PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
RESERVE, LA – MEETING OF AUGUST 10, 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 Hwy. 44, Reserve, LA, on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and called for the invocation, led by Samuel Mamou, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Kendria Spears.
ITEM 2a. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS:
PRESENT: Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
ABSENT: Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch
There were 8 members present and 3 members absent.
Mr. Wallace stated that Mrs. Holden will not be attending the meeting, as her father in law passed away recently.
ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
ITEM 3a. Public Comment. Meeting of: July 13, 2023
MOTION BY: Mitchell-Williams
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve the minutes from the meeting of: July 13, 2023
Roll Call:
8 Yeas – Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
3 Absent – Holden, Burl, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
Mr. Burl arrived at 6:05 p.m. and was recorded as present.
Mrs. Spears gave the following report:
- Thanks to all teachers, students, staff, support personnel for our gains in state test scores. St. John Parish is in the Top 10 Improvement on the LEAP2025. Specifics will be shared at the next Board Workshop.
- Emily C. Watkins returned to their home site this school year. Special thanks to Ms. Janice Gauthier and the entire Maintenance Team for their hard work and diligence in making this happen.
- There are 13 teacher vacancies (6 regular ed and 7 special ed). Human Resources is processing applications daily to bring these vacancies even lower.
- There are 2 district level positions that have been filled. After an extensive interview process, Mrs. Dominique Miller has been offered the Chief Financial Officer position. The Supervisor of Land and Facilities will be announced once the onboarding process is complete.
- August 14-18: The Curriculum Team will be providing professional development opportunities for all K-8
- Transportation: Due to consolidation of bus routes, there are 57 routes this year as opposed to 62 last year and we currently have 4 driver and 2 monitor positions that are vacant.
ITEM 5. EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE BOARD OR STAFF
ITEM 5a. Mrs. Kendria Spears – Recognition of SJBP District Employees’ Completion of the Interpreter/Advanced Interpreter Training
Ms. Vachella Jones recognized the following staff members:
Lucilla Arzu: SJBP Central Office
Denis Courdres: ESJH
Lindsay Garcia: ESJH
Melissa Harahan: ECW
Icel Lay: ESJH
Elizabeth Leatherwood: ESJH
Violeta Perez: FWE
Caitlyn Petrus: LPE
Claudia Rodriquez: LES
Lucas Santos: LES
Norma Sota: SJBP Central Office
Nelann Taylor: SJBP Central Office
Willie Williams: LES
Julianne Young: SBBP Central Office
ITEM 6. PERSONNEL MATTERS.
ITEM 6a. Public Comment. Mrs. Rosalind Davis – Introduction to New Policy: BCAD – Teleconference/Remote Participation in School Board Meetings
This item was for introduction only.
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BCAD: TELECONFERENCE/REMOTE PARTICIPATION
IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board shall allow teleconference/remote participation in School Board meetings via electronic means as provided by Louisiana statutes.
REMOTE PARTICIPATION BY A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WITH A DISABILITY
A School Board member who has a disability recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act shall be allowed to participate and vote in a meeting via electronic means, as defined below.
EMERGENCIES OR DISASTERS
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board may conduct and its members may attend and participate in a meeting via electronic means provided that all of the following conditions are met:
1. The Governor has declared a state of emergency or disaster involving a geographic area within the jurisdiction of the School Board and the nature of the emergency or disaster would cause a meeting of the School Board conducted pursuant to the other provisions of this policy to be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the public.
2. The President of the School Board certifies on the notice of the meeting that the agenda of the meeting is limited to one or more of the following:
A. Matters that are directly related to the School Board’s response to the disaster or emergency and are critical to the health, safety, or welfare of the public.
B. Matters that if they are delayed will cause curtailment of vital public services or severe economic dislocation and hardship.
C. Matters that are critical to continuation of the business of the School Board and that are not able to be postponed to a meeting held in accordance with the other provisions of this policy due to a legal requirement or other deadline that cannot be postponed or delayed by the School Board.
D. Other matters that are critical or time-sensitive and that in the determination of the presiding officer should not be delayed; however, such maters shall not be considered at the meeting unless the members of the School Board present at the meeting approve the consideration of the matters by a two-thirds vote.
3. The School Board and its President comply with all of the requirements of this policy.
No later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to a meeting conducted pursuant to the provisions of this policy, the School Board shall provide for all of the following:
1. The notice and agenda for the meeting, which shall be posted on the School Board’s website, emailed to any member of the public or the news media who requests notice of meetings of the School Board, and widely distributed to every known news media outlet that broadcasts or publishes news within the geographic area within the jurisdiction of the School Board.
2. Detailed information regarding how members of the public may participate in the meeting and submit comments regarding matters on the agenda, which information shall be posted on the School Board’s website, emailed to any member of the public or the news media who requests notice of meetings of the School Board, and widely distributed to every known news media outlet that broadcasts or publishes news within the geographic area within the jurisdiction of the School Board.
For each meeting conducted with remote participation:
1. The School Board shall provide a mechanism to receive public comment electronically both prior to and during the meeting.
2. The School Board shall properly identify and acknowledge all public comments during the meeting and shall maintain those comments in its record of the meeting.
3. The President of the School Board shall ensure that each person participating in the meeting is properly identified.
4. The President shall ensure that all parts of the meeting, excluding any matter discussed in executive session, are clear and audible to all participants in the meeting including the public.
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this policy, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
1. Meeting via electronic means shall mean a meeting occurring via teleconference or video conference.
2. Teleconference shall mean a method of communication which enables persons in different locations to participate in a meeting and to hear and otherwise communicate with each other.
3. Video conference shall mean a method of communication which enables persons in different locations to participate in a meeting and to see, hear, and otherwise communicate with each other.
New policy: July, 2023
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:1, 17:81, 42:12, 42:13, 42:14, 42:15, 42:16, 42:17, 42:17.2.1, 42:19, 42:20, 42:24, 42:25.
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ITEM 6b. Public Comment. Mrs. Rosalind Davis – Introduction to New Policy: EDCB – Carpool and Bus Line Safety
This item was for introduction only.
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EDCB: CARPOOL AND BUS LINE SAFETY
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board shall require safety rules for carpool and bus lines at any school that includes any of the grades kindergarten through five. The safety rules shall require, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Students shall remain a safe distance from the pick-up area behind something material or immaterial intended to block passage, as deemed appropriate for the particular school building.
2. Students shall wait in the pick-up area and wait for vehicles to come to a complete stop.
3. A student being dropped off shall remain in the appropriate passenger restraint until the vehicle in which he/she is a passenger comes to a complete stop.
4. A student in grades kindergarten through three shall be accompanied by a school employee while he/she is walking to and from a pick-up area.
New policy: July, 2023
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:81.
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ITEM 6b. Public Comment. Mrs. Rosalind Davis – Introduction to Revised Policy: EBBB – School and Student Safety
This item was for introduction only.
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EBBB: SCHOOL AND STUDENT SAFETY
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board is committed to providing a safe environment for the students and employees of its schools. The School Board shall take immediate action to address any potential threats of violence or terrorism to students and employees as required by the Louisiana School and Student Safety Act (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:409.1-17:410).
The School Board shall develop, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, age appropriate information regarding internet and cell phone safety and online content that is a potential threat to school safety. The information shall include how to recognize and report potential threats to school safety posted on the internet, including but not limited to social media posts. This information shall be distributed or explained to school personnel and students at the beginning of each school year, and posted on an easily accessible page of each school’s website, as well as the website of the School Board. Such information shall include instruction on how to detect potential threats to school safety, visual examples of possible threats, and the process for reporting such threats.
DEFINITIONS
Risk is imminentmeans that the available facts, when viewed in light of surrounding circumstances, would cause a reasonable person to believe that the event stated in the threat is about to happen.
School is as defined by La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:236 as an institution for the teaching of children, consisting of an adequate physical plant, whether owned or leased, instructional staff members, and students, and which operates a minimum session of not less than one hundred eighty (180) days.
Student means any person registered or enrolled at a school.
Threat is credible means that the available facts, when viewed in light of surrounding circumstances, would cause a reasonable person to believe that the person communicating the threat actually intends to carry out the threat.
Threat of terrorism means communication, whether oral, visual, or written, including but not limited to electronic mail, letters, notes, social media posts, text messages, blogs, or posts on any social networking website, of any crime of violence that would reasonably cause any student, teacher, principal, or school employee to be in sustained fear for his safety, cause the evacuation of a building, or cause other serious disruption to the operation of a school.
Threat of violence means communication, whether oral, visual, or written, including but not limited to electronic mail, letters, notes, social media posts, text messages, blogs, or posts on any social networking website, of any intent to kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm to a student, teacher, principal, or school employee on school property or at any school function.
MANDATORY REPORTING
Any administrator, teacher, counselor, bus operator, or other school employee, whether full-time or part-time, who learns of a threat of violence or threat of terrorism, whether through oral communication, written communication, or electronic communication, shall immediately report the threat to a local law enforcement agency and, if the employee is not the school administrator, to the school administrator.
Upon being informed of the threat, the school administrator shall make reasonable efforts to attempt to inform all persons who are targets of the threat and shall take all necessary measures to protect their lives and safety.
The school administrator next shall make reasonable efforts to attempt to notify the appropriate personnel within the School District administration.
The school administrator and the School District administrator then shall determine if risk is imminent for any other persons because of the threat, and if so, notify them and make reasonable efforts to attempt to take measures to protect their lives and safety.
The school administrator and the School District administrator then shall determine whether to notify parents of the students at the school.
No person shall have a cause of action against any person for any action taken or statement made in adherence with the requirement for reporting as provided herein. However, the immunity from liability provided in this policy shall not apply to any action or statement if the action or statement was maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause harm to, harass, or otherwise deceive law enforcement or school officials.
Reporting Procedures
The Superintendent shall develop and maintain administrative procedures for reporting potential threats to school safety. The reporting procedures, at a minimum, shall include:
1. A standardized form to be used by students and school personnel to report potential threats which requests, at a minimum, the following information:
A. Name of school, person, or group being threatened.
B. Name of student, individual, or group threatening violence.
C. Date and time the threat was made.
D. Method by which the threat was made, including the social media outlet or website where the threat was posted, a screenshot or recording of the threat, if available, and any printed evidence of the threat.
2. A process for allowing school personnel to assist students in completing the standardized form.
3. A process for allowing reporting by an automated voice system.
4. A process for allowing anonymous reporting and for safeguarding the identity of a person who reports a threat.
5. For every threat reported, a school administrator shall record, on the form provided, the action taken by the school.
If information reported to a school is deemed a threat the school shall present the form and evidence to local law enforcement agencies.
If the information poses an immediate threat, school administrators shall follow procedures provided in the school’s Crisis Management and Response Plan.
THREAT ASSESSMENT
When any threat of violence or terrorism has been reported to a school administrator, an investigation shall be made according to administrative procedures which shall include, at a minimum:
1. Conducting an interview with the person reporting a threat, the person allegedly making a threat, and all witnesses, and;
2. Securing any evidence, including but not limited to statements, writings, recordings, electronic messages, and photographs.
If the investigation results in evidence or information that raises a concern that a threat is credible, the school and School District shall implement measures to provide for ongoing protection of the safety and lives of all students and staff at the school.
MANDATORY EXAMINATION
If a law enforcement agency, based on its investigation as required by La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:409.4, determines that a student's threat is credible and imminent, it shall report it to the district attorney, who may file a petition no later than seven (7) days after receiving such report with the appropriate judicial district court for medical, psychological, and psychiatric examination. Where the district attorney, in his/her discretion, decides not to file the petition or does not file such petition during the requisite period, the student who is the subject of a complaint and investigation shall be permitted to return to school unless the student is charged with assault on a teacher as provided in La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:38.2 or battery on a teacher as provided in La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:34.3. The school shall permit a student who is the subject of a complaint and investigation to return to school if at any point prior to a hearing the threat is determined not to be credible after an investigation by the school administration, a law enforcement agency, or the district attorney or by order of the court after a hearing unless the student is charged with assault on a teacher as provided in La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:38.2 or battery on a teacher as provided in La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:34.3. The school administrator shall notify any person who was a target of the threat at least two (2) school days prior to the student's return. The school administrator or his/her designee may conduct a search of the student or his property for weapons upon the student's return.
If the person who is reported to a local law enforcement agency is not a student, he or she shall not be permitted to be within five hundred feet (500’) of any school until he or she has undergone a formal medical or mental health evaluation and has been deemed by a healthcare professional not to be dangerous to himself/herself or others. After such a determination, the person shall not be permitted in a school unless he has notified the school administrator of his intent to visit the school and he is notified that the administrator has provided at least two (2) school days' notice regarding the visit to anyone in the school who was directly threatened by the person. The school administrator may deny such person the right to visit the school.
LIABILITY
No person shall have a cause of action against any person for an action taken or statement made in adherence with this policy unless based on conduct that is maliciously, willfully, and deliberately intended to cause harm or harass.
New policy: December 8, 2022
Revised: July, 2023
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:236, 17:409.1, 17:409.2, 17:409.3, 17:409.4, 17:409.5, 17:410; Board minutes, 12-8-22.
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ITEM 7. BUSINESS & FINANCE.
ITEM 7a. Public Comment. Mr. Brian Coogan – Introduction to an amendment to the ¼ Cent Sales Tax Portion of the Salary Schedule
This item was for introduction only.
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1/4 Cent Excess Sales Tax Distribution
Any 1/4 cent sales taxes collected over the amount in the salary schedule will be computed at the end of the fiscal year. If an excess exists, it will be distributed as follows:
Eligible Employees:
* All full time employees
* Eligible employees must be active on the last day of the school year unless retired during the school year
* Eligible employees must be active employees the next fiscal year, unless retired
* If an employee leaves the school system for reason other than retirement the pro rated amount will be deducted from their final paycheck.
Distribution:
* The funds will be distributed on the last Friday in August.
* Employees on professional sabbatical leave or leave without pay 10 or more days in year the taxes were collected will not be eligible for the payment. Employees on leave without pay for 9 or less days will receive half.
* Eligible employees hired for the first semester and continued throughout the school year will receive full payment
* Eligible employees hired for the second semester will receive half of the payment.
* Eligible employees who were on medical sabbatical or used 10 or more extended sick leave days in the year the taxes were collected will receive half of the payment.
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ITEM 7b. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier - Request approval to extend the contract with Sensalert for two (2) years
MOTION BY: Mitchell-Williams
SECOND BY: Vicknair
MOTION: To approve extending the contract with Sensalert for two (2) years.
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 7c. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier - Request approval to award Pest Control Contract to most qualified, responsive proposer
MOTION BY: Morris
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve Bay Pest Control at an annual cost of $12,720.
Following discussion, there was a
SUBSTITUTE MOTION BY: Triche
SECOND BY: Vicknair
MOTION: To table
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 7d. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier - Request approval to award Food Service Maintenance Contract to most qualified, responsive proposer
MOTION BY: Mitchell-Williams
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve awarding the contract for Food Service Maintenance Contract to LeBlanc Mechanical at an annual cost of $22,700.
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 7e. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier - Mrs. Janice Gauthier – Request Board approval to extend Gallo Maintenance Service Agreement on Lift Stations/Backflow Preventers for one (1) year
MOTION BY: Morris
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve extending the contract with Gallo Maintenance Service on Lift Stations/Backflow Preventers for one (1) year
Following discussion, there was
SUBSTITUTE MOTION BY: Morris
SECOND BY: Vicknair
MOTION: To table
Roll Call:
8 Yeas – Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
1 Nay - Burl
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 7f. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier – Request Board approval to renew Third Party Administrator (TPA) for handling General Liability Cases
MOTION BY: Schum
SECOND BY: Frizzell
MOTION: To approve extending Third Party Administrator (TPA) for handling General Liability Cases with LOCA for two (2) years ($13,006 annually for open claims; $25 filing; $.65 mileage)
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 7g. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier – Request Board approval to advertise for Fleet and General Liability Insurance
MOTION BY: Triche
SECOND BY: Vicknair
MOTION: To approve advertising for Fleet and General Liability Insurance.
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 7h. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier – Request board approval to extend Bernhard Maintenance Service Agreement at the same annual cost
MOTION BY: Morris
SECOND BY: Burl
MOTION: To approve extending the Bernhard’s Maintenance Service Agreement at the same annual cost for two (2) years. ($36,888)
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 7i. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier – Request Board approval to advertise for Fleet Mechanic, Mobile or Mechanic Shop
MOTION BY: Triche
SECOND BY: Vicknair
MOTION: To approve advertising for Fleet Mechanic, Mobile or Mechanic Shop, but allow Land and Facilities Committee to clarify the advertisement verbiage.
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 8. OLD BUSINESS
ITEM 9. NEW BUSINESS.
ITEM 9a. Public Comment. Atty. Bob Hammonds, Hammonds & Sills – Motion to enter into Executive Session to discuss strategy and pending litigation in the case of Kathy Duhon et al. v. St. John the Baptist Parish School Bd., Doc. No. 90-1669 (Eastern District of Louisiana) (Judge Jay Zaney).
MOTION BY: Mitchell-Williams
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To convene in Executive Session.
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
The Board convened in Executive Session at 6:54 p.m.
MOTION BY: Mitchell-Williams
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To reconvene in Regular Session
Roll Call:
8 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
3 Absent – Holden, Morris, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
The Board reconvened in Regular Session at 8:03 p.m.
ITEM 9b. Public Comment. Atty. Bob Hammonds – Consider and take action as a result of the strategy session on Kathy Duhon et al. v. St. John the Baptist Parish School Bd., Doc. No. 90-1669 (Eastern District of Louisiana) (Judge Jay Zaney).
MOTION BY: Frizzell
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To remove Item 9b from the agenda
Roll Call:
8 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
3 Absent – Holden, Morris, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 9c. Public Comment. Mr. Claude Hill, Jr. – Introduction to the 2023-2024 Pupil Progression Plan
This item was for introduction only.
ITEM 9d. Public Comment. Ms. Sherry DeFrancesch – Request approval to accept United Healthcare Medicare Advantage Plan for all retirees, as recommended by the Insurance Committee on July 18, 2023
MOTION BY: Vicknair
SECOND BY: Mamou
MOTION: To approve United Healthcare Medicare Advantage Plan for all retirees, as recommended by the Insurance Committee on July 18, 2023
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 9e. Public Comment. Request approval of contract with St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office for School Resource Officers and Traffic Detail, with an additional clause for termination for convenience
MOTION BY: Frizzell
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To remove Item 9e from the agenda
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
ITEM 10a. Mr. Shawn Wallace obo the Executive Committee – Request approval of Interim Superintendent’s Contract as negotiated and presented by the Executive Committee (Executive Committee 08-08-23) (Requires action)
MOTION BY: Morris
SECOND BY: Schum
MOTION: To approve the Interim Superintendent’s Contract as negotiated and presented by the Executive Committee (Month-to-month contract for up to 6 months, Salary of $155,000, with $1,000 monthly car allowance and the ability to return to her former position)
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
2 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
ITEM 10b. Mr. Shawn Wallace – Discussion regarding the Superintendent Search Process
Mr. Bob Hammonds spoke to the Board regarding the Superintendent Search Process including the qualifications desired, length of advertising, where to advertise, whether to include the salary range in the advertisement, etc. The process can take anywhere from 60 to 90 days. The Executive Committee will meet on August 22, 2023 to discuss the recommendations on these topics and the recommendations will be brought to the Board at the August 24th meeting for action.
ITEM 11. BOARD ITEMS OF INTEREST
- Schum: LSBA Trailblazer Session will be held September 26th in Baton Rouge
- Mitchell-Williams: Thanked the faculty and staff for a great start to school; and thanks to Mrs. Spears for stepping in
- Frizzell: Asked if any solutions have been found to the required sexual harassment training for Board members and also asked about the required Suicide Prevention Hotline numbers on the student ID’s
- Burl: Possible sexual harassment training at the next Board workshop? Asked for updated student count for the first day of school to be emailed to the Board members
- Triche: Curriculum Committee Meeting next week; congrats to Mrs. Miller (new CFO) as a former ESJH Student; thanked Mrs. Spears for stepping in and also Mrs. Rosalind David, who has stepped in as Interim Human Resources Director
- Wallace: Congrats to Mrs. Miller and thanked all employees for a great start to school.
ITEM 12. ADJOURNMENT
The agenda having been completed, and there being no further business, there was a
MOTION BY: Mitchell-Williams
SECOND BY: Vicknair
MOTION: Motion for adjournment.
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Triche, Morris, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Mitchell-Williams, Vicknair, Wallace
1 Absent – Holden, DeFrancesch
The motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
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Kendria Spears, Secretary Shawn Wallace, President