[A. Meeting Opening]
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I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE MEETING FOR THE, UH, EAST PATON ROUGE POWER SCHOOL BOARD FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, UM, 2022.
UM, WE WILL BEGIN, UH, WITH THE INVOCATION, UM, AND IT WILL BE LED BY, UM, UH, MR. GOODDAY.
AND, UM, THEN WE WILL, UH, GO TO OUR PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE AND, UM, OUR CADET WILL BE INTRODUCED BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAPHAEL MORRISON.
SO PLEASE RISE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.
PLEASE MAKE OUR ACTIONS TONIGHT BE FAIR IN YOUR MIND, AND GUIDE US INTO DOING THE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY ARE THE REASON FOR OUR EXISTENCE.
IN THIS NAME, WE ASK YOU TO GIVE US YOUR BLESSING.
UH, GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
HOW ARE Y'ALL TALKING, MAN? NICE'S CROWD TODAY.
NARCISE, ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD IS MY DISTINCT HONOR AND PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING JROTC STUDENTS AT TARA HIGH SCHOOL, CADET, CAPTAIN QUINCY BRADYS THE SENIOR, AND HE'S IN HIS FOURTH YEAR IN OUR J O TC PROGRAM, AND HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE COMPANY COMMANDER FOR ECHO COMPANY AND IS A MEMBER OF OUR RAIDER TEAM.
HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TROJAN EXPLOSION BAND, WHICH IS THE SECOND BEST BAND TO LAND NEXT TO SOUTHERN
UH, CADET BRADY IS NO STRANGE THESE PROCEEDINGS.
I THINK HE'S DONE THESE EVERY YEAR SINCE HE'S BEEN IN THE PROGRAM.
UH, HE'S ONE OF OUR, ONE OF OUR BEST IN OUR BRIGHTEST, AND HE'S HERE, HERE ONCE AGAIN AS THE DISTRICT'S LET FOR CADET OF THE YEAR.
CADET BRADY CURRENTLY HAS A GPA OF 3.8 AND RANKS THIRD IN HIS CLASS.
HE HAS JOINED MARINE CORPS RESERVES.
APPARENTLY WE DID A HORRIBLE JOB IN THE PAST, UH, FOUR YEARS CUZ HE DIDN'T GO ARMY.
UM, AND UPON GRADUATION, IT WILL ATTEND MARINE CORPS RECRUIT TRAINING.
HIS ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BE A MARINE CORPS PILOT.
CADET BRADY EPITOMIZES WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN J RTC CADET, AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE HIM WATCH HIM GROW INTO THE MAN YOU SEE BEFORE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PRESENT TO YOU CADET CAPTAIN QUINCY BRADY OF TARA HIGH SCHOOL.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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.
YOU MAY BE SEATED, OKAY? I GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING HERE FOR YOU AND I'M OKAY WITH YOU GOING IN THE MARINES.
BUT ON BEHALF OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE ENTIRE SCHOOL TODAY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR ALL YOUR GOOD WORK.
AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE YOUR DAD.
HEY DAD, WAVE THE PROUD DAD OVER THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND I APPRECIATE IT.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
PRESENT DISTRICT FOUR, VICE PRESIDENT COLLINS, DISTRICT ONE.
DISTRICT TWO, MR. LANIS, DISTRICT THREE.
MS. WEAR JACKSON PRESENT DISTRICT SIX.
UM, IS EVERYONE LOGGED IN OTHER THAN ME? OKAY, NOW WE ARE, I DON'T WANT MISS APRIL FUSSING AT ME LATER.
[B. Minutes]
MOVE TO ITEM B ONE, APPROVAL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2022 REGULAR BOARD MEETING AND THE OCTOBER 6TH, 2022 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL.DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVED BY MS. BERNARD? SECOND DID BY MS. DIASON.
UM, NO COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES FROM
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THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE.MADAME SECRETARY, PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE.
WE MOVE NOW TO, UH, ITEM C ONE, TWO, AND THREE, WHICH ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
[C1. Monthly Financial Report]
UM, THE ITEM ONE IS MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT.C C2 IS PERSONNEL CHANGES AND C3 IS PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
DON'T SEE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
[D1. Update from Superintendent]
SO WE MOVE NOW TO ITEM D ONE, UH, UPDATES FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT, DR.UM, UH, THAT, UH, THIS MONTH, AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, IT IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
UH, AS MANY OF US KNOW, UH, NEXT WEEK'S, UH, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.
ACTUALLY, IT'S THIS WEEK'S BREAST CANCER WHERE THE MONTH, UH, THIS HAS BEEN A, UH, SICKNESS THAT HAVE IMPACTED MANY PEOPLE.
UH, AND IT'S ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO ME PERSONALLY, AS SEVERAL WOMEN IN MY OWN FAMILY HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THIS DISEASE AND, AND SEEN BATTLES THAT THEY HAVE FACED.
UH, AS A DISTRICT, WE HAVE MANY CLOSE COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH THE TRAUMA OF BREAST CANCER.
AND WE WANT TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR STRUGGLES AND SACRIFICE AS A RESULT.
SO WE HAVE SEVERAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEEK THAT WE ENCOURAGE ALL EBR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE, UH, AND SHOW THEIR SUPPORT.
SO PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
UH, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT FROM OUR WEBSITE, WW DOT EBR SCHOOLS.ORG.
UH, THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO SHARE ALSO IS, UM, ON OCTOBER THE SEVENTH, WE HAD A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH APPLE.
UH, OUR HUGE COLLABORATION WITH APPLE COMPUTER AND THE A HUNDRED BLACK MEN OF ME, METRO BATON ROUGE, WHERE APPLE DONATED 500 IPADS.
UH, WITH THIS INITIATIVE TO BRIDGE THE LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY GAP FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS TO HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT A MAJOR ROLE TECHNOLOGY PLAYS IN THE CURRENT EDUCATION LANDSCAPE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO EMPOWER OUR FAMILIES WITH THESE ADDITIONAL TOOLS.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, IN OUR COMMUNITY, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, THE TECHNOLOGY GAP IS REAL.
AND WHERE OUR GOAL IS TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO CLOSE THAT GAP WITH ALL THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELP US MAKE THIS HAPPEN ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO HOST SUPERINTENDENTS FROM AROUND LOUISIANA TO VISIT OUR SCHOOLS ON OCTOBER 27TH, WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN LOUISIANA COME AND VISIT, LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR SEL WORK, AS I SEE EYECARE OUT THERE THAT, UM, WITH ERIN AND HER TEAM, LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND.
THE GREAT WORK THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, THEY WILL BE SHOWCASING A LOT OF THE WORK THAT HAPPENS WITHIN, UH, OUR DISTRICT BETWEEN NORTH BATON ROUGE, MISS CITY, AND SOUTH BATON ROUGE.
AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE A RESOURCE, UH, SUCH AS ICARE AND OUR OTHER PARTNERS, UH, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE A NATIONAL GROUP VISITING US, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, WITH LSU NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS.
WE'LL BE HERE TO VISIT OUR DISTRICT ON NOVEMBER 7TH FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE LAUNCHED, UH, SUCH AS OUR LSU WATER COASTAL SCHOOL AROUND THE STEM AND SCIENCES.
UH, WE'RE JUST SUPER EXCITED AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THE INNOVATION AND ALSO THE SCIENCES ACROSS OUR SYSTEM.
UH, AND THAT IS MY REPORT, UH, PRESENTS HAVING THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT NAIS, DR.
NAIS, I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
[E1. Board Appointees]
MOVE NOW TO ITEM E ONE.UM, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS FOR BOARD, UH, APPOINTEES TO COMMITTEES OR AGENCIES? MR. GO DAY? UH, YES, I HAVE TWO FROM VIPS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, UH, ON OCTOBER 26TH, BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN AT THE GOODWOOD LIB PLAZA, THERE WILL BE A HALLOWEEN FEST AND DJ TONY KING WILL PROVIDE MUSIC AND THEY ASK YOU TO DRESS IN YOUR BEST COSTUME, BRING YOUR PETS, OUR CHILDREN, AND I GUESS YOU COULD BRING YOUR PETS AND OUR, YOUR CHILDREN
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SPOOKIEST ATTIRE.AND THERE WILL BE FOOD TRUCKS AND PUMPKIN DECORATING AND A CONTEST FOR THE COSTUME, UH, THE BEST COSTUME.
SO, UH, THAT IS OCTOBER 26TH, BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN ON THE GOODWOOD LIBRARY PLAZA.
AND, UH, THEY HAVE, I THINK YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS ON THE WEBSITE OR I'M SURE YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM IN PERSON.
AND THE OTHER THING ALSO FOR VIPS IS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE NINTH AT THE NEW RESTAURANT, UH, HERE TO BATON ROUGE, CALLED OFF THE HOOK, WHICH IS ON CORSI BOULEVARD ON NOVEMBER 9TH, BETWEEN 5:00 PM AND 9:00 PM UH, ON A WEDNESDAY, ALL OF THE ORDERS, 10% OF THE SALES WILL GO TO THE, UH, WORK FOR VIPS.
SO I ASKED YOU TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UH, PATRONIZE THAT LOCAL RESTAURANT AND HELP OUT VIPS AT THE SAME TIME.
I'VE ACTUALLY EATEN THERE AND THE FOOD IS VERY GOOD.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRESIDENT TAPPER.
AND MAYBE WE COULD, UH, YOU JUST GET A REMINDER ON THAT DAY SO WE CAN MAKE SOME PLANS AND MAYBE BUY OFFICE LUNCH OR SOMETHING AND SEE IF FIVE TO 9:00 PM YOU WORK YOUR PEOPLE HARD.
I AM, UH, REPRESENTING THE, THE BOARD IN THE DISTRICT IN THIS WONDERFUL, UH, COLLABORATION, UH, BETWEEN, UH, TWO S E C AND NFL LEGENDS THIS WEEKEND.
UH, PATRICK WILLIS OF, UH, OLE MISS AND ERIC REED FROM LSU, OR, UH, COLLABORATING TO, UM, OPEN A FITNESS ZONE.
IT'S CALLED 52 35 B R L A FITNESS ZONE.
AND, UH, THESE, UH, MEN ARE COMING TOGETHER AND ARE COLLABORATING TO, UH, OPEN THIS OVER ON, UH, AT THE OLD SALVATION ARMY AREA.
IT'S, UH, 40 25 WEST BROOKSTOWN.
WE WILL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO THE BROOKSTOWN AREA AND, UH, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A YOUTH FITNESS ACTIVITIES, UM, EVENT LED BY THE TWO LEGENDS, UH, PATRICK AND ERIC AT THE SALVATION ARMY.
SO THAT'S ON SATURDAY AND IT'S 40 25 WEST BROOKSTOWN DRIVE.
WE WANNA BRING, UH, OUT, OUT OUR YOUTH TO COME AND, UH, AND PLAY, SO TO SPEAK WITH THESE GUYS.
SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND THAT'S, UH, AT NINE 30 ON SATURDAY MORNING.
THANK YOU, MS. WEER JACKSON, UH, SEE NO OTHER, UM, BOARD MEMBERS WHO WISH TO, UM, REPORT.
[F1. Resolution-ICARE]
SO WE MOVE TO ITEM F ONE.AND, UH, MS. DYSON, DO YOU HAVE A, UH, RESOLUTION, CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 22ND AS RED RIBBON MONTH AND OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH 31ST 2022 AS RED RIBBON WEEK, MS. DYSON? YES, THANK YOU.
WHEREAS WE ARE COMMITTED TO IN TO EDUCATION AND THE NURTURING OF FULL POTENTIAL FOR ALL.
AND WHEREAS THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM BELIEVES IN AND STRIVES FOR HEALTHY, SAFE, AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITIZENS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN THE REST OF OUR NATION, AS WE REMEMBER, IN HONOR NATIONAL AND LOCAL HEROES WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
AND WHEREAS AS CITIZENS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, WE JOIN WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARISH OFFICIALS IN ENCOURAGING ALL CHILDREN TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE INDIVIDUALS AND TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2022 AS ICARE RED RIBBON MONTH IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH 31ST, 2022.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD ENCOURAGES ALL SCHOOLS TO PLAN AND DEVELOP ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND DRUG FREE LIFESTYLES.
AND ISO MOVE MAY MOVE BY MS. DIASON, SECONDED BY MS. WEER JACKSON.
UM, WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PRESENT OR COME SPEAK.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT TAMAN, DR.
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THE BOARD.UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN OUR WORK OF PREVENTION EDUCATION.
UM, OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS CELEBRATE LIFE LIVE DRUG FREE.
AND, UH, WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN OUT IN THE SCHOOLS DOING A LOT OF WORK AROUND, UM, OUR THEME THIS YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF MY TEAM THAT'S HERE TONIGHT.
WE HAVE ALICIA ELDERS, JOY DHAN.
SHAONE, MAMI LANDRY, KENYA, HUGGINS, MAUREEN, LAUREN.
AND LASTLY, I HAVE TANYA CHAP MCR.
SHE'S OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER, AND SHE WILL BE SPEAKING AS WELL.
AND YOU, IF YOU WOULD'VE TOLD ME I WOULD'VE WORN MY RED SHIRT, I WOULD'VE DONE IT.
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO COME UP EVEN WITH OUR OWN CHILDREN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR DISTRICT FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
AND TO HELP US IN REPRESENTING RED RIBBON, NOT ONLY WEEK, BUT IN OUR RED RIBBON MONTH AND WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT DOING DRUG, ALCOHOL AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION AGAIN FOR OVER 40 YEARS, CELEBRATING WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE COMMUNITY IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO SAY THAT OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE CELEBRATING STARTING TODAY.
ACTUALLY THE EVENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS WITH THE TEACHERS, YOU'LL SEE NOT ONLY, UH, ACTIVITIES, CLASSROOM LESSONS, YOU'LL SEE FESTIVITIES, YOU'LL SEE ACTIVITIES, YOU'LL SEE PARENTS HAVING THINGS SENT HOME.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE, UM, AS TIME EVOLVES, WE KNOW THAT DRUGS ARE TAKING A TURN AND SO WILL ALSO SOME OF THE CREATIVE WAYS THAT WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO HELP DISSOLVE A DECREASE IN USE AND MISUSE.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE.
UM, BECAUSE YOU GUYS AND GALS ARE CRITICAL, UH, TO WHAT WE DO.
AND, AND NOT ONLY JUST IN THE, UH, DRUG PREVENTION AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT WHEN THERE ARE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN, YOU ALL ARE THE FIRST ONES OUT THERE.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
YOU ARE, UH, CRITICAL TO HELPING THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE COPE WITH THINGS.
AND, UH, WE JUST LOVE YOU TO DEATH.
AND SO THE SUPERINTENDENT WANTS TO COME AROUND AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.
SO Y'ALL COME RIGHT UP HERE AND FACE THAT WAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE PICTURE ALWAYS WEAR RED.
DID YOU GET US ALL IN OR DO WE NEED YOU TO HOLD OUR BREATH? TURN DRIVEWAY.
I LIKE THAT YOU, YOU'VE BEEN TAKING LESSONS FROM MY WIFE.
UM, I SEE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
SO WE GO TO THE AUDIENCE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THE RESOLUTION? SEEN NONE.
MADAME SECRETARY, PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE.
AND THANK YOU MS. ARMAND FOR KEEPING ME ALIVE.
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UM, WE MOVE[G. Consent Agenda]
NOW TO G UH, A CONSENT AGENDA.AND I THINK, UH, MR. GOODE IS THAT YOURS? THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE TO BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WE'LL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER STILL REQUEST.
IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED AS AN ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR A SEPARATE VOTE PRECEDING THE LAST ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
CALL FOR ELECTION CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO CALL FOR THE ELECTION OF THE RENEWAL OF THE PROPERTY TAXES ON MARCH 25TH, 2023.
THREE, LAND PURCHASE SOUTH BATON ROUGE PROPERTY.
CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PARISH, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS TO FINALIZE THE PURCHASE OF THAT PROPERTY FUNDING TAX PLAN, BO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN MOU BETWEEN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE MSW STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL WORK.
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOMS. CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN MOU BETWEEN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOMS FOR A PILOT TO INCLUDE SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTION IN PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, PHONICS AND SITE WORDS.
NUMBER SIX, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT.
FEDERAL CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND THE FOLLOWING AID.
NOTABLE, INCORPORATED CAMMY IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,378 AND 15 CENTS TO PROVIDE AN ONLINE ANNOTATION SYSTEM.
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FUNDING SOURCE S OR TWO ACTION TWO B AND STRUCTURE INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,641 TO PROVIDE AN ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING SOURCE S OR THREE ACTION.
KEYS TO LITERACY IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,400 TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE TEACHER PROFICIENCIES AND SKILLS AND LITERACY.
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FUNDING SOURCE COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOPMENT.
C L S C C I R SLASH U I K DASH FIVE SEVEN.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT GENERAL FUND.
CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND THE LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF THE DEATH.
FOCUS IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 TO PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE SERVICES, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, EXEMPLARY CUSTOMER SERVICE, FUNDING SOURCE AND GENERAL FUND.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL TO ELIMINATE THE OBSOLETE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AS REFERENC IN THE DOCUMENT.
ELIMINATED JOB DESCRIPTIONS, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
THE INDIVIDUAL LI THE INDIVIDUAL.
DO JOB DESCRIPTIONS CAN BE FOUND IN A LINK ATTACHED TO THE DOCUMENTS IN, UH, TO THIS MEMO AND WORD DOCS.
BOARD DOCS, UH, NINE REVISED SALARY SCHEDULE.
CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE REVISED 20 22 20 23 SALARY SCHEDULE 10.
COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND BATON ROUGE NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION OF $50,000 TO PROVIDE AT RISK OR DISCONNECTED YOUTH.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOL'S DUAL ENROLLMENT CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM.
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FUNDING SOURCE, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
POLICY, UH, POLICIES AND POLICY REVISIONS.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING
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SCHOOL BOARD POLICY, POLICY REVISIONS AND RELATED MATTERS.B SCHOOL BOARD ETHICS, E D D SCHOOL BUS SCHEDULING AND ROUTING.
G A A A EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT.
G A M B, EMPLOYEE DRESS CODE J A A EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
JC B D STUDENT DRESS CODE G B R I B.
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL, I D D F C CAMERAS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. J Q A, EXPECTANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS.
J B D STUDENT ABSENCES AND EXCUSES.
J G C STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES.
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION AND JM STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION.
THIS IS THE END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. AND ISO MOVE SECONDED BY MR. LANIS.
DOES ANY MEMBER WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? MR. LANIS? YES.
I WANNA PULL ITEM 10 AND IT ITEM 11.
UM, OKAY, MR. BELU, UH, ELEVEN'S ALREADY BEEN PULLED, SO WE'RE COVERED.
YOU, MS. SWEAR JACKSON? UH, I AM NINE.
OKAY, ANY OTHER? UH, SO WE'RE CONSENTED.
OH, I DIDN'T, I DON'T SEE HER.
SO WE'RE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS, UM, ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, AND EIGHT.
UM, ANY, I SEE THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANY CARDS, SO I'LL GO BACK TO THE BOARD.
MADAME SECRETARY, PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE.
[G5. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Collaborative Classrooms]
MOVE NOW TO G FIVE CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN MOU BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE POWER SCHOOL BOARD AND COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOMS FOR A PILOT TO INCLUDE SY SYSTEMIC INSTRUCTION ON PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS PHONICS AND SIGHT WORDS.DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVED BY MS. BERNARD? SECOND DID BY MR. GOODDAY.
ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ON THE BOARD.
IS MS. LASH NAME IS, SHE'S NOT HERE.
UM, SO I, UM, JUST SOME THINGS KIND OF JUMPED OUT, UM, AND I JUST WANTED SOME CLARITY.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I AM A LITERACY PROPONENT ALL THE WAY, AND THIS REALLY LOOKS LIKE A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND I'M SO EXCITED, UM, THAT WE ARE PILOTING IT.
OH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE ARE USING THE PROGRAM
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WITH FIDELITY, UM, BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT WE'RE DOING A PILOT AND ON THEIR WEBSITE THEY SPEAK ABOUT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND, UH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND DYSLEXIC LEARNERS SPECIFIC WOULD BE TIERED BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, BUT THAT ALL STUDENTS WOULD HAVE THE, UH, INSTRUCTION.SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WAY THAT WE, THE MOU READS, UH, IS THE WAY WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT.
AND THERE WAS JUST SOME THING THAT WAS SAID APPARENTLY THAT KIND OF LEFT SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THAT, THAT ONLY CERTAIN STUDENTS WERE GONNA BE USING IT FOR THIS PILOT.
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED THIS PROGRAM WITH FIDELITY.
UH, WE, WE CAN GET THE EXACT WHO, UM, WHICH, WHICH GROUP IS DOING THE PILOT, BUT IT'S JUST A PILOT.
UH, THE GOAL IS TO SEE IF IT WORKS WITH VARIATION OF STUDENTS.
SO BE A BROAD, UH, SAMPLE GROUP.
AND THEN, UH, IF THAT WORKS OUT WELL, THEN WE CAN SCALE.
WHAT WE ALL STUDENTS? YES, MA'AM.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA THAT WE GET, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVERY CHILD, I BELIEVE, NEEDS PHONICS.
AND SO I, AND I THINK THE, THE COMBINATION OF THE PHONICS AND THE WHOLE WORLD WORD LANGUAGE, WHOLE, WHAT IS IT? WHOLE LANGUAGE.
UM, AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I SEE NO CARDS FROM COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEE NONE.
UM, WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD.
AND, UH, MADAM SECRETARY, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE? PLEASE VOTE.
[G9. Revised Salary Schedule]
IS APPROVED.WE MOVE NOW TO ITEM G NINE, CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE REVISED 20 22, 20 23 SALARY SCHEDULE.
IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY MS. WARE JACKSON, SECONDED BY MR. GOODDAY? UH, MS. WE JACKSON? UH, THANK YOU MS. TAMAN.
ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, MOVE TO DEFER THIS ITEM IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS INCORRECT IN IT.
UM, I WAS LOOKING AT AN EMAIL, BUT TRYING TO FIND, UH, WHETHER THIS IS ACCURATE OR NOT.
UH, IT SUGGESTS THAT WE, WE HAVE NINE CABINET MEMBERS RIGHT AT, AT A PARTICULAR SALARY SCALE.
AND, UM, WITH ONE PROMOTION, IT MAY SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE 10 CABINET LEVEL POSITIONS AT BECAUSE OF THE, UM, THE LEVEL OF PAY.
NAIS, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? DID YOU RECEIVE, ARE WE IN THIS? DID YOU SEE THIS? UH, THE QUESTIONS AROUND THE, WHETHER WE REALLY HAVE THIS CORRECTLY IN THE, UH, IN THE SCHEDULE.
JUST POINT OF ORDER REAL QUICK.
NOT WHAT WE HAD A MOTION IN A SECOND NOTE.
WHAT, WHAT WAS THE MOTION? I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
YEAH, CUZ WHAT, BECAUSE THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE IT AND YOU'RE THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, SO YOU CAN'T MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.
ACTUALLY, THAT WAS A REQUEST TO SPEAK, SO, OKAY.
I SAW YOUR HAND GO UP AND I'M, UM, AND I'M SURE WHOEVER, LET'S SEE.
SO, UM, SO, UM, YOU WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION.
MR. GOODDAY MAKES THE MOTION, MR. LANIS SECONDS, THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND NOW YOU HAVE THE FLOOR IF YOU WANNA MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.
YEAH, LET ME MAKE THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO, UH, TO DEFER THE ITEM.
UH, BUT I, I WOULD LIKE SOME CLARITY.
NAIS ON THAT IS, IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM? OKAY.
THAT MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.
SO WE ARE BACK ON THE MAIN MOTION.
NA, WOULD YOU, UH, WOULD YOU CLARIFY THAT WHETHER, UH, I THINK YOU, YOU RECEIVED THIS, THIS EMAIL, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO APPROVE THIS, THAT IT IS CORRECT THAT WHETHER IT'S
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NINE, UH, CABINET MEMBERS OR 10, UH, SO LET ME GET, UH, MS. HALL, COULD YOU, UH, CHIEF HALL, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP FOR THIS, UH, FOR THE REVISED SALARY SCHEDULE? UH, SHERWOOD BOARD MEMBER, THE BOARD ON THE SURE.UM, SO ARE YOU REFERRING TO, I'M GONNA JUST CALL THE TITLE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, THE CHIEF OF PLANT OPERATIONS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? THAT IS, YES.
WHICH, UH, IS, SO THAT IS A POSITION THAT REPLACED THE CHIEF OFFICER FOR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.
SO IT DOES NOT CHANGE? NO, NO, IT'S AT 81 0 1.
IT WILL REMAIN ON 81 0 1 AS PER THE, OKAY.
UH, WELL, NO, IT'S ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT THE POSITION.
WHICH POSITION ARE YOU REFERRING TO? MY POSITION.
YEAH, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT 'EM LIKE, OH, I SEE THE NAME HERE.
SO YOU'RE REFERRING TO MY POSITION? YES.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IS IT NINE OR 10? IT, DOES THAT MAKE IT 10? IF THAT POSITION MOVES TO THE, UH, CABINET LEVEL? UH, YES, THAT DOES MAKE IT TIGHT.
SO IN THIS, IN THE SALARY SCHEDULE, IS IT LISTED AS NINE CABINET MEMBERS, OR 10, THE ORIGINAL SALARY SCHEDULE? UM, I THINK IT'S THE 10.
I COULD BE, I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK, BUT I THINK IT IS, IS IS IT RIGHT NOW LISTED AS NINE CABINET MEMBERS OR 10? DO WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE, IS THE QUESTION.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
SO YOU'RE ASKING IF IN THE SALARY SCHEDULE, HOW MANY CABINET MEMBERS LIST? YES.
AND DOES THIS, THIS, UH, PROMOTION INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE CABINET BASED ON THE, THE SALARY? SO THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO PROMOTION.
SO WHEN, UM, COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS WAS HERE AND THEY DID THEIR AUDIT, THEY MADE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES MUST DIRECTLY REPORT TO THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT.
SO THIS WAS BACK IN MARCH, I THINK IT WAS MM-HMM.
I JUST REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THE STATE OF CABINET LEVEL.
AND IF YOU RECALL, UM, BOARD MEMBER JACKSON, WHEN THE, UH, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNCIL CAME, WE BEGAN TO DISCUSS, WHICH THE BOARD LOOKED AT ON HOW TO BEGIN TO RECONFIGURE HUMAN RESOURCES, UH, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK, UH, OPERATIONALLY EFFICIENT.
AND THAT WAS THE, ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT WAS THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION YOU MADE IN THE REPORT, RIGHT.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY 10 ON THE ORIGINAL.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE OF.
THAT, THAT WE WEREN'T MAKING A CHANGE WITHOUT HAVING TO DO SOME KIND OF BOARD ACTION.
OH, NO, I ALWAYS STAY IN THE BLACK AND WHITE.
OH, I, I KNOW YOU LIKE TO DRIVE DOWN THAT BRIGHT LINK.
UM, SEE NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.
UH, WE GO TO THE AUDIENCE THAT DON'T HAVE A CARD.
UM, SO, UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE.
MADAME SECRETARY OF THE BOARD IS CLEAR.
PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE, PLEASE VOTE.
[G10. Cooperative Endeavor Agreement]
NOW, NOW MOVE TO ITEM G 10, CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAST BATON ROUGE POWER SCHOOL BOARD AND THE BATON ROUGE NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION OF $50,000 TO PROVIDE AS AT RISK OR DISCONNECTED YOUTH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOL BOARDS DUAL ENROLLMENT, CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FUNDING SOURCE, STATE OF LOUISIANA.DO I HAVE MR. LANIS MOVES? AND, UH, MS. UM, BERNARD.
UM, I ONLY PULLED THIS ITEM SO THAT, UH, THIS AMAZING GROUP HAS, UH, THE ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO ONE, UH, PRESENT THEIR CHECK, BUT ALSO JUST STATE WHY THEY FELT THE NEED TO GIVE, UH, SUCH A GREAT ENDEAVOR TO THE EAST BEVERAGE PARISH
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SCHOOL SYSTEM.SO FIRST, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR ORGANIZATION AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
IT IS AN AMAZING FEAT TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT STILL WANT TO INVEST WITH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
AND THIS RIGHT HERE LETS US KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
SO THANK YOU ALL, AND I JUST, I GIVE YOU THE FLOOR.
WHY DON'T Y'ALL COME UP AND, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE CLAPPING.
WE HAVEN'T PASSED IT YET, BUT WE'RE CLOSE.
I'LL JUST SIT THIS RIGHT HERE.
UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING THE BATON ROUGE NORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO, TO COME HERE THIS EVENING.
UM, OUR STATE SENATOR HAD TO LEAVE REGINA BARROW.
UH, IT IS BECAUSE OF HER, UH, THIS ORGANIZATION EXISTS.
SHE CREATED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR NORTH BATON ROUGE ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH BATON ROUGE.
UM, AND PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS EDUCATION AND BUILDING A WORKFORCE PIPELINE.
AND, UH, WE WERE AT A BOARD MEETING AND WE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR PARTNERS TO INVEST, UM, IN OUR YOUTH, IN THE AREA OF CULINARY ARTS AND, AND, AND TRAINING.
AND YOU ALL CAME TO MIND, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW PATHWAYS PROGRAM THAT I THINK YOU HAD RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT, UH, WE HAD READ IN THE PAPER.
AND SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
MS. BALDING, UH, SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO CONNECT WITH US, AND I WOULD SAY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'VE HAD A GREAT TO CREATE THIS CEA AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
AND, UM, WE HAVE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APRIL HARTHORNE HERE TODAY.
AND, UH, WE'D LIKE TO JUST PRESENT YOU ALL WITH THIS CHECK FOR 50,000, CHRIS.
AND WE LOVE A PICTURE IF SOMEONE'S AVAILABLE FOR OH YEAH.
YEAH, EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE TO.
APPRECI
THAT'S THE THANK YOU
AND I WANT TO, I WANT TO REITERATE, UH, SENATOR BARROW'S, UH, ROLE IN THIS BECAUSE SHE REALLY IS A ROCKSTAR, UH, SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND GOING TO THE STATE AND GETTING THOSE DOLLARS, UH, IS A BIG DEAL.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
SO I DON'T SEE THE BOARD IS CLEAR.
UM, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ITEM? I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS, SO WE'LL COME BACK TO THE BOARD.
UH, MADAME SECRETARY, PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND IT'S OFFICIAL.
[G11. Policies and Policy Revisions]
OKAY, SO WE MOVE TO ITEM G 11.CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL BOARD POLICY POLICIES, POLICY REVISIONS, AND RELATED MATTERS.
BE SCHOOL BOARD ETHICS, E D D SCHOOL BUS SCHEDULING AND ROUTING, G A A A EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT, G A M B, EMPLOYEE DRESS CODE J A A EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
J C DB STUDENT DRESS CODE G B R I B.
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C D A H.SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL, I D D F C CAMERAS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. J Q A EXPECTANT PARENTING STUDENTS, J B D STUDENT ABSENCES AND EXCUSES.
J G C D, ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION AND JM STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION.
MR. BLUE, YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES.
UH, COUNSEL WAS ASKED THAT WE, UH, PULL THE SICK LEAVE, UH, POLICY REVIS, THAT'S G B R I B, UH, FOR FURTHER, UH, CONSIDERATION AND STUDY.
SO I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE POLICY REVISIONS WITHOUT, UH, THE SICK LEAVE REVISION.
UH, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? UM, SECONDED BY MS. DYSON.
UM, LET'S SEE NOW, MAKE SURE I'M GOOD.
UM, MR. BLUE, YOU THAT YOU WERE ON THE BOARD FOR THE MOTION? IS THAT WHAT THAT WAS? OKAY.
UM, I WANTED TO PULL THIS ITEM, UH, TO FURTHER A CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING AS IT PERTAINED TO, UH, AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED WITH THE, UH, DAY OF HOPE.
I THINK THAT THERE WAS SOME, UH, PRESSING CONCERNS, BUT THERE WERE ALSO SOME REALLY GOOD COMMENTS THAT CAME OUTTA THAT CONVERSATION, ONE OF WHICH WAS INSIDE OF OUR POLICIES, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT D***S, THAT DICTATES, UH, ANY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST, UH, THOSE WHO MAY FEEL LIKE THEY, UH, ARE BEING ATTACKED IN TERMS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR SEXUAL IDENTITY.
I HAVE, UH, SINCE THAT TIME SPOKEN WITH OUR ATTORNEY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, THAT COVERS US IN THE FUTURE, SO THAT IF ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENS AGAIN, THAT WE ARE NOT THREATENED OR POISED TO HAVE TO GO TO COURT BEHIND IT.
AND WE PROTECT OURSELVES AS A BOARD AND ALSO AS A SYSTEM.
SO, UH, I WOULD, UH, I GUESS REFER TO THE ATTORNEY TAX TO QUESTION, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ADD LATER OR IS IT SOMETHING, UH, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO POLICY REVISIONS AS LONG AS THEY ALIGN WITH LAW, FEDERAL AND STATE.
UH, AND SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DISCUSSING POTENTIAL FUTURE REVISIONS.
POLICIES ARE ALWAYS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL REVISION AT BOARD MEMBER RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ASKED TO MEET AND TALK ABOUT, ABOUT THIS OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO.
WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING SOME REVISIONS AS SOON AS THEY'RE READY.
SO, UH, WE'RE OPEN, I'M OPEN TO THAT AS LONG AS THE BOARD IS OPEN TO CONSIDERING AND APPROVING.
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP AS AGAIN, AS A A A A, I GUESS A, A FORWARD THINKING, UH, BOARD PROTECTION.
UM, I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS, AND I DO NOT HAVE A CARD FROM THE AUDIENCE.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE? SEE NONE.
UM, BACK TO THE BOARD, MS. WARE, JACKSON.
UH, AND I KNOW MR. SHAMAN KNOWS I'M ALWAYS GONNA ASK THE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, JUST GIVING US AN OVERVIEW OF THE, UH, OF THE POLICY REVISIONS.
YEAH, I, I'LL, I'LL BE VERY BRIEF.
UM, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF REVISIONS, UM, ALMOST ALL COMING OUT OF LEGISLATIVE, UH, UPDATES, UH, FROM THE PREVIOUS SESSION, UH, THE 2022 SESSION.
I WILL TRY TO JUST COVER THE BIG ONES OF THE ONES THAT, THAT KIND OF JUMP OUT THE MOST.
UM, WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD ETHICS REVISION, UM, UH, THAT NOW THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS OR SUPERINTENDENT TO BE PROMOTED TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION.
IT, IT ADDS THAT REQUIREMENT THAT THE FAMILY MEMBER MUST HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.
SO IT, IT, IT, IT, UH, REVISES THAT, THAT, UH, POLICY.
UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL REVISIONS, UH, AND I, I WON'T, UM, GO THROUGH EACH ONE, BUT AT LEAST FOUR POLICIES ARE ALL BEING REVISED, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NOW ADDRESS, UM, NON-DISCRIMINATION WITH REGARD TO A PERSON'S CULTURAL HAIR.
AND THOSE ARE POLICIES, G A A G A M B J A A AND JC DB.
ALL OF THOSE POLICIES HAVE BEEN REVISED TO RECOGNIZE THE NON-DISCRIMINATION, UM, IN THAT CAPACITY.
UM, WE HAVE A NEW POLICY ON HAZING, UH, WHICH GIVES EXTRA BITE TO OUR POLICIES ON HARASSMENT.
IT, IT JUST GIVES AN EXTRA DEFINITION OF HAZING AND ALLOWS US TO FURTHER, UM, FURTHER, UH, BAN OR PROHIBIT THAT BEHAVIOR.
THERE'S SOME REVISIONS TO THE BULLYING POLICY THAT ARE REALLY MORE CONTEXTUAL IN THE SENSE THAT, UH, THE LAW ITSELF HAS, UH, SHIFTED AND CHANGED IN TERMS OF ITS ORDER.
AND SO THE POLICY IS SHIFTED AND CHANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHANGE IN THE LAW.
UH, NOT REALLY A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE, BUT MORE AN ORDER CHANGE WITH REGARD TO THAT POLICY.
UM, THERE ARE, WE HAVE THE, THE BIG, ONE OF THE BIG POLICY CHANGES, AND WITH, THERE'S SOME TRAINING COMING, THE STAFF AROUND THIS.
UH, ARE THE CAMERAS IN CERTAIN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS POLICY? THERE IS A NEW POLICY, UM, ARISING OUT OF THE LAW.
UM, IT'S BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR A WHILE, BUT BECAUSE OF FUNDING ISSUES, UH, THIS IS
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THE FIRST YEAR WHERE WE NOW HAVE TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE IT AS A BOARD.UH, THE STAFF HAS MET REPEATEDLY WITH ME, UM, TO, TO WORK UP A PROTOCOL, WHICH WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL SHARE WITH THE BOARD AS WELL ONCE THIS POLICY'S APPROVED.
UM, WHICH WILL SEVEN COURSE THE RULES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POLICY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION.
UH, BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS IS A NEW POLICY, UH, WITH REGARD TO SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. UM, WE HAVE NEW POL, TWO NEW POLICIES, UH, ONE NEW POLICY, WELL, ACTUALLY A REVISION EXPECTED IN PARENTING STUDENTS AND ALSO STUDENT ABSENCES AND EXCUSES THAT IS REVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH US, WORKING WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPECTING.
AND SO NOW THERE ARE CERTAIN, UM, UH, RIGHTS AND EXPECTATIONS THAT THE BOARD WILL HAVE FOR STAFF IN TERMS OF ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPECTING AND ABSENCES WITH REGARDS TO THOSE STUDENTS.
UM, THERE'S SOME CHANGES TO THE DISCIPLINE LAW THAT ARE LOT MORE MINOR WORDING CHANGES.
UM, THERE'S SOME STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE THERE.
THERE'S A CHANGE TO STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES RELATED TO SEIZURE DISORDERS.
UM, AND STUDENT PARENTS CAN NOW SUBMIT A SEIZURE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN THAT WE MUST NOW COMPLY AND WORK WITH.
UH, THERE'S AN ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION WITH REGARD TO OTHER INJECTABLE EPINEPHRINE, UH, WHICH HAS TO BE PROVIDED IN SECURE LOCATIONS IN CLASSROOMS ASSIGNED TO STUDENTS, UH, WHO HAVE THAT, UM, THAT, UH, WHO FACE THAT CHALLENGE.
UM, AND WE HAVE A NEW UHTO STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION POLICY, WHICH LAYS OUT THE REQUIREMENTS AND, AND, AND WHAT THE, WHAT THE STAFF CAN AND CAN'T DO, AND WHAT THE SYSTEM CAN AND CAN'T DO WITH REGARD TO STUDENT, UH, STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION, WHICH I WELCOME AND MAKE MY JOB A LOT EASIER.
SO THAT IS NOW THE BOOKS AS WELL.
UM, THAT IS THE OVERALL SUMMARY OF THE CURRENT POLICY REVISIONS PROPOSED BY COUNSEL TO THE BOARD.
I APPRECIATE THE BIRD'S EYE VIEW FOR THE PUBLIC.
MADAME SECRETARY, PLEASE CONDUCT THE VOTE.
THAT'S THE END OF THE CONSENT AGENDA IN RELATED ITEMS, WE NOW MOVE TO H ONE
[H1. Presentation: BRAYN]
A PRESENTATION FROM B R A Y N, DR.UH, THANK YOU PRESIDENT CHAPMAN.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UH, WHEN I ARRIVED, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TREMENDOUSLY HARD TO BRING ALL OF OUR PARTNERS TOGETHER TO WORK UNDER ONE UMBRELLA TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN BATON ROUGE.
UH, WE'VE BEEN EXCITED BY THAT, AND WE PARTNERED, UH, WITH, UH, BIG BUDDY AND OTHER MAJOR PARTNERS FOR WHAT WE CALL THE BATON ROUGE AREA YOUTH NETWORK.
UH, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY WAS, UH, WE HAD MULTIPLE PARTNER SERVICING MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, EITHER DUPLICATING SERVICES OR NOT PROVIDING FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES.
AND SO, UH, WE ARE EXCITED THAT ALL OF THOSE 90 PARTNERS HAVE COME TOGETHER, UH, AND WHICH HAS BEEN MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE TO SERVICE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO, UH, I'M SO EXCITED, UH, AS WE ARE NOW CLOSE TO A GOOD YEAR IN
SO I INVITE UP, UH, UM, UH, MS. GAY FROM BIG BUDDY, UH, AND ANY OF THE OTHER, UH, B R A Y N, UH, TEAM MEMBERS, UH, TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD.
UM, TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, UM, UH, ADMINISTRATION, PARENTS CONCERNED CITIZENS, IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TODAY TO BE THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE BATON ROUGE AREA YOUTH NETWORK, OR BRAIN, AS WE ARE CALLED, A BRAIN IS A NETWORK OF OVER 60 ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE, AND EQUITABLE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.
THE BRAIN MEMBERS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ENSURE RESOURCES ARE LEVERAGED AND TARGETED AT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED THEM.
BRAIN MEMBERS BELIEVE THE BEST STRATEGY TO ENSURE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, EXPANDED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS IS SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A STANDARD OF PRACTICE FOR, FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE DO NOT DO WELL IN SCHOOL, THAT IS A WARNING SIGN FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT CHILD.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
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CHILDREN.EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN.
AND SO WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHEN THAT PROBLEM IS PRESENTED.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE RESOLUTION.
I AM GOING TO BORROW SOME WORDS FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
WHEN I SAY BATON ROUGE DOES NOT HAVE A RESOURCE CHALLENGE, IT HAS A COORDINATION CHALLENGE.
COORDINATION IS WHAT BRAIN HAS PROPOSED TO DO.
WE HAVE CERTIFIED SCHOOL'S PARTNERS WHO ARE READY TO PROVIDE EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS DURING THE DAY AND AFTER SCHOOL, MEANINGFUL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND SO MUCH MORE.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MR. BRICKHOUSE, DR.
JACKSON, MS. GRIFFIN, AND MISS LYLES TO COORDINATE THE RESOURCES OUR MEMBERS HAVE TO OFFER TO THE SCHOOLS THAT NEED THEM.
WHEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES LINK TOGETHER PROGRESS, PEACE AND PROSPERITY ARE THE OUTCOMES.
TODAY IS THE DAY WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US IN AFTER SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE LIGHTS ON AFTER SCHOOL.
WE CELEBRATE ALL THAT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS DUE TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE TO INSPIRE LEARNING AND TO PROVIDE CARE WHILE PARENTS COMPLETE THEIR WORKDAY.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT IN THIS DISTRICT ALONE, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS AWARDED EIGHT ENTITIES, INCLUDING EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM, A 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER GRANT.
UM, THESE GRANTS WILL PROVIDE OVER 2000 CHILDREN EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WITH AN AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM.
I'VE, UM, BIG BUDDY HAS RECEIVED 21ST CENTURY GRANTS SINCE 2001, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OUR STATE HAS DONE THAT FOR FIVE YEARS, AND WE NEED THE FIVE YEARS TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.
YES, THIS IS A YEARLY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH OF RIGHT AT $3.5 MILLION EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER.
YOU SHOULD KNOW ALSO THAT FOR EVERY CHILD IN AFTER SCHOOL, THERE ARE TWO WAITING TO GET IN.
SO WE STILL NEED MORE RESOURCES TO HELP THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE.
BUT TODAY, WE WANT YOU TO HELP US SHINE A LIGHT ON THE IMPACT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS HAVE DURING THE REST OF THIS MONTH BY GETTING INVOLVED.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU BOARD MEMBERS.
THERE ARE THREE WAYS YOU CAN DO THAT.
ONE, VISIT AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND READ A BOOK TO A GROUP OF STUDENTS AS COME AND TELL THEM WHAT YOU DO AND SHARE, UM, BRING YOUR WORLD OF WORK INTO THE SCHOOL.
YOU CAN MAKE A DONATION TO AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THOSE 2000 YOUTH TIMES TOO, WHO ARE NOT IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. OR YOU CAN LEND YOUR RESOURCES TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH IN YOUR DISTRICT.
INVITE THEM TO YOUR PLACE OF WORK, HOST A LUNCHEON, AND INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT CAREERS.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR, FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
I WANT TO, UM, HAVE COLLEAGUES THAT ARE HERE FROM BRAIN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
AND I WANT YOU TO THINK THIS IS JUST A BIG BUDDY THING.
THIS IS REALLY A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
UM, AND SO I'M GONNA INVITE THEM TO COME UP IN, INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR, UH, THE GRE INITIATIVE.
AND WE HAVE AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
I HOPE YOU READ MY OPINION IN THE NEWSPAPER THIS MORNING.
AND, UH, WHAT I SAID IS THAT TWO PROBLEMS THAT HAS BEEN FACING EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHES, THE HIGH YOUTH RELATED CRIMES, AND THE LOW READING RATES, WE ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES WITH OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
SO WE ARE ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT US IN THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING.
I'M THE, UH, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO LOUISIANA.
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UM, SUPER EXCITED TO BE BEFORE YOU ALL.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TIME.
UH, JUST RECENTLY MOVED HERE TO THE AREA IN JULY, AND I AM JUST BEEN OVERWHELMED BY THE, THE SUPPORT AND JUST THE VISION THAT EXISTS HERE.
I CAME HERE FROM, UH, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.
BEEN IN THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
AND I SAY I'M UTTERLY IMPRESSED BY EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON HERE, AND I'M SO EXCITED AND SO HAPPY TO BE A PART OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON HERE, DR.
AGAIN, I JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR JUST YOUR SUPPORT, UH, AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS.
WE ARE IN THREE EAST BATON ROUGE SCHOOLS.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME BIG THINGS COMING UP AS WELL.
UH, WE ALSO ARE ONE OF THOSE 21ST CENTURY, UH, GRANT AWARDEES.
AND SO, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR JUST YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
I AM JASMINE JOHNSON, THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR BRAIN.
Y'ALL FEEL SORRY FOR ME? NO, I'M JUST
UH, WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
UH, I GET TO BE IN THE WORK EVERY DAY AND FEEL THE PASSION OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS.
THE PARENTS ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS, OR WE DO HAVE THIS ONE HUB TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM TO FIND PROGRAMMING FOR ALL OF THEIR KIDS AT THE SAME TIME.
I REALLY WISH THIS WAS AVAILABLE WHEN MY KIDS WERE GROWN UP.
SO I'M EXCITED TO BE IN THAT WORK.
AND I JUST WANNA, UM, SHARE WITH YOU ALL I, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO OTHER NETWORKS TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.
UM, IT HAS BEEN SHARED WITH ME THAT WE ARE A LOT FURTHER ALONG IN THIS PROCESS THAN A LOT OF OTHER NETWORKS.
SO, UM, WITH YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, UM, I THINK WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY IMPACTFUL FOR ALL THE STUDENTS IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISHS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
UM, AND THIS IS GOING, THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR EBR.
MR. LANIS, YOU HAD, UH, DID YOU, WERE YOU ON THE BOARD? YES, SIR.
UH, AND I JUST WANTED TO, UH, TO SHOUT BRAIN OUT.
BECAUSE, UH, MY ORGANIZATION, 100 BLACK MEN IN METRO, BATON ROUGE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THAT NETWORK, AND WE LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
UH, FROM THE MEETINGS TO THE COHESION OF, UH, ORGANIZATIONS AROUND OUR CITY DOING SOME PHENOMENAL THINGS, HEARING THAT THE 21ST CENTURY GRANT WAS NOT ONLY ACCEPTED AND APPROVED, BUT FOR FIVE YEARS, AGAIN, THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED.
NORMALLY THAT GRANT GOES FOR THREE YEARS TOPS, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY DID FIVE YEARS, IT SAYS A LOT.
AND I WANT TO TAKE A, EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, I WANT TO TAKE, UH, UH, SOMETHING OUT OF MR. HOWARD OR COLLEAGUE HOWARD'S PLAY, UH, PLAYBOOK IS WHAT HE SAID LAST WEEK, WAS THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT FROM MEDIA.
SO, I'M GONNA TAKE A SECOND TO SAY THIS TO LOCAL MEDIA.
THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK TOWARDS YOU, BUT I WILL SAY THIS.
WE NEED MORE ATTENTION TOWARDS PROGRAMS LIKE THESE.
SO OUR COMMUNITY CAN SEE THE GREAT WORKS THAT ARE HAPPENING OUT OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
FIGHTS ARE NOT HAPPENING EVERY DAY.
PEOPLE ARE NOT MAD EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS SYSTEM THAT ARE DOING GREAT WORK THAT COME TO COME TO WORK WITH A SMILE ON THEIR FACE EVERY DAY.
AND FOR THE ONES THAT ARE NOT, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE PROBLEMS. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT FOR THE, FOR THE RECORD, BUT THANK YOU, BRAIN.
CONTINUE DOING THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP ASSIST, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
WE'RE NOT, WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
YOU KNOW, I JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PART OF BRAIN FOR, SINCE THE INCEPTION, AND YEAH.
I KNOW HOW WE WERE SO EXCITED TO FINALLY GET AN ADMINISTRATOR SO THAT YEAH.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE BRAIN MEMBERS WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SO PULLED INTO DOING ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.
WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE WITH US.
UM, SO I JUST, I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT WE FINALLY, WE'VE COME TO THIS MOMENT, HOW WONDERFUL THAT IS TO HAVE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ALL ON BOARD AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT INVOLVED.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I, UH, I'M, I'M WORKING WITH THAT THROUGH MY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK, BUT, YOU KNOW, I VOLUNTEER.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT VOLUNTEERING AND, YOU KNOW, I, I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BOARD MEMBERS TO VOLUNTEER IN SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS. UM, I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING AT, AT MELROSE AND, UM, HELPING KIDS WITH HOMEWORK AND DOING GAMES AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU KNOW, AND SOMETIMES I FIND MYSELF SAYING THAT, ASKING THE, THE, THE OTHER, UH, MEMBERS WHO, WHO ARE THERE, UH, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER?
YOU KNOW? SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR LEADING THIS, FOR SPEARHEADING THIS AND, AND, UH, ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT GETTING ALL OF THE NON-PROFITS TOGETHER.
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YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABLE TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER BETTER AND FIND OUT WHO'S DOING WHAT AND COLLABORATE SO THAT WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING THINGS AND, AND, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, COMPLIMENTING ONE ANOTHER.SO IT'S, THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING, AND I'M SO EXCITED.
MS. DYSON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS INITIATIVE.
IT IS SO, SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK UP AT THAT MIC SPEAKING TO US ABOUT PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU.
I JUST CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED.
AND I CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED TO HAVE A POY THIS TIME.
I, I THINK YOU NEED TO BRING SOME MORE ENERGY TO THIS.
UH, I, UH, I, I'M GONNA MAKE A REQUEST.
COULD YOU SEND US JUST A, SOME LINKS THAT WE CAN HAVE IN OUR EMAIL SO THAT WE CAN QUICKLY ACCESS THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS? YES.
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO ME AND SAY, HOW CAN I HELP? AND I KNOW OTHER BOARD MEMBERS GET THAT REQUEST, SO IF YOU COULD JUST SEND US ABSOLUTELY.
A CHEAT SHEET OR, OR WITH SOME LINKS ON IT, I THINK WE COULD MAKE SOME THINGS HAPPEN.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BRAIN IS ABOUT.
BECAUSE BEFORE YOU'D HAVE TO GO TO FOUR OR FIVE, 10 DIFFERENT PEOPLE, YOU CAN GO TO ONE PLACE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE REMARKS, BUT I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT WANTS A PICTURE.
SO JUST WANT TO ASK, IS IT POSSIBLE THE BRAIN GROUP COULD COME BACK AND THE BOARD CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH, WITH THE BRAIN FOLKS? THANK YOU.
WHAT AN EX WHAT EXCITING THINGS, AND I AGREE WITH MR. LANIS.
WE NEED TO PROMOTE THE POSITIVE THINGS, AND THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT.
[H2. Redistricting Update]
MOVE NOW TO ITEM H TWO, UM, UPDATE ON REDISTRICTING.UM, I DON'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT UPDATE FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING.
I DID, UM, UPDATE THE MEMO TO INCLUDE A COMPILATION OF ALL COSTS IN ADDITION TO ATTORNEY'S FEES, UM, AT THE REQUEST OF A BOARD MEMBER.
SO THAT IS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE LAST, UH, UPDATE.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE, UM, APPEALS COURT DID, UM, REVERSE THE TRIAL COURT'S DECISION TO ENJOIN PLAN 22.
SO PLAN 22 IS NOW THE PLAN SELECTED BY THE BOARD GOING FORWARD.
UM, AND SO WE ARE, WE ARE AT THAT POINT, AND THERE ARE NO NEW UPDATES OR REPORTS UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
MS. WHERE JACKSON, UH, ISN'T, ISN'T THERE STILL A, A TRIAL COMING FORWARD? THERE'S NOTHING SAID AT THIS POINT.
UM, AND SO ONCE I HAVE MORE INFORMATION, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
UM, THE, THE MATTER IS STILL IN THE TRIAL COURT, BUT NO, NO FURTHER ACTIONS BEEN TAKEN.
SO NO UPDATES ON ANY, ANY, UH, TIMELINES.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, COUNSELOR.
UH, DO WE, HOW DOES IT WORK? IF WE WERE TO, WHAT, WHAT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE WOULD SEEK, UH, PENALTIES
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AND ATTORNEYS FEES? UH, WELL, UH, WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT WITH SPECIAL COUNSEL.UM, THE, THE ATTORNEY'S FEES ARE SIGNIFICANT, UM, AT LEAST BY MY MEASURE.
AND SO, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT IT, BECAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE, UM, A RECON CONVENTIONAL DEMAND, WHICH IS A NEW ACTION.
THIS BOARD MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE TO PURSUE THAT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING INTO.
I'LL, I'LL MAYBE IN THE NEXT UPDATE, YOU CAN KIND OF GIVE US AN UPDATE.
SEE NO OTHER, UH, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
[I1. Announcement of Meetings]
WE MOVE NOW TO, UH, ORGANIZATIONAL THE, UH, ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETINGS.MS. BERNARD, I THINK THAT'S YOU.
JEFFERSON TERRACE ACADEMY RIBBON CUTTING IS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2022 AT 10:00 AM AT JEFFERSON TERRACE ACADEMY.
SOME ARE ALL BOARD MEMBERS MAY ATTEND BOARD WORKSHOP TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2022, FIVE TO 6:30 PM AT THIS CENTRAL OFFICE BOARD ROOM.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022 AT 5:00 PM IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE BOARD MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BOARD.
UH, MR. LANIS, YOU JUST WANNA USE A POINT OF PER PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, PRESIDENT CHAPMAN NOW HAD HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE QUICKEST REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN HISTORY.
THANK YOU, MR. I I LOVE IT TOO, BY THE WAY,
UH, I DID WANT, I DID HAVE A QUESTION AROUND THE BOARD, UH, WORKSHOP COMING UP ON THE, WHAT IS IT, THE 27 WHAT'S THE, UM, THE PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP? UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP IS TO DISCUSS, UH, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
UH, WE'LL BE HEARING FROM THE, UH, OUR PARTNERSHIP THAT WE PARTNER WITH THE LOUISIANA POLICY INSTITUTE.
UH, THE BOARD HAD, UM, IF YOU RECALL, WANTED THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO BE LAID OUT ON HOW WE WOULD ADDRESS EXPANSION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD FROM ZERO TO FOUR.
UH, SO WE'LL HAVE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ON THAT.