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Port Allen, Louisiana
April 17, 2019
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, Toby Sarradet, Atley D. Walker, Sr., Ronald P. LeBlanc, Chareeka Grace, Michael A. Maranto,
Absent: Leon Goudeau, G. Alden Chustz,Jr., Teri Bergeron
Pledge of Allegiance led by members of the board. (Students were on Easter Break.)
The invocation was offered by Dr. Atley D. Walker, Sr.
The next item was approval of the board minutes for the regular board meeting held on March 20, 2019.
Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mr. Toby Sarradet:
Be It Resolved, That the minutes of the regular board meeting held on March 20, 2019, be approved as presented.
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mr. Goudeau, Mr. Chustz, Mrs. Bergeron
The next item was educational presentations: a) Head Start Director’s Monthly Report for March, 2019 is included in the board members packet of information. b) Resolution of Condolences to the family of Mrs. Viola Jones, retired Secretary/BHS; the family of Mrs. Mildred Russ, retired teacher/PAMS; the family of Mrs. Emma Stovall, Sweeper/BMS.
Whereupon, the following resolutions of condolences were offered by Mr. Toby Sarradet and seconded by Mr. Craig Sarradet:
Be It Resolved, That the members of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board do hereby extend to the family of Mrs. Viola Jones, retired Secretary at BHS, their feelings of sincere appreciation for the many years of dedicated service rendered by Mrs. Jones in the WBR Parish School System,
and
Be It Further Resolved, That the members of the WBR Parish School Board do hereby offer their sincere sympathy and condolences to the family of Mrs. Jones.
Be It Resolved, That the members of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board do hereby extend to the family of Mrs. Mildred Russ, retired teacher at PAMS, their feelings of sincere appreciation for the many years of dedicated service rendered by Mrs. Russ in the WBR Parish School System, and
Be It Further Resolved, That the members of the WBR Parish School Board do hereby offer their sincere sympathy and condolences to the family of Mrs. Russ.
Be It Resolved, That the members of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board do hereby extend to the family of Mrs. Emma Stovall, Sweeper at BMS, their feelings of sincere appreciation for the many years of dedicated service rendered by Mrs. Stovall in the WBR Parish School System, and
Be It Further Resolved, That the members of the WBR Parish School Board do hereby offer their sincere sympathy and condolences to the family of Mrs. Stovall.
The above resolutions were adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mr. Goudeau, Mr. Chustz, Mrs. Bergeron
The next item was presentation of the following items on the Consent Agenda:
CONSENT AGENDA
#7. Consideration of a request by Tammy Seneca to approve the Erate Category 1 for Wide Area Network Services awarded to AT&T on March 15, 2019. This will provide a 10 GB backbone and a 1 GB pipe for service to all schools in WBR for the 2019-20 school year at a 90% discount rate. Category 1 for Internet Service Provider was increased from 2GB to 10 GB for the 2019-20 school year. This is a continuation of a current contract, but just an increase in service at a 90% discount rate. Category 2 for network equipment as awarded on March 20, 2019 to Transformyx. This will provide switches, wireless access points, and battery backups to PAMS, PAE, LUES, Caneview K-8 School, BMS, BHS, and BES at a 85% discount rate. (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
8. Consideration of a request for approval of a specialized summer program/SPARK (Student Program for Arts, Recreation, and Knowledge) at PAMS to be funded by the Board in the amount of $5,120. (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
9. Consideration of approval of the request for permission to participate in the Summer Feeding Program at certain sites specified by Mrs. Vivian Landry (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
10. Consideration of request for approval of the WBR Credit Recovery Summer Program at PAHS. (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
11. Consideration of request for approval to participate in Titles I, II, III, IV, V and IDEA Part B and Pre-School Flow Through Funds for 2019-20/Jared Gibbs (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
12. Consideration of request for approval to participate in the LEAP 2025/EOC Summer Remediation Program at each high school during the month of June. (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
13. Consideration of request for approval to adopt the following policies submitted for approval by Forethought Consulting, Inc., and approved by the board’s legal advisor for adoption: JGCE: Child Abuse; IHAD: Parent Conferences; JR: Student Privacy and Education Records (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
14. Consideration of approval to move the date of the 5/15/19 regular board meeting to 5/22/19. (Academics Committee Report 4/9/19)
The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.
Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Mr. Toby Sarradet and seconded by Mr. LeBlanc:
Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby approve and adopt the following Consent Agenda items: #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14 as presented.
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mr. Goudeau, Mr. Chustz, Mrs. Bergeron
The next item was End of Consent Agenda Item #15: Consideration of approval for ESYS (Extended School Year Services for 2019) and approval to advertise for teachers, paraprofessionals, and social workers./Wes Watts
The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.
Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Dr. Walker and seconded by Mr. Maranto:
Be It Resolved, That the board does hereby approve the request for ESYS (Extended School Year Services for 2019) and the request to advertise for teachers, paraprofessionals, and social workers for the program.
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mr. Goudeau, Mr. Chustz, Mrs. Bergeron
The next End of Consent Agenda item #16: Update by Mr. Heath Morris, Sugar West, Inc., relative to 2018 crop production on Section 16 Farmland was deferred to the regular board meeting in May at the request of Mr. Morris.
The next item was the date of the Committee Meeting: May 14, 2019 and Regular Board Meeting:
May 22, 2019.
The next item was #18: Any other business unanimously approved by the board for consideration.
The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.
Whereupon, Superintendent Watts requested approval to present an item relative to proposed Legislation that the LSBA sent out to all School Boards in the State.
Mr. Manola requested that the members of the Board allow Superintendent Watts to present the information requested by the LSBA.
Whereupon, the following resolution was offered by Mr. Maranto and seconded by Mr. Craig Sarradet:
Be It Resolved, That the request submitted by the LSBA to all School Boards in the State be added to the agenda for consideration at this meeting.
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mr. Goudeau, Mr. Chustz, Mrs. Bergeron
Whereupon, Superinendent Watts informed the members of the Board that Dr. Janet Pope, Executive Director, Louisiana School Boards Association, had forwarded a request to all School Boards in the State to adopt the following Model Resolution opposing HB 57 – State Central Collection, Sales and Use Tax Collection and Administration.
The Chairman declared the floor open for public comment.
Whereupon, the following resolution opposing HB 57 – State Central Collection, Sales and Use Tax Collection and Administration, was offered by Mr. LeBlanc and seconded by Mr. Toby Sarradet:
The above resolution was adopted by the following vote:
Aye: Mr. Craig Sarradet, Mr. Toby Sarradet, Dr. Walker, Mr. LeBlanc, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mr. Goudeau, Mr. Chustz, Mrs. Bergeron
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, Mrs. Grace, Mr. Maranto, Mr. Manola
Nay: None
Absent: Mr. Goudeau, Mr. Chustz, Mrs. Bergeron
Wesley Watts Jason Manola
Secretary-Treasurer President