REGULAR MEETING OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009 5:00 P.M. The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board met at the School Board Office at 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 5:00 p.m. on this the fifteenth day of October, 2009 in regular-session convened. The President called the meeting to order with the following members present: President Mr. G. Thomas Jerry Arbour; Mr. Jonathan C. Augustine, Vice-President; Mr. Greg Baldwin; Mr. William P. Bill Black; Ms. Jill Dyason; Mr. Noel Hammatt; Mr. Randy Lamana; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Mr. Darryl Robertson; Mr. Tarvald A. Smith; Derrick W. Spell, M.D. and Mr. W. T. Winfield. Others present were: Mr. John L. Dilworth, Superintendent; Dr. Herman Brister, Interim Chief Academic Officer and Associate Superintendent for Instructional Support Services; Ms. Catherine Fletcher, Chief Business Operations Officer; Mr. James Crochet, Chief Financial Officer; Ms. Paula Fabre, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area I; Ms. Katie Blunschi, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area II; Ms. Angela Lee, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area III; Ms. Paula Johnson, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area IV; Ms. Lizabeth Frischhertz, Chief Officer of Accountability, Assessment and Evaluation; Mr. Jesse Noble, Chief Technology Officer; Mr. Carlos Sam, Director of Magnet Programs; Mr. Richard Capps, Administrative Director of Federal Programs; Mr. Chris Trahan, Director of Communications and Community Engagement; and Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel. Reverend Tim Lawson, St. John s United Methodist Church, gave the invocation. Cadet Major Azariah J. Pierce, Tara High School, and Major (Retired) Leslie G. Martin, Sr., Senior Army Instructor, led the pledge of allegiance. Approval of School Board Minutes of September 17, 2009 Board Meeting and the October 1, 2009 Committee of the Whole Meeting By Mr. Lamana Resolved, That, the reading of the minutes of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Meeting of September 17, 2009 Board Meeting and the October 1, 2009 Committee of the Whole Meeting be dispensed with, and that they be approved as published in the Official Journal. Seconded by Mr. Baldwin 1
Comments were requested from the audience and from the Board. No comments were forthcoming, and therefore the minutes were accepted and declared to be approved. Approval of Personnel Changes Since School Board Meeting of September 17, 2009 By Mr. Winfield Resolved, That, the changes in personnel since the School Board Meeting of September 17, 2009 be, and they are, hereby approved. (A copy of the Changes has been marked Official Copy and placed in the files of the Board.) Seconded by Ms. Dyason The vote on the motion was as follows: Yeas: (9) Nays: (0) Abstained: (0) Absent: (2) Mr. Arbour, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Black, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Lamana, Ms. Lee, Mr. Smith, Dr. Spell and Mr. Winfield Mr. Augustine and Mr. Hammatt Mr. Robertson did not vote. The motion was declared adopted. Mr. Augustine and Mr. Hammatt entered the meeting. Mr. Augustine, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Robertson and Dr. Spell left the meeting. Adoption of Resolution Proclaiming October, 2009 as I CARE Red Ribbon Month and October 17 25, 2009 as National Red Ribbon Week By Mr. Hammatt Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby adopt a resolution proclaiming October, 2009 as I CARE Red Ribbon Month and October 17 25, 2009 as National Red Ribbon Week. (A copy of the Resolution has been marked Official Copy and placed in the files of the Board.) Seconded by Mr. Lamana 2
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Augustine, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Robertson and Dr. Spell were absent.) Mr. Augustine and Ms. Dyason entered the meeting. Mr. Smith left the meeting. Adoption of Resolution Proclaiming October 19-23, 2009 as National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Driver Appreciation Week By Mr. Lamana Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby adopt a resolution proclaiming October 19-23, 2009 as National School Bus Safety Week and School Bus Driver Appreciation Week. (A copy of the Resolution has been marked Official Copy and placed in the files of the Board.) Seconded by Mr. Winfield Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Robertson, Mr. Smith and Dr. Spell were absent.) ----- Mr. Robertson, Mr. Smith and Dr. Spell entered the meeting. Approval of Consent Agenda Items, Excluding Items #16 and #17 By Mr. Augustine Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the Consent Agenda items, excluding items #16 and #17. Seconded by Mr. Black Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members. The following items were approved as part of the Consent Agenda: Items approved by the Committee of the Whole for recommendation to the Board: 3
Approval of Board policy changes as a result of Act No. 214, HB 570, passed during the 2009 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature: electronic communication by an employee at a school to a student at that school. Acceptance of the 8(g) Early Childhood Grant in the amount of $718,025.00. Approval of the contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and EBR City/Parish Government to provide adult education classes for inmates at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, $100,670.00. Acceptance of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Division of the Arts Arts in Education grant in the amount of $11,217.00. Acceptance of the Dollar General s Youth Literacy Grants in the amount of $5,000.00. Recipients: Corie Buras, Southeast Middle School ($3,000.00) and Katie Smith, Brownfields Elementary School ($2,000.00). Approval of the 2009 Middle School Summer School Budget. Approval of the Proposed 2010 Middle School Summer School Budget. Other Items Referred by the Committee of the Whole to the Board Approval a contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Health Care Centers in Schools. Approval of an increase in the supplement provided to National Board Certified speech pathologists/ audiologists, retroactive to August 7, 2009. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Approval of Budget By Dr. Spell Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the 2009 High School Summer School Budget. Seconded by Mr. Winfield The vote on the motion was as follows: Yeas: (11) Nays: (1) Mr. Arbour, Mr. Augustine, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Black, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Hammatt, Mr. Lamana, Ms. Lee, Mr. Smith, Dr. Spell and Mr. Winfield Mr. Robertson 4
Abstained: (0) Absent: (0) The motion was declared adopted. Approval of Budget By Dr. Spell Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the Proposed 2010 High School Summer School Budget. Seconded by Mr. Baldwin Discussion followed. The following substitution motion was made. By Mr. Robertson Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the Proposed 2010 High School Summer School Budget with a differential for students who live outside of the East Baton Rouge Parish taxing district, which staff will determine. Seconded by Mr. Smith The vote on the substitute motion was as follows: Yeas: (2) Nays: (8) Abstained: (2) Absent: (0) Mr. Robertson and Mr. Smith Mr. Arbour, Mr. Augustine, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Black, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Hammatt, Mr. Lamana and Dr. Spell Ms. Lee and Mr. Winfield The substitute motion failed. The vote on the original motion was as follows: Yeas: (11) Nays: (1) Abstained: (0) Mr. Arbour, Mr. Augustine, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Black, Ms. Dyason, Mr. Hammatt, Mr. Lamana, Ms. Lee, Mr. Smith, Dr. Spell and Mr. Winfield Mr. Robertson 5
Absent: (0) The original motion was declared adopted. Approval of Act of Correction By Mr. Hammatt Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the Act of Correction to the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement by and between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Pride Fire Protection District No. 8 of East Baton Rouge Parish. Seconded by Ms. Dyason Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members. Approval of the Supplemental Pay for the Former Superintendent By Dr. Spell Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give approval of the supplemental pay for the former superintendent. Seconded by Mr. Winfield Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members. Review of Superintendent s Recommendation for Expulsion of three (3) Students The President asked the Board members to indicate whether or not they had the opportunity to review the three (3) cases. Upon affirmation by the Members, the President inquired as to whether or not any Member wished to request a hearing of the cases. Since there was no request to schedule a hearing before the Board, the Superintendent s recommendation regarding the expulsion of the Student at McKinley Middle Magnet School, the Student at Broadmoor High School and the Student at McKinley High CKAP School stands. 6
There being no further business, the Board adjourned by acclamation. John L. Dilworth Secretary/Treasurer to the Board 7