1. Call to order, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee), and pledge of allegiance (Cadet Second Lieutenant Paris Moore – Northeast High School and Master Sergeant Marlon Green). 2. Roll Call.
Approval of the minutes of the January 21, 2016, Regular School Board meeting and the February 4, 2016, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Recognitions. 4.1 Recognition of Exxon Mobil for its partnership with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. (Ken Miller) 4.2 Recognition of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s 2016 “Students of the Year.” (Ben Necaise) 4.3 Consideration of a request for adoption of a Resolution proclaiming March 6-12, 2016, as “National School Social Worker Week.” (Dr. Bridgett Wade) 4.4 Recognition of Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Partners in Education for the month of February. (Lynelle Dixon)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Warren Drake)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
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. 11. Consideration of a request for approval of the following grants: (a) Capital Area Human Services District mini-grant application, in collaboration with I CARE, for the Public Service Announcement Project on Underage Alcohol Use, Underage Tobacco Use, Prescription Drug Misuse, Suicide, Bullying, and Violence in the amount of $2,000.00, to be split equally between McKinley High and Scotlandville High Schools. (b) Target Field Trip grant in the amount of $700.00 for fifth grade students at Claiborne Elementary School to study the history and science of lasers at Laser Tag of Baton Rouge; and (c) Capitol One grant in the amount of $7,010.00 for three (3) Bernard Terrace Elementary School science teachers to attend the National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, TN and the purchase of STEM materials and supplies for classrooms. (Catherine Fletcher/Pat Friedrich) 12. Consideration of a request for approval to amend the 2016-2017 school calendar, adding Wednesday, November 23, 2016, as a holiday for all 12-month employees. (Adam Smith) 13. Consideration of a request for approval of the proposed East Baton Rouge Parish School System Test Security Policy for the 2015-2016 school year. (Dr. Michelle Clayton) 14. Consideration of a request for approval to proceed with developing an agreement with Cox Louisiana Telecom, L.L.C., for a Voice Over Internet Telephone System for the entire EBRPSS, and authorize the Superintendent to enter into a contract with this vendor. (Richard Ellis/Larry Williams) (END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS)
Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to seek proposals to provide Architectural Design Consulting Services for the Broadmoor Elementary School Replacement Project as specified in the 2008 Tax Plan Continuation. (Catherine Fletcher/Earl Kern)
15. Organizational Items. Announcement of Meetings: • Committee of the Whole meeting to be held on March 3, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at the Instructional Resource Center located at 1022 S. Foster Drive. • Regular Meeting of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to be held on March 17, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at the Instructional Resource Center located at 1022 S. Foster Drive. 16. Review of a student expulsion. 17. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 18. Adjournment.
Feb 18, 2016 School Board
1. Call to order, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee), and pledge of allegiance (Cadet Second Lieutenant Paris Moore – Northeast High School and Master Sergeant Marlon Green). 2. Roll Call.
Approval of the minutes of the January 21, 2016, Regular School Board meeting and the February 4, 2016, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Recognitions. 4.1 Recognition of Exxon Mobil for its partnership with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. (Ken Miller) 4.2 Recognition of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s 2016 “Students of the Year.” (Ben Necaise) 4.3 Consideration of a request for adoption of a Resolution proclaiming March 6-12, 2016, as “National School Social Worker Week.” (Dr. Bridgett Wade) 4.4 Recognition of Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Partners in Education for the month of February. (Lynelle Dixon)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Warren Drake)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
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. 11. Consideration of a request for approval of the following grants: (a) Capital Area Human Services District mini-grant application, in collaboration with I CARE, for the Public Service Announcement Project on Underage Alcohol Use, Underage Tobacco Use, Prescription Drug Misuse, Suicide, Bullying, and Violence in the amount of $2,000.00, to be split equally between McKinley High and Scotlandville High Schools. (b) Target Field Trip grant in the amount of $700.00 for fifth grade students at Claiborne Elementary School to study the history and science of lasers at Laser Tag of Baton Rouge; and (c) Capitol One grant in the amount of $7,010.00 for three (3) Bernard Terrace Elementary School science teachers to attend the National Conference on Science Education in Nashville, TN and the purchase of STEM materials and supplies for classrooms. (Catherine Fletcher/Pat Friedrich) 12. Consideration of a request for approval to amend the 2016-2017 school calendar, adding Wednesday, November 23, 2016, as a holiday for all 12-month employees. (Adam Smith) 13. Consideration of a request for approval of the proposed East Baton Rouge Parish School System Test Security Policy for the 2015-2016 school year. (Dr. Michelle Clayton) 14. Consideration of a request for approval to proceed with developing an agreement with Cox Louisiana Telecom, L.L.C., for a Voice Over Internet Telephone System for the entire EBRPSS, and authorize the Superintendent to enter into a contract with this vendor. (Richard Ellis/Larry Williams) (END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS)
Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to seek proposals to provide Architectural Design Consulting Services for the Broadmoor Elementary School Replacement Project as specified in the 2008 Tax Plan Continuation. (Catherine Fletcher/Earl Kern)
15. Organizational Items. Announcement of Meetings: • Committee of the Whole meeting to be held on March 3, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at the Instructional Resource Center located at 1022 S. Foster Drive. • Regular Meeting of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to be held on March 17, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at the Instructional Resource Center located at 1022 S. Foster Drive. 16. Review of a student expulsion. 17. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 18. Adjournment.