2023-05-11

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

RESERVE, LA – MEETING OF MAY 11, 2023

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 in regular session at Godchaux Grammar Cafeteria, 1600 Highway 44, Reserve, Louisiana, on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

The agenda for the meeting is attached.

ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. and called for a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

ITEM 2a. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS:

PRESENT: Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

ABSENT: Holden, Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-Williams

There were 6 members present and 5 members absent.

ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

ITEM 3a. Public Comment. Meetings of: April 20, 2023 and April 27, 2023

MOTION BY: Mamou

SECOND BY: Vicknair

MOTION: To approve the minutes from the meetings of: April 20, 2023 and April 27, 2023

Roll Call:

6 Yeas – Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

5 Absent – Holden, Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-Williams

The motion carried.

ITEM 4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT: Mrs. Rebecca Johnson

Mrs. Johnson introduced Mrs. Monique Roth, our new Public Relations consultant.

Mrs. Johnson thanked the Planning Committee of the Honor Roll Roundup, which was a huge success: Dr. Juanita Hill, Tiffany Benoit, Jennifer Brock, Rachael Chaney, Terry Charles, Nycole Colbert, Bonnie Dinvaut, Tanya Richard, Dr. Green, Ashley Harrilal, Claude Hill, Ulysses Jarrow, Rebecca Johnson, Jawanza Joseph, Robert Schaff, Shannon Smith-Magee, Juliann Young. She also publicly thanked the sponsors for either showing up to celebrate with the students, donating items, or donating funds:

James Wagner State Farm Ins, Chung's Heavenly Sweets, LLC, RLMC, Affinty Care Providers, Board Member Shawn Wallace, West St. John Civic Association, United Community Bank, Councilwoman Tyra Duhe-Griffin, Assessor Lucien Gauff, III, Graylin Burl, Board Member Jennifer Frizzell, Kelly Services, Robottom Mortuary, Board Member Debra Schum, St. John the Baptist Parish District Attorney's Office, Board Member Charo Holden, Councilman Lennix Madere Jr., Councilwoman Tammy Houston, Ulysses Jarrow, Kiwanis Club of the Tri-Parishes, Board Member Samuel Mamou, Board Member Patricia Triche, Kelly Services, Pelican Pointe Car Wash, Blessed to be a Blessing, Matherne's, St. John the Baptist Parish President's Office, Thoughts Before Actions, Chick-fil-A, Cane's, Tri Parish Trophies, St. John the Baptist Parish and Sheriff's Office, Board Member Ali Burl, East St. John Preparatory Academy, East St. John High, Garyville Mt. Airy Magnet, STEM Magnet Program, John L. Ory Magnet, LaPlace Elementary, West St. John Elementary, Lake Pontchartrain Elementary, West St. John High, Fifth Ward Elementary, Emily C. Watkins Elementary, SJBP Central Office, Fair Grounds Race Course.

$500 Sponsors

All South Consulting Engineer, LLC

Golden Grove Baptist Church

SJBP District Attorney’s Office

Graylin Burl

Mabile’s Restaurant

$1500+ Sponsors

Cargill

EdGear

Denka

Mrs. Johnson also announced that we had 16 ACT Elite Students and they were recognized and rewarded with a limo ride and lunch at Acme Oyster House.

ITEM 5. EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE BOARD OR STAFF

ITEM 6. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

ITEM 6a. Public Comment. Mrs. Rebecca Johnson - Request approval of Revised Job Title and Description: Change from “Disciplinarian” to “Dean of Culture and School Climate” (Personnel Committee approval 05-01-2023)

MOTION BY: Vicknair

SECOND BY: Mamou

MOTION: To approve the Revised Job Title and Description: Change from “Disciplinarian” to “Dean of Culture and School Climate”.

Roll Call:

6 Yeas – Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

5 Absent – Holden, Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 7. BUSINESS & FINANCE.

ITEM 7a. Public Comment. Ms. Terry Charles – Request approval to award Bread/Bread Products bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: Frizzell

SECOND BY: DeFrancesch

MOTION: To approve the award of Bread/Bread Products bid to the lowest responsive bidder (Bimbo Bakeries).

Roll Call:

6 Yeas – Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

5 Absent – Holden, Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 7b. Public Comment. Request approval to award Milk/Milk Products bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: DeFrancesch

SECOND BY: Vicknair

MOTION: To approve the award of Milk/Milk Products bid to lowest responsive bidder (Borden’s Dairy).

Roll Call:

6 Yeas – Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

5 Absent – Holden, Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 7c. Public Comment. Mrs. Terry Charles - Request approval to award Processed Foods bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: Frizzell

SECOND BY: Mamou

MOTION: To approve the award of Processed Foods bid to the lowest responsive bidder (Diamond Food Distributors and Pon Food Corporation).

Roll Call:

6 Yeas – Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

5 Absent – Holden, Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 7d. Public Comment. Ms. Terry Charles – Request approval to award Frozen Foods bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: Frizzell

SECOND BY: Vicknair

MOTION: To approve the award of Frozen Foods bid to lowest responsive bidder (Diamond Food Distributors and Pon Food Corporation).

Roll Call:

6 Yeas – Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

5 Absent – Holden, Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

Mrs. Holden arrived at 6:12 p.m. and was recorded as present.

ITEM 7e. Public Comment. Ms. Terry Charles – Request approval to award Meat/Meat Products bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: Frizzell

SECOND BY: DeFrancesch

MOTION: To approve the award of Meat/Meat Products bid to lowest responsive bidder (Diamond Food Distributors and Pon Food Corporation).

Roll Call:

7 Yeas – Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

4 Absent –Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 7f. Public Comment. Ms. Terry Charles – Request approval to award Paper Supplies bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: Frizzell

SECOND BY: Holden

MOTION: To approve the award of Paper Supplies bid to lowest responsive bidder (Economic Janitorial Supplies, Interboro and Pon Foods).

Roll Call:

7 Yeas – Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

4 Absent –Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 7g. Public Comment. Ms. Terry Charles – Request approval to award Cleaning Supplies bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: Holden

SECOND BY: DeFrancesch

MOTION: To approve the award of Cleaning Supplies bid to lowest responsive bidder (Economical Janitorial Supplies and SFS PAC).

Roll Call:

7 Yeas – Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

4 Absent –Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 7h. Public Comment. Ms. Terry Charles – Request approval to award Small Equipment bid to lowest responsive bidder

MOTION BY: DeFrancesch

SECOND BY: Frizzell

MOTION: To approve the award of Small Equipment bid to lowest responsive bidder (Economical, Associated Food Equipment & Supplies, Pyramid School Products and Pueblo Hotel & Supply).

Roll Call:

7 Yeas – Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

4 Absent –Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

ITEM 8. OLD BUSINESS

ITEM 9. NEW BUSINESS.

ITEM 9a. Public Comment. Board approval of a resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, April 29, 2023, to authorize the renewal of a special tax therein.

MOTION BY: Frizzell

SECOND BY: Mamou

MOTION: To approve resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, April 29, 2023, to authorize the renewal of a special tax therein.

Roll Call:

7 Yeas – Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Vicknair, Wallace

4 Absent –Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-William

The motion carried.

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The following resolution was offered by __________________________________ and seconded by _____________________________________:

RESOLUTION

A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, April 29, 2023, to authorize the renewal of a special tax therein.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "District"), that:

SECTION 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, on SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 (the “Election”), to authorize the renewal of a special tax therein pursuant to the following proposition (the “Proposition”):

PROPOSITION

(MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Shall School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of 10.56 mills on all of the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $8,140,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2024 and ending with the year 2033, for providing annual improvement of salaries (including employee health care) of teachers and all other employees of the District?

This Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns of the Election thereof.

SECTION 2. Election Results. According to the official certified tabulation of votes cast at said Election, there was a total of 1,296 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition and a total of 320 votes cast AGAINST Proposition, resulting in a majority of 976 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition. The Proposition was therefore duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the Election.

SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Result. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law, after receipt from the Secretary of State’s office of the actual costs of the election, as required by Act 205 of the Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana for the year 2019.

SECTION 4. Declaration. The foregoing results of the Election are hereby declared by this Governing Authority and shall be published as required by law.

SECTION 5. Procès Verbal. A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of the Election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of St. John the Baptist, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.

This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:

YEAS:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 11^th day of May, 2023.

/s/ Rebecca Johnson /s/ Shawn Wallace

Secretary President

PROCÈS VERBAL OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023.

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Godchaux Grammar Cafeteria, 1600 Hwy. 44, Reserve, Louisiana, the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "District"), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, April 29, 2023, with the following members present: There being absent: ________________________________________________________;

did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition, to wit:

PROPOSITION

(MILLAGE RENEWAL)

There was found by said count and canvass that there was a total of 1,296 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition and a total of 320 votes cast AGAINST Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and it was further found and determined that there was a majority of 976 votes cast IN FAVOR OF Proposition as hereinabove set forth.

Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the District on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

Results by precinct are available from the Secretary of this Governing Authority during regular business hours or via the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website (voterportal.sos.la.gov).

Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this Procès Verbal is a copy of the Notice of Special Election and proof of publication thereof.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Reserve, Louisiana, on this, the 11^th day of May, 2023.

ATTEST: /s/ Shawn Wallace

President

/s/ Rebecca Johnson

Secretary

EXHIBIT "A"

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "District"), on February 16, 2023, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:

PROPOSITION

(MILLAGE RENEWAL)

Said special election will be held at each and every polling place in the Parish of St. John the Baptist, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541.

The polling places for the precincts are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $73,000.

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Godchaux Grammar Cafeteria, 1600 Hwy. 44, Reserve, Louisiana, on THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023, at SIX O’CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Reserve, Louisiana, on this, the 16^th day of February, 2023.

ATTEST: /s/ Shawn Wallace

President

/s/ Rebecca Johnson

Secretary

PROCLAMATION

I, the undersigned President of the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "District"), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the District on Saturday, April 29, 2023, was CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Procès Verbal.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Reserve, Louisiana, on this, the 11^th day of May, 2023.

/s/ Shawn Wallace

President

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "District"), do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings and Procès Verbal made by said Governing Authority on May 11, 2023, providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in the District on Saturday, April 29, 2023, to authorize the renewal of a special tax therein.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature at Reserve, Louisiana, on this, the 11^th day of May, 2023.

____________________________________

Secretary

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Mrs. Vicknair left the meeting at 6:18 p.m.

ITEM 10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

ITEM 11. BOARD ITEMS OF INTEREST

Mrs. Johnson: End of year get together for employees: May 29^th, 11:00-3:00 @ ESJP Campus

ITEM 12. ADJOURNMENT

The agenda having been completed, and there being no further business, there was a

MOTION BY: Frizzell

SECOND BY: Vicknair

MOTION: Motion for adjournment.

Roll Call:

6 Yeas – Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Wallace

5 Absent – Triche, Morris, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair

The motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

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Rebecca Johnson, Secretary Shawn Wallace, President