EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 5:00 P.M. The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole met at the School Board Office at 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 5:00 p.m. on this the second day of September, 2010 in regular-session convened. The President called the meeting to order with the following members present: President Mr. G. Thomas Jerry Arbour; 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 and Mr. W. T. Winfield. Mr. Jonathan C. Augustine, Vice-President, Mr. Greg Baldwin and Derrick W. Spell, M.D. were absent. Others present were: Mr. John L. Dilworth, Superintendent; Dr. Herman Brister, Chief Academic Officer; Ms. Diane Atkins, Associate Superintendent for Instructional Support Services; Ms. Catherine Fletcher, Chief Business Operations Officer; Mr. James Crochet, Chief Financial Officer; Ms. Mary Nell Dominique, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area I; Ms. Katie Blunschi, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area II; Mr. David Phillips, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area III; Ms. Paula Johnson, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services, Area IV; Ms. Millie Williams, Director of Human Resources; Ms. Lizabeth Frischhertz, Chief Officer of Accountability, Assessment and Evaluation; Mr. Jesse Noble, Chief Technology Officer; Mr. Lee Dixon, Director of Exceptional Student Services; Mr. Chris Trahan, Director of Communications and Community Engagement; and Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel. School Board Member W. T. Winfield gave the invocation. School Board Member Darryl Robertson led the pledge of allegiance. Mr. Winfield left the meeting. Ms. Lee left the meeting. Personnel Items Revised Job Description and Change in Title Guidance Counselor to School Counselor 1
recommend the following item: approval of the revised job description and change in title from Guidance Counselor to School Counselor. School Operations Items Board Policy Change for Sale of Surplus Equipment and Supplies By Mr. Black recommend the following item: approval of a Board policy change for Sale of Surplus Equipment and Supplies. Seconded by Mr. Lamana Authorization for Staff to Advertise, Staff to Advertise, Accept Low Bids Meeting Specifications and Make the Award of Contracts for the 2010 Qualified School Construction Bonds Projects By Mr. Hammatt recommend the following item: authorization for staff to advertise, accept low bids meeting specifications and make the award of contracts for the 2010 Qualified School Construction Bonds Projects at the location specified and funded from the Qualified School Construction Bonds, or reject any and all bids for just cause in accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law; Louisiana Revised Statutes; Title 38; Chapter 10. Seconded by Mr. Lamana 2
Finance Revised 2009-2010 Summer Opportunity for Academic Remediation (SOAR) Elementary Summer School Budget recommend the following item: approval of the Revised 2009-2010 Summer Opportunity for Academic Remediation (SOAR) Elementary Summer School Proposed 2010-2011 Summer Opportunity for Academic Remediation (SOAR) Elementary Summer School Budget recommend the following item: approval of the Proposed 2010-2011 Summer Opportunity for Academic Remediation (SOAR) Elementary Summer School Seconded by Mr. Hammatt Revised 2009-2010 Middle School Summer School Budget recommend the following item: approval of the Revised 2009-2010 Middle School Summer School 3
Proposed 2010-2011 Middle School Summer School Budget recommend the following item: approval of the Proposed 2010-2011 Middle School Summer School Seconded by Mr. Hammatt Favorably recommended by a vote of the members present. (Mr. Baldwin and Dr. Spell were absent.) Revised 2009-2010 High School Summer School Budget recommend the following item: approval of the Revised 2009-2010 High School Summer School Proposed 2010-2011 High School Summer School Budget recommend the following item: approval of the Proposed 2010-2011 High School Summer School 4
Ms. Lee returned to the meeting. Instructional/Pupil Ms. Lee left the meeting. Grants By Mr. Black recommend the following item: acceptance of the following grant under $50,000.00: a) Kelly Gene Cook Charitable Foundation s Deborah Rochelle Teacher Grants in the amount of $17,227.00. (Recipients: Phyllis Burleigh, Brownfields Elementary (Increasing Student Achievement Through Technology) in the amount of $3,494.00; Christopher Jose, Park Forest Middle School (Including All Students: Building 21st Century Readers Through Louisiana History Using Mobile Technology for Literacy Development) in the amount of $3,309.00; Michaela Meredith, McKinley High School (OSCARS Outstanding Seniors Creating Animated, Relevant Stories) in the amount of $3,424.00; Randy Prejean, Northeast High School (Girls Track Program) in the amount of $3,500.00; and Genedi Shamburger, Woodlawn High School (Get Active, Get Connected) in the amount of $3,500.00. Grants recommend the following item: acceptance of the 2010-2011 8g Student Enhancement Preschool Block Grant in the amount of $750,654.00. Resolution 5
recommend the following item: adoption of a Resolution from the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board that authorizes the I CARE Program of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and Director, Rebecca B. Young, to negotiate terms and conditions of a contract to support a prevention services grant in the amount of $70,000.00. There being no further business, the Committee of the Whole adjourned by acclamation. John L. Dilworth Secretary/Treasurer to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole 6