEM ON DEVELOPING A GRANT TO SERVE AND UNDER SERVED BODY OF STUDENTS.

UM, AND THE OGDEN HONORS COLLEGE OFFERS A SELECT GROUP OF STUDENTS, AN OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE A GRANT FOR A $5,000 REWARD, UH, FOR A PROJECT THAT THEY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH VIPS.

AND SHE CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT JUST IN GENERAL OVERVIEW, WE DEVELOPED THIS PROG PROGRAM, UM, WHICH WAS ALREADY A CONCEPT THAT WE WERE, I WAS PONDERING ON WITH HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE.

IF ANYONE CAN REMEMBER THE NOSTALGIC EXPERIENCE WORKED WITH HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE, MAYBE IN THE DENTIST OFFICE OR THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AS A KID.

UM, SO THE IDEA WAS TO REWARD THE STUDENTS AT PARK ELEMENTARY, WHICH WAS A SCHOOL THAT WAS SELECTED TOTALING ABOUT 270 STUDENTS.

UM, EACH OF THOSE STUDENTS RECEIVED A NINE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE, WHICH ARE BEING SENT DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOMES, WHICH FULFILLS ONE OF THE MINI MISSIONS OF, UH, VIPS LITERACY EFFORTS TO HAVE AGE APPROPRIATE MATERIAL AND AS MANY HOUSEHOLDS IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

UM, SO NOW I WILL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THAT PROCESS OCCURRED.

UM, HI RON, THANK YOU FOR, TO STAND ON MY TOES.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'M HONORED TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LSU HONORS COLLEGE AND VOLUNTEERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

UM, SO TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE PROJECT, I ACTUALLY HAD VOLUNTEERED WITH, UM, VIPS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AS A RATING BUDDY.

SO EVERY WEEK I WOULD GO TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND READ FOR 30 MINUTES WITH, UM, A FIRST GRADER AND MY PARTNER, UM, CO-DIRECTOR BRIOVA MEN AND ALSO WOULD DO THE SAME WITH ME.

UM, AND THAT EXPERIENCE REALLY TAUGHT US THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LOW INCOME

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UM, AND OFTENTIMES WE'VE FOUND THAT I THINK STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE, UM, A LOT OF BOOKS AT HOME OR SOMEONE TO READ WITH AT HOME.

AND SO WE WANTED TO THINK OF A WAY TO IMPROVE, UM, THE RESOURCES, RESOURCES THAT THEY HAD, UM, AS WELL AS PEOPLE TO READ WITH THEM.

SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THE IDEA CAME TO LIFE.

AND THEN WHEN THE OGDEN LEADERS PROGRAM AWARD WAS PROMOTED TO US, WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THIS $5,000 TO REALLY IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE LOW INCOME STUDENTS? SO I REALIZED THAT WE COULDN'T DO IT ALONE.

WE REALLY WANTED TO PARTNER WITH SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO KNEW WHAT THE REAL NEED WAS.

UM, AND YOU HAD TO CONNECT WITH A SCHOOL AND REALLY MAKE THIS THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE SPENDING THE MONEY AS POSSIBLE.

SO BECAUSE OF OUR EXPERIENCE WITH BEDS, WE REACHED OUT TO YOUR KAIA.

UM, AND SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

SHE, UM, RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATELY THAT WE PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION TO HIGHLIGHTS MAGAZINE FOR EVERY STUDENT AND OTHER RESOURCE SCHOOL.

AND SO WE ENDED UP CHOOSING PARK ELEMENTARY HERE IN BATON ROUGE, UM, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL, STEPHANIE MUTATE, UM, WHO WAS REALLY GREAT AND EAGER TO WORK WITH US, UM, TO REALLY GET THIS PROJECT, UH, TO MAKE IT COME INTO FRUITION.

SO THAT HAPPENED ACTUALLY RIGHT AT THE START OF COVID WHEN, UM, YOU KNOW, BEFORE, BEFORE THE IDEA WAS TO TAKE THESE MAGAZINES AND BRING THEM INTO THE SCHOOL AND HAVE VOLUNTEERS IN THE HONORS COLLEGE, COMMONLY SOME ACTIVITIES FROM THE MAGAZINE EVERY MONTH, BUT WE HAD TO OBVIOUSLY ADJUST TO HAVE THEM THE PANDEMIC HIT.

SO WE ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO SEND THE MAGAZINES DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENTS' HOMES.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE NOW ESTABLISHED A VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM EVERY MONTH ON GOOGLE MEET.

SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE 15 OR SO VOLUNTEERS THAT MEET EVERY MONTH WITH THESE STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, UM, KNOW VIRTUALLY AND GO THROUGH ACTIVITIES FROM THE MAGAZINES, READ THEM STORIES, UM, HAVE FUN ACTIVITIES.

AND I JUST LOVE SEEING HOW EXCITED THE STUDENTS ARE, UM, DURING THE VOLUNTEER SESSIONS.

AND OUR GOAL IS REALLY TO HAVE THE STUDENTS ASSOCIATE THAT POSITIVE EXPERIENCE, UM, WITH THE MAGAZINE AT HOME SO THAT WHEN THEY SEE IT, THEY ARE EXCITED TO READ AND THEY HAVE A LOVE FOR READING AND THEY REALLY ENJOY IT.

SO I THINK OUR PROJECT HAS DONE THAT AND WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU TO KAIA AND BETH'S FOR ALL.

WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS PARTNER, AS YOU CAN TELL.

UM, BUT, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR BEING SO PERSISTENT.

THEY'VE BEEN SO ORGANIZED AND THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

I'M GOING TO GET UP TO THE SCHOOL BOARD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS AND WITH SUCH HIGH ACADEMIC IS COMING FROM THE HONORS COLLEGE.

I HOPE YOU CONSIDER EDUCATION AS A CAREER.

WE MOVE NOW TO ITEM E E INFORMATION,

[E.1. Monthly Financial Report]

WE ALSO

[E.2. Personnel Changes]

LET ME GIVE YOU A SECOND.

READY? GOOD.

EVERYBODY LOOKS GOOD.

WE MOVE NOW

[F.1. Update from Superintendent]

NRCS.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT 10 MEN, WHAT A GREAT WEEK WE HAD, UH, FOR SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF THE BLIMP OF THE WEATHER.

UM, THERE'S BEEN BY HOWEVER, THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

UM, UH, NFL RUNNING BACK AND FORMER LSU STAR CLYDE EDWARDS IS SCHEDULED TO VISIT TWIN OAKS ELEMENTARY, FRIDAY AS A SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE SCHOOL'S YOUNG MEN OF CHARACTER PROGRAM.

THE YOUNG MEN OF CHARACTER CLUB FOCUSES ON TEACHING YOUNG MEN, HUMILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, DETERMINATION, INTEGRITY, UH, AND INITIATE SELF-CONFIDENCE AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS OF SUCCESS.

CONGRATULATIONS, ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL COUNSELORS ON BEING SELECTED AS A 2020, 2021, UH, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL COUNCILS OF THE YEAR, AS YOU SAW THEM TODAY, CARRY OVER OVERSTREET.

UM, EBENEZER MARIE FROM GLEN OAKS, UH, LET LATANYA DYLAN FROM TARA HIGH SCHOOL AND ERICA LAVETTE FROM BATON ROUGE, MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, UH, AND CARRY OVER.

SHE WAS FROM WESTDALE HEIGHTS, UH, ACADEMIC MAGNET, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SO ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE OUR COUNSELORS AND OUR STAFF DOING GREAT WORK WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE CITY.

UH, THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED THE 100 DAY PLAN PROGRESS TRACKING PAGE

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A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR A HUNDRED DAY PLAN INITIATIVES INCLUDED A SCHOOL SITE VISITS ARE GETTING OUT TO NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY, NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, UH, SOUTH DOWNS PRE-K CENTER OF GLASGOW, MIDDLE AND HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS WESTDALE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, UH, QUANTIS LAB, WHICH I SAW STUDENTS DO REALLY GREAT WORK THERE.

UH, THE FIRST EVER STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MET LAST TUESDAY AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM DISTRICTS ACROSS ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOLS DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL THOUGHTFULNESS AND INVESTMENT IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR SCHOOLS.

THEY WERE VERY ENGAGED AND THEY ALSO SHARED A LOT OF THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND OPINION ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.

AND SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO GET STUDENT VOICE AS A PART OF OUR PROCESS.

I WAS ALSO THE GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE BATON ROUGE AREA COMMERCE MONTHLY BUSINESS WEBINAR.

THIS EVENT PROVIDED ME WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH BUSINESS LEADERS, THE DISTRICT'S VISION FOR EXPANDING CAREER PATHWAYS FOR OUR STUDENTS WAS CULMINATE IN THE AWARDING OF AN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION AND OR CREDIT HOURS TOWARDS A HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE.

UM, AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR WORK MOVING TO THE FUTURE, WE'RE JUST SUPER EXCITED THAT WE BEGIN TO CONNECT OUR STUDENTS WITH JOBS AND AVAILABILITY OF, UH, PROGRESS HERE IN OUR CITY.

THE DISTRICT WAS NOTIFIED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10TH, THAT WE WERE SELECTED AS ONE OF THE EIGHT RECIPIENTS OF THE $50,000 FAST FORWARD GRANT.

THE FAST-FORWARD GRANT WILL ALLOW US TO DEVELOP AND PILOT DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN EITHER A JUMPSTART TOPS TECH CAREER DIPLOMA, OR A TOPS UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA WHILE DULY EARNING AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE OR PARTICIPATING IN A LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION RECOGNIZED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIPS PROGRAMS THAT EITHER PREPARE GRADUATES FOR CAREER OR CONTINUING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN OUR WORK, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT HOW STUDENTS WHO ARE GETTING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DEGREES ALSO HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GETTING THEIR ASSOCIATES DEGREE INTO PATHWAYS AND JOBS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND WE'RE TRULY EXCITED ABOUT RECEIVING THAT GRANT FROM THE STATE.

UM, UH, PRESIDENT'S HAMMOND.

THAT IS MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, DR.

NARCISSA SEE, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, SAY YOU GO, MR. HOWARD.

HI THERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

OUR DIAGNOSES.

I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, I GUESS FIRST THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THAT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

I THINK THAT IS NECESSARY AND LONG OVERDUE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, BUT DURING THE LAST MEETING I ASKED ABOUT THE COVID RELIEF NUMBERS AND I STILL, I JUST WANT TO A ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON THAT AS WE GET READY TO RECEIVE OUR NEW MONEY, UM, TO UNDERSTAND LIKE KIND OF WHERE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT PRIORITIES AS WE GET THIS NEW, UH, PACKAGE, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

SO IF WE HAVE ANY UPDATES AROUND THE KOBE RELIEF FUNDING AND WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT FOR THE NEW FUNDING, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

SO I MISSED YOUR QUESTION.

MY QUESTION IS, UM, SO I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE, UM, THE NUMBERS FROM THE, THE INFORMATION THAT I REQUESTED DURING THE LAST MEETING, IT RELATED TO THE COVID RELEASE, THE OLD MONEY.

SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, UM, A, WHEN COULD WE EXPECT THAT INFORMATION AND THEN BE, UM, IF WE COULD GET SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AS WE GET THIS NEW AMOUNT OF DOLLARS COMING IN FOR OUR COVID RELIEF PACKAGE.

YES.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

UM, WE DO PLAN ON PRESENTING TO THE BOARD IN THE APRIL BOARD MEETING, THE, UM, HOW WE WERE USING OUR CARES ACT DOLLARS.

UM, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POSSIBILITIES OF THINGS WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT.

UM, ONE HAS BEEN TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN PROVIDE MORE PARENT LIAISONS IN SCHOOLS.

UM, ALSO WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT, UM, HOW DO WE LOOK AT OUR UNIVERSAL PRE-K, UM, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT PRE-K FOUR SCHOOLS ARE STARTING JUMP-STARTING THAT IN SCHOOLS.

UM, THE OTHER PART WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT ALSO IS, UH, THE POSSIBILITY OF, UH, PROVIDING MORE SOCIAL WORKER AND NURSES, UH, FOR MORE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO SUPPORT KIDS IN SCHOOLS.

AND THEN THE LAST COMPONENT THAT WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALSO IS AROUND OUR LITERACY WORK.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, UM, WE ARE, UM, OUR IT'S ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES AND GAPS.

WE HAVE TO CLOSE IT.

WE HAVE A READING LOSS AMONG OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS JUST A LEARNING LOSS AS YOU WOULD HERE.

WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT WE COULD PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS AND PUTTING, UH, LITERACY COACHES, AS WELL AS, UH, PROVIDING RESOURCES TO TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK.

UM, THAT'S CURRENTLY WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE THINKING ABOUT OUR CARE DOLLARS RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU, MR. HOWARD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT SEEING NONE.

WE MOVE NOW TO, UH, PRESENTATIONS,

[G.1. Update from Finance]

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NRCS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS KELLY LOPEZ FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE FEBRUARY, 2021 MONTHLY FINANCIALS, RIGHT? THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REVIEW IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOARD TO SEE AT A SINGLE POINT WHERE THE DIFFERENT FUNDS ARE.

IT WILL ALSO GIVE THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT EACH OF THE FUNDS SPENDS THEIR MONEY ON AND HOW THEY'RE RECEIVED THEIR MONEY.

YES, IT HAS A CURRENT BALANCE OF $46 MILLION.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 21.9 FROM JANUARY OF 2021 PROPOSITION.

ONE HAS A CURRENT BALANCE OF $10 MILLION.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 3.3 MILLION FROM JANUARY OF 2021.

PROPOSITION TWO HAS A CURRENT BALANCE OF A NEGATIVE $232,000.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 8,000 FROM JANUARY PROPOSITION THREE HAS A CURRENT BALANCE OF A NEGATIVE 3.2 MILLION.

AND THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 36,000 FROM JANUARY, 2021.

THE PROPOSITIONS ARE DRIVEN BY COVID-19 BUDGETING AND DECREASED SALES TAX.

DISCUSS THE FUNDS WITH YOU.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW, WHERE EACH OF THE FUNDS RECEIVES THE MAJORITY, THEIR FUNDING.

LET'S START WITH THE GENERAL FUND.

THE MAJORITY OF THE GENERAL FUND COMES FROM AD VALOREM, OUR PROPERTY TAXES, MFP, WHICH IS THE STATE FUNDING FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ED AND SALES TAX.

THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE MAJOR EXPENDITURES FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

THE GENERAL FUNDS MAJOR EXPENDITURES ARE SALARY AND BENEFITS, WHICH MAKE UP 64% CHARTER SCHOOL PAYMENTS AND PROPERTY SERVICES.

ALL PROPOSITIONS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE VOTER APPROVED TAX PLAN OF 2018.

100% OF THE REVENUES FROM THE PROPOSITIONS IS RECEIVED FROM SALES TAX.

ARE THE INTEREST FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THE SALES TAX PROCESS.

78% OF PROPOSITION ONE EXPENDITURES ARE PROPERTY SERVICES.

THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED AS THIS IS THE FUNDING SOURCE.

THE FACILITIES OF THE DISTRICT, 93% OF PROPOSITIONS TO EXPENDITURES ARE SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR OUR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.

WELL PROGRAMS AND PROPOSITION THREE EXPOSURES ARE SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

THE TWO MAJOR FEDERAL GRANTS WITHIN THE SYSTEM ARE TITLE ONE AND USDA.

BOTH OF THESE GRANTS ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED STATE SOURCES AND LOCAL SOURCES ALSO MAKE UP THE REST OF OUR GRANT FUNDING.

THE DISTRICT HAS A DISASTER RELIEF FUND THAT IS FUNDED BY FEMA DAUGHTERS, WHICH ARE ALSO FEDERAL.

AND THE DISTRICT GRANTS ARE ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.

THE FUNDS MUST BE EXPENDED AND THE ITEMS RECEIVED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS FOR THE ITEMS. THE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE TYPICALLY ON A SIX TO EIGHT WEEK TURNAROUND TIMELINE.

THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM HAS A CURRENT BALANCE OF A NEGATIVE $4.9 MILLION.

THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 2.8 FROM JANUARY OF 2021.

NON-MAJOR GRANTS HAVE A CURRENT BALANCE OF $18.4 MILLION.

THIS IS A DECREASE OF $900,000 FROM JANUARY OF 2021.

AS THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS TO END, THE DISTRICT WILL FINISH THE REMAINING FUNDING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

TITLE ONE HAS A CURRENT BALANCE OF NEGATIVE 3.4 MILLION.

THIS IS A DECREASE OF 71,000 FROM JANUARY OF 2021.

AGAIN, LIKE ALL GRANTS, WE ARE COMPLETING THE FISCAL YEAR TO ENSURE THAT DISTRICT RECEIVES ALL FUNDING AVAILABLE, MAJOR EXPENDITURES THAT GRANTS COVER FOR THE DISTRICT OR SALARIES, BENEFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.

THE GRANT DEPARTMENT IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE THAT WE RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM ALL OF THEM.

OUR NEXT STEPS ARE THE REVISED BUDGET WILL COME FROM THE BOARD APPROVAL IN MAY OF 2021.

AND THE PROPOSED 2122 BUDGET WILL COME TO BOARD APPROVAL IN JUNE.

THIS TIMELINE LAYS OUT A VERY, THE VARIOUS KEY ACHIEVABLE POINTS OF THE BUDGET CYCLE FOR YOUR REVIEW.

ANY QUESTIONS? UM, I DO, BUT ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? SO MR. GAUDETTE YES.

FIRST, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I THINK THIS IS BRINGING US, UH, MUCH MORE INFORMATION.

UH, IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE SLIDES WHERE YOU HAD THE BUDGET, UH, THE BALANCES ON THE PROPER ONE, TWO AND THREE THIRD SLIDE OKAY.

WHEN YOU SAY BALANCE A BALANCE IN THERE, IS THAT

[00:45:01]

I'VE TAKEN, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE COLLECTED.

THIS IS WHAT WE'VE EXPENDED.

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE AT THIS MOMENT.

NO, THEY DO HAVE FUN BALANCES.

ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS JUST WHAT IS ONGOING IN THAT SNAPSHOT FROM JULY TO FEBRUARY AND REMEMBER FEBRUARY SALES TAX ISN'T EVEN IN THERE, WE GOT THAT 45 DAYS.

SO NO FUND BALANCES WHEN I SAW BALANCE.

SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE A DIFFERENT TERM.

SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE.

AND I REALLY LIKE HAVING THE INFORMATION.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION, MIKE, AGAIN, MIKE, BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD SEEING NONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. LOPEZ.

THANK YOU.

AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO, UH,

[G.2. Update from Facilities]

SO WE'LL JUMP RIGHT IN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT A CAPACITY STUDY REALLY IS.

UM, A FACT-BASED STUDY TO MAP OUT HOW TO BEST UTILIZE AND LOCATE EXISTING AND NEW FACILITIES.

UM, IT'LL OUTLINE CURRENT USAGE AND FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY.

UH, WE WILL ACCOUNT FOR THE COUPLE OF SCHOOLS, CAPACITIES, THEIR LOCATIONS, THE FEEDER PATTERNS, DEMOGRAPHICS FACILITIES, AND SITE CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONAL COSTS.

THIS WILL AID THE DISTRICT AND HOW TO BEST UTILIZE AND OPTIMIZE EXISTING FACILITIES AND PROPERTIES TO GROW INTO THE FUTURE.

SO JUST SOME, UH, HIGHLIGHTED THINGS.

IT GOES INTO THE EFFICIENCIES OF IT.

UM, AGAIN, THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT, THE SPACE UTILIZATION PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL COSTS BASELINE OF THIS STUDY, WE'LL BRING IN DATA COLLECTION.

SO IT'S JUST GATHERING, UM, CURRENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS, THAT'S ACCOUNTING FOR PRE COVID AND POST A NUMBER OF THE SCHOOLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ENROLLMENT AND ACADEMIC PROGRAM OFFERINGS RECOMMENDED.

ADDITION OF SCHOOLS IF NEEDED CONFIRMING THE GRADE CONFIGURATIONS AT EACH SCHOOL THAT'S EXISTING AND PROPOSED.

UM, LOOKING AT THE ENROLLMENT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS, UH, FOR THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THE SITES, AND THEN A BUDGET TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

SO COMPILING ALL OF THAT, OR REALLY KIND OF OUTLINE A PLAN FOR YOU ALL TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS OF HOW TO BEST UTILIZE YOUR FACILITIES FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING FOR OUR EBR COMMITTEE.

UH, ONCE WE MOVED FROM THAT PHASE ONE, UH, IT'S, IT'S KINDA, IT'S BROKEN UP INTO THREE PHASES.

WE ARE, THE CAPACITY STUDY IS A PART OF THAT PHASE ONE.

AND, UH, LIKE I SAY, RIGHT NOW, WE IN THE MIDST OF COLLECTING ALL OF THE DATA, SO NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO COLLABORATE WITH EVERYONE, BRING IN THAT INFORMATION, TALK ABOUT IT AND ESTABLISH THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO MOVE INTO FROM THERE, WE'LL GENERATE THE FINAL FORMAT AND PRESENT THE FINDINGS FOR CONSIDERATION.

UM, AND AGAIN, THIS WILL GO INTO WHAT WOULD BECOME A, UH, OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND SO OUR PART IS THE PHASE ONE CAPACITY STUDY, AND I KIND OF TURN IT OVER TO MARCUS TO ELABORATE OR GO INTO ANY OTHER DETAIL.

OKAY.

UM, WHAT I WANTED TO, UH, JUST SAY FOR THE AUDIENCE IS JUST GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH, UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CSRS TILLAGE AND OUR INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTING FACILITIES THAT ARE THERE.

THE, UH, THE, UH, UH, THE, UM, UH, UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AT EACH SITE OVER OVER THE YEARS.

UH, AND WHAT'S, WHAT'S BEEN PLANNED SO FAR TO DATE, UH, WITH THE CURRENT TAX PLAN.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT GIVES US SOME INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTING FACILITIES AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE, WHAT'S OUT THERE.

AND WHAT, WHAT, UH, WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, WE COULD, UH, INTERTWINE INTO THIS, UH, STUDY AS TO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO HELP YOU GUYS

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MR. GAUDETTE, I'M GOING TO BE STRETCHING OUT THE MEETING HERE.

I'M SORRY, JUST A QUICK REQUEST AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS, UH, WOULD YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ALL VACANT LAND AND ALL CLOSED FACILITIES, UH, ARE INCLUDED IN THE LISTINGS BECAUSE WE TEND TO ABOUT THOSE? UM, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF VACANT LAND IN OUR SYSTEM AND WE ALSO HAVE SCHOOLS LIKE ARLINGTON AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US NOT TO OVERLOOK THOSE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, PARTICULARLY SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF WHAT ROLLS INTO THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. .

MR. BALLOU.

THANK YOU.

AND IT'S, IT'S, UH, SIMILAR TO, UH, MR. , UH, QUESTION AND, UH, AS YOU GO THROUGH IT, IF, UH, ANY SCHOOLS ARE NEAR CAPACITY, IF YOU COULD COMMENT AS TO WHETHER THERE'S ROOM FOR EXPANSION, UH, ONSITE OR HOW, HOW EASILY A SCHOOL COULD BE EXPANDED ON.

I KNOW FOR INSTANCE, UH, BROADMOORE ELEMENTARY, WHEN IT WAS BUILT, UH, I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS BUILT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT COULD BE EASILY EXPANDED IF NECESSARY.

THAT'D BE JUST AN EXAMPLE, UM, OR LIKE, UH, MR. GODIN SAID, IF THERE'S THERE'S ROOM FOR EXPANSION, UH, LAND WISE AROUND THE SCHOOL, UM, I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S SOME SCHOOLS THAT WE JUST SIMPLY HAVE NO ROOM TO EXPAND, SO THAT THAT'S, UM, MY ONLY REQUEST.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, MR. BALLOU, MR. JACKSON, I TURNED IT OFF.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ATMAN.

UM, MR. BALLOU BROUGHT SOMETHING TO MIND, UM, OH, ABOUT A FLAME AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROPERTIES.

I THINK FLAME INITIALLY HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLANS AND DIFFERENT PHASES, AND THERE'S AN UPSTAIRS ELEMENT THERE WHERE THIS, UH, I, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY SQUARE FEET, BUT IT'S, IT'S A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT'S UPSTAIRS, UH, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING.

AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND, UM, AND CONSIDER THOSE THINGS AS, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THE FACILITIES AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHY THAT PART OF THE BUILDING WAS NOT IMPROVED WHEN, WHEN WE DID THE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS BACK BACK WHEN WE FIRST USED IT FIRST USED IT FOR BATON ROUGE HIGH AS A SWING SPACE, BUT THAT WHOLE UPPER LEVEL HAS, UH, HUNDREDS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE.

AND I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN USE THAT SPACE.

OKAY.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, MS. SQUARE JACKSON, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? DR.

NARCIS JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT OUR GOAL WILL BE TO ALIGN THE FACILITIES PLAN WITH OUR BUDGET, AS WELL AS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN ALL IN JUNE.

SO, UH, IT ALL CONNECTS, UM, AS WE ASK THESE QUESTIONS, UM, AS WE THINK THROUGH OUR PROBE PROGRAMMATIC PIECES AS, UM, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE ALIGNED.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TAYLOR.

THANK YOU, DR.

SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.

MS. ANDERSON, MR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU.

OH, I'M SORRY, MR. OH MAN.

ARE YOU GUYS COMING UP NOW? I'M SORRY.

I'M WRONG AGAIN? MS. DYSON.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO THE DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY WAS, WAS DONE AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

AND SO THEN THE CENSUS WAS DONE AND WE DON'T HAVE THE RESULTS OF IT.

AND SINCE THE CENSUS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, UM, I'M SEEING JUST CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT, JUST CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OUT IN, UM, THE SOUTHEAST AREA OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN GET WITH THE CITY PARISH AND, UM, GET, UH, A MORE UP TO DATE, UM, IDEA OF ALL OF THE, UM, THE, UM, NEW PROPERTIES, NEW SUBDIVISIONS, UM, THAT ARE COMING JUST ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND KIND OF GET A BETTER SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE AREA, BECAUSE IT'S HUGE.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE THE DATA IS JUST GETTING OLD SO QUICKLY.

SO I'D APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. DYSON, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD

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THANK YOU.

ALL

[H.1. Board Appointees]

THE REPORTS FROM BOARD APPOINTEES TO COMMITTEE AGENCIES.

DOES ANYONE HAVE A REPORT FOR THEIR APPOINTMENT? MS. BERNARD, THANK YOU, MR. CHAPMAN.

I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE IN THE LISTENING AUDIENCE, VIEWING AUDIENCE KNOW THAT, UH, REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER CAMPS FOR BRECK BEGINS ON MARCH 20TH AT 9:00 AM.

I KNOW THAT PEOPLE IN THIS PARISH AND THE SURROUNDING PARISHES ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMPS THIS SUMMER IN LIGHT OF THE 2020 COVID PANDEMIC.

SO, UM, UH, IT, IT OPENS ON THE BRECK WEBSITE.

YOU CAN GO TO BRECK.ORG.

ALSO BRECK IS, UM, HIRING FOR THE SUMMER CAMPS AND THEY LOVE TO HIRE TEACHERS.

UM, SO, UH, YOU HAVE TO BE 18 YEARS OLD, AND AGAIN, YOU CAN GO TO THE BRECK WEBSITE.

UM, AND I HAVE A PLAYBOOK IN FRONT OF EVERY BOARD MEMBER.

I HOPE THAT YOU, WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU WILL REMIND PARENTS IN YOUR AREAS AND PEOPLE THAT YOU COME ACROSS, THAT THEY'RE HIRING FOR SUMMER POSITIONS, YOU HAVE TO BE 18 AND ABOVE.

UM, AND THAT WE'RE OPENING ENROLLMENT FOR BRICK ON THE 20TH OF MARCH.

I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE AFTER LAST YEAR, SO MEANS WE'RE ALL MOVING FORWARD IN PROGRESS IN THE PANDEMIC.

THANKS, MR. TOTMAN.

THANK YOU, MS. BERNARD, APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER, UH, REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES SEEING NINE, WE MOVE NOW TO THE

[I. Consent Agenda]

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THE ITEMS FOLLOWING THE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER.

SO REQUESTS IN WHICH EVENT, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED AS AN ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR OUR SEPARATE VOTE PRECEDING THE LAST ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA TO NAMING THE CAPITOL MIDDLE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, THE LOUIS T BONDS GYMNASIUM CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST TO NAME THE CAPITOL MIDDLE SCHOOL GYMNASIUM AS A LEWIS T BONDS GYMNASIUM THREE HEALTH BENEFITS CONSULTANT CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT AND GENERAL CONSOLE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH GALLAGHER AS THE HEALTH BENEFITS CONSULTANT FOR THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.