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Port Allen, Louisiana

September 17, 2014

 

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

 

Jason P. Manola, President, Craig Sarradet, Toby Sarradet, Dr. Atley D. Walker,Sr., Ronald P. LeBlanc, Leon Goudeau,Sr., Thelma L. Pattan, G. Alden Chustz,Jr., Michael A. Maranto, Teri Bergeron

 

President Manola asked the new teachers to please lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

The next item was adoption of a resolution to defer approval of the minutes of the Special board meeting held on September 17, 2014.

 

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

 

Be It Resolved, That  approval of the  minutes of the special board meeting held on September 17, 2014, be deferred.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

The next item was a report from Community Agencies: a) Introduction of Mr. Garret Graves, Candidate for Congress and   b) Introduction of Mr. Dean Browning, ExxonMobil.

 

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

 

Be It Resolved, That the members of the board do hereby express their appreciation to Mr. Dean Browning and Exxon Mobil for their interest in the education of West Baton Rouge students, and

 

Be It Further Resolved, That the members of the board do hereby express their gratitude to Exxon Mobil for their monetary contribution used to purchase Math Manipulatives for students in Grades K-5.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

The next item was Educational Presentations:  

 

a) Recognition of Teacher-of-the-Year/Elementary, Middle, High Schools

b) Introduction of new teachers for 2014-15

c) Introduction of Teachers & Support Employees with Perfect Attendance for 2013-14

    

The next item was recognition of Teacher-of-the-Year for Elementary, Middle, High Schools:

 

Whereupon, Ms. Charlotte Blanchard, Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance presented the following Teachers-of-the-Year. 

Mrs. Hope Supple, Principal of Brusly Elementary School, Mrs. Callie Kershaw, Principal of Brusly Middle School, and Mr. James Jackson, Principal of Port Allen High School, gave a presentation about the Teacher-of-the-Year from their school.

 

Elementary School

Ms. Ashley Rills – Brusly Elementary School

Middle School

Ms. Susan Tullier – Brusly Middle School

High School

Ms. Danielle Lamotte – Port Allen High School

 

Mrs. Blanchard thanked the following members of the selection committee:

 

Middle and High School Committee: Ms. Sharon Lair, Ms. Dawn Henry, Ms. Mary Arrasmith, Ms. Charlotte Blanchard

 

Elementary Committee: Ms. Cindy Ourso, Ms. Crystal Leon, Ms. Heidi Grissom, Dr. David Strauss

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

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

 

Be It Resolved, That the members of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board do hereby commend and congratulate Ms. Ashley Rills, Ms. Susan Tullier, and Ms. Danielle Lamotte for the honor and distinction of being named Teacher-of-the-Year and for their interest in the education of students in the West Baton Rouge Parish School System.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

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

Nay:     None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

The next  item was introduction of new teachers for 2014-15.  Superintendent Watts called on principals to introduce their new faculty members.

                                                                                                                                                              

The next item was introduction of employees with perfect attendance for the 2013-14 school year:

 

TEACHERS                                 ($500 Each)

Brusly Elementary                       Heidi Grissom, Tiffany Herring

Brusly High                                 Harold Boudreaux, Leslie Kleinpeter, Steven Parsons, Brady Perry, Shaeeta Williams, Erik Willis

Chamberlin Elementary                Kelly Gerald, Latasha Williams

Devall Middle School                   Allison Johnson, Cynthia West

Lukeville Upper Elementary          Philomena Greenblatt, Sandra Musso, Nikki Tanner

Port Allen Elementary                  Katherine Hill, Yashica Murphy

Port Allen High                            William Mulina, Dr. Rose Thompson

Port Allen Middle                         Olivia Tucker

 

SUPPORT EMPLOYEES    ($400 Each)

Brusly Elementary                       Katherine Joffrion, Gisele Stephens, Mary Wilson

Brusly High                                 Aimee Rabalais

Chamberlin Elementary                Patricia Routon

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

The members of the board commended the above employees for their perfect attendance for the 2013-14 school year.

 

The next item was the Superintendent’s Report:

 

a)     Resolution of condolences for the family of Mr. Paul C. Pattan,Sr., former teacher, coach, Principal, Board Member and President of the Board.

 

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

 

Be It Resolved, That the members of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board do hereby extend to the family of Mr. Paul C. Pattan,Sr. its sincere appreciation for the many years of dedicated and devoted service rendered by Mr. Pattan as a teacher, coach, Principal, Board member from 1/1/85-2/28/10, and President of the Board from July 1998-July 2000, and

 

Be It Resolved, That the members of the Board do hereby express their appreciation for Mr. Pattan’s interest in education of the children in West Baton Rouge Parish, and

 

Be It Further Resolved, That the Board does hereby offer its sincere sympathy and condolences to the family of Mr. Paul C. Pattan, Sr.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

Superintendent’s  Report: (continued)

b)     Schools have been operating for 27 days – everyone is working hard and

“Making Awesome Happen”

c)     All employees were issued T Shirts with logo “Making Awesome Happen”

d)   The Port Allen High School Girls Power Lifting team received rings for Winning the State Championship for 5 years in a row.  Congratulations to Coach Bizette and his Girls Power Lifting Team for this honor.

e)   State Treasurer John Kennedy will be substituting for ½ day at Port Allen Middle School next week. (6th, 7th, 8th Grade Social Studies)

f)      Mr. James Jackson, Principal at Port Allen High School, initiated a school wide Taxia Awareness fund raiser in WBR Parish.

 

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

 

  1. Consideration of approval and adoption of the Pupil Progression Plan for 2014-15 as presented by Ms. Dawn Henry/Supervisor of Instruction (Academics Committee Report 9/9/14)

  2. Consideration of request for approval of the monthly expenditures and financial reports/Jared Gibbs (Personnel & Finance Committee Report 9/9/14)

  3. Consideration of approval of a request to add a 4.0% stipend plus 2 days of the daily rate of pay to the salary of the Head Power Lifting Coach/Wes Watts (Personnel & Finance Committee Report – 9/9/14)

  4. Consideration of request for approval of the bid submitted by Ryan Fabre/Fabre Landscape,LLC, for grounds maintenance and grass cutting at all schools and the Central Office/Jeff Kershaw (Personnel & Finance Committee Report 9/9/14)

  5. Consideration of approval of the request to adopt the Louisiana Compliance and Systems Questionnaire (for audit engagements of Government agencies) Jared Gibbs/(Personnel & Finance Committee Report 9/9/14)

  6. Consideration of approval of the request to adopt Part 1 of the following policies enacted by the 2014 Session of the Louisiana Legislature presented by James Prescott,Jr., Forethought Consulting,Inc./Jason Manola (Personnel & Finance Report 9/9/14)

    Policies: GAJ cf:BH, DFK, DJE  Gifts to Employees; GBA cf:GBD,GBN cf:GBO,GBQ Contracts and Compensation; GBI cf:GAE  Evaluation; GBJ cf:GBA,GBD,GBL Promotion;  GBK CF:GAK,GAMC,GBN  Employee Discipline;

    GBL cf:GAE,GBG cf:GBI,GBJ  Tenure; GBN cf:EDBA,,GBA  cf:GBJ,GBK,GBRA Dismissal of Employees; GBRIB cf:EGAA,GBRIBB  Sick Leave

  7. Consideration of approval of request by Jason Manola, President, to move the date of the October Committee meeting to October 7, 2014 (Personnel & Finance Committee Report September 9, 2014)

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Mr. LeBlanc and seconded by Mr. Toby Sarradet:

 

Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby approve and adopt Consent Agenda Items #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12 and #13 as presented.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

                                                                                                                                                 

The next item was End of Consent Agenda item #13: Organizational Items:

 

Committee Meeting Date: October 7, 2014; Board Meeting Date: October 15, 2014

 

The next item was End of Consent Agenda item #14: Consideration of request to present quotes for the board’s insurance renewal coverage for the period beginning October 1, 2014/October 1, 2015 to be presented by Charlie Landry, Agent/Regions Insurance and #15: Adoption of a resolution authorizing the Superintendent to sign the form rejecting uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage/Charlie Landry/Agent

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

Whereupon, Mr. Landry presented the premium summary quotes on the following:

 

LARMA Package (Auto Liability, Medical Payments, General Liability, Crime Coverages, School Leaders E & O)

Total LARMA Package                                          $138,273

Commercial Property                                             $202,250

Boiler & Machinery Coverage                                $    6,362   

LWCC/Workers’ Compensation                             $273,023

TOTAL: Annual Premium                                      $619,908

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

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

 

Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby accept and approve the quotes in the amount of $619,908 for the period beginning 10/01/14-10/01/15 for the Board’s insurance renewal coverage as presented this date by Charles R. Landry, Agent/Regions Insurance.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

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

Nay:     None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

The next item was End of Consent Agenda Item #15: Consideration of adoption of a resolution authorizing the Superintendent to sign the form rejecting uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage/Charlie Landry, Agent

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

                                                                                                                                                              

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

 

Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby authorize the superintendent to sign the required form rejecting uninsured/underinsurance motorists coverage for the period October 1, 2014  to October 1, 2015, as requested by Charlie Landry, Agent.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

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

Nay:     None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

The next item was End of Consent Agenda Item #16: Report on bids received on 9/10/14 for demolition of the “Old Cohn High” building and asbestos abatement of said building/Jeff Kershaw, Supervisor of Maintenance.

 

Whereupon, Mr. Kershaw presented the following bid tabulation results:

 

ARC Abatement                                        $ 72,219

Insulation Technologies                            $ 96,675

Zimmer Eschette                                      $ 98,423

Southern Recycle & Demo                     $106,419

Gulf Services Contracting                        $131,446

American Construction                            $132,198

Gill Industries                                            $135,900

 

ARC Abatement was the low bidder - $72,219.

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

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

 

Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby accept and approve the low bid in the amount of $72,219 submitted by ARC Abatement to demolish the “Old Cohn High” building and asbestos abatement of said building.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

                                                                                                                                                              

The next End of Consent Agenda item was #17: Review of expulsion appeal/Executive Session.

 

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

 

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 to review an expulsion appeal.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

Upon termination of the Executive Session, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and second by Mrs. Bergeron:

 

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

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

 

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

Mr. Manola announced that no motion was made to overturn the expulsion, therefore, the expulsion recommended by the administrators at Port Allen High School of a certain student enrolled in Port Allen High School was upheld.

 

There being no further business to come before the board, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mr. Craig Sarradet:

 

Be It Resolved, That the meeting be adjourned.

 

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

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

Nay:      None

Absent: Mrs. Pattan

 

______________________                           

Wes Watts

Secretary-Treasurer

 

 ______________________

Jason P. Manola

President