The Chair called the meeting to order and read the following call: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Parish of St. John the Baptist
Dear Board Member:
Upon call of the President, the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board will meet for a Board Workshop at Godchaux Grammar Cafeteria, 1600 Highway 44, Reserve, Louisiana, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
The agenda for the workshop is attached.
Sincerely,
Shawn Wallace
Board President
ITEM 1. Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance
The Chair called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. He called for a moment of silent meditation and the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Mr. Morris.
ITEM 2. Roll Call of Members:
PRESENT: Holden, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Wallace
ABSENT: Burl, Triche, DeFrancesch, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair
There were 6 members present and 5 members absent.
ITEM 3. Public Comment. Mr. Josh Manning/Kevin Belanger, SCP – Discussion of feasibility study regarding the rezoning of school attendance zones
Mr. Belanger stated that South Central Planning could conduct the feasibility study to redo the enrollment boundaries for our schools for an amount not to exceed $15,000 and it would take approximately 4-6 months to complete.
Extensive discussion was held regarding this item.
ITEM 4. Public Comment. Mr. Raydel Morris/Adrianne Kastner – Discussion of Air Quality (Fifth Ward Elementary)
Public Comment: Hugh Lambert; Sylvia Taylor
Adrienne Katner, DSEnv, MS addressed the Board regarding the air quality in and around Fifth Ward Elementary School and St. John Parish as a whole. Ms. Wilma Subra also addressed the Board regarding this item.
Mr. Burl arrived at 5:10 p.m. and Mrs. Vicknair arrived at 5:36 p.m.
ITEM 5. Public Comment. Mr. Raydel Morris – Discussion of Inactive School Board Property
A list of properties owned by St. John the Baptist Parish School Board was presented to the Board members (both active and inactive). It was stated that in order to sell inactive properties, the Board must first declare them surplus and then sold at public auction.
ITEM 6. Public Comment. Mrs. Rebecca Johnson – Discussion of Redirection/Connections Programs
Mrs. Johnson stated that she put this on the agenda because she wanted discussion regarding redistributing the resources at these sites. She stated that there is a need for social/emotional services at the Redirection. She would like to provide: Literacy Coaches, Academic Interventionist, Special Needs Counselor, Curriculum Facilitators, and PBIS training in Tier I and II interventions. Also, we have signed a MOU with RPCC to assist our overage students in obtaining their HiSet Diploma. She shared the following data:
Decrease in number of students who qualify: Enrollment Data
Year |
Enrollment |
2022-2023 |
18 |
2021-2022 |
40 |
2020-2021 |
20 |
2019-2020 |
30 |
Performance Scores – Assessment Index
Year |
Assessment Index |
2022-2023 |
1.6 |
2021-2022 |
14.3 |
2020-2021 |
COVID/Not Tested |
2019-2020 |
16.5 |
ITEM 7. Board Items of Interest
Honor Roll Roundup – May 5th at GMMS from 10:30-1:00
ESJH Graduation – May 26th @ Pontchartrain Center @ 7:00 p.m.
WSJH Graduation – May 20th @ WSJH Gymnasium @ 10:00 a.m.
Dinvaut Golf Tourney – April 21st @ Riverlands Golf Club
Upcoming Meetings:
Discipline Committee – April 3rd at 4:30 p.m. in the Media Center
Curriculum Committee – April 4th at 4:00 p.m. in the Board Room
Executive Committee – April 5th at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room
Regularly Schedule School Board meeting for April 13th has been moved to April 20th, due to the Easter holidays.
ITEM 8. Adjournment
The agenda having been completed, and there being no further business, there was a
MOTION BY: Morris
SECOND BY: Holden
MOTION: Motion for adjournment.
Roll Call:
7 Yeas – Holden, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Vicknair, Wallace
4 Absent – Burl, Triche4, DeFrancesch, Mitchell-Williams
The motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
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Rebecca Johnson, Secretary Shawn Wallace, President