1. Roll call, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee), and pledge of allegiance (Tamara Kay Fluker, Lee High School, representing graduating seniors and Cadet Captain Kaydence Williams – Belaire High School and Lieutenant Colonel Dana Boyd-Donald, Senior Army Instructor). 1(a) Presentation by the EBRSS Foundation. (Janet Pace)
Approval of the minutes of the March 17, 2015, Regular Board meeting, March 18, 2015, Special Board meeting, April 2, 2015, Special Board meeting, April 2, 2015, Committee of the Whole meeting and April 2, 2015, Special Meeting.
Recognition of the Woodlawn High School Panthrobotics Team for winning the FIRST Bayou Regionals “Chairman’s Award” and the “Spirit Award.” Recognition is also given to Mr. Daniel Eiland who received the “Volunteer of the Year Award.” (School Board Member Jill Dyason)
Recognition of Danielle Massey, Woodlawn High School, for winning the FIRST Dean’s List Award as a member of Woodlawn’s Panthrobotics Team. (School Board Member Jill Dyason)
Recognition of the Southeast Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Teams for winning the middle school basketball championships. (Ms. Lynn Williamson)
Recognition of Sherwood Middle Magnet School for being designated as a 2015 Music Merit Award School by the NAMM Foundation. (Mr. Wayne Talbot)
Recognition of the following EBR students who participated in the DLR Group’s Innovation Challenge at the National School Boards Association Conference and won second place in the competition: Tyler Damon Williams – Scotlandville Magnet High School, Dylan Martin – Tara High School, Georgette Metrailer – Lee High School, and De’Quinton Gie – McKinley High School. (Superintendent Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
Consideration of a request for adoption of a Resolution proclaiming the month of April 2015 as “Parliamentary Law Month.” (School Board Member Connie Bernard)
Recognition of the following schools for being selected as Magnet Schools of Distinction by the Magnet Schools of America: Baton Rouge Foreign Language Immersion Academic Magnet, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet, McKinley Middle Academic Magnet, and Baton Rouge Magnet High. (Ms. Theresa Porter)
Recognition of Thaddeus Sam for receiving the State Leadership Award by the National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators. (Ms. Janet Kline-Clark)
Recognition of the Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Star Community Partners for the month of April 2015. (Ms. Tiffany Temple)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
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. 9. Consideration of a request for approval of the Believe and Prepare Community of Development grant in the amount of $10,000.00 to develop new teacher preparation programs for McKinley and Lee High Schools. (Pat Friedrich) 10. Consideration of a request for approval of an Extern Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in the amount of $42,840.00 to employ two (2) LSU School Psychology externs to work with the I CARE department. (Funding Source: I CARE). (Carlos Sam) 11. Consideration of a request for approval to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and ECRA Group Incorporated in the amount of $14,019.15 to provide professional development to the Title II Non-Public School Diocese of Baton Rouge. (Funding Source: Title II 2014-15). (Michael Haggen) 12. Consideration of a request for approval of a Servitude Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission for a Local Services Agreement/Cooperative Endeavor. The agreement serves as an acceptance of the transfer of property ownership and temporary access of equipment for a cash offer of $26,090.00 for city-wide and future Prescott Middle School sewer improvements. (Catherine Fletcher) (END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS)
Consideration of a request for approval to consolidate the Christa McAuliffe Superintendent’s Academy and relocate the 7th and 8th grade students to the Northdale Superintendent’s Academy and the 6th grade students to the Greenville Superintendent’s Academy for the 2015-2016 school year. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval to relocate the Greenville Alternative at Wyandotte students to the Beechwood Superintendent’s Academy site, and consolidate the Beechwood Superintendent’s Academy students with the Greenville Superintendent’s Academy for the 2015-2016 school year. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 General Fund Budget for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval of a Third Party Evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise to provide an independent evaluation of charter school applications for the 2016-2017 school year. The proposed cost of this service to be provided by New Millennium Education, LLC., is approximately $12,000.00. (Carlos Sam)
Organizational Items. 17.1 Announcement of Meetings: Notice is hereby given that the Parish School Board of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”) plans to consider and adopt at its meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. at the Parish School Board Office, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Resolution, as required by law for the Office of the 3 Assessor no later than June 1, 2015, for the purpose of levying millages effective on the 2015 Assessment Roll. May 7, 2015, Committee of the Whole Meeting at 5:00 p.m. – Central Office, Board Room May 21, 2015, Regular School Board Meeting at 5:00 p.m. – Central Office, Board Room 18. Review of student expulsions. (NONE) 19. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 20. Adjournment.
Apr 16, 2015 School Board
1. Roll call, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee), and pledge of allegiance (Tamara Kay Fluker, Lee High School, representing graduating seniors and Cadet Captain Kaydence Williams – Belaire High School and Lieutenant Colonel Dana Boyd-Donald, Senior Army Instructor). 1(a) Presentation by the EBRSS Foundation. (Janet Pace)
Approval of the minutes of the March 17, 2015, Regular Board meeting, March 18, 2015, Special Board meeting, April 2, 2015, Special Board meeting, April 2, 2015, Committee of the Whole meeting and April 2, 2015, Special Meeting.
Recognition of the Woodlawn High School Panthrobotics Team for winning the FIRST Bayou Regionals “Chairman’s Award” and the “Spirit Award.” Recognition is also given to Mr. Daniel Eiland who received the “Volunteer of the Year Award.” (School Board Member Jill Dyason)
Recognition of Danielle Massey, Woodlawn High School, for winning the FIRST Dean’s List Award as a member of Woodlawn’s Panthrobotics Team. (School Board Member Jill Dyason)
Recognition of the Southeast Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Teams for winning the middle school basketball championships. (Ms. Lynn Williamson)
Recognition of Sherwood Middle Magnet School for being designated as a 2015 Music Merit Award School by the NAMM Foundation. (Mr. Wayne Talbot)
Recognition of the following EBR students who participated in the DLR Group’s Innovation Challenge at the National School Boards Association Conference and won second place in the competition: Tyler Damon Williams – Scotlandville Magnet High School, Dylan Martin – Tara High School, Georgette Metrailer – Lee High School, and De’Quinton Gie – McKinley High School. (Superintendent Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
Consideration of a request for adoption of a Resolution proclaiming the month of April 2015 as “Parliamentary Law Month.” (School Board Member Connie Bernard)
Recognition of the following schools for being selected as Magnet Schools of Distinction by the Magnet Schools of America: Baton Rouge Foreign Language Immersion Academic Magnet, Westdale Heights Academic Magnet, McKinley Middle Academic Magnet, and Baton Rouge Magnet High. (Ms. Theresa Porter)
Recognition of Thaddeus Sam for receiving the State Leadership Award by the National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators. (Ms. Janet Kline-Clark)
Recognition of the Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Star Community Partners for the month of April 2015. (Ms. Tiffany Temple)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Bernard Taylor, Jr.)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
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. 9. Consideration of a request for approval of the Believe and Prepare Community of Development grant in the amount of $10,000.00 to develop new teacher preparation programs for McKinley and Lee High Schools. (Pat Friedrich) 10. Consideration of a request for approval of an Extern Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in the amount of $42,840.00 to employ two (2) LSU School Psychology externs to work with the I CARE department. (Funding Source: I CARE). (Carlos Sam) 11. Consideration of a request for approval to renew a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and ECRA Group Incorporated in the amount of $14,019.15 to provide professional development to the Title II Non-Public School Diocese of Baton Rouge. (Funding Source: Title II 2014-15). (Michael Haggen) 12. Consideration of a request for approval of a Servitude Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission for a Local Services Agreement/Cooperative Endeavor. The agreement serves as an acceptance of the transfer of property ownership and temporary access of equipment for a cash offer of $26,090.00 for city-wide and future Prescott Middle School sewer improvements. (Catherine Fletcher) (END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS)
Consideration of a request for approval to consolidate the Christa McAuliffe Superintendent’s Academy and relocate the 7th and 8th grade students to the Northdale Superintendent’s Academy and the 6th grade students to the Greenville Superintendent’s Academy for the 2015-2016 school year. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval to relocate the Greenville Alternative at Wyandotte students to the Beechwood Superintendent’s Academy site, and consolidate the Beechwood Superintendent’s Academy students with the Greenville Superintendent’s Academy for the 2015-2016 school year. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 General Fund Budget for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval of a Third Party Evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise to provide an independent evaluation of charter school applications for the 2016-2017 school year. The proposed cost of this service to be provided by New Millennium Education, LLC., is approximately $12,000.00. (Carlos Sam)
Organizational Items. 17.1 Announcement of Meetings: Notice is hereby given that the Parish School Board of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”) plans to consider and adopt at its meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. at the Parish School Board Office, 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Resolution, as required by law for the Office of the 3 Assessor no later than June 1, 2015, for the purpose of levying millages effective on the 2015 Assessment Roll. May 7, 2015, Committee of the Whole Meeting at 5:00 p.m. – Central Office, Board Room May 21, 2015, Regular School Board Meeting at 5:00 p.m. – Central Office, Board Room 18. Review of student expulsions. (NONE) 19. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 20. Adjournment.