1. Call to order, invocation (Elder Barbara Carter, Kingdom Life Family Center), and Pledge of Allegiance (School Board Member Mark Bellue). 2. Roll Call.
Additional Item
Approval of the minutes of the May 19, 2016, Regular School Board meeting, May 25, 2016, Special meeting, and the June 2, 2016, Committee of the Whole meeting
Recognitions. 4.1 Recognition of School Board President Barbara Freiberg for being named as a recipient of the 2016 Most Influential Women in Business. (Superintendent Drake) 4.2 Recognition of Diamond Jonese, Student at Scotlandville Magnet High School, for winning a $1,000.00 mini-grant from the Capital Area Human Services District for her PSA regarding suicide prevention, “The Spoken Word.” (Gwynn Shamlin – I CARE) 4.3 Recognition of Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School students, Angel Nguyen, Abby Debenport, Mehran (Max) Bhuiyan, Mitchell Bellan, and Peter Franz, teacher sponsor, and STEM mentor for winning third place in the 2016 Louisiana Envirothon state competition sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. (Kim Fossey) 4.4 Recognition of students from Capitol Middle and Scotlandville Middle Schools who participated in LSU’s Sea Perch Challenge. (Keila Stovall) 4.5 Presentation of scholarships to winners of the Black History Month Essay Contest sponsored by Cox Communications. (Jeremy Theriot)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Warren Drake)
Presentations. 7.1 Update from the EBRSS Foundation. (Keila Stovall)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
Discussion/Consideration of naming the new Lee High School. (Stacey Dupre)
Unfinished Business: PUBLIC HEARING/WORKSHOP 9.1 Discussion of the Proposed 2016-2017 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2016-2017 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher) 9.2 Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2016-2017 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2016-2017 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher)
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. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to authorize administration to approve the most effective Property and Casualty Insurance Program policy renewal package for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher/David Daniel) 11. Discussion/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 2016-2017 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher/David Daniel) 14. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval for staff to award the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s Fiscal Agent contract to Capital One Bank and Neighbors Federal Credit Union for a period of two years beginning October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2019, with an optional two-year extension. (Catherine Fletcher/James Crochet) 15. Discussion/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 2016-2017 school year, which will be used for the publication of the Board proceedings, financial statements, legal advertisements, and any other advertising requirements. (Catherine Fletcher/Larry Williams) 16. Discussion/Consideration of a request for staff to be given the authority through June 2017 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/Larry Williams) 17. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the following revised job description: Speech Therapist. (Millie Williams/Liz Taylor Chapman) 18. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the following budgets: (Catherine Fletcher) a) Proposed 2016-2017 No Child Left Behind Consolidated Application b) Proposed 2016-2017 Title X Education of Homeless Children and Youth c) Proposed Carl Perkins Basic Grant for Career and Technical Education (CTE) d) Proposed 2016-2017 Math and Science Partnership Grant - Consolidated e) Proposed 2016-2017 I CARE Budget and Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Program (ADAPP) f) Proposed 2016-2017 Adult Education - Local g) Proposed 2016-2017 Radio Training Program (RTP) h) Proposed 2016-2017 Child Nutrition Program for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System i) Proposed 2015-2016 Semi-Annual Financial Tax Plan update and the Revised 2015-2016 Tax Plan budgets for Propositions 1, 2, and 3 j) Proposed 2016-2017 budgets for Propositions 2 and 3 k) Proposed 2016-2017 8(g) Early Childhood Program 19. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the following grants (Catherine Fletcher/Pat Friedrich): a) Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation 2016 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant in the amount of $3,100.00 to purchase gardening supplies for a school learning garden at Magnolia Woods Elementary School. b) Consideration of a request for approval of the Allstate Foundation’s “A Helping Hands in the Community” grant in the amount of $1,000.00 to assist Park Forest Middle School Marching Band. 21. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to renew the following contracts: (Dr Michelle Clayton/Domoine Rutledge) a) City Year in the amount of $537,600.00 (Funding Source: Education Excellence Fund and Title I). b) Manners of the Heart in the amount of $182,937.75 (Funding Source: General Fund). c) Louisiana Resource Center for Educators in the amount of $30,000.00 (Funding Source: General Fund). d) Volunteers in Public Schools: a) Partners in Education in the amount of $47,000.00; b) Everybody Reads in the amount of $30,000.00, and c) Everyone Counts in the amount of 10,000.00. (Funding Sources: General Fund and Title 1 - $25,000.00 for volunteer management). e) Follett School Solutions in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 (Funding Source: General Fund – Textbook Budget). 22. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to renew the following contract: a) AMIkids Baton Rouge, Inc., in the amount of $713,850.00 (Funding Source: Tax Plan). 23. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) for a College Readiness Program at Woodlawn High School. (Adam Smith/Andrea O’Konski) 25. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the PACE (Providing Accelerated Curriculum Early) Program. (Dr. Michelle Clayton) 27. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of an employment contract for the Deputy Superintendent.* (Superintendent Drake/Domoine Rutledge)
12. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the contract renewal with Humana for 2017 health care coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees and their dependents. (Catherine Fletcher/Mercer)
13. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the proposed 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish School System self-funded health care premium rates for active employees, non-Medicare, and Medicare-eligible retirees. (Catherine Fletcher/Mercer)
20. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to renew the following professional services contracts between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board (Exceptional Student Services) and: (Liz Taylor Chapman) a) Healing Hands Home Health, Inc., in the amount of $385,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). b) Soliant Health in the amount of $12,500.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). c) Deaf Resources Center of Greater Baton Rouge, LLC in the amount of $80,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). d) Sundry Behavioral Services/Dr. Kashunda L. Williams in the amount of $30,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). e) Pediatric Services of America, d/b/a PSA Healthcare in the amount of $$414,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). 24. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a Cooperative Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Capital Area Human Services District Baton Rouge Mental Health Center/Children’s Behavioral Health Services for 2016-2017. (Stacey Dupre)
26. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to move EBR Readiness to the Wyandotte location. (Dr. Michelle Clayton/Adam Smith/Tamara Johnson)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to purchase the software package of “GoSignMeUp.” This software purchase will replace Electronic Registrar On Line (ERO) which is used for Continuing Learning Units (CLU) and training management. (Robbyn Wax)
30. Organizational Items. Announcement of Meetings: - Committee of the Whole meeting to be held on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. - Regular Meeting of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to be held on July 21, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. 31. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 32. Adjournment.
Jun 16, 2016 School Board
1. Call to order, invocation (Elder Barbara Carter, Kingdom Life Family Center), and Pledge of Allegiance (School Board Member Mark Bellue). 2. Roll Call.
Additional Item
Approval of the minutes of the May 19, 2016, Regular School Board meeting, May 25, 2016, Special meeting, and the June 2, 2016, Committee of the Whole meeting
Recognitions. 4.1 Recognition of School Board President Barbara Freiberg for being named as a recipient of the 2016 Most Influential Women in Business. (Superintendent Drake) 4.2 Recognition of Diamond Jonese, Student at Scotlandville Magnet High School, for winning a $1,000.00 mini-grant from the Capital Area Human Services District for her PSA regarding suicide prevention, “The Spoken Word.” (Gwynn Shamlin – I CARE) 4.3 Recognition of Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School students, Angel Nguyen, Abby Debenport, Mehran (Max) Bhuiyan, Mitchell Bellan, and Peter Franz, teacher sponsor, and STEM mentor for winning third place in the 2016 Louisiana Envirothon state competition sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. (Kim Fossey) 4.4 Recognition of students from Capitol Middle and Scotlandville Middle Schools who participated in LSU’s Sea Perch Challenge. (Keila Stovall) 4.5 Presentation of scholarships to winners of the Black History Month Essay Contest sponsored by Cox Communications. (Jeremy Theriot)
Personnel Matters. (FOR INFORMATION ONLY)
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Warren Drake)
Presentations. 7.1 Update from the EBRSS Foundation. (Keila Stovall)
Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies.
Discussion/Consideration of naming the new Lee High School. (Stacey Dupre)
Unfinished Business: PUBLIC HEARING/WORKSHOP 9.1 Discussion of the Proposed 2016-2017 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2016-2017 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher) 9.2 Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the Proposed 2016-2017 General Fund Budget, the Budget Resolution, and the 2016-2017 Salary Schedules. (Catherine Fletcher)
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. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to authorize administration to approve the most effective Property and Casualty Insurance Program policy renewal package for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher/David Daniel) 11. Discussion/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 2016-2017 fiscal year. (Catherine Fletcher/David Daniel) 14. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval for staff to award the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s Fiscal Agent contract to Capital One Bank and Neighbors Federal Credit Union for a period of two years beginning October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2019, with an optional two-year extension. (Catherine Fletcher/James Crochet) 15. Discussion/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 2016-2017 school year, which will be used for the publication of the Board proceedings, financial statements, legal advertisements, and any other advertising requirements. (Catherine Fletcher/Larry Williams) 16. Discussion/Consideration of a request for staff to be given the authority through June 2017 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/Larry Williams) 17. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the following revised job description: Speech Therapist. (Millie Williams/Liz Taylor Chapman) 18. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the following budgets: (Catherine Fletcher) a) Proposed 2016-2017 No Child Left Behind Consolidated Application b) Proposed 2016-2017 Title X Education of Homeless Children and Youth c) Proposed Carl Perkins Basic Grant for Career and Technical Education (CTE) d) Proposed 2016-2017 Math and Science Partnership Grant - Consolidated e) Proposed 2016-2017 I CARE Budget and Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Program (ADAPP) f) Proposed 2016-2017 Adult Education - Local g) Proposed 2016-2017 Radio Training Program (RTP) h) Proposed 2016-2017 Child Nutrition Program for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System i) Proposed 2015-2016 Semi-Annual Financial Tax Plan update and the Revised 2015-2016 Tax Plan budgets for Propositions 1, 2, and 3 j) Proposed 2016-2017 budgets for Propositions 2 and 3 k) Proposed 2016-2017 8(g) Early Childhood Program 19. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the following grants (Catherine Fletcher/Pat Friedrich): a) Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation 2016 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant in the amount of $3,100.00 to purchase gardening supplies for a school learning garden at Magnolia Woods Elementary School. b) Consideration of a request for approval of the Allstate Foundation’s “A Helping Hands in the Community” grant in the amount of $1,000.00 to assist Park Forest Middle School Marching Band. 21. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to renew the following contracts: (Dr Michelle Clayton/Domoine Rutledge) a) City Year in the amount of $537,600.00 (Funding Source: Education Excellence Fund and Title I). b) Manners of the Heart in the amount of $182,937.75 (Funding Source: General Fund). c) Louisiana Resource Center for Educators in the amount of $30,000.00 (Funding Source: General Fund). d) Volunteers in Public Schools: a) Partners in Education in the amount of $47,000.00; b) Everybody Reads in the amount of $30,000.00, and c) Everyone Counts in the amount of 10,000.00. (Funding Sources: General Fund and Title 1 - $25,000.00 for volunteer management). e) Follett School Solutions in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 (Funding Source: General Fund – Textbook Budget). 22. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to renew the following contract: a) AMIkids Baton Rouge, Inc., in the amount of $713,850.00 (Funding Source: Tax Plan). 23. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) for a College Readiness Program at Woodlawn High School. (Adam Smith/Andrea O’Konski) 25. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the PACE (Providing Accelerated Curriculum Early) Program. (Dr. Michelle Clayton) 27. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of an employment contract for the Deputy Superintendent.* (Superintendent Drake/Domoine Rutledge)
12. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the contract renewal with Humana for 2017 health care coverage for Medicare-eligible retirees and their dependents. (Catherine Fletcher/Mercer)
13. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of the proposed 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish School System self-funded health care premium rates for active employees, non-Medicare, and Medicare-eligible retirees. (Catherine Fletcher/Mercer)
20. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to renew the following professional services contracts between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board (Exceptional Student Services) and: (Liz Taylor Chapman) a) Healing Hands Home Health, Inc., in the amount of $385,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). b) Soliant Health in the amount of $12,500.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). c) Deaf Resources Center of Greater Baton Rouge, LLC in the amount of $80,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). d) Sundry Behavioral Services/Dr. Kashunda L. Williams in the amount of $30,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). e) Pediatric Services of America, d/b/a PSA Healthcare in the amount of $$414,000.00 (Funding Source: IDEA Part B). 24. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval of a Cooperative Agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Capital Area Human Services District Baton Rouge Mental Health Center/Children’s Behavioral Health Services for 2016-2017. (Stacey Dupre)
26. Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to move EBR Readiness to the Wyandotte location. (Dr. Michelle Clayton/Adam Smith/Tamara Johnson)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for approval to purchase the software package of “GoSignMeUp.” This software purchase will replace Electronic Registrar On Line (ERO) which is used for Continuing Learning Units (CLU) and training management. (Robbyn Wax)
30. Organizational Items. Announcement of Meetings: - Committee of the Whole meeting to be held on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. - Regular Meeting of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to be held on July 21, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. at Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. 31. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 32. Adjournment.