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School Board Meeting Feb 18, 2018

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you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out from the Boy Scouts would like to please please ask Kevin Zachary John hadl and George please report to the front and before we call mr. Pastor David Ford for the invitation we just want to make taken a moment of silence through the past two months we've had several former a long time employees that has passed out in the future as a proclamation at each school but if you could and his mom balance remember Miss Darnell o'clock Miss Albert doing my dear Annabelle Claiborne and Willie Mae Smith that we could not stand for a moment of silence will be led by the Temptation with David would you join me in praying father we lift up each of these families followed those those victims over the last few years we do pray for comfort we pray for your peace that surpasses understanding and some times like these we really don't you have the words to say but we know you are the God of All Comfort we do pray for all of our children we pray for all of our school system and may we be a light to our communities. pray for protection around each family around may they feel such peace as they go into schools as they leave schools father we thank you for you are in control you are a good guy and the time that we can't see your hand that we always trust your we think Fox Communities and we thank you for asking for a leadership we thank you for teachers may you bless them that you remind them God of how important they are we love you and we praise and we thank you it's in Jesus name we pray all these things now we are the Pledge of Allegiance and it will lead in The Pledge of Allegiance one nation under God roll call is Holden dr. Keller Francesca's mr. Jones mr. Johnson mr. wise chihuahuas it's Mitchell sister Trish Mister Borough April 11th 2018 give me by my standards check my Mesquite no Jackson's phone number for superintendent's report School Board member credit hours earned every year the school board school board members across the state have to acquire certain amount of hours in order to fulfill the obligations of their office into the the official journal and two official minutes of the school board members who have recorded of the the required hours and letting them know whether or not they have been a certified or been distinguished recognize and distinguish board member so the Louisiana School Board Association recognizes any school board member that attains 20 or more continuing learning units of training in the calendar year as a certified these credit hours must be recorded in the fish record of the school board as well as the official Journal therefore I will announce Miss Charro holding District 113 credit hours mr. Albert Barrel District to 34.75 credit hours LSB certified board member dr. Gerald Keller District 340.75 credit hours lsba certified board member mr. Patrick Sanders district for 48 credit hours lsba certified board member French's District 546 credit hours lsba certified board member mr. T Jones District 664 credit hours lsba certified board member mr. Philip Johnson district 7 7 credit mr. Russ wise District 850.5 credit hours lsba certified board member mr. Sean Wallace District 9 32 credit hours lsba certified Board member Miss nine Mitchell district 10 29 credit hours lsv a certified board member missing Clarence Trish District 11 32 credit hours lsba certified board member please join me and giving our board members of Round of Applause you know a sweet we go around the state you know you know board members this is a appointment for them to find time with family and your other job obligations to meet the requirements to be a certified when we go to the next week in Baton Rouge they will be recognized along with all the other board members across the state who are are certified board members I'm proud to say that every time that we attend the State Convention our board is one of the few boards that has a overwhelming majority the board members receiving of be recognized the LSB a certified board member so the next thing I want to talk about I'm going to ask for some assistance from my HR Director misses Serena Duke do, hand it over to her yes good evening no administrators had sent the shortage of certified teachers in the state of Louisiana in this resolution we know that there is a decrease in traditional students involved in undergraduate education programs and also an alternate certification programs of those and roll highest enrollment were in PE Elementary 1 through 5 and pre-k through 3 in their respective order we are compelling our government our governor to forward this resolution to the Senate and House committee chairs in an effort to develop strategies and put Ledger Play Store and place to recruit return retain certified teachers in RC how to remove miss miss miss due June 2nd okay all right but since you're here with the pleasure of the board she's on new business item on 19 request approval for I teach program requires action if it's the pleasure of the board can we move that forward is that the presentation that you just did all right. I guess you going to get some shrimps so we need to have a motion over now entertain the motion on the floor so move to accommodate the personnel director's request second by mr. franchise for the participation board members Crow call the Salton don't killer is Sanders Mister franchise mr. Jones and Johnson Metro Center Trish and Miss girl and I know before we go to on number 5 education of prepositional and recognitions by the border Style and we have to discuss it this point she just discussing before she brought it up she did okay whatever you say sir well what up I guess yes the movie the boat we did when she did the presentation she she she made the presentation on that that 90 in the board did to take motion and take action on it on that phone back to the meeting got you got you reserved the original site but what we decided two months ago but is being a new school and what we've been doing in the past the last one was Emily C Watkins and the price of the memory we want to show the public and how it was this is one of the reasons why we moved this schedule meeting with which was scheduled for Reserve to this site so that the public that were not here and an able to see the opening the grand opening the grand ceremony on first opening it will be able to see Don today so that was a real one of the reason why we moved it to the meeting today okay number 5 dr. Z benchmark scores good evening everyone I want to give you a quick update on our Benchmark data for through December 2017 so on your table you have to hand out in front of you one is a colored hand out and one is black and white hand out I'm going to start with the colored hand out and just kind of talked about some of our sister results so that first table in front of you shows How are district performance score will be calculated at the end of the year and the dad I'm going to show you tonight really speaks assessment index in grades 3 through 12 that's going to comprise about half a bar District performance score at the end of the year so this is a significant part of our scores but by all means it's not you know the all of our score that we'll see at the end of the year so are benchmark scores are benchmarks are assessments that we give on a quarterly basis to really stimulate you're testing in the leap and the EOC and we roll up the data and really the same way we roll it up at the end of the year and so we have data through for the first quarter in the second quarter and I'm going to kind of go the district highlights and then you can look at some of the school-level data and and look at that in a in a more detailed way so on the second page of your hand out you have a couple tables there that that go over where we're at in terms of our big District goals that we set is a district so if you can read across the table there that first row that's highlighted in percent of students scoring mastering above on end-of-year state assessments you can see where we started the year at 21.9% of our students were scoring Mastery or bump based on our first quarter Benchmark assessment we had on that assessment scoring Mastery orb of our second quarter benchmark test we had 37.7 scoring Mastery above so we've seen an increase over the course of this year and what we from previous years is that really one of the best predictors of how were actually going to be no fair due at the end of the year is taking the average of all of our benchmark assessments so if we take the average to date of all of our benchmarks give throughout the year we are 34% Mastery and that that represents a growth of 12.1% in students scoring Mastery based on these benchmark assessments so that is obviously very good news that that were looking at based on this data that exceeds are are gold at mr. George said at the start of the Year 10% Mastery to this point 10% growth and students scoring we're both so that is very very positive news based on this data and the second table down at the the bottom of your page that's the assessment index so it's really the same thing what song across that that yellow row and based on where we're at to this point the year weird that we're seeing a growth over where we started of 7.5 so that's very good we are meeting our goals in all of the all the areas that we set with the exception of math where we're seeing growth but not to the to the point of reaching our goal so that's where we're at the district is a whole you can kind of see the subject by subject breakdown on a couple highlights I want to give you in the black and white packet there is school level data see you again what I want to point out and looking at each of our individual schools is that you know we see some positive things there obviously we see 7 out of 10 schools are showing an increase in their assessment in saw 7 out of 10 10 of our schools are showing throat to this point in the year and 4 out of 10 of the schools are at an increase of at least 10% in the number of students scoring Mastery are above that's a overview and I'll pause right here in and I'll be glad to take any questions you might have about this Jones going back on your first bullet your green and gold assessment here on your second what you K to 12 assessment at the bottom I know she said we're up 12.1% positive District goes 10% increase dear what was the goal of the district is going at the bottom I noticed we're up 7.5% the assessment index was 52.5 we are currently at an average 56.2 okay I'm sorry I thought you were through okay so looks like to meet at I will kids in St John Parish or real are moving forward look like we doing we doing the right thing with the right direction in St John Parish I would you would you say that message or Netflix one of the things that you know we we pride ourselves on here in St John is that weed we never satisfied with where we are you know we our team I District team our teachers maintenance staff everyone is pitching in to make sure that we received the growth you know we'd we meet we collaborate with one another and we make sure that teaching is happening in the classroom and we think and we know from the results of our Benchmark assessment that that we are reaching kids and kids are learning so as evidenced by here you know I guess I'd be remiss but not pointing out bed and you know here in late this is one of The Shining examples of what happens when everyone works together you know the school he was recognizing top game school around the state of being one of the top 10 schools in this entire state so we're pushing forward but we're not and we have a long way to go but we getting there thank you sir Mister muscella doctor it is March 19th is the date that will conclude and will be finished scoring a week after that so around the end of March so we want to make sure that the parents about Community aware of the very very happy. Yeah what we do make every efforts of have make-up  with a student misses but attendances are as important just in General Tso just a couple things because unfortunately we don't have a a PowerPoint here so these folks can see this I just want attention to a couple of very important numbers the first to get the send the first graph you showed us our objective in growth this year was I appreciate it though well I'm trying to find it now the objective in in Grosse the atmosphere above was to improve 12% is that correct and we actually are improving right now and have improved to 12% okay and then toward the end of this year we're anticipating a growth of 31.9% almost 32% growth in mastery is that correct the 31.9% that's the level we want to be at that's not the growth I understand that cuz it says 39.9% or 31.9% and so that's actually the The Point store yes that's the level we want to be at and currently our average is a 34% and we want to be at a 31.9% so we're actually well ahead of the goal and I was going to mention something with the superintendent just mention them that is in spite of the problems that has had the face over the last couple of years 3 years and 10 months I think if I'm not mistaken this school still tends to be one of our high-performing schools it has grown almost 10% in scores over last year and Spike of being displaced from the actual school and having to attend class and trailers tell my compliments to to all of the students of the faculty in the parents of Lake Pontchartrain well. And just eat what's your immediate goals in terms of the remedy for the three schools that did not show any growth in the assessment index and I know we have less than 30 days to work on it I mean are our media goal some of those same schools are also ones that we saw a decline in last year so we have a plans for many of those schools in place and we are continuously trying to implement but you know like mr. George said we're at we're not satisfied by no school's not growing and this is really the final push before testing and we want some good morning what happened between an exact test dates are Philippe assessment they are in I don't have them off the top of my head I know you put them on the spot three weeks and it's more specific mrs. Sanders one of the things did we already committed to after we were looking at the 2nd of Benchmark second-quarter benchmarks was just a more attention to detail the what's happening in that classroom every single day even to the point where and I know a lot of principals and assistant principals really called out my name in vain and then some of these situations but we wanted to know where everybody was at every single point of the date want to know where are you spending your time and I want to make sure that that time was being spent in the classroom and helping teachers in the classroom so principal system principles Master Teachers I had to recommit to making sure that they schedule their schedules show the appropriate amount of time helping teachers and kids inside of the classroom and I must say that everyone stepped up to the challenge and and have schedules that that show that were inside the classroom teaching and learning is happening some people wonder why we're talking about this information right now we recently had to retreat in January and that just had to retreat we had the same information Benchmark testing is done throughout the year at least three times and it's the perverse to gauge where students are and where they need to be I'm saying everyone is familiar with the way Betsy is running right now dear would a lot of unfunded mandates you're making a student so what's happening right now at students some parents may be aware if a student right now in 2018 by 2022 they have to be achieving Mastery or Advanced so instead of waiting 3 or 4 years from now to the year before you're required to be in master in advance working towards that right now to make sure that our students in st. John Parish are on top and all ready to see to Mastery in advance so that was the reason for this discussion next item on the Serena Duke District support employee of the year and and keep it in line with the people who are making a difference in our schools and those who are making an impact on our students of course we want to recognize our support employees of the year each school has selected a support employee to work this year we did it a little bit differently and identifying a maintenance employee and also someone from milesville in addition to our bus drivers because we know that without them are schools would not function the way that they need to so we want to make sure that those people also feel appreciate it and recognize representing East Saint John High School Miss Ivy Snyder 12-month Clerk when your name is called please come to the front representing also our Union president Ms. Sean Pine was a paraprofessional for Emily C Watkins Miss Crystal Roberts paraprofessional for Fifth Ward Elementary Miss January Scott paraprofessional for Caryville Elementary Miss Brianna Sterling paraprofessional John L ory Miss Patty Schnyder paraprofessional LaPlace Elementary Miss Donna duplessis paraprofessional Pontchartrain Elementary Miss Lori hatala in Montclair 4 West Saint John Elementary head custodian the Beta convention so she couldn't be here. St John hi Miss Sarah Johnson paraprofessional St John Prep Miss Brenda Anderson paraprofessional she's not shy I have to tell you Instagram social worker okay at the risk of putting Cindy on a spot I just want to share this with y'all invitation to everybody to let him know where to let him know to be ready for pictures because sometimes you come and you're not really where to take a picture no ma'am congratulations is not a mistake for maintenance Miss Wanda Bowser Warehouse expeditor graduation or I bar bus drivers I talked to mr. C's and we decide to do a rookie we've been doing a program to solicit more because we have such a shortage been working with us tirelessly she's now been hired permanently and she is our rookie bus driver of the Year mr. Sheila Howard and last but not least are permanent and Veteran bus driver of the Year Mr Ulysses Jarrell charity players of 2 minute recess opponent Vice of counsel going to ask mr. Rena Duke to come back and reiterate request was approved for the I teach program requires action 9 good afternoon again or approval of the IT program so can I ask you to speak up just a bit for whatever use your microphones turned down a little request of the I teach program for uncertified teachers Miss reduce if you don't mind can you give me a brief synopsis of what is the program and why we are initially initiating this time began looking at our population of uncertified teachers and realize that we have a relatively large number of teachers who are not certified and also understanding that there's a shortage of certified teacher we decided that we needed to do something to make sure that we have qualified people in our classrooms and also to support the people who are in our classrooms on the job to become certified with that in mind I did some research into some of the programs offered for uncertified teachers to help them to become certified and presented those two are bored we recommended the IT program because it is fully online it does not require teachers to go to a location to take classes the cost because they're not paying for transportation in this program they can become certified within one year they would complete 9 hours in the summer all online 6 hours in the spring and then 6 hours in the fall at the end of which time once they pass all prices test they will be certified teachers would that that cause being $4,500 per person we did present to the board that we were taking a quart of twin uncertified teachers who would have to apply for this program and then who would also intern work for us for a period of time after they become certified thereby reducing the number of uncertified teachers in our district if we continue the pro each year by 20 personnel misterwives. Thank you yeah I'll make the motion first and then I'll speak of how much is Elmo motion by misterwives II by Mr Sanders board members thank you sir Miss Duke is as I understanding please correct me when I'm wrong there is a national shortage of certified teachers these folks are qualified to be in a classroom but they're not certified in the area in which teachers at right yes sir so we might have an English teacher teaching a course that doesn't an English class people in their area of the garage so we will try to hurry English major to go into English but that person does not have a teaching certificate proactively in the process taking folks who want to be teachers and fully certifying them to be teacher St John high school graduate from Loyola University and his degree is not in education but he is teaching now and social studies over in in Austin Texas and he did it through a program like this and it's going to be a good way for us to benefit our own kids but it also produces more people who want to be teachers in the middle of their career to stay a person become certified teachers and so it's a win-win for everybody as I understand is that right so potential teachers you're looking to go into the field would definitely want to come into staying because we are offering this program and we're paying for it with the understanding that they are too completed with our money to do this okay thank you what's the commitment of these 20 Personnel that were taking on to become certified to Commitment after the application process but the initial commitment that we discuss was three and after they become certified they would remain with us for 3 years thank you I think it's a win-win for our district we showing our people that we are investing in and let you know that ain't we going to put the money out you go do what you have to do and you be certified teacher so I think it's definitely a win-win for the different a lot of positive feedback about does emotional does the motion need to be repeated not roll call dr. Keller yes it's francese mr. Jones Mitchell Johnson yes yes Mister Trish 8 gauge 3 absent on 5c magenta striving readers comprehension literacy Grant Quality Care available for Arts and we know that that comes with the price tag as well and some good news tonight we have applied for and received some grant funding to help us with some literacy curricular resources this driving readers Conference of literacy Grant is a Federal Grant St John the Baptist Parish applied for and was awarded through their literacy plan we are award $850,000 over the next three years and grant funding to support literacy in the 6th through 12th grade this funding go towards buying novels and other tax for student and also for professor development for teachers beginning this summer and throughout the school year on literacy well then is there any money that Grandpa board members Adam 5D miss Patricia Trish Child Development Center board reports directory Lord I think this just referred to as emotional purposes every month Headstart requires us to report to you on different things like meals served attendance in fiscal so this is a regular monthly report that we have to get for your review I'm six Personnel matters mystery to do introduction of modified job descriptions paraprofessional accounting supervisor speech therapist adapted physical education visually impaired teacher homebound teacher Steve Martin what County Supervisor speech therapist adapter education visually impaired and homebound teacher I've number 7 business finance is Peter months request board approval to solicit bids for East Saint John Preparatory Academy gymnasium requires action yes this item Fat Tuesdays Plainfield East Meadow the movie Marshall made by Mitchell Sanders Melissa Wallace board members the budget for this job video missing months when will that project start will it be foolish next school year while they moved into the school and have that construction going on at that time in May and we think construction who will be able to start in June so yes it would carry over into the first semester of school okay Roku yes yes is Trish yes Adam Bemis Peter must request approval on RFP 18.31 property insurance requires action motion made by mr. Trish second mother to Sanders public participation board members from last year this year chilly rainy upside down just because they like my train Elementary is now covered on the Providence last year was it was covered under Builder's Risk by was under construction so it was out of that insured value went up in the premium went up slightly I think it's around $30,000 thank you for money on that phone the total property insurance of $936,390.75 we have a 100000 Brokaw yes yes yes yes I used to have some well-wishing passes 90 speed mountain by bushwa request approval RFP 18.32 w a n connectivity requires action Keller to Trish for the participation what members Brokaw yeah yes yes yes yes 17 Speed 2 months for the board approval to solicit bids for Plaza Elementary School schedule talk to replacement action for the K2 building at LaPlace Elementary inside of was reviewed and approved by Lana facilities what you mean by mrs. Trish board members Roku Mr Sanders passes missing mom Montgomery Miss Arena Duke request approve of new modified policies EBA tobacco preschools gnma 40 tobacco use jcd smoking tobacco use jcd AD school bus conduct requires action e-cig School Bus conduct related to our bus drivers that all discipline motion made by Mr Sanders mr. Wallace probably special board members I noticed been reading over these new proposals to propose policy that's the new tobacco / vaping policies specifically said school ground school property but the don't mention school buses does that have to be a part of it or is it well I understand that but I'm just curious as to whether because we do have other policies that list specifically school buildings school property such as the football field and school buses separately token along the highway the weather driving down the road in the bus we'd all go to jail you think that's okay I was at Woodstock comment yes mr. Trish Mister girl I don't know we're going to okay yeah I remember Ames mister George respond to the request for approval regarding NYU with Max Behavior Services yes sir we discussed this item at the executive committee meeting on Tuesday and after much discussion with the executive committee and upon legal advice what we're going to do is create work with a mister monster create an RFQ to put out an advertisement so that we could get you know what an open in Fair procurement process in any way would like to you know put in order to do so with all that said I'll ask that we just table this matter need to make a motion when you do receive them on the table motion motion by Miss sir second motion to table participation board members roll call yes mr. branches mr. Jones I don't mind is Heidi Trosper introduction of the 2018-2019 school calendar good evening the calendar committee met and we review next year's testing dates and next year's holidays to create the calendar for next year I'd lie enough and it may come to a surprise to many of you that Mardi Gras spray the latest it's ever been which is the beginning of March and so that is really kind of don't know who put the committeeman and we've come to a consensus calendar that you see before you was discussed and reviewed by both Administration sja and members of the committee from pre-k all the way through 12 grade representative of the scope of the parish so it's for that's an old lady with expectation to ask for approval next meeting I know that's almost finalized d calendar days and a lot of those additional days on the back end maybe your problems maybe see that we not have so many free days and so in case if we miss a day because of inclement weather it we may not have to or I have people that have scheduled trips during those times schedule their trips the calendar has put in has really minimize professional development days you'll notice there's three at the very beginning 1422 preparation by contract and then two for professional development one for the dish taking one for the schools we do have a mid-year transition day which album is appreciated by all staff as you go into the second semester and end-of-year so we really have minimized it to the to the best that we could Without Really you know violin teachers on hard shift to Reno provide quality education so what we have currently is a day built-in that we have to make up by the current calendar but if it be the pleasure of the boy then that's something then go back to scuss but I know there are some things that might be coming down the pipe and renegotiating the contract that may help with next year's calendar as well okay I don't remember seeing missing my Montgomery introduction to noon and revised policies settlement of litigation claims and separation agreements new Jay-Z child abuse revised dfn sale of buildings and Lane new pc a authorized user equipment new Jeep GBC recruitment revised revised BFA industrial tax exemptions well done with Mick Montgomery Miss Montgomery I guess maybe I'll see him on in and I'll probably try to talk to I don't know we need to add it on this order on their own discipline committee but all the incidents are that are starting to happen on Nationwide as far as threats and threats to other people in Bristol student maybe we need to also look that when no stress or made see what the school system can do to make sure that we know struts are made if they're underage and can't beat into custody what can we do to prevent those students from being around other students so I'll meet with mr. Butler and see if there's a way we could possibly give the ad that or does it need to be a separate item thanks I don't think mr. Felix Bolton introduction to Industrial tax exemption program resolution and policy on preparing Professional Service righteous take these two qualities on the executive committee and the finance committee are continuing to work to maybe make some revisions for the car taken under advisement for now administrative matters the only thing I like to say is you know what is is everyone's been watching the news since last week after the horrible incident down in Broward County I've been of students around the state cross the country been arrested for various actions words they said and really social media is also Fanning the Flames of a lot of the stuff that's happening is getting so bad out on social media that the state police actually had the issue I like to read that statement because I think it it it it goes to kind of where we the Day in 2018 the state police official statement today was although we highly encourage citizens to report suspicious activity you want to remind them that the increased sharing of unsubstantiated threats through social media the resources available to respond to and investigate these claims a state police set today the sharing of unsubstantiated threats through social media systems and further burden the facility and student body you know we also had our incident as well here last week and when you're you're trying to investigate a matter that it becomes very difficult when you don't instantiated things are forwarded and passed on as as truth of unaweep I've had many calls many emails from Friday through probably Sunday evening and what I told everyone that I communicate with was this is that we have to be right before we put out a statement on social media you don't have to be right and so if we are a little delayed is because we're being measured and we take a serious approach to anything we give a statement to the media or before we put something out on our own social media so I just want to encourage people absolutely please if you see something say something and we encourage him and I'll congratulate kids who do come forward to check out but I just thought it was you know what it is got until severe state where the state police is actually putting out statements of surrounding this so with that said you know we take security here in this District I'll seriously we work through through grants and I own general fund money to enhance security at all of us cool sites even before you know this incident happened and we're going to continue to do so so with that said I just like to appreciate you thank the community for working with us and for understanding where we are and where we are in this day in age with social media with threats and what school safety thank you Borderlands Adventures so I see several of them still out there are Color Guard from Troop 406 have particular affection for 406 I was the assistant scoutmaster for a number of years before rough became a member of the district committee and my son TJ is now the teacher got his Eagle Scout award at 4:06 and I'm very proud of you guys I assume you're still here to need a requirement for advancement is that right now okay. Come on up and tell me what what your rank is real quick and what your requirements the requirements go all the way from second-class up to Eagle through a couple of merit badges what's your name please and what are you doing service in the community very good thank you citizenship in the nation thank you how about you my friend my name is Vivian back and forth while working on my own actually I don't live Scout now yeah we're doing community I already got it thank you first class and I am trying for life I'm trying to get citizenship in the Hayden seal first class we're doing citizenship in the community class very good John rigney working on and communication just just out of curiosity how many future Eagles do we have in here who's going to become an eagle scout very good thank you guys quick question time out before y'all leave do y'all plan on joining ROTC when your attend high school we don't have to stay at our house the reason why we've been talkin and we're trying to vet the entrance so we want to make sure I'm saying that we do initiate an ROTC program that we have viable candidates so that's why I was bringing that up I was afraid he was going to ask you to tie a knot alright thanks doing Scouts appreciate your service yeah so fancy rooster beavers here but I would be remiss and I think I can speak for the rest of my colleagues so we would like to take this to be before letting us come visit this beautiful school and if anyone gets the chance if you haven't done so already just tickled tortoises of this is a beautiful school state of Art and we expect a lot of love going on here so thank you mr. beautiful letting us come visit thank you sir John Kelly been rolling yes Kelly second second second one you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out

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