1. Call to order, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee), and pledge of allegiance (Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Amaris Bridgewater – Tara High School and Colonel Fulton Johnson, Senior Army Instructor). 2. Roll call.
3. Approval of the minutes of the November 20, 2014, (Regular Meeting), and the December 4, 2014, Committee of the Whole meeting.
4.1 Holiday performance by the Park Forest Middle School Choir. (Wayne Talbot and Shelton Smith, Choir Director)
4.2 Recognition of students whose artwork was selected for this year’s EBRPSS holiday greeting cards. (Wayne Talbot)
4.3 Recognition of Wayne Talbot for his outstanding work in preparing the Central Office for the holiday season. (Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
4.4 Recognition of Crystal Gordon, Biology Teacher at Broadmoor High School, for being named as a recipient of the NEA Foundation’s Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence. (School Board Member Mary Lynch)
4.5 Recognition of Broadmoor High School’s faculty, staff, and volunteers for hosting the annual Arts and Crafts Festival. (Shalonda Simoneaux)
4.6 Recognition of the Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Star Community Partners for the month of December 2014. (Tiffany Temple)
5. Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 6. Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
8. Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
9-1 Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to advertise, accept the low bid meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for the classroom improvements at Riveroaks Elementary School and Wedgewood Elementary School, or reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statutes; Title 38; Chapter 10. (Catherine Fletcher/Earl Kern)
9-2 Consideration of a request for approval of a contract for Professional Services between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Fusion Architecture, APC for Insurance Statement of Values for properties owned by East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for an amount not to exceed $5,000 per facility. (Catherine Fletcher / Larry Munson / Brad Guerin / David Daniel/Andrew Davis)
CONSENT AGENDA The following items are considered to be routine and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Board Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as an item on the regular agenda for separate vote preceding the last item on the regular agenda. 10. Consideration of a request for approval of the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) Program Grant in the amount of $1,193,800.00. (Michael Haggen) 11. Consideration of a request for approval of a professional services agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Discovery Education Assessment in the amount of $17,500.00 to provide professional development. (Funding Source: Curriculum and Instruction) (Michael Haggen) 12. Consideration of a request for approval to negotiate a contract with Grade Results to provide professional services as it relates to the Moving Forward initiative in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00. (Vera Dunbar) 13. Consideration of a request for acceptance of the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, in the matter of: Karen R. Crawford v. EBRPSB, et al, Docket No.: 600,558, Section 22; 19th JDC.* (Domoine Rutledge
13. Consideration of a request for acceptance of the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, in the matter of: Karen R. Crawford v. EBRPSB, et al, Docket No.: 600,558, Section 22; 19th JDC.* (Domoine Rutledge)
14. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of an addendum to the professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Pediatric Services of America, Inc., in the amount of $58,240.00 to include LPN nursing services for a student at Southdowns Elementary School. (Funding Source: IDEA – Part B Funds). (Vera Dunbar
15. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Dow Promise Grant in the amount of $15,200.00. (Patricia Friedrich)
16. Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to advertise, accept the low bid meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for the classroom improvements or replacement at University Terrace Pre-K, or reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statutes; Title 38; Chapter 10. (Catherine Fletcher/Earl Kern)
17. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the restated 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan document between the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and the Variable Annuity Insurance Company (VALIC) for the “cash-out” provision due to legislative changes. (Catherine Fletcher)
18. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and the Louisiana Department of Education regarding ACT testing and related matters. (Liz Frischhertz)
19. Discussion/Consideration of electing Board Leadership annually instead of every two (2) years. This would include Board President, President-Elect, and Vice-President. President-Elect will become President the following year. The seats of President-Elect and Vice-President will be open the following year, with the exception that should the Vice-President have no opposition, the Vice-President will become President-Elect. (School Board Member Vereta Lee)
21.1 Announcement of Meetings: January 15, 2015, School Board Meeting 22. Review of student expulsions. (NONE) 23. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 24. Adjournment.
Dec 18, 2014 School Board
1. Call to order, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee), and pledge of allegiance (Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Amaris Bridgewater – Tara High School and Colonel Fulton Johnson, Senior Army Instructor). 2. Roll call.
3. Approval of the minutes of the November 20, 2014, (Regular Meeting), and the December 4, 2014, Committee of the Whole meeting.
4.1 Holiday performance by the Park Forest Middle School Choir. (Wayne Talbot and Shelton Smith, Choir Director)
4.2 Recognition of students whose artwork was selected for this year’s EBRPSS holiday greeting cards. (Wayne Talbot)
4.3 Recognition of Wayne Talbot for his outstanding work in preparing the Central Office for the holiday season. (Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
4.4 Recognition of Crystal Gordon, Biology Teacher at Broadmoor High School, for being named as a recipient of the NEA Foundation’s Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence. (School Board Member Mary Lynch)
4.5 Recognition of Broadmoor High School’s faculty, staff, and volunteers for hosting the annual Arts and Crafts Festival. (Shalonda Simoneaux)
4.6 Recognition of the Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Star Community Partners for the month of December 2014. (Tiffany Temple)
5. Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 6. Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
8. Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
9-1 Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to advertise, accept the low bid meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for the classroom improvements at Riveroaks Elementary School and Wedgewood Elementary School, or reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statutes; Title 38; Chapter 10. (Catherine Fletcher/Earl Kern)
9-2 Consideration of a request for approval of a contract for Professional Services between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Fusion Architecture, APC for Insurance Statement of Values for properties owned by East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for an amount not to exceed $5,000 per facility. (Catherine Fletcher / Larry Munson / Brad Guerin / David Daniel/Andrew Davis)
CONSENT AGENDA The following items are considered to be routine and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Board Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as an item on the regular agenda for separate vote preceding the last item on the regular agenda. 10. Consideration of a request for approval of the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) Program Grant in the amount of $1,193,800.00. (Michael Haggen) 11. Consideration of a request for approval of a professional services agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Discovery Education Assessment in the amount of $17,500.00 to provide professional development. (Funding Source: Curriculum and Instruction) (Michael Haggen) 12. Consideration of a request for approval to negotiate a contract with Grade Results to provide professional services as it relates to the Moving Forward initiative in an amount not to exceed $360,000.00. (Vera Dunbar) 13. Consideration of a request for acceptance of the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, in the matter of: Karen R. Crawford v. EBRPSB, et al, Docket No.: 600,558, Section 22; 19th JDC.* (Domoine Rutledge
13. Consideration of a request for acceptance of the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, in the matter of: Karen R. Crawford v. EBRPSB, et al, Docket No.: 600,558, Section 22; 19th JDC.* (Domoine Rutledge)
14. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of an addendum to the professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Pediatric Services of America, Inc., in the amount of $58,240.00 to include LPN nursing services for a student at Southdowns Elementary School. (Funding Source: IDEA – Part B Funds). (Vera Dunbar
15. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Dow Promise Grant in the amount of $15,200.00. (Patricia Friedrich)
16. Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to advertise, accept the low bid meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for the classroom improvements or replacement at University Terrace Pre-K, or reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statutes; Title 38; Chapter 10. (Catherine Fletcher/Earl Kern)
17. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the restated 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan document between the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and the Variable Annuity Insurance Company (VALIC) for the “cash-out” provision due to legislative changes. (Catherine Fletcher)
18. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and the Louisiana Department of Education regarding ACT testing and related matters. (Liz Frischhertz)
19. Discussion/Consideration of electing Board Leadership annually instead of every two (2) years. This would include Board President, President-Elect, and Vice-President. President-Elect will become President the following year. The seats of President-Elect and Vice-President will be open the following year, with the exception that should the Vice-President have no opposition, the Vice-President will become President-Elect. (School Board Member Vereta Lee)
21.1 Announcement of Meetings: January 15, 2015, School Board Meeting 22. Review of student expulsions. (NONE) 23. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 24. Adjournment.