1. Roll call, invocation (Vice-President Barbara Freiberg), and pledge of allegiance (School Board Member Vereta Lee). 2. Approval of the minutes of the May 21, 2015, Regular Board meeting, June 4, 2015, Special Board meeting, and the June 4, 2015, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Recognitions. 3.1 Recognition of new principals for the 2015-2016 school year. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake) 3.2 Recognition of Nan McCann for being named as one of the 2015 Baton Rouge Influential Women in Business. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake) 3.3 Recognition of students who competed in the National History Bee. (Kathleen Randolph – Sherwood Middle Magnet School)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake)
Presentations. 6.1 Preliminary summary regarding Spring 2015 testing. (Liz Frischhertz)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
Consideration of a resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on October 24, 2015, to renew the levy and collection of special taxes therein; making application to the State Bond Commission; and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Catherine Fletcher/David Henderson)
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 acceptance of the Project Lead the Way Grant for a program to be implemented at Northeast High School in the amount of $35,000.00. (Patricia Friedrich) 10. Consideration of a request for approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Educator’s Assessment Data Management System (EADMS) in the amount of $319,707.00. (Funding Source: General Fund). (Lizabeth Frischhertz) 11. Consideration of a request for approval to implement the following: (a) Digital Arts and Technology Magnet component at Southeast Middle School; (b) Computer Game Design/Animation Magnet Program at Capitol Middle School; and (c) Gifted Program at Capitol Middle School. (Michelle Clayton/Theresa Porter/Babs Stapleton) 12. Consideration of a request for staff to be given authority to select The Advocate as the Official Journal of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2015-2016 school year, which will be used for the publication of the Board’s proceedings, financial statements, legal advertisements, and any other advertising requirements. (Catherine Fletcher/ Gary Reese) 13. Consideration of a request for staff to be given authority through June 2016 to advertise, receive, and award bids for materials, supplies, and/or services to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications and all requirements of the Invitation to Bid. (Catherine Fletcher/Gary Reese) 14. Consideration of a request for staff to be given authority through June 2016 to declare selected materials, equipment, and supplies as surplus and subsequent sale at public or on-line auction. (Catherine Fletcher/Gary Reese) 15. Consideration of a request for approval of the Lease Contract Extension for Harding Elementary School Site between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the J.K. Haynes Elementary Charter School for the period of July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017. (Catherine Fletcher) 16. Consideration of a request to authorize the administration to approve the most effective Property and Casualty Insurance Program Policy Renewal package for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher / David Daniel) 17. Consideration of a request for approval of the attached Resolution authorizing the Board President and Superintendent to execute and sign all documents to reject Uninsured Motorist Coverage in connection with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s automobile liability coverage and its Self-Insured Retention Program for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher / David Daniel) 18. Consideration of a request for approval of: (a) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Middle School Summer Budget; and (b) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 High School Summer Budget. (Carlos Sam) 19. Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 East Baton Rouge Parish Kick-Off Classic (Football Jamboree) Budget. (Armond Brown) 21. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Budget for Vocational Education – Carl Perkins Basic Grant. (Michelle Clayton/Ronnie Pocorello) 22. Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Adult Education Local Budget. (Carlos Sam / Dawn Fleming) 23. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 I CARE Budget and Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Program (ADAPP) Budget. (Carlos Sam / Gwynn Shamlin) 24. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Budget and Grant Application for Title X McKinney-Vento Funds. (Michelle Clayton/Jodi Lemon / Richard Capps) 25. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 budgets for Title III Immigrant. (Michelle Clayton/Richard Capps) 26. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Radio Training Program (RTP) Budget. (Larry Davis / Leecy Hyland) 27. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Child Nutrition Program Budget for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. (Catherine Fletcher / Nadine Mann / Leecy Hyland) (END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS)
Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Curriculum-Textbook/Digital Media Support Fund Budget. (Michelle Clayton/Mona Barnes)
Unfinished Business: PUBLIC HEARING/WORKSHOP 8.1 Discussion of the Proposed 2015-2016 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2015-2016 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher) 8.2 Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2015-2016 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval to renew the FY 2015-2016 membership dues with the Council of the Great City Schools in the amount of $37,054.00. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for acceptance of an anonymous donation in the amount of $1,924,608.00 to provide additional AP training to underserved students through the National Math+Science Initiative College Readiness Program. The schools specified by the donor to be the recipients are: Baton Rouge Magnet High School and McKinley High School. (Andrea O’Konski/Janet Pace)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Tax Plan Budgets for Propositions 2 and 3. (Catherine Fletcher/Doris Brown)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to increase the budget due to unforeseen conditions during the abatement/demolition construction phase and the current rise in construction labor costs, and make the award of a contract for the Classroom Addition at University Terrace 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)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for acceptance of the Proposed 2015-2016 Project Lead the Way Grant budget. (Pat Friedrich)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a lease extension between Thein Truong, d/b/a Eagle First, LLCand East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to house a discipline center at 1097 Flannery Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the period of July 2, 2015, through June 30, 2020. (Catherine Fletcher)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for acceptance of the Proposed 2015-2016 Project Lead the Way Grant budget. (Pat Friedrich)
Discussion/Consideration of granting a sales and use tax exemption for custom computer software pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 47:305.52 and related matters. (Domoine Rutledge)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a new EBRPSS organizational chart and related matters. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake)
40. Organizational Items. 40.1 Announcement of Meetings: - July 2, 2015, Committee of the Whole Meeting at 5:00 p.m. - July 16, 2015, Regular School Board Meeting at 5:00 p.m. 41. Review of student expulsions. (NONE) 42. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 43. Adjournment.
Jun 18, 2015 School Board
1. Roll call, invocation (Vice-President Barbara Freiberg), and pledge of allegiance (School Board Member Vereta Lee). 2. Approval of the minutes of the May 21, 2015, Regular Board meeting, June 4, 2015, Special Board meeting, and the June 4, 2015, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Recognitions. 3.1 Recognition of new principals for the 2015-2016 school year. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake) 3.2 Recognition of Nan McCann for being named as one of the 2015 Baton Rouge Influential Women in Business. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake) 3.3 Recognition of students who competed in the National History Bee. (Kathleen Randolph – Sherwood Middle Magnet School)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake)
Presentations. 6.1 Preliminary summary regarding Spring 2015 testing. (Liz Frischhertz)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
Consideration of a resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on October 24, 2015, to renew the levy and collection of special taxes therein; making application to the State Bond Commission; and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Catherine Fletcher/David Henderson)
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 acceptance of the Project Lead the Way Grant for a program to be implemented at Northeast High School in the amount of $35,000.00. (Patricia Friedrich) 10. Consideration of a request for approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Educator’s Assessment Data Management System (EADMS) in the amount of $319,707.00. (Funding Source: General Fund). (Lizabeth Frischhertz) 11. Consideration of a request for approval to implement the following: (a) Digital Arts and Technology Magnet component at Southeast Middle School; (b) Computer Game Design/Animation Magnet Program at Capitol Middle School; and (c) Gifted Program at Capitol Middle School. (Michelle Clayton/Theresa Porter/Babs Stapleton) 12. Consideration of a request for staff to be given authority to select The Advocate as the Official Journal of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2015-2016 school year, which will be used for the publication of the Board’s proceedings, financial statements, legal advertisements, and any other advertising requirements. (Catherine Fletcher/ Gary Reese) 13. Consideration of a request for staff to be given authority through June 2016 to advertise, receive, and award bids for materials, supplies, and/or services to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications and all requirements of the Invitation to Bid. (Catherine Fletcher/Gary Reese) 14. Consideration of a request for staff to be given authority through June 2016 to declare selected materials, equipment, and supplies as surplus and subsequent sale at public or on-line auction. (Catherine Fletcher/Gary Reese) 15. Consideration of a request for approval of the Lease Contract Extension for Harding Elementary School Site between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the J.K. Haynes Elementary Charter School for the period of July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017. (Catherine Fletcher) 16. Consideration of a request to authorize the administration to approve the most effective Property and Casualty Insurance Program Policy Renewal package for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher / David Daniel) 17. Consideration of a request for approval of the attached Resolution authorizing the Board President and Superintendent to execute and sign all documents to reject Uninsured Motorist Coverage in connection with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s automobile liability coverage and its Self-Insured Retention Program for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher / David Daniel) 18. Consideration of a request for approval of: (a) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Middle School Summer Budget; and (b) Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 High School Summer Budget. (Carlos Sam) 19. Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 East Baton Rouge Parish Kick-Off Classic (Football Jamboree) Budget. (Armond Brown) 21. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Budget for Vocational Education – Carl Perkins Basic Grant. (Michelle Clayton/Ronnie Pocorello) 22. Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Adult Education Local Budget. (Carlos Sam / Dawn Fleming) 23. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 I CARE Budget and Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Program (ADAPP) Budget. (Carlos Sam / Gwynn Shamlin) 24. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Budget and Grant Application for Title X McKinney-Vento Funds. (Michelle Clayton/Jodi Lemon / Richard Capps) 25. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 budgets for Title III Immigrant. (Michelle Clayton/Richard Capps) 26. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Radio Training Program (RTP) Budget. (Larry Davis / Leecy Hyland) 27. Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Child Nutrition Program Budget for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. (Catherine Fletcher / Nadine Mann / Leecy Hyland) (END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS)
Consideration of a request for approval of the Revised 2014-2015 and Proposed 2015-2016 Curriculum-Textbook/Digital Media Support Fund Budget. (Michelle Clayton/Mona Barnes)
Unfinished Business: PUBLIC HEARING/WORKSHOP 8.1 Discussion of the Proposed 2015-2016 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2015-2016 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher) 8.2 Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2015-2016 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher)
Consideration of a request for approval to renew the FY 2015-2016 membership dues with the Council of the Great City Schools in the amount of $37,054.00. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for acceptance of an anonymous donation in the amount of $1,924,608.00 to provide additional AP training to underserved students through the National Math+Science Initiative College Readiness Program. The schools specified by the donor to be the recipients are: Baton Rouge Magnet High School and McKinley High School. (Andrea O’Konski/Janet Pace)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2015-2016 Tax Plan Budgets for Propositions 2 and 3. (Catherine Fletcher/Doris Brown)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to increase the budget due to unforeseen conditions during the abatement/demolition construction phase and the current rise in construction labor costs, and make the award of a contract for the Classroom Addition at University Terrace 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)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for acceptance of the Proposed 2015-2016 Project Lead the Way Grant budget. (Pat Friedrich)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a lease extension between Thein Truong, d/b/a Eagle First, LLCand East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to house a discipline center at 1097 Flannery Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the period of July 2, 2015, through June 30, 2020. (Catherine Fletcher)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for acceptance of the Proposed 2015-2016 Project Lead the Way Grant budget. (Pat Friedrich)
Discussion/Consideration of granting a sales and use tax exemption for custom computer software pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 47:305.52 and related matters. (Domoine Rutledge)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a new EBRPSS organizational chart and related matters. (Acting Superintendent Warren Drake)
40. Organizational Items. 40.1 Announcement of Meetings: - July 2, 2015, Committee of the Whole Meeting at 5:00 p.m. - July 16, 2015, Regular School Board Meeting at 5:00 p.m. 41. Review of student expulsions. (NONE) 42. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 43. Adjournment.