[A. Meeting Opening ]
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GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD, CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS DARIUS LANIS AND I SERVE AS THE PROUD PRESIDENT OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD.
AND I'M NOW CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON THIS DAY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 2023 AT 5:00 PM AS WE BEGIN OUR MEETING, WE'LL START WITH OUR FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS A MEETING OPENING INVOCATION IN PLEDGE.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY, UH, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL GOE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY CADET LIEUTENANT CARNELL, BRIAN BANELLA OF BROADMORE HIGH SCHOOL, ACCOMPANIED BY ARMY INSTRUCTOR FIRST, I'M SORRY, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS RETIRED.
WE INVITE YOU TO PRESIDE OVER THIS MEETING, EVEN IF WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, GIVE US UNITY OF SPIRIT.
HELP US ALL TO LISTEN POLITELY AS OTHERS SHARE THEIR POINTS OF VIEW.
HELP US TO WORK AS A UNIFIED TEAM IN COMBINING IDEAS FOR GREATER OUTCOMES.
HELP US WORK AS A WHOLE RATHER THAN AS INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO PROMOTE OUR OWN AGENDAS.
MAY WE HAVE A SPIRIT OF CAMARADERIE IN THIS ROOM AND WORK TOGETHER ON OUR SHARED MISSION, WHICH IS TO SERVE WITH YOUR GUIDANCE, OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR STAFF, AND OUR CITY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.
MR. PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS DR.
MARTIN, CHIEF AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE A GREAT AMERICAN.
HE IS A SENIOR AT BRIAN MOORE HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL SOON COMPLETE HIS FOURTH YEAR AS A J O TC CADET.
HE IS THE BATTALION COMMANDER AND HAS A GREAT POINT, AVERAGE OF 3.8 AND IS RANKED SEVENTH OUT OF 198 SENIORS.
HE IS A MODEL STUDENT WHO HAS TAKEN ON THE CHALLENGE OF LIVING UP TO THE GERALD TC CADET CREED.
UPON GRADUATION, HE PLANS TO ATTEND BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MAJOR IN ACCOUNTING.
HE IS THE SON OF LUCINDA AND EFRON BONILLA.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
I PRESENT TO YOU WITH GREAT PRIDE CADET LIEUTENANT COLONEL BRIAN BONITA.
I PLEDGE A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC TO WHICH IT STANDS.
DANCE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, AND LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
YOU CAN YOU PLEASE COME BACK UP? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE A MEDAL PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER NATHAN RUSS.
THIS, ON BEHALF OF THE UH, SCHOOL BOARD OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, WE COMMEND YOUR, UH, YOUR GREAT, UH, WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AS A STUDENT.
NEXT, MADAM SECRETARY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
AND WE'RE GONNA, I'M GONNA ASK FOR A ROLL CALL.
DISTRICT TWO, PRESIDENT LANIS.
DISTRICT THREE, VICE PRESIDENT OF POWELL.
UH, NEXT WE'LL GO TO BOARD, UH, BOARD MEMBER GOK.
I WOULD LIKE TO PULL UNDER NEW BUSINESS ITEM ONE, UH, FROM CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
I PLACE THAT ON THE AGENDA AND I WOULD LIKE TO PULL THAT FROM THE AGENDA.
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UH, BOARD ATTORNEY, MADAM SECRETARY, WE HAVE THAT ON THE RECORD? YES.[B. Minutes ]
ON TO ITEM B, THE MINUTES NUMBER ONE, MEETING MENACE APPROVAL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MENACE ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2022.REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN JANUARY 5TH, 2023.
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AS PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION BY MR. GOE? CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER.
LEWIS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR BOARD? SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? LET'S GO TO THE, UH, TO THE PUBLIC.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS GOING BACK TO THE BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL A VOTE.
PRESIDENT LANIS, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? WE'RE HAVING A FEW DIFFICULTIES.
DISTRICT ONE, MR. UH, PRESIDENT LANIS.
DISTRICT THREE, VICE PRESIDENT OF POWELL.
[C. Information Only ]
ON TO ITEM C, INFORMATION ONLY.NUMBER ONE, MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT.
BECAUSE THIS IS AN INFORMATION ONLY ITEM, UH, I WILL OPEN THE BOARD UP TO OUR BOARD AS A WHOLE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS AROUND THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT? OKAY.
SEEING NO COMMENTS, WE'LL ALSO MOVE ON TO NUMBER TWO.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS AROUND PERSONNEL CHANGES? OKAY.
SEEING NO COMMENTS, CONCERNS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC RECORDS MONTHLY REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS FROM OUR BOARD? SEEING NO COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS? WE
[D.1. Update from Superintendent ]
WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG INTO ITEM D, RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION, WHICH IS GONNA BE THE UPDATE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DR.SO, UH, JUST WANTED, I ONLY HAD A FEW THINGS TO SAY.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE ARE MOVING OUR, OUR WORK TOGETHER.
WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, GO TO SOME SCHOOLS THIS WEEK AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
UM, JANUARY IS A NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.
UH, LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DO AND FOR WHAT THEY WILL ACCOMPLISH IN THE FUTURE FOR THE STUDENTS OF OUR DISTRICT.
YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
UH, ALUMNI CAMPAIGN, WE'RE LOOKING, WE'RE LOOKING TO HIGHLIGHT AND HONOR SOME OF OUR AMAZING ALUMNI WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM A HIGH SCHOOL IN OUR DISTRICT, AND WE'RE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.EBRSCHOOLS.ORG TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS.
THE ALUMNI SELECTED WILL BE FEATURED IN THE 2023 EBR R MAGAZINE, UH, WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
SO PLEASE GO OUT AND NOMINATE ON OUR WEBSITE, OR YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL US AND WE CAN ALSO WRITE DOWN YOUR NOMINATIONS.
UM, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ONE OR TWO, UM, JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT WE HAVE.
UH, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF ELEMENTARY SPORTS.
TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED, WE DID NOT HAVE ELEMENTARY SPORTS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
UH, NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE 60 TEAMS ACROSS THE SCHOOLS AROUND ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
UM, I WAS A LITTLE AT MYSELF WHEN I CAME TO LOUISIANA, A LITTLE DUMBFOUNDED THAT WE PRODUCE ALL THESE GREAT ATHLETES, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A ELEMENTARY SPORTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
IT HAS BECOME, UH, SUCH A BIG THING AND WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE THAT WORK.
UH, THE START OF THE BASKETBALL AND SOCCER SEASON WILL BEGIN THIS SATURDAY FOR GRADES PRE-K THROUGH FIFTH.
ALL GAMES THIS WEEKEND WILL BE PLAYED AT ER HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND MORE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
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WORK AS WE NOT ONLY DO SPORTS, BUT ALSO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE CONNECT WITH THE COMMITTEE, UH, AND PRESIDENT LANIS.I WILL GO BACK TO THE BOARD AND ASK ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES? IF THERE ARE NOT, WE'RE GONNA KEEP CONTINUE TO MOVE RIGHT ALONG.
[E.1. Resolution "National School Counseling Week" ]
TO ITEM E RESOLUTIONS.NUMBER ONE, RESOLUTION NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 6TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 10TH, 2023 AS NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK BOARD MEMBER NATHAN RUSS, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTION INTO ORDER A PROCLAMATION? WHEREAS SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
AND WHEREAS THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS EXPLORE THEIR ABILITIES, STRENGTH, INTERESTS, AND TALENTS, AS THESE TRAITS RELATE TO CAREER AWARENESS AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS SCHOOL COUNSELORS HELP PARENTS FOCUS ON WAYS TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL, PERSONAL, AND SOCIAL GROWTH OF THEIR CHILDREN.
AND WHEREAS SCHOOL COUNSELORS WORK WITH TEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATORS TO HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE THEIR POTENTIAL AND SET REALISTIC GOALS FOR THEMSELVES.
AND WHEREAS SCHOOL COUNSELORS SEEK TO IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT CAN ENHANCE AND COMPLIMENT COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS AND HELP STUDENTS BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
AND WHEREAS COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTAL SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS ARE CONSIDERED AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS THAT ENABLES ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 6TH THROUGH 10TH 2023 AS NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK.
THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS SCHOOL COUNSELORS HELPING STUDENTS DREAM BIG.
THAT'LL BE BOARD MEMBER PATRICK MARTIN.
UH, WE'LL GO TO OUR BOARD FOR OUR PUBLIC COM.
I'M SORRY FOR OUR BOARD COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? GO AHEAD.
BEFORE I GO TO THE PUBLIC, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MS. BRAZIER FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK THAT SHE DOES INSIDE OF OUR SCHOOLS.
CAN WE PLEASE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
BOARD PRESIDENT LANIS, VICE PRESIDENT POWELL, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SUPERINTENDENT NARCISE ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF, THE DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING, AND ALL OF OUR SUPER SCHOOL COUNSELORS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING AND ACKNOWLEDGING OUR PROCLAMATION AND AUTHORIZING SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS WEEK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. BRAZIER, ALL AMAZING WORK THAT YOU ALL DO AT THIS TIME.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY.
SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY BOARD COMMENTS CONCERNING THE RESOLUTION SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CLIFF LEWIS? GOOD EVENING.
IF ANYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS SPENT ANY TIME IN OUR SCHOOLS, YOU'LL KNOW THAT THESE PEOPLE DO A TREMENDOUS JOB AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
EVERY MONTH COULD BE SCHOOL COUNSELORS MONTH.
THEY HANDLE ACADEMIC ISSUES, THEY HANDLE PERSONAL ISSUES, THEY DEAL WITH PARENTS, THEY DEAL WITH STUDENTS WHO SOMETIMES ALL THEY NEED IS JUST SOMEONE TO LISTEN.
THANK YOU, MS. BRAZIER, FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO.
NEXT UP WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER NATHAN RUSS.
I JUST WANT TO, UM, RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT SCHOOL COUNSELORS DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY'VE, UH, IMPACTED BOTH MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILDREN, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THREATENING TO KEEP MY SON OVERNIGHT IF HE DIDN'T PICK UP THOSE BOOKS OFF THE TABLE THAT HE THREW ON THE FLOOR.
UH, AND THAT WAS A JOKE, NOT A VIOLATION OF POLICY.
UH, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
IF YOU ARE A SCHOOL COUNSELOR, IF YOU'RE NOT, UH, GO GIVE THEM A KISS AND TELL 'EM.
NEXT UP WE HAVE VICE PRESIDENT CALL POWELL.
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I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AS WELL TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS THAT ARE REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO MAY BE LISTENING OR PAYING ATTENTION FROM HOME.UM, THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS AMAZING.
WE KNOW THAT YOU SUPPORT OUR KIDS, UH, WITH THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL, UH, LEARNING AS WELL AS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.
BUT THEN ALSO THERE'S SO MANY TIMES THAT OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE CALLED TO BE TEST COORDINATORS AND TO ASSIST WITH EXTENDED PAPERWORK.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EXTRA TASKS THAT YOU DO THAT GO BEYOND THE SCOPE OF WHAT YOUR ORIGINAL JOB DESCRIPTION MAY BE.
THANK YOU MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
NEXT WE HAVE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL GODDE.
UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT THE EDUCATION AND WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS DON'T START AND STOP IN THE CLASSROOM.
AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND ALL OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
WELL, THE, THE FIRST WRAP OF THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES COMES WITH THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SALUTE YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, A CHILD THAT IS, IS IN DISTRESS EMOTIONALLY OR ANYTHING ELSE, CANNOT CONCENTRATE ON WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO LEARN.
THEY HAVE TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN LEARN BEFORE THEY'RE ARE ABLE TO LEARN.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND, UH, I KNOW IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT JOB AND, UM, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB AT IT.
NEXT UP WE HAVE SUPERINTENDENT, CTO, NARCIS, UH, DR.
YEAH, SO I JUST, I JUST WANT TO SAY ON, ON BEHALF OF, UH, OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM OR COMMITTEE, WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT COUNSELORS.
UM, TEARS KNOWS HOW MUCH I, I PRAISE YOU GUYS, UH, BUT I JUST ALSO WANNA COME IN ABOUT THE, THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.
UM, THE, YOU KNOW, WE AS UM, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF BUDGET CYCLES, WE TOOK A HARD STANCE TO MAKE SURE WE DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF RATIO FROM COUNSELORS TO STUDENTS BECAUSE WE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT COUNSELORS HAD MUCH MORE OF A HANDS ON AND ENGAGING WITH KIDS.
AND WE CAN SEE IN OUR DATA AND ACADEMICALLY THAT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
AND ALSO HOW KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL SOCIAL EMOTIONALLY IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
WE WENT FROM, UH, UH, I THINK WE WERE ONE, UH, ALMOST, UH, 600 TO NOW ONE TO 300.
AND, UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN DO EVEN BETTER, BUT, UH, COUNSELORS MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORK OF CHILDREN.
UH, IT'S NOT JUST TEACHERS, BUT IT TAKES THE
AND SO, UH, WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED.
I JUST THOUGHT IT MAY BE GOOD FOR US TO, LET'S GIVE A HAND ON COUNSELORS AGAIN FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
AT THIS TIME NOW WE WILL GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, CONCERNS TO THE PUBLIC ALREADY? OKAY, I APOLOGIZE.
WE'VE ALREADY CROSSED THAT, THAT BRIDGE.
UH, SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE VOTE.
[F.1. Board Appointees ]
ALONG, WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM F REPORTS FROM BOARD APPOINTEES TO COMMITTEE SLASH AGENCIES.OKAY, AT THIS TIME, WE JUST RECENTLY SELECTED OUR NEW BOARD APPOINTEES, UM, AND THEY WON'T HAVE ANY REPORTS.
BUT MOVING FORWARD, UH, WITH OUR REGULAR BOARD AGENDA MEETINGS, YOU WILL HAVE REPORTS FROM THOSE BOARD APPOINTEES.
[G.1. Service Agreement ]
GONNA MOVE RIGHT INTO UNFINISHED BUSINESS, WHICH IS ITEM G NUMBER ONE, SERVICE AGREEMENT.CONSIDER CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EASTBOUND ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND THE DR.
DAVID K LURCH EDUCATION CONSULTING INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,200.
TO REVIEW DISTRICT DOCUMENTATION, MONITOR, ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL PROGRESS FOR 2022.
MSAP GRANT, CAN I GET A MOTION? THANK YOU.
MOTION BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER RUSS.
SECOND BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CLIFF LEWIS.
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OKAY, AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO OUR BOARD FOR COMMENTS.ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? LET'S SEE.
SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM OUR BOARD, WE'LL NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR BOARD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS FROM OUR BOARD? SEEING NO QUESTIONS MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE VOTE.
[G.2. Professional Services Contracts: General Fund ]
NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM G TWO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS GENERAL FUND CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BAR PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND KIDS' ORCHESTRA IN THE AMOUNT OF 65,040 $5,000 TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE KIDS' ORCHESTRA AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 20 22, 20 23.STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, FUNDING SOURCE, GENERAL FUND, ESSER, AND FINE ARTS.
CAN I GET A MOTION MOTION BY MR. PATRICK MARTIN, SECOND BY YES.
SCUBA MINERAL, KATIE KENERSON.
AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO GO TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY COMMENTS OR COM COMMENTS.
MADAME VICE PRESIDENT CALLER POWELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE, UH, MY SENTIMENTS AGAIN, UH, FROM OUR MEETING THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK, UH, OF THE GREAT WORK OF KIDS ORCHESTRA AND HOW THEY ARE SO VERY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR BEING ABLE TO CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORT THEM, UM, AS WELL AS JUST THE NEED FOR THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, THAT THEY PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL SUPPORT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING THE PROGRAM AS THE YEARS GO ON AS WELL.
THANK YOU AGAIN, KIDS ORCHESTRA FOR YOUR WORK.
MADAME VICE PRESIDENT NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CLIFF LEWIS.
AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO ECHO VICE PRESIDENT POWELL'S SENTIMENTS, KIDS ORCHESTRA.
THEY DO SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST TEACH MUSIC.
EVERYONE KNOWS THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC THAT IT PLAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG MINDS, ESPECIALLY IN MATH IN THE LA THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO.
AND COME, YOU KNOW, DON'T WAIT TILL JANUARY NEXT YEAR.
SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS FROM OUR BOARD, I'D LIKE TO GO TO THE PUBLIC.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR PUBLIC? SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? I LIKE TO, I'M SORRY.
YES, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
COME ON DOWN AS YOU STEP TO THE MIC.
COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, SAY YOUR NAME? CERTAINLY CRYSTAL WILLIAMS. GORDON.
UH, I'M A KIDS ORCHESTRA PARENT FOR MANY YEARS.
UM, OWEN, COULD YOU COME ON UP HERE WITH ME? YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK
SO MY SON ANDERSON IS NOW A NINTH GRADER AT LIBERTY, UH, MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.
AND HE PLAYS A SAXOPHONE, BUT HE FIRST LEARNED AN INSTRUMENT WITH KIDS ORCHESTRA.
HE PLAYED VIOLIN AND HE STILL DOES.
UM, OWEN STARTED WITH THE VIOLIN AND HE NOW PLAYS CELLO.
AND WE HAVE BEEN KIDS', ORCHESTRA PARENTS FOR MANY YEARS NOW.
UM, LIKE I SAID, ANDERSON'S IN NINTH GRADE AND WE STARTED WHEN HE WAS IN FIRST GRADE.
UH, WE BELIEVE IN KIDS' ORCHESTRA.
THERE IS NOBODY, UM, THAT KNOWS ME, THAT DOESN'T KNOW MY KIDS ARE IN KIDS ORCHESTRA.
UM, WE GOT A CHANCE TO BE IN THE CHRISTMAS PARADE.
UH, ANDERSON GOT A CHANCE TO PLAY AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION.
OWEN HAS PLAYED AT SEVERAL CHARITY EVENTS, AND IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO PLAY AT THESE EVENTS, BUT WHEN WE GET TO GO, WE GET TO STAY AT THESE EVENTS.
THESE, YOU KNOW, HUNDRED DOLLARS TICKET ITEMS, YOU KNOW, UM, WE GET TO STAY THERE AND BE A FAMILY AND HAVE GOOD EXPERIENCES.
UM, WE TALKED ABOUT WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND THEY NOT ONLY DO THEY TALK ABOUT INSTRUMENTS AND TEACH THEM THE FUNDAMENTALS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE AN SEL PROGRAM THAT IS PART OF IT.
YOU KNOW, WE DO SEL RETHINK ED IN OUR SCHOOLS, UM, BUT THEY DO THE, THE SEL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING COMPONENT AS WELL.
AND SO WE ARE VERY, VERY PLEASED.
WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THIS PROGRAM.
UH, WE HOPE THAT IT EXPANDS AND WE ARE JUST VERY, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE IT, UM, IN OUR CITY AND IN OUR SCHOOLS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENT? OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, MA'AM.
COME ON DOWN AS YOU STEP TO THE
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MIC, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STATE YOUR NAME.HELLO, I'M EMILY SPEARS AND I'M ALSO A KID ORCHESTRA'S PARENT.
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER KATHERINE SPEARS.
WE'VE BEEN KIDS ORCHESTRA PARENTS FOR, UH, QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW AS WELL AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM.
I HAVE NOTED AN IMPROVEMENT IN HER MATH AND ELA SCORES AS WELL AS SHE HAS CONTINUED TO, UM, PURSUE THE VIOLA.
SHE'S ALSO A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT FOR PRIVATE LESSONS THROUGH KIDS' ORCHESTRA AND SHE HAS JUST THRIVED AND REALLY BLOSSOMED IN HER LOVE FOR THE VIOLA AND WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH MR. ROBERTO AS HER PRIVATE INSTRUCTOR AS WELL.
AND SOMETHING I JUST WANT TO MENTION, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE, THEY TEACH MORE THAN JUST MUSIC AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IS HER CONFIDENCE GROW AND HER COURAGE TO PURSUE CHALLENGING THINGS, BLOSSOM AND IMPROVE AS WELL.
SO JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THIS PROGRAM DOES A LOT AS WELL.
WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, BE A PART OF THE CHRISTMAS PARADE AND HAVE THAT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND OUTREACH AS WELL.
SO THINGS HAVE JUST BEEN, UH, THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A BLESSING FOR US ALSO.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? YEAH, I, I LIKE HOW KIDS ORCHESTRA HELPS ME GET THAT CONFIDENCE OUT OF PLAYING THE VIOLA.
THE VIOLA IS MY FAVORITE STRING INSTRUMENT THAT I STILL PLAY TO THIS DAY.
AND IT, AND I FEEL LIKE IT HELPS ME BE ME.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES MA'AM.
AND MOVING FORWARD, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GRAB A COMMENT CARD.
YOU CAN GET ONE FROM OUR, EITHER OUR, OUR DEPUTY OR MADAM SECRETARY.
UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS AT A SCHOOL, WE HAD TWO NEW MUSIC TEACHERS THAT STARTED AND THEY WANTED PIANOS AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
SO I PUT ON A NEIGHBORHOOD APP, ANYBODY HAVE PIANOS THEY WANNA GIVE AWAY? AND IT WAS AMAZING.
I THINK WE GOT TWO OR THREE PIANOS AND THEY WERE IN GREAT CONDITIONS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO KNOWS OF A SCHOOL THAT NEEDS PIANOS, GIVE ME A CALL AND I'LL PUT THAT OUT AGAIN.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING THAT WE HAVE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR BOARD.
ANY BOARD COMMENTS? I WILL TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, JUST SAY THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT ONLY MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE STAFF, BUT ALSO MADAME VICE PRESIDENT WAS INVOLVED IN THAT MEETING.
AND WE HAD SOME EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW CAN WE EXPAND, UH, KIDS ORCHESTRA, WHAT WE HAVE REC RECOGNIZED.
AND I THINK WE, THIS IS THE SENTIMENT OF OUR ENTIRE BOARD, IS THAT THIS IS A TRULY VALUED PROGRAM THAT OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR STUDENTS TRULY DO NEED.
AND THE INVESTMENT FROM OUR BOARD, UH, WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THAT COMMITMENT.
UM, BUT I WILL ALSO SAY THAT, UH, TAKING SOMETHING OUT OF, UH, MR. GORE'S PLAYBOOK AND WHAT HE ALWAYS SAYS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T ALLOW GREAT TO STAND IN THE WAY OF GOOD.
UH, MAYBE I SAID THAT BACKWARDS.
AND, UH, WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE ALREADY QUEUED UP TO SERVE THE SCHOOLS, UH, THAT ARE IN NEED.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA DO SO ON A ROLLING BASIS TO ENSURE THAT WE SHARE THIS AND SPREAD THIS AROUND OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT AND TRY TO TOUCH AS MANY SCHOOLS, AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE.
SO I JUST, MY HAT GOES OFF TO THE KIDS' ORCHESTRA FAMILY, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU ALL.
UH, SEEING NO BOARD COMMENTS, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL A VOTE.
[H. Consent Agenda ]
NEXT WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM H, CONSENT AGENDA.THE CONSENT AGENDA I WILL BE READING IN INSTEAD OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BELU AND IT GOES AS FOLLOWS, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE TO BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED AS ONE MOTION.
THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS UNLESS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.
SO REQUEST IN THE, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL
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BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THE CON AND CONSIDERATION OR AND CONSIDERED AS AN ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR A SEPARATE VOTE PROCEEDING THE LAST ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.NUMBER TWO, COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST OF THE APPROVAL OF A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EASTBOUND ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR ACT ONE 70 OF THE 2022 REGULAR LEG LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
STATE A TWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO PROVIDE AN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 12TH GRADE INTERN INTERNSHIP, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
THREE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT.
FEDERAL CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BAY ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND THE FOLLOWING, A RESOURCE FULL CONSULTING LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE YE COMPREHENSIVE YEAR.
ONE PLAN TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO CHILDREN UNDER FIVE B DISTRICT DISTRICT MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,210 TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMPROVE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FUNDING SOURCE COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOPMENT.
INTERNET W A N R RFP SELECTION.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SELECTION OF COX COMMUNICATIONS AS THE PROVIDER FOR INTERNET W A N SERVICES.
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE IN AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT.
FIVE CMAR SELECTION BROWNSFIELD PROJECT.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE RE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SEYMOUR SELECTION COMMITTEE OF WOMACK NRK CONSTRUCTION L L C TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT THERI AT RISK SEYMOUR SERVICES FOR THE BROWNSVILLE'S PROJECT.
SIX PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT DOMAIN ARCHITECTURE.
CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BARON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND DOMAIN ARCHITECTURE IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,708.
SUCH AMOUNT TO BE ADJUSTED BASED ON THE STATE CONTRACT FEES FOR CTECH CULINARY PROJECT.
IT, UH, END OF THE CONSENT AGENDA OF ITEMS. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION BY MR. PATRICK MARTIN, SECOND BY MR. SHOSHONE STEWART.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.
OH, MR. LANDIS, I THINK YOU NEED, I'M SORRY.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED AT THIS TIME? ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBERS THAT WANNA PULL ANY ITEMS? I GO TO THE Q C.
AGAIN, ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED BY ANY BOARD MEMBERS SEEING NO NAMES IN THE QUEUE AND SEEING NO, UH, COMMENTS.
I MEAN, SORRY, SEEING NO ITEMS BEING PULLED AT THIS TIME.
WE'LL GO TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY PUBLIC.
I'M SORRY, ANY BOARD COMMENTS? ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM OUR BOARD AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO TO OUR GENERAL PUBLIC.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR BOARD.
ANY BOARD COMMENTS? SEEING NO NAMES INSIDE OF THE QUEUE AT THIS TIME? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
UH, JUST REMIND OUR GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS OUR BOARD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, UH, BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL GODDE POOLED, UH, THE NEW ITEM OF BUSINESS OFF OF THE AGENDA.
SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL NOT BE, UH, COVERING THAT.
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NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM J, ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE MEETING, MS. SHOSHONE STEWART.THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 25TH, 2023 AT 5:00 PM IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2023 AT 5:00 PM IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE BOARDROOM.
THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 16TH, 2023 AT 5:00 PM IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE BOARDROOM.
BEFORE WE GO TO OUR AJOUR, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR,
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UH, COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.TAKING TIMES OUTTA YOUR BUSY DAY TO COME HERE AND BE A PART OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TONIGHT.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR BOARD MEETING MEMBERS, UH, FOR SHOWING UP AND LETTING YOUR VOICES BE HEARD.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT I NOW HOLD THE RECORD FOR THE FASTEST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH HISTORY AT 35 MINUTES.
SO AT THIS TIME CAN I GET A MEETING? ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNED.