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REGULAR MEETING OF THE
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
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 the seventeenth day of March 2015, in
regular-session convened. The President called the meeting to order with the following members
present: Mr. David Tatman, President; Mrs. Barbara Freiberg, Vice President; Mr. Mark Bellue; Mrs.
Connie Bernard; Ms. Jill C. Dyason; Ms. Vereta T. Lee; Dr. Kenyetta Nelson-Smith; Mr. Tarvald A.
Smith; and Ms. Evelyn Ware-Jackson.
Others present were: Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr., Superintendent; Mr. Michael Haggen, Deputy
Superintendent for Innovation and Reform; Mr. Carlos Sam, Associate Superintendent; Dr. Herman
Brister, Associate Superintendent for Student Support Services; Ms. Catherine Fletcher, Chief
Business Operations Officer; Ms. Millie Williams, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources; Ms.
Lizabeth Frischhertz, Chief Officer of Accountability, Assessment and Evaluation; and Mr. Domoine
Rutledge, General Counsel.
-----School Board Member, Vereta Lee, gave the invocation. Cadet Sergeant Paris Moore,
Northeast High School, accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Shirley Sutton, Senior Army Instructor,
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
-----Approval of Minutes of the February 19, 2015, School Board Meeting, and the March 5,
2015, Committee of the Whole Meeting
By Mr. Smith
Resolved, that, the reading of the minutes of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
meetings of February 19, 2015, and the March 5, 2015, Committee of the Whole, be dispensed with
and that they be approved as published in the Official Journal.
Seconded by Mrs. Bernard
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Ms. Dyason was absent.)
-----Adoption of Resolution Proclaiming March 17, 2015, as “Aed Ramos-Paez Day”
By Mr. Bellue
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Resolved, That, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby adopt a resolution
proclaiming March 17, 2015, as “Aed Ramos-Paez Day.” (A copy of the Resolution has been
marked “Official Copy” and placed in the files of the Board.)
Seconded by Vice-President Freiberg
Unanimously adopted by a vote of the members present. (Ms. Dyason was absent.)
-----Approval of Consent Agenda Items, Excluding Items #11 and #12
By Mr. Smith
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the Consent
Agenda items, excluding items #11 and #12.
Seconded by Ms. Ware-Jackson
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:
Approval of a consultant agreement between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and
Henderson Media, LLC, in the amount of $15,600.00 for services relating to television production
and distribution for coverage of the 2015 high school graduation ceremonies.
Approval of a professional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and
Paul J. Riccomini in the amount of $16,000.00 to provide professional development. (Funding
Source: IDEA Part B).
Acceptance of the recommendation of Mr. Domoine Rutledge, General Counsel, East Baton Rouge
Parish School Board, in the matter of: Carlette Walker on behalf of her minor child, Benjamin Smith,
vs. Randy Robertson and EBRPSB; Suit No: 625,762; Section 24; 19th JDC.*
-----END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
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Approval of Proposed School Calendar for 2015-2016
By Mr. Bellue
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve the proposed
school calendar for 2015-2016, with modifications.
Seconded by Vice-President Freiberg
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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Approval for Staff to Develop a Request for Proposals (RFP)
By Vice-President Freiberg
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby give approval for staff
to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct a performance and financial audit of the school
system. A draft of the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be submitted to the East Baton Rouge Parish
School Board for approval at the April 2, 2015, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Seconded by Mrs. Bernard
The vote on the motion was as follows:
Yeas: (5)
Mr. Bellue, Mrs. Bernard, Ms. Dyason, Vice-President Freiberg,
and President Tatman
Nays: (3)
Ms. Lee, Dr. Nelson-Smith, and Mr. Smith
Abstained: (1)
Ms. Ware-Jackson
Absent: (0)
None
The motion was declared adopted.
-----Approval of Emergency Contract
By Mr. Smith
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby approve an
emergency contract for environmental services.
Seconded by Ms. Lee
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
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-----Approval to Defer the matter of Administrative and Teacher Contracts
By Mr. Smith
Resolved, that, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board does hereby defer the matter
regarding administrative and teacher contracts until the May, 2015, meeting.
Seconded by Dr. Nelson-Smith
Unanimously adopted by a vote of all the members.
-----There being no further business, the Board adjourned by acclamation.
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Dr. Bernard Taylor, Jr.,
Secretary/Treasurer to the Board
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