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School Board Meeting 2017-08-17

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you're watching wpst Saint John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out upon call of the president to send John the Baptist Parish school board meeting regular session and Emily C Watkins Elementary School 9:30 Louisiana Highway 628 Laplace Louisiana on Thursday August 17th 2017 at 6 p.m. we now have call daughter you have a moment of silence we now have the pageant Legion by Miss Kennedy Miller location of the Liberty Bell will now internet number roll call here the present here here here here Pier 11 I will not attend the motion to approve the minutes of meeting July 20th or something what you mean by Miss Anderson I mean by mr. Jones II bar mr. Wallace  I'm number for Super intense report thank you present Borough members of the board Republic a few things I like to discuss have a package in front of some highlights on it this is just the start of school we began school last week 6 days ago and it has been a tremendous start of the school year all of the schools had you know just a welcoming environment and I love to just give a special shout if you look at the first couple of pages there are some pictures pictures of yours truly dancing as East st. John Prep Academy's what they call themselves the date how they welcome their school when you walked into that school that was the first school and visited because the principal said he said look mr. Bradford told me he said hey this is George if you want to have some fun you come the high school first and so when I walk into the doors they had strobe lights Muse balloons stars or red carpet as those kids walked into their school and you had no choice but to dance or move or do something the kids were looking at us like they're like wait is this school this is what's happening right now the parents I stayed there for about an half an hour that morning as kids will coming off and pants are dropping off the children and you can hear the parents I don't want to leave they didn't want to leave and then everybody has their phones out and they're recording what was going on because they were so excited to be there one of the things that you know just this morning School you st. John Elementary East st. John Prep was what they're going to ask the boy they call themselves they were on Fox 8 news this morning 173000 views on Facebook showing around the country on how they greeted their kids when they came absolutely  you know when we head out ministrative Institute one of the last things we told administrators is to have fun these are children you can you can handle your business you can teach kids but have fun go to work with a smile on your face and make sure everybody has a smile on their face so those first couple of pictures behind that it's just some pictures from that first just like to reiterate to the public and also the members of the board we if you go to our website you know some people don't have Twitter but we we have a awesome Twitter following from all of our schools all of us schools have Twitter sites and promotes themselves through show Media if you don't have a Twitter account that's okay you can just go to our website which is simply www. Saint John 812. And you can just click on the Twitter feed and you can see what all schools are sharing you can see the training to professional development that teachers are going through you can see the different activities that are going on at the school so you don't even need a Twitter account you can just go to page click on that Twitter feed and you can be a part of what's going on in St John the Baptist Parish all the first few pages the next thing I just like to give you some preliminary enrollment numbers after the pictures you will see there's a chart and the day 6 what you see is 2017/18 day6 enrollment count compared to last year's day 6 enrollment count and you can see that we are 170 more kids this year at this time than last year the count as of today 5694 kids and that's before the pre-K in the Head Start kids even arrived on campus so right now we are 170 kids then we were last year and we know that the parents vote with their feet right if so they are telling us 170 more kids you're receiving so they are sending us the best kids that they have they not keeping the good ones at home sending us the best they have and they are sending them to us and so I think it's probably would probably say that we 170 kids up this time last year next thing on my report is a a flyer that went home to all parents on the first day of school it's too agent in your packet but it was a one pager front back too often attendance is overlooked but when you run the numbers you see that the kids who missed the fewest days before I'm better they're there their they're healthier they perform better in on their assessments the daily assessment classroom assessment the end-of-the-year assessments we want to make sure that I parents were aware of the importance of attendance that day were the child may not feel as well you know get them up get them to school so they can be we only have one hundred seventy seven days a hundred seventy seven days of contact days with the kids each one of those days so attendance matters and we have just a fact sheet that was sent home to all the parents and it just talked about they gave the schedule gave some statistics and about the importance of next thing on super intense report is I've got a lot of questions about the soul Eclipse that is coming up Monday we all have in our schools are participating in the solar eclipse and it's funny because it's the last time this happened was in 1979 and we were talking about they were showing at Walter Cronkite of peace that said hey the next time that's going to happen is into wasn't 17 and so we were laughing about it in the office and I said I was I was talking to remember as a welder so is Lil welding goggles and we looking up at it and then one of one of the staff members tried to give a kid with me to say what I wasn't even born yet mr. George is Montgomery over there so but I remember that as a kid watching the eclipse in 1979 it's funny because no one talked about lawyers and and waivers and all that stuff back then but this we're getting so much we got emails from my insurance folks emails from my attorneys hey make sure you do this make sure you knew Amy and see if kids going keep the kids inside he's just crazy so we do have we are allowing schools to participate we are allowing six 6 through 12 grade kids to participate and be able to watch the eclipse we have glasses that will ordered it was sent to the schools that meet the cold NASA said that you needed to have in order to view the kids will be told and taught and explain what to do and what not to do when looking up at the eclipse but we do feel like in St John the Baptist Parish that we don't want to shelter a kids I think I kids can understand we can and can't do and so we going to educate them properly on what they should do and allow those kids at the appropriate age to go out witness something that hasn't happened since 1979 and again I think turns would be happy that we have the waivers the permission slips warnings and the the Iowa fall out if you look at the Sun so the next thing that I do have  is a the nautical you know always talk about in and I mentioned how you know Saint John the Baptist parish is being recognized around the and just wanted to share with with the board and and the and the public and article that was written by the Thomas Fordham Institute just a whale renowned highly-regarded publication that they have several administrators from around the they coming to St John the Baptist Parish to visit our schools and they visited Lake Pontchartrain Elementary because they wanted to see what we would do thank you they see that we we are at District that has 85 to 86% of our children who come from poverty and they want to know what you doing to master the standards how would you doing it and I just want to say one thing this one the first paragraph the first two in their resist it was one of the most powerful visits I've ever taken says Sheila Briggs and assistance each state superintendent what the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction she is describing a visit last fall to Lake Pontchartrain Elementary a low-income school in St John the Baptist Parish Louisiana about 30 miles Northwest of New Orleans their ability to hear what the State Education Agency was doing and then go into class homes in Cedar evidence was phenomenal Briggs gushes I never seen anything like it anywhere else when I read that  it was amazing it just put a chill or through my spine because I know I a teacher's i principles I secretary's bus drivers paraprofessionals maintenance department works to make sure that I kids have a powerful great place to learn and to see this being recognized by not just members of this board and members of this community but people around the is phenomenal so you know kudos to tell mr. Jason Bieber and his staff and this is just one order we we've had visitors all times throughout the last two years coming from around the country to see what we're doing so we very proud of that and I know this board is proud of that as well and I'm almost done guys but the next thing I have is a by-the-numbers document this is a little pamphlet that PR person worked on with us to just show some of the things that the school system does for this community we talked about the the two new schools that are coming up Lake Pontchartrain in East st. John Elementary we talked about the garyville Mount Airy Magnet School that we've enhanced the requirements the entrance requirements to get into the school and how well it's doing we talked about the multimillion-dollar grant that we received the Implement tap we talked about 100% of our schools now having music education we talked about 4 years in a row weave the teacher qualify as the the state teacher of the year we talked about Universal Pre-K for all of our students here in St when the Baptist Parish we talk about the services we provide you know free of charge when we talking about after school tutoring when we talk about Transportation after from after school from after games and after practices you know we bring kids home and the kids here they are so accustomed to it that they don't know anything else when you when they talk to kids in other parishes they soon realize like man you can have it made they bring you home after practice they bring you home the game wow so we talked about just just some of the things so this is one of the things that is also being sent home and being mailed parents and these things to be placed around the community so that you know people can see some of the things that the school board does for all of his children the next thing I want want to talk about is the instructional Focus that is happening in our schools you know we have begun again I mentioned the the tap process and meeting there's a curriculum team meeting this morning and we talked about what it looks I cannot schools what we hear our teachers and administrators talking about at the beginning of school now is unlike what we before you know usually at this point in the year we talking about bus schedules Duty schedules this air conditioner isn't working on this so that or whatever now they are talking already you know they six day six they are talking about educating kids and how we going to move a kid that was into Mastery what is going to be this child's individual learning plan to move them from basic to master it off of Master to advance they have a charge that they're going to move 10% of their kids from into that Mastery level because that's what that's the expectation you know we when we first talked about that 10% goal you know there were a lot of people kind of just shaking but no one said we can't do that is it okay that's going to take some work so let's go in and get to work so I'm proud of our our folks  last few things was just a couple of noun sment weed Tampa pastors luncheon schedule for Tuesday August 22nd at 11:30 a.m. and that's going to be at Davis's restaurant she was so great we will Hostess and again that's just another time for you know we we like that to be informal because we like to just be able to talk with our pastor I want to hear from them what they what concerns that their hand from there but we also like to share some of the things that we're doing is well in order to make everything work on Monday I will be on WG up radio that's 107.9 FM here in find LaPlace with that's also witness with Ryan Lewis Pastor Brian Lewis that will be at 8:30 a.m. in the morning we do about 30 to 45 minutes are you ask me different questions we just talked about some of the things that are going on in the school system like to also announce that Thursday on August 24th I will be meeting with the river region Chamber of Commerce with their board members to talk to them about our October millage renewal I'm hoping to go under their support and to continue this renewal in October it will not cost the public anything more is just a and a renewal and they'll be able to ask a question as they have so that they can form an opinion about whether they should ship yes or not last thing coming up in September at at at our next board meeting we will have my report will contain that's some District in school why goals and our presentation on that and also up recent ation on that October millage that I just talked about thank you press I don't number 5S case your presentation and recognitions by the board or staff now we going to have a resolution and  resolutions going to be for Mister Car bologna but first I want invite his Pastor which we have started this border started this year allowing local pastors to come in since we can pray now before meetings have the opening prayer you want rap song in silence so since you're here before I call the Family up and read the resolution I would ask that you please come up and say a prayer for the family and for st. John Parish School System This Is My Bodyguard YouTube after the presentation John Carl I even have to leave because I have another commitment Grace's father how we thank you remind for the world of the Apostle Paul when he said  free fall we don't have King we have a president we pray for him and now we come to the part of all that Elaine Authority so here's what we give them. follow me thank you for honoring Carl one who we believe in our humble opinion that he deserve thank you for those who saw fit to play this Jesus name we pray and all the people say amen  Noble now actor the lonely please come up evening  report read the resolution just want to say we got to this point me and was talking to Mr Sanders I guess you know both of us also funeral directors and we watch foot rule also so when I contact these where to take the department to get the exact time so fine at sector State's office see that we were able to find the dates of service for mr. Carl baloney he was elected November the 7th 1972 to school board he was commissioned January 1st 1973 took his oath of office on January 2nd 1973 and he served aboard until the expiration of his term December 31st 1976 for the records that we have seen and the resolution States the Saint John the Baptist Parish School Board where is the St John the Baptist Parish Community lost his strong forward-thinking leader in generous and knowledgeable mentor on Monday June 12th 2017 with a death of mr. Carl bologna senior and whereas car bologna senior and Native of garyville Louisiana was educated in the Saint John the Baptist school system and where is Karl Malone and seen with duly elected to serve and did in fact on the st. John the Baptist Parish School Board at the age of 24 youngest elected official in the state of Louisiana at that time and where is during his tenure on the st. John the Baptist Parish School Board call blown and Senior founded the first black history month program which is still recognized to this day and whereas with the memorial resolution to be issued to the tell me a call bologna senior send John the Baptist Parish School Board hit by recognizes his dedication his commitment to the children and the families of this Parish therefore be resolved that the school district on behalf of his members recognized the significant contributions of carbon on your senior over the course of his sandwich Peoria and Lawrence is dead and his resolution shall be made part of the official record of the st. John the Baptist Parish School Board on this 70 of August 2017 does done and subscribe there in thank you just think you I'm rather speak to the switches quiet usual but thank you very much we appreciate you all love you all thank you how does mr. arena do the prescription interventions requires action Adam 6 a.m. requesting approval of the behavior interventionist job description it did go before the Personnel committee it was approved and tonight it's up for approval remove motion me about mr. on why II by Mr Sanders roll call I mean  Roku yes yes yes best  yes just of the mixing corrections to number 9 and no 14 replication excuse me thank you yes can you use when abscess motion passes Venus Trine Duke request approval policy bulletin 1:30 relations for evaluation and assessment of school Personnel requires action  bulletin 139 valuation policy review Woody it was presented to the union they have reviewed it and approve it as well tonight is up for approval by the board  Goodnights 10 ammo for acceptance  Thelma motion made by me twice sacraments of Sanders for the participation Roku yes yes yes yes  yes can you use two apps most fastest I remember 7 business finance was Peter mulch request Bowl to prove to ground maintenance contract part of action yes tonight the Motions to recommendation renews the grounds maintenance contract this is a three-year contract which expired on August 8th of this year the renewals at the current rate the current rate which reflects a 10% price reduction from the original price that the contractors submitted the proposal on three years ago this item was reviewed and approved by the land of facilities committee  we're not an emotion  morning babe I miss the franchise phone numbers Roku okay probably Just Fishin information about that is that the grass cutting like  and it's 10% reduction what's the  right now the total amount for grounds maintenance is 320 8209 stop  and I just answered just as I'm here as a concerned citizen at this point basically what I'm asking is this was a three-year contract and there many small businesses that have prepared themselves 3 years ago to do the work so I'm asking the boy would they consider re-evaluating it rather than just extending a contract  and giving other small businesses to opportunity  to bed on that contract because what what company are you actually renewing this contract what's the name of the company they companies are we renewing with his three h Enterprises and hymel's Turf & Landscape so the Prime on his contract 3H Enterprise which is actually our councilwoman was in Jacqueline hotard  that's the owner principal of this contract so I just want the board to be you aware of the message that we're sending to the community and I know this is a sensitive topic I chose to be a esta if I perish let me perish but I do lies that there are small businesses that are interested in this opportunity and to give this contract to a council purse who I can't say don't on a lawnmower truck I've never seen them on one or I don't have anybody else can witness that but it just does send the right message to this community to subdue work out to the people who are actually doing the work  so that's my comment board members thank you Mr Bond how many opportunities have people had to submit proposals and speak to the committee responsible for this I think we've been this through land facilities for at least 60 days so everybody's had an opportunity is that true when when this proposal was let out three years ago it was open to the public that is correct and we ran into shoes with a grounds maintenance contractor that time that contract was approved from that interview that company and then it was let open again does your current request have anything to do with the politics of the parish council in the school board anything about that mister lies why have you recommended an extension of the existing contract  I presented this item to Atlanta facilities Planet facilities recommended recommendation and that's why we're going to the boat maybe I'm asking question properly why facilities committee approve this extension  does it have anything to do with the cost of the contract yes because we receiving the 10% price soap  it's still only 90% of the original contract yes sir and finally have we had any complaints or concerns about the job that's being performed no complaints no concerns it's just the opposite everybody is very well pleased with Play services I mean extended for contract Mo board members Brokaw Holden  abstain yes yes yes Johnson yes yes lip stain BJ's 1002 motion passes  Contra movie War I've never be Miss Beauty months request approval of our Q4 engineer and architect action  yes this RFQ is for engineering architecture and engineering services this is what's turn the position contract for FEMA events femur of these contracts or they strongly suggest we we can have these contracts in place of pride in order to get reimbursed if we have to exercise or use these contracts motion made by mister Johnstone's to Trish participation Boomers Brokaw yes yes yes yes  yes but I remember seems to be the money recommendation for proposal 18.21 emergency construction of building components in our grounds requires action track is very similar to the one Borgess acted on it is a preposition contract that human strongly recommends that we have in place prior to an event in order to give me a verse for the services the issue with this particular proposal is all we received was one submittal released 11 packages 23 individuals hit a web page to take a look at the package but again only once middle was received through the femur reasonable reasonable benest and procurement requirements the recommendation is to reject this one and report for approval to advertise and after we we advertise hopefully we receive more than one and will satisfy some penis requirements just to a phone what up where the same situation happened last time this contract was let out in 2014 and the same thing happened on the one person submitted weary advertise then we had more tomatoes and able to hold water contract motion be made by mr. Keller Mitchell father this contract is for emergency room dr. storm the consuls don't Perry have the same issue we only have one one one business that really request and we got some issues here with that and there's only one and I was just wondering require something different Miss Cindy if you don't mind but I can still my knowledge the wanted more competitive is put out and it's only one person put it again then that that that that's the person will be rewarded the contract is that correct descending please clarify why we need to put it back off of bed  numbers to have to demonstrate copper procurement practices and the way that FEMA demonstrates that the way that you would demonstrate that is having competitive bit so you would at least have two people to company so there's a comparison and so that's why they require that otherwise you have an issue to get reimbursed what if the second time only one Sam person on the beds by himself again chose to take that it was one bitter which we wouldn't recommend because it's going to cause you Foreman problems what Fimo the state who does the reimbursement would femur requires that you would have to do a cost reasonableness analysis and those can be extremely involved it doesn't guarantee that you get reimbursed and it doesn't guarantee that you get reimbursed for the full amount of work before the full rate so but he could be awarded it if he's the only if he's so bitter again he could be awarded the contract the second time we wouldn't recommend you doing that because you would  there are some other avenues I'm one of the things that we've spoken with Peter about is the one of the other options that you can have cuz this happened with your water restoration because yours came out right after some of the flooding in New Orleans your water restoration and you didn't have anyone bid on that so we've said to Peter is and it's a recommendation I'll be bringing with Peter to land in facilities for that particular contract that you've gone out twice didn't get no bears FEMA also allows you to pre position you can have these contract or no contracts but you can have the prepared everything ready and then when an event is happening there's a trigger you can release those so you're doing it in advance of the event so that still you still got all your arpi's prepared it's all you're still showing a procurement process and FEMA is fine fine with that because we have this window to respond in an emergency well you have 72 hours and then before an event and then it can extend yes did talk about this but the thing is the other issue that we had the person that we have right now for emergency contract not dealing with femur related items that contract ended in June and they also my knowledge was addition by Atlanta facilities to  a word that to the so bitter for this contract am I correct  I do believe so okay so I know I can't make emotion as a boy may I ask you a couple of things first and I'll post it to you man what are President asked here I was under the impression correct me if I'm wrong that FEMA except going out for proposals twice as legitimately satisfying that the requirement of seeking I forgot what's the term find to find the most reasonable cause I was under the impression that two bites at the Apple would be enough and that we could then proceed if there was only one there the second time awarding that contract I am I wrong on that is procurement issues on the back end so I show this to land in facilities and I'll show this to the group this is a cost reasonableness analysis that we did for another client who was involved in the August floods they rented tellers through satellite shelters very common practice you guys have done the same with the school board here they were operating in a state of emergency they couldn't get anyone else even though they reached out to other vendors satellite was the only one who responded to them in a timely manner and that we still had to do this analysis so I'm going to turn that we reject the one bid that we have had go out for another time but let's not put carts before horses we could six responses the next let's just go ahead and clear the decks and we can start anew and then we'll what comes up I'm clearing some information in terms of what mr. bro said at the Landing facilities committee meeting we discussed that that Soul bit when we talk we also talked about that we're going to put on the agenda and terms of having a company that would take care of all any incidentals that was not FEMA related that's not listed here today and I'd like to I guess am in that motion if a man don't want to make a substitute because I want that motion to stand but men that motion to award based on information provided to us at The Landing facilities to meeting committee meeting to award hour are incidentals in terms of things that are non femur related  to the company that did it on this femur related where where are we emergency construction of building and  building components in a bronze just as a point of order and I understand what my colleague here is doing I'd like to ask our attorneys if they're over there listening to the discussion and not reading the latest book it's Robin rules so I feel we were good  this is just as a point of information I was planning on break putting that back on the next L&S committee me just to get some clarity because I was a bit those statements were a bit vague and I'm not really sure what the non-emergency scope of Works would have been so I was looking ringback little bit more clarity at the next board Elementary I would appreciate the comment from our attorneys who are also our parliamentarians seems to me that those are two separate issues that can't be on a single mode or two contracts doing performing completely different functions are you familiar ocean in for the purposes of Simplicity II would just suggest that Mr Sanders just make a second or substitute motion because I he's extending the purpose of the original motion so I think it would probably be best to just do a second or substitute lotion  W my recommendation mr. Keller's original motion Philip so he should just take McKellar's original motion and add language that he's attempting to add which would then in turn make this a second or substitution we have two different contracts that were discussing under a single motion is that acceptable under Robert's Rules now what two different contractor referencing one having to do with Emergency Services following a disaster one having to do with Bruckner with FEMA money and one having to do with the emergency responses to a disaster where no FEMA money is involved okay that that seems like it would be more question directed to your program manager in to see if that's even acceptable are permissible to in fact do I don't know who ever going to answer the question  we just did what on item number of beat for engineering is there for female related in is trouble but they're two different functions  what's the difference  but that's not dealing with you the differences between the femur and when is when if we have to pay for it if it's coming out on Mercedes they going to have to get reimbursement from FEMA  listen let me try are we here under rum  let me find it again undersea a merchant construction of building components and grounds a part of B which is RFQ for engineering and architects  is it same thing when they both involve FEMA money yes but I'm not asking that can we have that all of that service under a single contract hearing services and construction & repairs under a single contract when see my money is involved the design and the project management in the other would actually be the entity perform the construction Act part 2 then is can we have our doing can we put FEMA construction and non-fee construction under the same contract absolute favorite basements and non FEMA I'm going to defer to your attorney actually one and then adding the other well that's what I want to make sure of it they're two different things rejecting one in adding the other fees are FEMA really issues all-inclusive female related issues but it involves two separate contracts on the floor by mr. substitution for by misters what's the most you're going to read the steps to motion made by Mr Sanders and 2nd by mr. Wallace 1 bid for 18 bored yes non-payment related and basically let me clarify something it's to exclude FEMA declared excluding theme of The Clarity emergency work play last year where those were some vandalism and some windows was broken so instead of calling FEMA for kids breaking Windows would have this emergency what day would mobilize and come in and clean it out so just put it on simple terms so now roll call on the substitute motion doctor tell yes yes no yes yes 10 years winning these feelings about approve agreement with Lincoln and Company for qualified Zone Academy Bond program whose app requires action I would like to introduce one of our new staff members starts with an extensive experience she has a background in governmental auditing with some pretty prestigious law firms I mean some prestigious CPA firms choosing a couch he was an auditing supervisor for those firms in addition to that she has extensive experience in cific School accounting and she has expertise in a internal controls and procedures and she is already hit the ground running Monica Garcia you want to come up and introduce yourself hi it's very nice to meet you thank you for having me but like Baba said I have I've been auditing for 11 7/2 years I was there for 10 and a half years and then I have was I kept for 4 years so that's a controller so thank you how are things okay cubes apps kind of had a little workshop on qualified Zone Academy bonds at The Retreat we did the workshop today to finance committee I don't want to go over to many of the details summarize we have an opportunity to borrow up to four million under a program established by Bill Clinton qualified Zone Academy bonds we can get the funds and 0% you can use them for some needed Capital provement specifically roof set a magnet in Fifth Ward the process starts with hiring a firm to underwrite it that has to find a 10% match for the amount that we borrow and they have found that match that actually gets a little better because when it's all said and done we going to be better than 0% pause when we make the payments we make those payments to an escrow account and then at the end of the term the bank takes the principal amount pays all the principal and we get interest so pretty much a win-win as one of those situations where you just get a small most can't beat it but it starts tonight about proven agreement with mcclenney and felony what you made by misterwives second by mr. Wallace for the participation phone numbers broke off yes yes yes yes yes oh yes  I don't know if my feelings about contract with you do aspect to adopt a resolution given preliminary approval qualified Zone Academy bond in one or more series of the Parish School Board of the Parish of St John the Baptist state of Louisiana will provide for all the matters in connection therewith requires action I'm sorry board what about in Cowboys yes yes mr. Jones free money absolutely is yes yes blessing related money now hopefully not family events in the next few years  before you leave could we introduce mr. Hugh more than his associates of Hugh Martin come on down and talk to you got over those billables for the day and whatnot so we need to make sure you would present so please state your name for the record so we can verify that bill introduce your new partner Prime there but he is The Experience Von Loya who happy to get in 10 years ago and as I've gotten to the age I am I'm leaving happy so I can maybe just say a word to you and the whole continue the tradition of having the honor of being able to represent the school board for many years to come I'm I'm Jason Acres with fully nude L when a fuse Partners it's pleasure to be here look forward to working with you had the occasion to get to the super turnitin and Felix or Bubba whichever I'm allowed to call him a moment over the years so we started look hard to continue the relationship and mr. Martin has taught me not everything he knows he won't teach me everything you know so he does no reason to go away anytime soon thank you might want to know everything Bond rating to AAA Plus and I-30 a contract with a C Hotel Collection right we don't have a contract for you to prove and I just give you an update the District Attorney's Office had some issues with the way the current contract mostly to protect about 90% of those issues resolved the only outstanding issue after we complete the wording will be the compensation and once we have some kind of Direction on that we will bring back in a contract for you to approve full move on to new business who like to just recognize mr. Larry Snyder councilman president for the parish council new business machine and Bieber request approve of recommended change to people progression plane of motion killer second by mr. Trish participation for members rokoff I like to hear what she has to say shut up we have the recommended changes in the pocket for you and tonight we're seeking approval how you take Molly coming in Brokaw yes yes yes yes yes yes hey dr. spiess how are you  you want to say anything okay just checking charge request for office reorganization 2017/2018 school year for introduction only well done with our dinner has been introduced just two quick things one you know sometimes you know what the more we have meetings and they're over in in 20 minutes 30 minutes and I received a couple of calls from concerned citizens about that reply to concern soon as I wanted to just make it a public statement about that I want the public to be aware that we have committee meetings with this board committee meetings are open to the public they're advertised just as our board meetings are advertised so if you if anyone any citizen would like to report of that process in the witness that process and to participate in that process then more than welcome to to attend those meetings but those meetings sometimes go to 3 hours I think I landed facilities committee don't want the public to believe that the boys coming here showing up just seeing this for the first time and making a decision in 5 minutes no there's a lot of work and a lot of phone calls about of conversation lot of committee meetings that happened before we get to this point so I just thought I'd like to mention that to the public over the last couple of weeks and the other thing I like to say is I like Miss Heidi trosclair that the step up to the microphone right quick hide board is aware and I'm going to make it public now that you know we we know that we lost Doctor Who Tina Simone said he's been Rouge Parish as their assistant superintendent and I have anointed appointed Miss Heidi trosclair is a new assistant superintendent she is someone that I don't need to tell anybody in this room who she is above them for those of you who don't know how you chose Claire she is administrator and educator lifelong resident of St John the Baptist Parish educator here she is huge in the community and she will be an asset I'm looking forward to working more closely with Miss Heidi Choice class so it's hiding trosclair just one other thing I forgot to mention that she's a 1984 graduate of East Saint John and what's some of you may or may not know is that since 9 in 71 I have been apart of St John the Baptist Parish - 3 years when I went away to LSU I have been in the school system is either a student or an edge later and now is a leader and my heart and soul is with st. John the Baptist parish and I hope that with mr. George said that every person that I encounter no who's that this is where my total focus is when I'm on the job and even when I'm not on the job and might my whole goal is to support and to help our students grow hopefully in my career I've done that and I'll do it even more and we'll see exponential growth this year thank you like to say my aunt and your grandmother would be very proud  Josh on one last like a is Iman Montgomery of the please come up to the microphone as well may have noticed that we we've hired we have someone here was on this manager this is a new position that was created by the board to help us with legal Matters Justin is short time that she's been with us she is worth her weight in gold I see more she's worth pearls weight in gold because she's not very big so Zoe Montgomery an attorney for an attorney but she has the position of this manager and that covers a lot of things she tries to minimize all risk and when we talked about the solar eclipse I think she was the most nervous person about the kidney solar eclipse coming up on Monday so I just you I knew risk manager Miss Iman Montgomery if you think we've all got to know each other that's for was great being at the retreat with you over and as I was saying this morning earlier the day never a dull moment do you have hot sauce in your back what is the bean bag on mr. George before the committee meetings no telephone or tape recorders are allowed that way it goes down so I'm saying we don't want that to go for one more item in front of Fifth Ward for the concerned citizens and we did contact DQ we tried to get them to come to this meeting but they had some kind of and weren't able to come so we have spoken to them and they have agreed to come to the next meeting to address the community and let them know what progress or is actually being done to making sure that our students are safe in your environment at the school so you will be at the next board meeting with that anymore out of the ventures president thank you  I'd like if we could have the new principal Elementary, introduced how to weaken before made with her next meeting yes sir  alright goodnight and emotion to a joint the movie made by Monsanto II by Miz Mitchell to a joint  you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television  check it out

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