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Port Allen, Louisiana

February 18, 2015

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

Present:            Jason P. Manola, President, Toby Sarradet, Dr. Atley D. Walker,Sr.,

Ronald P. LeBlanc, Leon N. Goudeau, Rose A. Lee Roche’,

G. Alden Chustz,Jr., Michael A. Maranto, Teri Bergeron

Absent: Craig Sarradet

The meeting was opened with the invocation by Dr. Atley D. Walker,Sr. 

Ariel Jackson, a student from Devall Middle School, and Emily Nichols, a student from Port Allen Middle School, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The next item was approval of the minutes of the board meeting held on January 21, 2015.

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

Be It Resolved, That the minutes of the board meeting held on January 21, 2015, be approved as presented.

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

Aye:                 Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau,

                        Mrs. Roche’, Mr. Chustz, Mr.Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:    None

Absent: Mr. Craig Sarradet

The next item was the Superintendent’s Report.  Whereupon, Superintendent Watts presented information on the following:

a)     Ms. Lisbon Brown and Ms. Kizzy Crockett were selected  and recognized by Eureka Math.

b)     Last week Cohn Elementary presented “Real Men Read” Program and Brusly Elementary Head Start presented the “Male Day” Program.

c)     Visit to St. James Parish to visit their Career Tech Program in operation.

d)     BHS Girls Basketball team seeded #13 in State playoffs, BHS Boys and PAHS Boys basketball teams in State playoffs.

e)     Superintendent Watts will be attending an Educational Symposium at the Air Force Academy February 26-28, 2015.

f)      Testing starts the week of March 16^th.

g)     Three RFP’s received for bus transportation will be presented at the March 10^th committee meeting.

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

        8. Consideration of request for approval of the monthly expenditures and financial reports/Jared Gibbs (Personnel & Finance Committee Report 2/10/15)

The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.

Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Mrs.Roche’ and seconded by Mrs. Bergeron:

Be It Resolved, That the board accept and adopt Consent Agenda Item #8 as presented.

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

Aye:                 Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau,

                        Mrs. Roche’, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 None

Absent: Mr. Craig Sarradet

The first End of Consent Agenda item was #9; Committee meeting date: March 10, 2015 and Board meeting date: March 18, 2015.

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

Be It Resolved, That the meeting be adjourned.

The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:

Aye:                 Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Goudeau,

                        Mrs. Roche’, Mr. Chustz, Mr. Maranto, Mrs. Bergeron, Mr. Manola

Nay:                 None

Absent: Mr. Craig Sarradet

Wes Watts                                            Jason Manola

Wes Watts                                            Jason Manola

Secretary-Treasurer                                 President