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Port Allen, Louisiana

April 16, 2014

 

A regular meeting of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board was held this date with the following membership:

 

Present:            Jason P. Manola, President, Craig Sarradet, Dr. Atley D. Walker,Sr., Ronald P. LeBlanc, Leon Goudeau, Thelma L. Pattan, G. Alden Chustz,Jr.

(Mr. Chustz came in during the Executive Session – shown as absent from voting until that item) Michael A. Maranto, Teri Bergeron

 

Absent: Toby Sarradet

 

Elliott & Elise McQuillan, students from Chamberlin Elementary School, and William Deaton, a student from Port Allen Elementary School, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

The Invocation was presented by Dr. Atley D. Walker,Sr.

 

The next item was approval of the minutes of the regular board meeting held on 3/19/14.

 

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mr. Goudeau:

 

Be It Resolved, That the minutes of the regular board meeting held on March 19, 2014 be approved as presented.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

Aye:                 Mr. Craig Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Mrs. Pattan, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 None

Absent:             Mr. Toby Sarradet, Mr. Chustz

 

                        Mr. Chustz was absent at time of this vote.

 

The next item was Educational Presentations: a) Presentation of dividend check from LWCC for 2013. Whereupon, Mr. Charlie Landry, representing Regions Insurance Company, introduced Mr. John Hawie/Senior Vice President & Head of Investments for LWCC, to present the dividend check in the amount of  $$127,204.

 

Mr. Landry presented the following history of dividends paid by LWCC to the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board:

 

2003       $ 6,098

2004       $11,498

2005       $15,497

2006       $27,601

2007       $53,337

2008       $  8,452

2009       $18,800

2010       $32,796

2011       $38,561

2012       $96,929

      2013   $127,204

 

b) Recognition of PAHS Girls Power Lifting Team/State Champions, PAHS Cheerleaders/National Honor, PAHS/Pointe Coupee Electric Membership Corporation Summer Tour Winners/Washington, D.C.

            

Mr. Corona announced that a reception had been held at 4:00 p.m. preceding the board meeting this date to recognize the following students:

 

PAHS GIRLS POWER LIFTING TEAM/STATE CHAMPIONS:

 

Charity Winfield             Tyzaqnique Montague       Tyquincia Reed                  Brittny Wilson

Jaida Murphy                Jasmine Collins                 Destiny Washington               Raven Nichols

Rebekah Tucker            Kailyn Smith                     Ashley Honore

Brian Bizette, Coach

 

PAHS CHEERLEADERS/FIRST PLACE IN REGIONAL COMPETITIONS/3 CATEGORIES/

NATIONAL COMPETITION 3rd PLACE/SOUTHWEST CHEER ASSOCIATION NATIONAL

CHEER CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Mykia Johnson              Jumyria Jones               Kassirer Dunn

Rhea Lee                      Mi’angel Nichols            Cherish Roberson

Rhenell Lee                   Destine’ Snearl              Lakeisha Wheeler

Breanna Lee                 Jaycee Domingue           Veronique Thomas

Shelly Lee, Cheer/Dance Coach

 

POINTE COUPEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORTATION/NRG ENERGY, INC YOUTH TOUR ESSAY WINNERS/2014 NATIONAL YOUTH TOUR CONFERENCE/WASHINGTON, D.C.

Monica Gordon, Rhea Lee, Cara Williams/Port Allen High School

 

The next item was the Superintendent’s Report.  a) Mr. Corona reported that Logan Berthelot, Brusly Middle School student, was a Student of the Year Regional Winner.  Regional winners were being honored at a reception at 6:00 p.m. tonight and the State winners would be selected at this time.  b) State testing this week and Superintendent Corona commended Dawn Henry, Parish Test Coordinator, for her many years of service coordinating and monitoring the parish testing.  Mrs. Henry announced that Phase I and Phase II were completed and she thanked the individual school test coordinators for the excellent job that they do with the school testing.

 

Mr. Manola announced that Superintendent David Corona and Dr. David Strauss, Supervisor of Special Education, Community Partner Honorees, were being honored by Louisiana State University College of Human Sciences and Education at their 2014 Awards Banquet at LSU on May 1, 2014.

 

Mr. Manola also reported that April 15, 2014, was the last day that applications for the Superintendent position were being accepted by B.W.P. Associates Search Committee.

 

He also reported that B.W.P. Associates wanted the board to schedule a special board meeting on April 30, 2014, for them to present their Superintendent Search Report recommendations for the board to consider.

                                                                                   

The next item was introduction of the following items on the Consent Agenda:

 

  1. Consideration of request for approval of the WBR Credit Recovery Summer School for 2014; LEAP/GEE, & EOC Summer Remediation Program for 2014 (Academics Committee Report 4/8/14)
  1. Consideration of request for approval to participate in Titles I, II, III, IV, V, IDEA Part B and Preschool Flow Through Funds for 2014-15/David Corona (Academics Committee Report 4/8/14)
  1. Consideration of request for approval to participate in the Summer Food Service Program for 2014 (Personnel and Finance Committee Report 4/8/14)
  1. Consideration of request for approval to advertise for bids for milk products, bread products, frozen fruits and vegetables, frozen meat and meat alternates, process foods, paper, chemicals and miscellaneous supplies, small and large equipment/David Corona (Personnel and Finance Committee Report  4/8/14)
  1. Consideration of request for approval to adopt a resolution for WBR Parish to join the St. John MFP Lawsuit against the State/David Corona (Personnel & Finance Committee Report 4/8/14)
  1. Consideration of request to approve and adopt the COPsync911 Alert System Software to be implemented in all parish schools by Stephen deBessonet, President, Excel Software Professionals/David Corona (Personnel & Finance Committee Report 4/8/14)
  1. Consideration of request for approval of the monthly expenditures and financial reports/Jared Gibbs (Personnel and Finance Committee Report 4/8/14)
  1. Consideration of request authorizing the staff to proceed with seeking bids to demolish the buildings on the Old Cohn High School Campus/David Corona (Buildings, Equipment, Maintenance Committee Report 4/8/14)

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

Whereupon, Mr. Manola recognized Mrs. Wilhemenia Decuir, Cohn High School Alumni Association, and Mrs. Joycelynn Green, President of the Cohn High School Alumni Association.

 

Mrs. Decuir gave brief history of Cohn High School and expressed her concerns about demolishing the school.  Mrs. Green also addressed the board relative to concerns of the Cohn High School Alumni Association relative to demolishing Cohn High School.

 

Mr. Manola thanked the members of the Alumni Association for coming to the meeting and assured them that the board planned to place a historical marker on the site of the Cohn High School along with the original plaques that were in the buildings.  He also informed them that the Alumni Association would be invited to attend a rededication ceremony on the Cohn High site upon completion of the demolition project.

 

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker, and seconded by Mrs. Pattan:

 

Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby approve and adopt Consent Agenda items #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15 as presented.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

Aye:                 Mr. Craig Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau Mrs. Pattan, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

 

Nay:                 None

 

Absent:             Mr. Toby Sarradet

 

                        Mr. Chustz was absent at the time of this vote.

                                                                                                                                               

The next item was End of Consent Agenda Item #16: Mr. Jason Manola, President, stated that in compliance with Act 267 of the 2013 Legislative Session, the following public notice was read:

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board intends to continue to levy all of the Ad Valorem taxes that it currently receives for the 2014 tax year, and will vote on this item at its regularly scheduled Board meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 5:00 p.m.

 

The meeting will take place in the Board meeting room of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Office located at 3761 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, Louisiana 70767.

 

The next item was End of Consent Agenda Item #17: Discussion of a Personnel Matter/Executive Session.

 

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mrs. Bergeron:

 

Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby declare itself in Executive Session for discussion of a personnel matter.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

Aye:                 Mr. Craig Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Mrs. Pattan, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 None

Absent:             Mr. Toby Sarradet

 

                        Mr. Chustz was absent at the time of this vote.

 

Mr. Chustz came in after the above vote.

 

Upon termination of the Executive Session, the board declared itself in Open Session.

 

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mr. Craig Sarradet:

 

Be It Resolved, That no action be taken on End of Consent Agenda item #17: Discussion of a personnel matter.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

Aye:                 Mr. Craig Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Mrs. Pattan, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 Mrs. Bergeron

Absent:             Mr. Toby Sarradet

                                                                                                                       

The next item was End of Consent Agenda Item #18: Review of Expulsion Appeal/Executive Session.

 

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Mrs. Bergeron and seconded by Mr. Maranto:

 

Be It Resolved, That the board declare itself in Executive Session to review an Expulsion Appeal for a certain student enrolled in Lukeville Upper Elementary School.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

Aye:                 Mr. Craig Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Mrs. Pattan, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 None

Absent:             Mr. Toby Sarradet

 

Upon termination of the Executive Session, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mr. Craig Sarradet:

 

Be It Resolved, That the board declare itself in Open Session.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

Aye:                 Mr. Craig Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Mrs. Pattan, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 None

Absent:             Mr. Toby Sarradet

 

Mr. Manola explained that there would be no action unless the board would not uphold the recommendation for expulsion presented by Lukeville Upper Elementary School administrators. 

 

There was no recommendation from the board to deny the expulsion.

 

The next item was End of Consent Agenda Item 19: Organizational Items: Committee Meeting Date: May 13, 2014 and Board Meeting Date: May 21, 2014.

 

There being no further business to come before the board, the following resolution was offered by Mrs.Bergeron and seconded by Mr. Maranto:

 

Be It Resolved, That the meeting be adjourned.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

Aye:                 Mr. Craig Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau, Mrs. Pattan, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 None

Absent:             Mr. Toby Sarradet

 

 

_David Corona____________                               

David Corona

Secretary-Treasurer

 

_Jason P. Manola_________

Jason Manola

President