1. Call to order, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee, and Pledge of Allegiance (Cadet Private First Class Davia Williams – Tara High School and Colonel Fulton Johnson, Senior Army Instructor). 2. Roll Call.
Approval of the School Board minutes of the February 2, 2017, Committee of the Whole, February 16, 2017, (Regular) and March 2, 2017, Committee of the Whole meetings.
Recognitions. 4.1 Recognition of the Pre-K Teachers who participated in the Academic Distinction Fund’s MASTER Teacher Program. (Shenoa Webb/ADF) 4.2 Recognition of the winners of the STEM Bowl and High School Cardboard Board competitions. (Keila Stovall) 4.3 Recognition of Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Partners in Education for the month of March. (Lynelle Dixon)
For Information Only: Personnel Changes.
For Information Only: Monthly Financial Report.
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Warren Drake)
Presentations. Update from the EBRSS Foundation. (Keila Stovall)
9. Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies. 10. Unfinished Business. (NONE)
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: (Pat Friedrich/James Crochet) a. Whole Kids Foundation Grant in the amount of $2,000.00 to support garden/outdoor learning space at Glasgow Middle School. b. Junior League of Baton Rouge - Community Assistance Fund Foundation Grant in the amount of $2,500.00 to support Glasgow Middle School’s Yearbook Class. 12. Consideration of a request for approval of a revised job description: Education Training Coordinator – Child Nutrition Program. (Millie Williams/Dr. Nadine Mann) 13. Consideration of a request for approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and Criterion Education, LLC, in the amount of $22,420.00 to provide leadership development programs for McKinley and Northeast High Schools. (Funding Source: The State gave additional Title I dollars through a grant to cover the cost). (Ben Necaise/Dr. Sandra Horton) 15. Consideration of a request for approval of a recommendation to dedicate the McKinley Middle School Auditorium to Lynn Whitfield. (School Board President Evelyn Ware-Jackson) 16. Consideration of a request for approval of a recommendation from Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, EBRPSS, in the matter of the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour investigation and related matters. (Domoine Rutledge)
Consideration of a request for approval of a five-year charter school renewal for Mentorship STEAM Academy. (Andrea O’Konski)
New Business: Discussion/Consideration of recommendations regarding the naming of Istrouma High School.
Discussion/Consideration of a request to adopt a resolution that qualifies the East Baton Rouge Parish School System to apply for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Grant for the upcoming cycle. (Theresa Porter)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to advertise, accept the low bids meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for construction of the Brookstown Middle School Flood Repairs, or to reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statute, Title 38; Chapter 10. (Ed Jenkins – CSRS/Tillage)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for staff to advertise, accept the low bids meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for the construction of modular buildings at Belfair Elementary School, or reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statute, Title 38; Chapter 10. (Ed Jenkins – CSRS/Tillage)
21. Organizational Items: Announcement of Meetings: Committee of the Whole Meeting to be held on April 6, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. at the Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. Regular Meeting of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to be held on April 20, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. at the Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. 22. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 23. Adjournment.
Mar 16, 2017 School Board
1. Call to order, invocation (School Board Member Vereta Lee, and Pledge of Allegiance (Cadet Private First Class Davia Williams – Tara High School and Colonel Fulton Johnson, Senior Army Instructor). 2. Roll Call.
Approval of the School Board minutes of the February 2, 2017, Committee of the Whole, February 16, 2017, (Regular) and March 2, 2017, Committee of the Whole meetings.
Recognitions. 4.1 Recognition of the Pre-K Teachers who participated in the Academic Distinction Fund’s MASTER Teacher Program. (Shenoa Webb/ADF) 4.2 Recognition of the winners of the STEM Bowl and High School Cardboard Board competitions. (Keila Stovall) 4.3 Recognition of Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Partners in Education for the month of March. (Lynelle Dixon)
For Information Only: Personnel Changes.
For Information Only: Monthly Financial Report.
Superintendent’s Report/Update. (Superintendent Warren Drake)
Presentations. Update from the EBRSS Foundation. (Keila Stovall)
9. Report from Board Appointees to Community Committees/Agencies. 10. Unfinished Business. (NONE)
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: (Pat Friedrich/James Crochet) a. Whole Kids Foundation Grant in the amount of $2,000.00 to support garden/outdoor learning space at Glasgow Middle School. b. Junior League of Baton Rouge - Community Assistance Fund Foundation Grant in the amount of $2,500.00 to support Glasgow Middle School’s Yearbook Class. 12. Consideration of a request for approval of a revised job description: Education Training Coordinator – Child Nutrition Program. (Millie Williams/Dr. Nadine Mann) 13. Consideration of a request for approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and Criterion Education, LLC, in the amount of $22,420.00 to provide leadership development programs for McKinley and Northeast High Schools. (Funding Source: The State gave additional Title I dollars through a grant to cover the cost). (Ben Necaise/Dr. Sandra Horton) 15. Consideration of a request for approval of a recommendation to dedicate the McKinley Middle School Auditorium to Lynn Whitfield. (School Board President Evelyn Ware-Jackson) 16. Consideration of a request for approval of a recommendation from Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, EBRPSS, in the matter of the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour investigation and related matters. (Domoine Rutledge)
Consideration of a request for approval of a five-year charter school renewal for Mentorship STEAM Academy. (Andrea O’Konski)
New Business: Discussion/Consideration of recommendations regarding the naming of Istrouma High School.
Discussion/Consideration of a request to adopt a resolution that qualifies the East Baton Rouge Parish School System to apply for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Grant for the upcoming cycle. (Theresa Porter)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for authorization for staff to advertise, accept the low bids meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for construction of the Brookstown Middle School Flood Repairs, or to reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statute, Title 38; Chapter 10. (Ed Jenkins – CSRS/Tillage)
Discussion/Consideration of a request for staff to advertise, accept the low bids meeting specifications, and make the award of a contract for the construction of modular buildings at Belfair Elementary School, or reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statute, Title 38; Chapter 10. (Ed Jenkins – CSRS/Tillage)
21. Organizational Items: Announcement of Meetings: Committee of the Whole Meeting to be held on April 6, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. at the Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. Regular Meeting of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board to be held on April 20, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. at the Central Office located at 1050 S. Foster Drive. 22. Appeal hearing(s) for a student expulsion. (NONE) 23. Adjournment.