Apr 17, 2025 School Board

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[A. Meeting Opening]

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR REGULAR MEETING FOR THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2025, 5:00 PM WE WILL HAVE OUR INVOCATION THAT WILL BE LED BY A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, CALLER PAUL LEWIS AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH WILL BE LED BY CADET SERGEANT MONTE SHORT FROM MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ACCOMPANIED BY SERGEANT FIRST CLASS TRAVIS B STEWART ARMY INSTRUCTOR.

WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? THANK YOU FOR PATIENTLY WAITING ON ME.

I'M SURE COACH LEWIS IS GONNA HAVE SOME WORDS FOR ME IN JUST A MOMENT.

, LET US BOW OUR HEADS.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, THANKING YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM TO GUIDE EVERY DISCUSSION AND DECISION MADE HERE TONIGHT.

LET ALL THAT WE DO IN THE SPIRIT OF UNITY, PURPOSE, AND LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

LORD, AS WE APPROACH THE UPCOMING SPRING BREAK, WE ASK FOR YOUR COVERING OF SAFETY AND PROTECTION OVER OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES.

MAY IT BE A TIME OF REST, RENEWAL, AND PEACE.

WE ALSO LIFT UP THOSE AMONG US WHO ARE FACING GRIEF AND HARDSHIP FOR EVERY STUDENT, TEACHER OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS NAVIGATING THE PAIN OF TRAGIC LOSS.

WE ASK FOR YOUR COMFORT, STRENGTH, AND HEALING PRESENCE.

BLESS OUR DISTRICT AND ALL WHO ARE PART OF IT.

MAY WE CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION, INTEGRITY, AND STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UH, IS CADET SERGEANT MONTY SHARP.

HE'S A FRESHMAN AT MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND SERVES AS OUR COLOR GUARD COMMANDER, WHERE HE IMMEDIATELY MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT WITH HIS GREAT ATTITUDE AND PRINCIPLE LEADERSHIP STYLE.

HIS DUTIES INCLUDE MAINTAINING AND THE PREPAREDNESS AND TRAINING STANDARDS OF OUR BATTALION COLOR GUARD.

HE MAINTAINS A 3.6 GPA CADET SHORTS.

MOST INTRIGUING QUALITIES INCLUDE HIS HIGH CHARACTER INTEGRITY, EMOTIONAL GOV, GOVERNANCE, RESPONSIBILITY, AMBITION, AND MATURITY.

AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT CADET MONTE.

SURE.

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

THANK YOU.

UM, NEXT MADAME SECRETARY, CAN WE HAVE A CALL TO ROLL CALL DISTRICT FOUR.

PRESIDENT STEWART.

PRESENT DISTRICT SEVEN.

VICE.

VICE PRESIDENT GOD DAY HERE, DISTRICT ONE, MR. BLUE HERE.

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MR. LANDIS, PRESENT IT.

DISTRICT THREE.

MS. POWELL LEWIS.

PRESENT DISTRICT FIVE.

MR. LEWIS PRESENT DISTRICT SIX.

MR. RUSS PRESENT.

DISTRICT EIGHT.

MS. SOLE PRESENT.

DISTRICT NINE.

MR. MARTIN, PRESENT.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

[B. Minutes]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? COACH LEWIS AND MR. RUSS? THANK YOU GUYS.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY BOARD COMMENTS? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

[C. Information Only]

UM, THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT AND PERSONNEL CHANGES.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC BOARD? GOT SOMEBODY.

NO COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.

OKAY.

THAT'S SOMEBODY IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S FOR INFORMATION.

THAT'S JUST INFORMATION ONLY.

IF YOU HAVE A, UM, ITEM THAT YOU WANNA SPEAK ON THOUGH, BUT YOU CAN GET A CARD AND GIVE IT TO THE SECRETARY.

UH,

[D.1. Update from Superintendent]

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AT HOME, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE, UH, TO BE AT THE 159TH DAY OF SERVICE AS A SUPERINTENDENT WITH ONLY 20 DAYS LEFT IN SCHOOL.

UH, AS WE PREPARE TO ENTER INTO THE FINAL HALL OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

JUST WANNA SHARE A FEW UPDATES WITH YOU.

OUR K THROUGH THREE STUDENTS, UH, ARE ENGAGED IN THE END OF THE YEAR.

DIPPLES ASSESSMENT.

UH, THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THREE ATTEMPTS TO MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS OVER A 90 DAY WINDOW.

UH, THE LEAVE 2025 WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN AND SOME OF OUR SITES ARE ACTUALLY ENGAGED IN LEAP 2025.

UH, WE'VE SENT MESSAGES HOME VIA THE POSTAL MAIL TO OUR FAMILIES.

WISHING STUDENTS GOOD LUCK ON THE TEST.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY ARE WHAT MAKES OUR SYSTEM GREAT AND WE WANT THEM TO DO THEIR BEST AND FINISH STRONG AS WE LOOK TO THE NEAR FUTURE.

PLEASE NOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING DATES.

APRIL 18TH THROUGH THE 25TH IS SPRING BREAK.

CENTRAL OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED APRIL 18TH THROUGH THE 23RD AND RESUME NORMAL HOURS OF OPERATION ON APRIL 25TH.

THE LAST DAY FOR SENIORS IS MAY 9TH.

GRADUATION SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN FINALIZED.

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULES AND RELATED INFORMATION ON MAY 3RD, 23RD.

IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE THE LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF.

WANNA WISH EVERYONE A RESTFUL AND PEACEFUL SPRING BREAK, UH, IN JANUARY, THE BOARD APPROVED GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND RELATED TIMELINE FOR OUR WORK RELATED TO FACILITY ALIGNMENT.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

AGAIN, I PARTICULARLY WANNA RECOGNIZE OUR TEAM, UH, ANDREA KOSKI, KELLY LOPEZ, UH, PAM WILLIE, CASEY GILBERT, TASHA EDWARDS AND ADAM SMITH, UH, FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IN HELPING TO DEVELOP THE PLAN.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO PRESENT OUR STUDENT FIRST REALIGNMENT PLAN ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

UH, THE PLAN INVOLVES 28 SITES WITH AN IMPACT OF NEARLY 10,178 STUDENTS AND 1,412 STAFF.

UH, AN ESTIMATED 2,239 STUDENTS WILL BE PLACED IN HIGHER QUALITY SEATS WITH MOVES TO HIGHER PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND IMPROVE FACILITY CONDITIONS.

WITH THIS PLAN, WE ARE RECOMMENDING NINE SCHOOLS CLOSED AND 10 BUILDINGS WILL BE REPURPOSED AND OR VACATED.

THE PLAN ALSO INTRODUCES NEW SPECIALTY PROGRAMS AT 13 IDENTIFIED SITES, WHILE CHANGING THE ATTENDANCE ZONES OF A PROJECTED 16 SCHOOLS TO ACCOMMODATE CONSOLIDATIONS, CLOSURES AND STREAMLINING OF SPECIALTY PROGRAMS. I BELIEVE THIS PLAN IS INTENDED FOR THE OUTCOMES THAT WILL PUT OUR STUDENT FIRST.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE CONVERSATION AS WE APPROACH, UH, A DATE WHEN WE CAN RECEIVE A VOTE AND HOPEFULLY APPROVE ON THE STUDENT'S FIRST PLAN FOR OUR STAFF WHO MAY BE AFFECTED, UH, BY DEPENDING APPROVAL ON THE REALIGNMENT PLAN.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS LEAD TO NATURAL CONCERNS REGARDING JOB PLACEMENT.

PLEASE KNOW WE ARE COMMITTED

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AND IN THE CASE, THE STAFF WILL FOLLOW THE STUDENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING SCHOOL.

AND FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY THE ROAD CHANGES OR DUPLICATION, THERE WILL BE A TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD.

THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH NIET FOR JOB EMBEDDED SUPPORT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TEAMS AND THE SCHOOL LEVEL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL.

I'M CUTTING MY REPORT, UH, SHORT THIS EVENING.

'CAUSE AS PART OF OUR REPORT, UH, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR, UH, FROM OUR BESSY PRESIDENT, MR. RONNIE MORRIS, AND HE'S GONNA GIVE US SOME REPORT, GIVE US A REPORT ON SOME OF THE WORK THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON AT BESSY.

SO WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE HIM BEING HERE.

LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE COMING TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, MR. SUPERINTENDENT.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I NEED TO GET STRAIGHT WITH YOU GUYS ON HOW THIS CLOCK WORKS AND WHAT MY, UH, ALLOCATION IS HERE.

, YOU DON'T HAVE A TIMEFRAME.

JUST GO UNTIL YOU STOP.

I'M GOOD TO GO.

YOU THE PRESIDENT OF THE BIG SCHOOL BOARD.

ALRIGHT, GOT IT.

LET BE BRIEF.

LET BE BRIEF.

OKAY.

UH, SO GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, MR. SUPERINTENDENT.

UM, I'VE GOT SOME PREPARED REMARKS ON MY TOPIC, BUT I'D LIKE TO SHARE A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH YOU BEFORE I BEGIN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU GUYS HEAR THAT WORD DELIGHTFUL, BUT FOR ME, THIS WAS A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE AND I REALLY WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS WITH SUPERINTENDENT, UH, COLE'S ENDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT FROM AMBER BOYD, MARTHA SEALEY, AND PRINCIPAL HILTON, I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE A PROJECT IN MY DOCTORAL CURRICULUM AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.

UH, BY INTERVIEWING THREE EAST BATON ROUGE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PROGRESSING THROUGH THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY PATHWAY.

THESE YOUNG LADIES WERE EXCITED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE, PASSIONATE ABOUT CARING FOR OTHERS, AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE STAFF AND SUPPORT AT CTEC.

AS I TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE AND TALK TO OTHER STUDENTS, THIS EXPERIENCE REALLY STOOD OUT FOR ME.

SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT MADE THIS EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE FOR THESE STUDENTS.

EVERY DAY.

I'VE GOT A HANDOUT AND YOU GUYS WERE GONNA DISPLAY IT.

THERE WE GO.

AND WHO'S GONNA CONTROL THE FLOW OF THAT? YOU GOT IT RIGHT THERE ON ARROW TO YOUR RIGHT.

NEXT SLIDE TO MY RIGHT.

OR JUST SAY NEXT SLIDE IF YOU WANT.

OKAY.

WE CAN WORK IT FROM HERE.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO I APPRECIATE EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE TO BRAG ON OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS, BUT SURPRISINGLY, DESPITE NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND THERE IS NATIONAL RECOGNITION, I HEAR THAT MANY IN LOUISIANA ARE NOT AWARE OF OUR PROGRESS IN K TO 12 EDUCATION.

SO I PUT TOGETHER THIS LITTLE GRAPH, WHICH IS A, A REFLECTION OF THE NATION'S REPORT CARD.

THE NAP RESULTS FROM THE LAST TWO CYCLES.

UM, AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE FROM HERE IS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, IT INDICATES, UH, SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENT IN READING AND MATH SCORES AND A NATIONAL RANKING OF NUMBER 32.

THAT'S UNPRECEDENTED IN LOUISIANA HISTORY.

NOBODY'S HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE.

NOW BEHIND US ARE THE CONVERSATIONS, THANK GOD FOR MISSISSIPPI.

WE'RE NOT LAST.

BUT WITH THIS PROGRESS, THERE ARE THOSE THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE NOTORIETY AND THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.

THEY WOULD PREFER TO REVERT BACK TO STATUS QUO AND FIND COMFORT IN THEIR FAMILIAR ROUTINES.

THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE ENCOURAGING NEWS, BUT UNSURE OF THE CHALLENGING LANDSCAPE AND WARY OF THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE THOSE WHO BELIEVE WE HAVE SEEN THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG AND, AND WE HAVE ONLY SEEN THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG IN OUR POTENTIAL HAS JUST BEGUN TO SHINE.

FOR THOSE, THE FOCUS IS ON STEWARDING OUR PROGRESS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ON INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO FURTHER ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS.

GOTTA PULL OUT SOME HELP HERE.

UH, SO HERE, I'VE, I'VE GOT OUR CHARGE AT BESSIE AND I WANNA READ IT TO YOU GUYS.

SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS.

ALRIGHT, SO, AT BESSIE, AT BESSIE, UH, OUR CHARGE IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND CREATE POLICIES FOR EDUCATION THAT EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, EMPOWER FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCE LOUISIANA IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE GLOBAL MARKET.

SO IT'S THAT LAST PART THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE, RIGHT? IS APPRECIATING THAT IT IS A GLOBAL MARKET AND IT'S VERY CHALLENGING.

UNFORTUNATELY, 45% OF ALL LOUISIANA COLLEGE FRESHMEN TAKE A REMEDIAL MATH CLASS.

16%, THAT'S ONE OUTTA SIX

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YOUTH THOSE AGE 16 TO 24 NOT WORKING OR IN SCHOOL.

BESSIE WORKED WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND A SHOUT OUT TO LOUISIANA TECH PRESIDENT DR.

JIM HENDERSON TO DEFINE CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS FOR LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

AGAIN, I WANNA READ THIS ONE TO YOU GUYS.

SO, THE DEFINITION READS, CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS MEANS THAT INDIVIDUALS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED FOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE PROGRAMMING WITHOUT NEED FOR REMEDIATION OR CO-REQUISITE SUPPORT AND OR GRADUATE AND OR GRADUATE PREPARED FOR EMPLOYMENT.

WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO CAREER PATHWAYS, POSSESSING BOTH RIGOROUS CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE GRADUATES POSSESS A BASELINE OF THE CORE COMPETENCIES TIED TO LIFE AND CAREER SUCCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION, CRITICAL AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, ADAPTABLE RESILIENCE, CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND SELF-REFLECTIVE AWARENESS, AND ARE POISED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PLANS AND GOALS THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION OR CAREER TRAINING.

THIS DEFINITION IS ASPIRATIONAL.

IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE COMPONENTS OF LOUISIANA'S EDUCATION ENTERPRISE IN POLICY AND PRACTICE TO MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.

THIS AFTERNOON, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE STEWARDSHIP MECHANISM THAT BESSIE AND LDOE HAVE DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND SU AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR INITIATIVES.

THIS METRIC IS NOW EMAILED DIRECTLY TO EVERY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ACROSS THE STATE.

FOLLOWING THE CALENDAR HERE, I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO WALK THROUGH AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU TODAY, CLARIFY ITS INTENDED INTERPRETATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALTHOUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY KPI WAS PRESENTED AT MARCH.

BESSIE AS INDICATED IN THE CALENDAR, I WANNA SHARE TODAY RECOGNIZING THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLAUD THE RESPONSE THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO BESSIE'S BRIDGING SUCCESS TOUR.

WE HEARD FROM STUDENTS AND WE HEARD FROM EMPLOYERS, CAN YOU MAKE EDUCATION RELEVANT AND CAN YOU HELP US WITH OUR EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE? BESSIE RESPONDED BY RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND INCORPORATED THIS VALUE IN THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

SINCE THE INITIAL TOUR STOP IN BATON ROUGE ON NOVEMBER 19TH, SCHOOL LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE COME TO THE TABLE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE THESE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

OUR BRIDGING SUCCESS TOUR IS PURPOSE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS INITIATIVE, RECOGNIZING THE VALUE FOR LOUISIANA, BUT WE WANTED TO DO MORE THAN THAT.

SO WE'VE PARTNERED WITH MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND SUCCESSFUL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE THEIR PROVEN MODELS ALONG WITH SUPPORT FROM DEDICATED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM LDOE AND THE LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION.

SO HOW WILL WE MEASURE SUCCESS? OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES THAT ARE COLLEGE CAREER OR SERVICE READY, AS MEASURED BY THE ACCELERATION INDEX BY 15 POINTS.

THE ACCELERATOR INDEX IS ONE OF THE 12 ATTRIBUTES WITHIN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT HELP US TO ASSESS THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS CAREER AND COLLEGE READY.

THE GRAPHIC ASSOCIATED WITH THE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IDENTIFIES THE INITIATIVE AS THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS EARNING HIGH QUALITY CAREER CREDENTIALS.

THE BLACK DIAGONAL LINE REPRESENTS THE HISTORICAL PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN THE GRADUATION COHORT IN THE GOLD DIAGONAL LINE REPRESENTS THE TARGET MOVING FORWARD AT EACH ANNUAL MILESTONE.

THE THREE BARS REPRESENT THE KEY ENDEAVORS THAT LDOE IS LEADING TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE.

HOWEVER, THE MILESTONE SERVE AS CHECKPOINTS FOR PIVOTAL DECISIONS, WHICH MAY REPLACE OR ACCELERATE KEY KEY ENDEAVORS.

AS YOU SEE, THE KEY ENDEAVOR IMPLEMENTATION RATES ARE 59%, 59%, AND 21% RESPECTIVELY.

THE POPULATION FOR THIS METRIC INCLUDES 17 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, TOUCHING MORE THAN HALF THE POPULATION.

LDOE IS RESPONDING REAL

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BUT THESE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FORMALLY ENGAGED IN THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTLINED HERE, CONSISTENT WITH THE BAR GRAPH, THERE ARE THREE KEY ENDEAVORS IN THE PROCESS ONBOARDING, IN-PERSON MEETING AND ACTION PLAN.

THE FORMAT WILL BE THE SAME FOR EACH KPI PRESENTATION FOLLOWING THE CALENDAR, BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP IN THE FUTURE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THE KEY ENDEAVORS SHARE WITH BESSIE OUR SUPPORT THAT LDOE IS PROVIDING DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE MAY ALSO BE EMPLOYING THEIR OWN SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT PROVE EFFECTIVE LOCALLY LEAVE.

MR. SUPERINTENDENT.

THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

UM, BASICALLY I'M HERE TO, UM, RAISE AWARENESS THAT, THAT BESSIE IS, UH, EMAILING EVERY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IN THE STATE, UH, THE, THE, UH, KEY, UH, KEY, UH, KEY ENDEAVORS, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS THAT ARE STEWARDED TO BESSIE.

WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE SEEING THE SAME THING WE'RE SEEING.

AND, UH, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT INTERPRETATION, PATH FORWARD OR WHATEVER, THEN UH, HAPPY TO RESPOND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MARS.

UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY.

I'M DOING YOUR JOB.

OKAY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS? NO.

, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT AND APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.

AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY AT THE SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET WITH OUR AQUAPONICS PROGRAM.

WE SPENT SOME TIME TOGETHER A FEW WEEKS AGO AS WE WERE REWARDING THOSE STUDENTS WITH THEIR WHITE COATS.

AND SO EXTREMELY APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT, UH, YOU MAKE, UH, IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE INVESTMENT YOU MAKE, UH, IN PROVIDING A SCHOLARSHIP, YOU AND YOUR WIFE EVERY YEAR FOR A STUDENT TO ATTEND LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT YOU ALL STARTED SOME YEARS AGO.

SO JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING INVESTED IN EDUCATION AT THE K 12 LEVEL AND BEYOND.

WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WISH YOU GUYS THE BEST.

THANK YOU.

IS THAT AND THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I DO WANT TO SAY, UH, HAPPY SPRING BREAK TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF.

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS DURING SPRING BREAK TO PUT YOUR PHONES DOWN, PUT YOUR DEVICES DOWN, UH, COME OUTSIDE, ENJOY THE SPRING BREAK WEATHER AND PLAY, RUN, PLAY IN THE DIRT, GET DIRTY.

UH, BE DO WHAT CHILDREN DO, UH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE.

AND THEN AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE, UH, FOR LEAP TESTING, PLEASE SPEND SOME TIME STUDYING AND PREPARING AS WE RETURN TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, APRIL 28TH, UH, 2025.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT.

NEXT WE

[E. Reports from Board Appointees to Committees/Agencies]

DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS FROM ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS FROM ANY OF THE, UH, MR. BALLOU? THANK YOU, UH, MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I'D LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE MS. STORM MATTHEWS.

UH, SHE'S BEEN A ROCKSTAR ENGLISH TEACHER AT ST AT, UM, SHERWOOD MIDDLE, UH, MAGNET FOR MANY YEARS.

AND SHE'S BEEN A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR TEACHERS HERE AT THE BOARD MEETINGS, UH, FOR SOME TIME.

AND, UH, TONIGHT IS HER FINAL, UH, BOARD MEETING, UH, DUE TO FAILING HEALTH.

AND, UH, I BELIEVE, UH, MS. MATTHEWS, YOU WANTED TO, TO MAKE A STATEMENT? YES, SIR.

I JUST, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS THAT I'VE EVER HAD TO DO.

WE ALL KNOW THAT I LIKE CONTROL AND TO COMPLETELY LET GO OF IT IS A LITTLE SCARY.

WE KNEW THIS TIME WOULD COME, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE IT EASIER.

I'M SURE, I'M SURE THIS SUMMER ARE HAPPY TO BE RID OF THE THORN IN YOUR SIDE.

HOWEVER, BE ASSURED, I HAVE CULTIVATED ROSE BUSHES IN MY PLACE.

I'D LIKE TO THANK SOME INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP OVER THESE YEARS.

WE HAVE DONE A LOT TO MAKE EBRA BETTER PLACE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR STUDENTS.

DON COLLINS FOR BEING THE BEST TO EVER DO IT.

MY MENTOR TRYING TO REIGN OLIVIA IN.

NOT EASY TO DO THAT.

AND THE NUMEROUS CAMPAIGNS THAT WE TOOK ON WHEN YOU WERE ON THE BOARD, YOU ARE MY HERO.

EVELYN WARE JACKSON FOR FINALLY COMING OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE.

MY GIRL.

UH, WE TOOK ON EMPLOYEES GETTING STIPENDS WHO WERE ON FMLA MATERNITY LEAVE.

BLUE, MY BUDDY, I APPRECIATE YOU FOR NEVER LYING TO ME.

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THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME SPONSOR THE FIRST ROLLOUT OF SICK LEAVE DONATION BANK, PATRICK, FOR BRINGING IT BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO FINISH IT OFF.

COACH, THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME SAVE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS.

THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE VICTORIES.

WE DID THAT, KATIE.

SHE HAD TO LEAVE.

BUT THANK YOU FOR RALLYING BEHIND OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WHILE I RAN BACK AND FORTH WITH NEGOTIATIONS.

THAT WAS AN INSANE NIGHT.

AND THEN ROUND TWO AT THE PDC MR. RUST, THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME WITH THE SECOND COVID LEAVE.

AND THEN YOU AND MR. MARTIN HELPING OUR STU MY STUDENTS CHAMPION RECESS FOR ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.

WE DID SOME GOOD WORK.

OH, WAIT.

AND THEN DON REMEMBER WHEN CDO TRIED TO MAKE US GO TO SCHOOL IN JULY? YEAH, THAT WAS A 10 HOUR LONG MEETING.

AND WHEN DID WE START SCHOOL? AUGUST .

GWEN, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH ALL OF MY SHENANIGANS AND MY CORRECTIONS AND REWRITES AND EDITS AND QUESTIONS, ET CETERA.

I TRULY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE CALLS, THE TEXTS OVER THE YEARS, AND EVEN THOUGH YOU WOULD SAY IT'S FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT STORM, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T CARE BECAUSE I HAD AN EMPLOYEE WITH AN ISSUE.

I DIDN'T STOP.

SO THAT MEANT I WASN'T GONNA LET YOU THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO RIGHT? WHATEVER THE WRONG WAS.

AND FOR WRITING THE FORMER ADMINISTRATIONS WHEN THE PAY WAS, WHEN THEY, THEIR PAY WAS ILLEGALLY DOCKED.

I STILL HAVE ONE FOR YOU TO FIX.

UM, AS I LEAVE YOU TONIGHT, I DO WANNA SAY, JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, ONCE I'M GONE, IF Y'ALL'S LEFT SOCKS GO MISSING, THAT'S ME HAUNTING YOU.

AND THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT VOTING THE WAY I WANT YOU TO VOTE.

SO THAT MEANS GO THE OTHER WAY, OKAY? UM, BUT AS I LEAVE YOU TONIGHT, I HAVE INSTRUCTED ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS, THAT'S ANYONE THAT COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE CHILD, UM, TO TAKE MY PLACE.

SO I HOPE YOU WILL GET 6,000 MORE STORMS, BUT I TOTALLY WOULD NOT BE OPPOSED TO Y'ALL PUTTING UP LIKE A STATUE OR SOMETHING OF ME IN MY PLACE.

YOU KNOW, I'D BE OKAY WITH THAT.

BUT WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS, THE FIGHTS, THE VOTES.

BECAUSE I MAY HAVE BROUGHT POLICIES TO YOU.

I MAY HAVE CAUSED, YOU KNOW, UH, PEOPLE TO COME OR DONE THE WORK, BUT WE COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT PASSED.

WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE ANY OF IT WITHOUT YOUR VOTES AND THE FORMER BOARD.

SO WITH THAT, I SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.

IT HAS BEEN MY GREATEST PLEASURE.

THANK YOU, COACH LEWIS.

WELL DONE.

THE YOUNG LADY FROM VS WAS ALREADY, UH, AT THE PODIUM, BUT I'D LIKE TO REPORT THAT, UH, VS.

IS PLEASED AT THE END OF THE YEAR HAVE PAIRED OVER 400 STUDENTS WITH READERS AND MATH FRIENDS, VOLUNTEERS, AND 23 EAST BATON ROUGE, PARA EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EV THE EVERYBODY READS AND EVERYONE COUNTS.

PROGRAMS ARE REBUILDING AFTER, UH, HAVING LOST MANY VOLUNTEERS FOLLOWING COVID-19 NEXT YEAR VS.

HOSTS TO SERVE AT LEAST 600 RECOMMENDED STUDENTS ON MARCH, I'M SORRY, ON TUESDAY, MAY THE 13TH VS.

WILL HOST A COMMUNITY LUNCHEON TO HELP FUND, UM, TO HELP FIND, I'M SORRY, SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE TRUANCY AND CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.

THAT OUGHT TO BE A GOOD LUNCH.

DR.

ROBIN MERRICK WILL FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION WITH PANELISTS JUDGE GALE GROVER.

CHRISTIE HITCHENS FROM CHILD WELFARE AND ATTENDANCE PRINCIPAL CASEY WELLS FROM MARYDALE ELEMENTARY AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UMA INSURANCE.

THE LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE MAIN LIBRARY FROM 1130 TO 1:00 PM AND REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON, GUYS, VS.

DOES A AMAZING JOB.

AND I MENTIONED EARLIER THIS MONTH OR LAST MONTH THAT I MET A LADY AT VS.

WHO HAD BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR WHAT, 20 YEARS.

AND

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YOU KNOW, SOME GIFTS JUST KEEP RIGHT ON GIVING.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND HOPE TO SEE YET SOME OF THESE VS.

UM, OUTINGS.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU.

UH, ANY OTHER, UH, OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY REPORTS? MR. RUSS? THANK YOU.

AS THE, UH, BOARD'S APPOINTEE, THE BRETT COMMISSION, I'LL, UM, FILL IN THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC ON SOME OF THE GOINGS ON WITH BRECK, THE BRECKS IN THE NEWS QUITE A BIT LATELY.

UM, AS MANY MAY HAVE HEARD, UM, UH, MR. WILSON, THAT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT, UM, HAS DECIDED NOT TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT AS A SUPERINTENDENT.

UH, AND SO THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT THAT TRANSITION HAS GONNA LOOK LIKE.

UH, AS IT STANDS, HIS, HIS, UH, HIS CONTRACT GOES THROUGH JANUARY OF 26.

UM, SO THE COMMISSION HAS, UM, PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME TO TO, TO FIND SOME NEW LEADERSHIP THERE.

UM, THE COMMISSION WILL BE SEEING SOME ITEMS, UH, AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING AND NEXT THURSDAY, UM, DISCUSSING SOME OF THAT AND, AND HOW THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO HANDLE THAT, WHETHER, UM, WE MOVE FORWARD A LOT QUICKER, UH, WITH PUTTING TOGETHER A, UH, A SEARCH COMMITTEE AND POSTING A JOB DESCRIPTION AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AS A BOARD AND FINDING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

I'LL BE, UH, HAPPILY REPRESENTING , THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ANOTHER SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH OVER AT THE BRE COMMISSION.

, UH, YEAH, I LOVE THAT, RIGHT? UH, BUT I HAPPILY SERVE, UM, BECAUSE BRE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, ANOTHER ASPECT, YOU KNOW, WORTH DISCUSSING IS SOME, SOME LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN PUT FORTH, UM, IN SESSION.

A COUPLE DIFFERENT BILLS THAT WE'VE SEEN ABOUT, UM, WHAT SOME OF THE LEGISLATORS WANNA SEE WITH BRECK.

UM, I WOULD AND JUST ENCOURAGE THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC, UM, TO GO LOOK AT SOME OF THE, UH, THE INFORMATION THAT BRE HAS POSTED IN TERMS OF EXPLAINING WHAT THAT LEGISLATION LOOKS LIKE.

UM, THAT'S ALL ABOVE MY PAY PAY GRADE AS I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE, BUT I THINK BRE PROVIDES A REALLY VALUABLE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, AND, UH, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO YOUR LEGISLATORS ABOUT WHAT YOU WANNA SEE HAPPEN OR NOT HAPPEN WITH BRE.

UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE COMMISSION WANTS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE BRECK A GREAT ORGANIZATION AND I'LL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THAT REGARD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. RUSS.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, SO THAT CONCLUDES, UH, REPORTS.

NEXT WE

[F. Consent Agenda]

IS THAT ME? OH YEAH, I'M SORRY.

ALL RIGHT.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE TO BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND 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 A SEPARATE VOTE PRECEDING THE LAST ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM TWO, CONTRACT PROVISION VIDEO SYSTEM CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND PROVISION VIDEO SYSTEMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $708,000, A TOTAL OF $3,540,000 OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD TO PROVIDE DIGITAL CAMERAS, CLOUD CONNECT SERVICES AND INSTALLATION ON BUSES.

ITEM THREE, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT RENAISSANCE LEARNING CONSIDERATION FOR A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE RENEWAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND RENAISSANCE LEARNING IN THE AMOUNT OF $171,471 AND 96 CENTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE EDU CLIMBER DATA ANALYTICS PROGRAM, FUNDING SOURCE EEF ITEM FOUR, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT EXPONENT EDUCATION.

CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND EXPONENT EDUCATION, AND THE AMOUNT OF $92,400 TO PROVIDE DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYTICS CONSULTING AND RELATED MATTERS.

FUNDING SOURCE GATES GRANT SLASH GENERAL FUND.

ITEM FIVE, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT D TWO I DATED TO INSTRUCTION CONSIDERATION FOR REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND D TWO I DATED TO INSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $219,740 TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DATA AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT FUNDING.

SOURCE GATES GRANT SLASH CLS D GRANT.

ITEM SIX, LITIGATION CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION FROM GWEN SHALIN, GENERAL COUNSEL, E-B-R-P-S-B IN THE MATTER OF RENEE SMITH AND JOHN ROBBINS VERSUS EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM, BERKELEY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND MONIQUE JACKSON.

DOCKET NUMBER 6 9 7 1 0 6 SECTION 23

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AND ITEM SEVEN, LITIGATION CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION FROM GWEN SHALIN, GENERAL COUNSEL, B-R-P-S-B IN THE MATTER OF DYNASTY BROWN VERSUS EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, ET AL.

DOCKET NUMBER 7 4 6 9 8 7, SECTION 33 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA.

UH, I SO MOVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO KINDLY.

MR. MARTIN.

UH, DO ANY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WANNA PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS? OKAY.

THE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO COM NO.

ONLINE EITHER.

OKAY.

OKAY.

NO, THAT'S FINE.

THERE'S NO ONLINE COMMENTS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SECOND.

OKAY.

WHO, WHO DID THE FIRST I MADE THE MOTION.

OKAY.

PATRICK MADE THE MOTION.

AND NATHAN SECONDED.

YEAH.

MM-HMM .

DO WE HAVE ANY BOY COMMENTS? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ALONG

[G.1. RFP: Salary Schedule]

AND IF POSSIBLE, RECOMMEND A PREFERRED PROVIDER AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING IN MAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? OKAY, MR. GOEY AND MR. LANIS, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? HUH? MAKER? MR. RUSS? YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA ASK IF MR. GOE COULD, UM, KIND OF EXPOUND ON THE ITEM A LITTLE BIT FOR THE BOARD.

SURE.

I WAS PLANNING ON .

YOU HIT THE BUTTON BEFORE I DID.

UH, THANK YOU, UH, BOARD MEMBER RUSS.

YES.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE SALARY SCHEDULE AND, UM, THIS IS AN ITEM SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND COMMENCE ON THAT WORK AS QUICKLY AS FEASIBLE.

UM, IN THE STATE LAW, WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO A FORMAL RFP FOR SERVICES CONTRACT SUCH AS THIS, BUT WE DO THINK THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT WE NEED TO RUN SOME SORT OF AN R-F-R-F-P PROCESS, LIKE, UH, IN THIS.

SO WHAT THIS WOULD BE INSTRUCTING THE STAFF TO DO WOULD BE TO GO OUT AND SOLICIT BIDS ON THIS BUSINESS.

I KNOW AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE BE BIDDING ON THIS, UH, UH, WORK, BUT GO AHEAD AND PUBLICIZE, BUT NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE FORMAL NOTIFICATION AND ALL THE TIMELINES AND 30 DAY WAITS AND ALL THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO WITH THAT.

SO IT WOULD BE AN RFP PROCESS LIGHT, UH, THROUGH THAT.

BUT IMPORTANTLY, UH, THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROCESS, IF IT CAN BE, COME BACK TO US AT THE REGULAR MEETING IN MAY, IT MIGHT BE JUNE, BUT THIS DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ANY CONTRACT TO BE SIGNED.

ANY CONTRACT, A PROPOSAL WOULD, WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL BEFORE ANY WORK WOULD BE DONE AND ANY CONTRACT SIGNED.

UM, MR. COLE, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT, UM, YOU THINK STAFF CAN TURN AROUND THAT QUICK IN TERMS OF THE EXPEDITED PROCESS? THE REP, I'VE BEEN, UH, TALKING TO STAFF ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE, AND SO YES, THEY'VE GIVEN ME, UH, INDICATION THAT WE CAN GET THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

OUR SALARY SCHEDULE HAS BEEN MESSED UP FOR A WHILE, SO YES.

IS THIS, UM, I ASSUME THAT THIS WORK WOULD TAKE SOME TIME, WHICH IS WHY, UM, WE NEED TO START MOVING A LITTLE QUICKER THAN WE TYPICALLY WOULD, RIGHT?

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YEAH.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HOPE TO IMPLEMENT IN THE, IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED MIDSTREAM? WHAT, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IF WE WERE TO GET PRESENTED WITH, UH, A STUDY AND A NEW SALARY SCHEDULE? WHAT WOULD BE THE OUTCOME? WELL, THE NEW SALARY SCHEDULE, ONCE THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE, WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OKAY.

SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT, UH, UNTIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR, UNLESS THE SALARIES WERE TO CHANGE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD AND DISCUSS THAT.

BUT IT'S TERMS OF HOW WE PRESENT THE INFORMATION, I THINK WE CAN IMPLEMENT THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH A BOARD VOTE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MR. SHAMAN? OKAY.

AND SO, UH, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TO DO.

UH, OUR SALARY SCHEDULE, AS YOU KNOW, MR. RUS IS EXTREMELY COMPLEX.

MM-HMM .

HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

AND WE WANNA MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL AS THOSE WHO MAY BE SEEKING TO WORK IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

OKAY.

YEAH.

SO BY MOVING QUICKLY ON THIS, HOPEFULLY GETTING TO AN OUTCOME OF A RECOMMENDATION, UM, THIS WILL SERVE OUR TEACHERS, THIS WILL SERVE OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO RETAIN ABSOLUTELY THOSE TEACHERS.

SO THE QUICKER WE CAN DO THIS, THE BETTER.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

MR. GODDE? YES.

UH, THANK YOU.

JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

YOU KNOW, MY, AND THIS IS JUST MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION.

IT IS HARD TO ANSWER THE HYPOTHETICAL OF WHEN WE CAN IMPLEMENT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION'S GONNA BE AND WHAT THE DOLLAR COST OF THIS IS GONNA BE.

'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT MIGHT HAVE A PHASING PERIOD WHERE WE DO IT, OR, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

BUT, UH, SOONER WE GET STARTED, THE SOONER WE CAN GET STARTED.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MARTIN.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS, THIS ITEM.

I, I, I, I KNOW THAT OUR SALLY SCHEDULES ARE OUTTA WHACK AND WE NEED THIS WORK.

UM, I APPRECIATIVE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GOING THROUGH AN RP TO FIND THE, THE VENDOR.

UM, I DO WANT TO JUST KIND OF REGISTER THAT.

I WOULD MUCH PREFER THAT THIS HAVE GONE THROUGH THE COW NOTWITHSTANDING THAT I WAS NOT, UH, HERE AT THE COW LAST TIME FOR PERSONAL REASONS.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

BUT, UM, WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TRYING TO BRING SOME REGULAR ORDER TO THIS.

UM, BUT, BUT I'M NOT GONNA HOLD THIS ITEM UP FOR THAT BECAUSE IT IS GONNA COME BACK TO US IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE.

THE OTHER THING, JUST AS A GENERAL PRINCIPLE, MY BELIEF IS THAT WE SHOULD, FOR, FOR ITEMS LIKE THIS, WE SHOULD AUTHORIZE THE RFP AND AUTHORIZE IN THAT SAME MOTION THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT IS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD THE CONTRACT AFTER THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF HAVE EVALUATED THAT.

I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT MY VIEW OF THE BOARD'S ROLE TO DECIDE WHO GETS IT OR TO REALLY PLAY ANY ROLE IN DECIDING WHO GETS IT.

SO I'D RATHER US MAKE THE POLICY DECISION, DO WE NEED THIS GO OUT WITH THE RFP AND AFTER THAT HAND IT OFF TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE STAFF TO DO THAT JOB.

THAT'S MY SECOND POINT, THE FINAL POINT.

AND LIKE I SAY, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA VOTE FOR THIS.

I WANT TO GET IT DONE.

UH, BUT I'D LIKE TO US TO THINK ABOUT THIS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND THE FINAL POINT, SUPERINTENDENT, I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THESE KIND OF SURVEYS DONE BEFORE AND THESE STUDIES DONE BEFORE.

AND, AND WE IMPLEMENT 'EM WITH MORE OR LESS WITH, WITH GREATER OR LESSER FIDELITY.

UH, BUT THEN THEY'RE GONNA GET OUTTA WHACK AGAIN.

AND IF WE DON'T TAKE STEPS AND HAVE A VERY STRONG, UH, CAPABLE LEADERSHIP IN THE HR DEPARTMENT AND A, A STRONG SYSTEMIC PROGRAM IN HR TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS AND TO MONITOR THEM AND, AND CONTINUALLY EVALUATE WHEN WE HAVE, WHETHER IT'S PRINCIPAL SALARIES, TEACHER SALARIES, OR WHATEVER, GET OUT OF WHACK AND BECOME INEQUITABLE, UM, THEN WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN FIVE YEARS HAVING TO COME BACK OVER HERE.

SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STAFF UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME, ONE AND DONE KIND OF EFFORT.

AND THEN, OH, THE CONSULTANTS SOLVED ALL OUR PROBLEMS. THIS IS CONTINUOUS HARD WORK BY, UM, BY THE TEAM TO, TO, TO CONSTANTLY BE LOOKING AT THAT.

BUT AS I SAY, WITH THAT, I'M, I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MARTIN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE VOTE.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

MOVING

[G.2. Student Expulsion]

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING, HEARING, I HEARING NO MOTION IN SECOND? UH, THE STUDENT P PRESIDENT STEWART, I'M GONNA JUMP IN FOR A SECOND.

OKAY.

JUST READ IT AND

[00:45:01]

OKAY.

UM, NUM, ITEM TWO, STUDENT EXPULSION, UH, DISCUSSION.

CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPEAL A STUDENT EXPULSION AND BOARD MEMBERS OPPORTUNITY.

ANY MOTION HEARING? NO MOTION.

AND NO.

SECOND, THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION STANDS.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, STUDENT

[G.3. Student Expulsion]

CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPEAL A STUDENT EXPULSION BOARD MEMBERS.

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING? HEARING NO MOTION.

AND SECOND, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION STANDS.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, STUDENT

[G.4. Student Expulsion]

DISCUSSION.

CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPEAL A STUDENT EXPULSION BOARD MEMBERS.

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING? HEARING NO MOTION.

AND SECOND, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION STANDS.

ITEM FIVE, STUDENT

[G.5. Student Expulsion]

DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPEAL A STUDENT EXPULSION BOARD MEMBERS.

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING? HEARING NO MOTION.

AND SECOND, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION STANDS.

ITEM SIX,

[G.6. Student Expulsion]

DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPEAL THE STUDENT EXPULSION BOARD MEMBERS.

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING? HEARING NO MOTION.

AND SECOND, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION STANDS.

ITEM SEVEN,

[G.7. Student Expulsion]

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING? HEARING NO MOTION.

AND SECOND, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION STANDS.

ITEM SEVEN, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO APPEAL THE STUDENT EXPULSION BOARD MEMBERS.

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING? HEARING NO MOTION.

AND SECOND, THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION STANDS.

ITEM EIGHT,

[G.8. Student Expulsion]

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE MATTER AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING? YES.

I HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER PAUL LEWIS AND I SECOND IT.

THE MATTER WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD.

IN SECOND.

YEAH.

SECOND.

OH, THERE HE DOES IT.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

SO THAT WAS BY MS. POWELL LEWIS AND SECONDED BY MR. LANDIS.

AND SO THE MATTER WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

OF THE BOARD IN JUNE? UM, IN MAY.

I'M SORRY.

MAY.

OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING.

.

OKAY.

ITEM NINE, EXECUTIVE SE.

I'M SORRY, THAT ITEM IS NO LONGER.

UM, WELL, WE'LL STILL WE'LL STILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD.

OKAY.

IT'S THE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

AND THEN, UM, TAKE A MOTION IF, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY.

ITEM

[G.9. Executive Session]

CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY ANY OF MY BOARD MEMBERS? ? NO, NOT THIS ONE.

NEVER ONE.

I, OKAY.

AS FUN AS THAT WOULD BE.

I KNOW, RIGHT? I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

NO MOTION.

OKAY.

IT DIES.

YES.

OKAY.

ITEM

[G.10. Appeal Hearing-Student Expulsion]

APPEAL HEARING, STUDENT EXPULSION APPEAL HEARING FOR A STUDENT EXPULSION.

AND THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION HAD, HAVE THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED AND NO, THIS IS JUST A HEARING, SO YOU TAKE A MOTION, A SECOND AND PUBLIC COMMENT AS USUAL.

OKAY.

SO DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY.

UH, MR. LANIS MOTION AND MR. UM, LEWIS IS THE SECOND.

DO I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY BOARD COMMENTS?

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JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS, WE'RE ON ITEM 10, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

THE APPEAL HEARING.

AND SO THIS IS, AND SO WHAT IS THE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? TO, TO HEAR THIS? YES.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

YEAH.

AND IT REQUIRES A VOTE OF 6, 6, 6.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SO IT WAS MR. AND A COACH, LANIS AND LEWIS.

YEAH.

I'M SORRY.

YEAH.

AND THEN THERE WAS NO COMMENT.

SO, MADAM SECRETARY, CAN WE CALL FOR VOTE? PLEASE? VOTE.

COMPUTER FROZE UP.

GIMME A SECOND.

COACH, DO YOU WANNA DO A ROLL CALL? DO A ROLL CALL? NO.

.

I JUST NEED A SECOND.

YEAH, WE CAN.

COMPUTER FROZE UP.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

LET ME, WE, SO WE'LL BE ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WHAT'S THE LOCATION? WHAT'S THE LOCATION? BECAUSE SOMETIMES, OKAY, WE ARE RECONVENING BOARD MEMBERS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, WHAT IS IT? I MOVE TO DENY THE APPEAL.

UPHOLD, UPHOLD, DENY, UPHOLD RECOMMENDATION.

SUPERINTENDENT.

I MOVE TO UPHOLD THE DECISION OF THE DISTRICT.

OKAY.

AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? SO, MR. MARTIN, UM, AND THEN MR. LANIS, ANY COMMENTS? MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE VOTE.

NOT YET.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON

[G.11. Appeal Hearing-Student Expulsion]

APPEAL HEARING FOR STUDENT EXPULSION.

UM, BOARD MEMBERS.

HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS MATTER? MADAM PRESIDENT? UM, AFTER SPEAKING WITH, UM, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, UM, I ASKED TO HEAR THIS ITEM.