TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

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1 TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 The Tangipahoa Parish School Board met in regular session Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office Board room, Puleston Road, Amite, Louisiana, with President Chris Cohea presiding. MEMBERS PRESENTS: Ann Smith, Gail Pittman-McDaniel, Andy Anderson, Al Link, Brett Duncan, Eric Dangerfield, Rose Dominguez and Sandra Bailey-Simmons MEMBERS ABSENT: None Mr. Dangerfield led the Pledge of Allegiance. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to approve the Board minutes of August 20, 2013 as distributed. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. Ms. Bailey-Simmons recognized the recipient of the Enos Jake Bailey, Jr. Above and Beyond Award, Rev. Randy Ray with the Woodland Park Baptist Church River Road Campus. Superintendent Mark Kolwe, Ms. Theresa Hamilton, Chief Academic Officer, and President Cohea recognized and presented plaques to the 2013 graduates of the Executive Leadership Academy Cohort I. It was moved by Ms. Dominguez, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve the Committee and Delegation Reports contained on the agenda. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. Following are the reports as approved: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AUGUST 29, 2013: ITEM A It was moved by Mr. Link, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to approve Items A-E contained on the Agenda. Hearing no It was moved by Mr. Link, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to approve Item F contained on the Agenda. Hearing no ADMINISTRATIVE NEW HIRE 1) Kendra Reed Director of Child Nutrition TBD ITEM B ADMINISTRATIVE - RECLASSIFICATION 1) Cheryl Kirkland From: IEP Facilitator TBD To: Director of Special Education ITEM C TEACHER RECLASSIFICATION 1) Patricia Landaiche From: Teacher Ponchatoula High TBD To: Teacher/Head Girls Basketball Coach PHS

2 ITEM D TEACHER NEW HIRE 1) Kenneth Lee Teacher TASP 08/20/2013 2) Kevin Thomas Teacher Loranger High 08/09/2013 3) Flora Runnels Teacher Loranger Elem. 08/21/2013 4) Victoria DeCuir Teacher Ponchatoula Jr. High 08/23/2013 ITEM E SUPPORT NEW HIRE 1) Tullia Madron Para. Champ Cooper 08/20/2013 2) Nikita Dalton CSA Independence Middle 08/07/2013 3) Demario Cooper 9-month Custodian O.W. Dillon 08/19/2013 4) Shirley Burns Para Hammond Westside 08/07/2013 5) Wanda Thomas Para. SLU Head Start 08/27/2013 ITEM - F *RETIREMENTS*RESIGNATIONS*LEAVES Retirements: 1) Lisa Paine SFS Worker Independence Elem. 08/24/2013 2) Jewel McCoy Acct. Spec. Cent. Office 09/01/2013 3) Dwight Moore Teacher Hammond Jr. High 08/22/2013 4) Mia Marshall Teacher Independence High 07/31/2013 Resignations: 1) Patty Blanchard Teacher Ham. East 08/20/2013 2) Kathy Ahrend Sch. Secretary D.C. Reeves 10/01/2013 3) Jada Traveler Teacher Woodland Park 07/31/2013 4) Dustin Kirkland Maint. Worker Maint. Dept. 08/26/2013 5) Roseann Cronister Teacher Ham. East. 08/24/2013 6) Lucy Fredrick Sch. Secretary Nesom 08/30/2013 Leaves: 1) Tanya Glass Teacher D.C Reeves 08/07/2013 ( Leave Without Pay for school year) 2) Frances Habisreitinger Teacher Tucker Elem. 08/14/2013 (Sick leave using sick days first then FML May 28, 2013) 3) Nichol Hayes Teacher Nat. Elem. 08/07/2013 (Sick leave using sick days first then FML Sept. 13, 2013) 4) Natalie Elzy Teacher O.W. Dillon 08/22/2013 (Maternity leave using sick days first then up to 30 days of EML Dec. 30, 2013) AMITE DELEGATION MINUTES AUGUST 29, 2013: 1. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing a SmartBoard projector for Roseland Elementary Montessori School from Detel 2

3 in the amount of $2, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 2. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing five (5) Hovercam T3 High Resolution Document Cameras for Roseland Elementary Montessori School from Teachers N Tools, Inc. in the amount of $1, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. 3. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing a Super G3 Fax Board-AL1 for Roseland Elementary Montessori School s office from Southeast Business Systems in the amount of $ to be paid 4. It was moved by Ms. McDaniel, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve purchasing 13 Desktop Computers/Monitors and Soundbars for Westside Middle School s teacher s classrooms from Hewlett Packard in the amount of $9, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. 5. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing 60 tables and 60 chairs for Westside Middle School s classrooms from Virco in the amount of $5, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 6. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing four (4) commercial drum fans for Amite High School s gym from Lowe s in the amount of $ to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no HAMMOND DELGATION MINUTES AUGUST 29, It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing a SmartBoard for Hammond Westside Elementary Montessori School s classroom from Detel in the amount of $4, to be paid from Pay- As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 2. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing a Desktop Computer for Hammond Westside Elementary Montessori School s classroom SmartBoard from Detel in the amount of $ to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. 3. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing a HP Laptop for Hammond Westside Elementary Montessori School s Principal from Hewlett Packard in the amount of $ to be paid Mr. Schnadelbach requested for an item to be added to the agenda. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Mr. Duncan to waive the rules to add an item to the agenda. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. Consider approval of the Administration s recommendation to reject all quotes at this time for the Hammond Eastside Magnet School Renovations to the Library and two (2) Classrooms. It was moved by Mr. Duncan, seconded by Ms. Bailey-Simmons to accept the Administration s recommendation to reject all quotes for the Hammond Eastside Magnet School Renovations to the Library and two (2) Classrooms. Hearing no 4. It was moved by Mr. Duncan, seconded by Mr. Dangerfield, to approve purchasing desks for Hammond Eastside Elementary Magnet School from the TPSS Warehouse in the amount of $6, to be paid from Pay-As- You-Go Funds. Hearing no 5. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Mr. Dangerfield, to approve low quote for the Hammond High Magnet School s Auditorium Stage Sound 3

4 Attenuation Wall from Wainwright Construction & Maintenance in the amount of $12, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. INDEPENDENCE DELEGATION MINUTES AUGUST 29, 2013: 1. It was moved by Mr. Link, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve purchasing two (2) CanoniR-6265 Copiers, Send Kits and Surge Protectors for Midway Elementary School s teachers workroom from Southeast Business Systems in the amount of $14, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 2. It was moved by Mr. Link, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve purchasing 32 Lenovo ThinkPad s and one cart for Natalbany Elementary School from Howard Computers in the amount of $22, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 3. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing 32 Lenovo ThinkPad s and one cart for Nesom Middle School from Howard Computers in the amount of $22, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 4. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing four (4) SmartBoards for Independence High School classrooms from Detel in the amount of $17, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 5. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing three (3) Desktop Computers for Independence High School classrooms SmartBoards from Hewlett Packard in the amount of $2, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 6. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing three (3) Epson Projectors for Independence High School s classroom SmartBoards from CDW Government Inc. in the amount of $1, to be paid 7. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing three (3) Projector Screens for Independence High School s classrooms from CDW Government Inc. in the amount of $ to be paid from Pay-As-You- Go Funds. Hearing no 8. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to approve purchasing seven (7) internet drops for Independence High School s classroom SmartBoards from Steve Meranta in the amount of $ to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 9. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Mr. Link, to approve low quote for Independence High School Renovations to the Vo-Tech Welding Workroom from Brunt Construction in the amount of $109, to be paid from Pay-As- You-Go Funds. Hearing no 10. It was moved by Mr. Link, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve purchasing building materials to construct work benches and stalls for the Independence High School Welding Shop for a Not-to-Exceed amount of $1, to be paid KENTWOOD DELEGATION MINUTES AUGUST 29, 2013: 1. It was moved by Ms. McDaniel, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve purchasing 30 Laptops and one (1) cart for Kentwood High School s E2020 Program from Howard Computers in the amount of $20, to be paid from Pay-As-You- Go Funds. Hearing no 2. It was moved by Ms. McDaniel, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve purchasing two (2) Smart Response System clickers for Kentwood High School s classrooms from Detel in the amount of $4, to be paid from Pay-As-You- Go Funds. Hearing no 4

5 LORANGER DELEGATION MINUTES AUGUST 29, 2013: 1. It was moved by Ms. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to approve purchasing a SmartBoard for Loranger Elementary School s new teacher classroom from Detel in the amount of $4, to be paid from Pay-As-You- Go Funds. Hearing no 2. It was moved by Ms. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to approve purchasing a HP LaserJet Printer for Loranger Elementary School s new teacher classroom from Hewlett Packard in the amount of $ to be paid 3. It was moved by Ms. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to approve purchasing two (2) Desktop Computers for Loranger Elementary School s new teacher classroom from Hewlett Packard in the amount of $1, to be paid 4. It was moved by Ms. McDaniel, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to approve purchasing desks for Loranger Middle School from the TPSS Warehouse in the amount of $1, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no Mr. Schnadelbach requested for an item to be added to the agenda. It was moved by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to waive the rules to add and item to the agenda. Hearing no Consider approval of the Administration s recommendation to reject all quotes at this time for the Loranger High School Drainage Upgrades. It was moved by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to accept the Administration s recommendation to reject all quotes for the Loranger High School Drainage Upgrades. Hearing no 5. It was moved by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing a Super G3 Fax Board for Loranger High School s office copier from Southeast Business Systems in the amount of $ to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 6. It was moved by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing desks for Loranger High School from the TPSS Warehouse in the amount of $1, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no PONCHATOULA DELEGATION MINUTES AUGUST 29, 2013: 1. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing two (2) SmartBoards for Perrin Early Learning Center from Detel in the amount of $8, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 2. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing two (2) SmartBoards for DC Reeves Elementary School classrooms from Detel in the amount of $8, to be paid from Pay-As-You- Go Funds. Hearing no 3. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing a SmartBoard for Vinyard Elementary School new teacher s classroom from Detel in the amount of $4, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 4. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing two (2) ir-6255 Canon Copiers for Vinyard Elementary School s teachers and office from Southeast Business Systems in the amount of $13, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. 5. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing three (3) Desktop Computers, Monitors and Speakers for Vinyard Elementary School s Administrator and two secretaries from Hewlett 5

6 Packard in the amount of $2, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 6. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing desks for Ponchatoula Junior High School from the TPSS Warehouse in the amount of $2, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no 7. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing 10 Epson Projectors for Ponchatoula High School s classrooms from CDW Government, Inc. in the amount of $4, to be paid 8. It was moved by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, seconded by Ms. Dominguez, to approve purchasing desks for Ponchatoula High School from the TPSS Warehouse in the amount of $6, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no SUMNER DELEATION MINUTES AUGUST 29, 2013: 1. It was moved by Ms. Smith, seconded by Ms. McDaniel, to approve purchasing a Wireless Smart Response System for Sumner High School s upper level courses from Detel in the amount of $2, to be paid from Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Hearing no Superintendent Kolwe recognized Ms. Kendra Reed, new appointed Director of Child Nutrition, and Ms. Cheryl Kirkland, newly appointed Director of Special Education. It was moved by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. Bailey-Simmons, to approve the Certificate of Substantial Completion for the Loranger High School New Football Field Lighting Project by Sun Electrical & Instrumentation, LLC. Hearing no objection, the motion was adopted. Mr. Kevin Crovetto spoke in Public Input. Ms. Vanessa Williams spoke in Public Input. In personal privilege, Ms. Bailey-Simmons stated that she attended the Louisiana School Boards Association s Trailblazer Session in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 30 31, 2013, thereby earning mandated CLU s as required by Louisiana Revised Statue 17:53, Act 705 for the year 2013 and requested this be entered into the official minutes. She stated she had a document stating the role of the School System with Southeastern Lab School and requested a copy to be given to each Board member. In personal privilege, Mr. Duncan stated that he agreed with Mr. Crovetto s statements concerning more open communication regarding the Modified Desegregation Plan. In personal privilege, Ms. Dominguez presented President Cohea with a birthday card. In personal privilege, Ms. Cohea stated that she and fellow Board members: Andy Anderson, Eric Dangerfield, Rose Dominguez, Brett Duncan, Al Link, Gail McDaniel and Ann Smith attended the Louisiana School Boards Association s Trailblazer Session in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 23-24, 2013, thereby earning mandated CLU s as required by Louisiana Revised Statue 17:53, Act 705 for the year 2013 and requested this be entered into the official minutes. She also expressed the Board members sympathy for Mr. Danny Strickland, Principal Ponchatoula High School, whose father had passed away. It was moved by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Dangerfield, to enter into Executive Session to discuss the case of Joyce M. Moore vs. TPSB and Kent Kinchen and Barry Kinchen vs. TPSB, et al. Hearing no 6

7 The Board entered Executive Session. The Board returned to Open Session. It was moved by Ms. Dominguez, seconded by Mr. Duncan, to place the modified draft of the Desegregation Plan on the website and schedule public meetings and to return any issue to the Board by the September 12, 2013 Board meeting at 1:00 p.m. Hearing no Ms. Bailey-Simmons announced the Public Meeting schedule and stated Superintendent Kolwe will be sending flyers out to the schools. The schedule is as follows: Monday September 9, :00 p.m. Ponchatoula High School (South-end) Monday September 9, :00 p.m. Loranger High School Cafeteria (North-end) Saturday September 7, :00 a.m. Hammond Westside Montessori School Mr. Duncan stated that if it was the consensus of the Board that he would be present at all three (3) meetings and to do the initial presentation of the modified draft of the Desegregation Plan. He announced that he will be presenting this at the faculty meeting at Midway Elementary School on September 10, 2013, 3:30 p.m. and that he would be willing, if available, to present the same presentation at any other meeting a Board member, group, or individual would like to conduct prior to the September 12, 2013 meeting. He stated the options on the table are not the current makeup of the schools versus what the Board is proposing. The options and vote that will take place on September 12, 2013 is Do we want to continue with the current 2009 Desegregation Order or try to get a modification of the Court Order?, which is what the Board is proposing. It was moved by Ms. Dominguez, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to accept Council s recommendation in the Kent Kinchen and Barry Kinchen vs. TPSB case. Hearing no There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. (8:24 p.m.) Respectfully submitted, Chris Cohea Board President Mark Kolwe, Secretary-Treasurer Recorded by: Cynthia Jenkins, September 3,