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School Board Meeting September 17, 2018

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you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out O'Brien call of the president to send John the Baptist Parish School Board with meeting regular session I got your grandma cafeteria 1600 Highway 44 Reserve Louisiana on Thursday September 20th 2018 at 6:03 p.m. we now have Thomas islands in the Pledge of Allegiance disdain remember your prayers on this very last week Brokaw is Holden the Killer is the franchise mr. Jones to Johnson mr. wise Miss Mitchell Chester Borough president can present one absent absent we have a quorum public comment wood nightstand emotion approved the minutes of meeting of August 16th 18in board treatments of August 13th 2014 2018 OSHA made by II mr. Trish II by mr. Jones I've number for superintendent report of the coming of the comet superintendent report things are going well play this year on my place to sit in for Lester George tonight and couldn't make it but things are going well this past weekend we had a great principals Retreat principals came in on a Sunday we work through something to support them they were able to network weather and we shared lots of knowledge with them that they can bring back to their schools and support their schools and but other than that things are going wonderfully thank you for your presentation in the recognitions by the border stand for the, a storm update reports presentation of five year goals and objectives is Patricia Trish you have our monthly program information summary which we give every month which shows we had a good turnout for parent orientation to number Dental's and physicals we had also you have a copy of our budget song and this was also for June and July since we don't have our staff on campus you know during June and July we combined it this is a pulled over for a liminary five-year plan that we have this is mandated by Head Start we have a five-year plan that goes along with our 5-year grant that we were we were sieved and so this is for your review our policy Council will approve it and it shows of the five main goals that we want to achieve alright thanks Miss Trish item number 5B public comment Miss Arena Duke recognition of a retirees good evening tonight I have the honor of recognizing those who put in years of service to us and we have also committed their lives and their prey to improving our district our community and our schools when I call your name please come to the front we do have a token of recognition for you we had a reception for retirees that reception was put on for us by Grand Canyon University we do have one of their members they are definitely want to recognize them as lucky via Anthony's in the audience the mail that was prepared for them was done by East Saint John High School's prostart students under the direction of Miss Lydia white so we are supporting our schools by buying our lunches from our students and if you can come to the front when I call your name the number of years that you're going to hear all your years in St John some of our retirees were not able to make it nevertheless I am going to call their names and their years ago . mr. Stanley Alexis counselor with 44 years of expensive experience Miss Nancy Burns teacher with 26 and 1/2 years of experience Miss Cheryl Clark teacher with 28 years of experience Miss Bridget Elite teacher with 15 years of experience miss Karen. Aloe teacher with 25 years of experience mr. Kermit do a h v AC and electrician with 13 years of experience Miss Rebecca. clerk with 20 years of experience Miss Shantel Epperly teacher with 23 and 1/2 years of experience miss Page you should HR Director 26 and 1/2 years of experience Miss Dolly for sale teacher 30 years of experience coach Alden Foster teacher and athletic director three years in St John Miss Shirley gate in food service tech 17 years Miss Nancy Giordano Michigan teacher 21 years of experience Miss Sharon Gooch 11 years of experience teacher Miss Carla helmers 31 years is a teacher Messiah Holmes 33 years as external programs coordinator Miss Rachel hotard 20 years as a teacher Miss Francis Jolly 37 years paraeducator Miss Valerie Mason 30 years is a school lunch mr. Wilbur tockman I'm sorry I'm in Woburn Milton I apologized 17 years as a teacher Miss Jackie moak 14 years as a teacher mr. Elton of Junior 45 years director child welfare and attendance miss Catherine Parnell 10 years as the head custodian Miss Theresa Pro paraeducator 24 and 1/2 years of experience mr. Rob Lee Roussel 12 12 general maintenance Miss Kim siano 25 years as a clerk Miss Kathleen Trent 20 years as a teacher is Madeline vicnaire 25 years as a paraeducator mr. Orlando Watkins 30 years the principal and supervisor of Transportation and mr. Eric's  it 21 years is a teacher are you getting close guess what grade I just like to read the engraving to you it says with our greatest appreciation we hereby present and their name is Sadie there for however many years of unwavering support in unreal dedication to our students and Community with much appreciation and gratitude presented by St John the Baptist Parish School Board 2018-2019 thank you I hope today wasn't retiree skip all day and I'm saying they were call them 45 45 44 years and it won't come get the gift we may have to hold off on the retirement package for next year all right I miss tuwanna Moore okay yeah Mr Sanders can you have the mic comet item and Michelle Burrell the third presentation by dream and believe Productions in observance of month of October being anti-bullying month stage play Growing Pains I was contacted by Miss more last and she was talking about next month as I ain't tired bullying month and she's been out tired or recently I'm doing a bio with think Ascension Parish school where she's going to do the presentation and and just give them all by myself but don't we in the process right now with everything is going on and to address bullying and sentences on school board so I thought it would be good if she can come to school will make a presentation and we can possibly I'll reach out to one of the two teeth just two principles and Avenue Z play at the school but she's going to talk more about it in a presentation I do have a visual Thomas Gorton giving your service to the school bus system thank you for entertaining me school board I am 20 more and I'm with the dream the dream and believe foundation will be do I dream and believe is he try to counteract bullying for schools a lot of kids are unaware that bullying is going on they don't know when the reported they don't know when it's being they don't know the effects of it and they don't know how to recognize it so what we've done at MM believe as we have created a plate of Boynton and what it does is it trails types of eight kids from 5th grade all the way through graduation showing you the different effects of bullying each grade level and then it tells you the reversible at the end of the play and shows you the reversible if you but have not decided to bully and shows you where it is Birds been created how it's been brought up and it shows you the home display as well as the school our system lines up with the anti a stop bullying government playing in lines up exactly with that so every that they follow you follow to every subject that they touch retouch on it as well because a lot of kids that are found in the different districts that I work with are really really unaware of the fact that they are pulling like you will pass the liquor call the name and you just is unaffected to you but because you're doing it but to the next kid it's really detrimental so what we try to do is stop it at a early age a lot of kids said they recognized they know when to tell a lot of abuse starts in the home so when it starts in the home it transfers over to the kid and then the kid transfer that over to the and then all of these things play a factor into with our kids a face with at school violence is at an all-time high of school you have shootings you have like a lot of suicides that are going what we're trying to do is just stop the prevention at the starting point if you know this like I don't know how many people have encountered bullies or have kids but 9 times out of 10 the same person who was picking on you in the 4th grade at the same person who picks on you in the 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade ninth grade tenth grade all through school but if you can stop it at that age of a child can recognize that they're actually being bullied are are bullies at the earlier stage then what it does is it counteracts them from having that tendency from school a lot of kids that I meant hard work within the different School parishes they didn't recognize that they were bullying are picking with a certain did because they just felt like it was all fun and games but bringing the awareness it it gives them and it also gives kids an opportunity to know what's going on at home to report as a product of as a product of child abuse which I was you know as a young child I found when I was in that position there wasn't a lot of people that I felt like I could talk to as a child I didn't know who to report it to who to speak to whether it be a teacher or principal but we cover all of those are in the projects so the kids can know how to reach out to get help or any situation that they may be going through so is very effective I did a like a I went back prior years after I did the Productions in different parishes commentaries from the kids and everything and it was really effective so but I would like to do is bring that to the Saint John Baptist District October anti-bullying is National anti-bullying month so is a month that is dedicated in Target it to Bringing awareness to The Bullying epidemic that sweeping the nation but I want to do but I'm what I'm presenting to you guys to do is to have me come in as a theatrically trained Grambling State University 50 Sycamore time Grambling State University and what I want to do is present aa425 week workshop and what I do is ice cream different kids the actual kids in the parish get a chance to perform this place so it's not like I'm bringing something in for them to do their active their hands song so it's like a hole thing and then their families friends everybody gets to come out and see is very effective I get to work with them so they give four weeks of theatrical training from one of the best and they Broadway South show I am going to email documents to each and every board member cuz I see y'all emails on the website so y'all have a chance to look at it at your own in your own time because I know I was only having an allotted amount of time to speak so I so I can actually see what I've done in the different parishes and come to your conclusion at that point principal at East st. John Prep and she's in the tendons she said that she also has some some students in theater art and I know we have some students at the st. John is also I'm participating in that so maybe she's an audience that y'all can collaborate and the possibility I can bring this and make sure we put on the production even even though is from Grambling State University that we can bring this production on next year are you a southern I had I known that that you President we probably would have had problems their young thank you so much for having this mess I lie I really really appreciate it Miss president misterwives quick note get funding in and had to get our music program started in the parish and now I've been trying to get the theater arts program Logan and she's going to be presenting this involves kids you are studying Theater Arts and we already have started a new program at one of our schools and so I just wanted to bring that up to say that we're now expanding our opportunities for these kids keep up the good fight thank you, as we normally do it old school board remember meetings we recognize our elected official and we see that we have our Sheriff missing my trig and the artist please take a message Rick thank you for coming visiting nurse said no thank you for protecting the tree the sir thank you I'm Number 6 public comment Miss Arena Duke Personnel matters introduction of revised JavaScript introduction Early Head Start nurse the historic nurse position is a friend introduction tonight only I'm serving B7 business and fine public comment makes me feel about monthly budget to actual report pride is not a lot to report this month but that's going to change and it's going to change I really quickly the next month we had our first big payroll of the year which was a challenge to say the least we got 982 people paid today and now that we know what I'll Staffing from you like rejecting you know how we're going to spend the rest of the year next 2 or 3 months we have some major decisions to make but not tonight mr. Bob so we looking okay financially the doors in St John's school but you're not saying that out of you take out recommendations but it that way they will be able to give you a bunch of options on some major decisions to make will get a windfall of funds in 2 years we got to make it to that 2 years first thank you sir item 7B probably comment Miss Piedmont request board approval to solicit proposal for property insurance cars action Trish Trish Hotel I'm so fancy how common is computer module Quest board approved solicit roll call tactical mr. Jones Chihuahuas Chihuahuas when absent motion passes out of receipt from the common mr. Beauty month request board approval to solicit proposals for School Bus air condition requires action motion made by mistress second by Miss Mitchell Roku all right ball comments Crosman Eli that's okay. You think mr. Martin said I think you listed than I think the particular bosses that are going to be yes sir I had a conversation with mystery in terms of air conditioning for Headstart buses be concerned be concerned parents of East babies are being traveled or transported from the forehand of the parish to the real site for Head Start I know it's not on the list if by chance and I've heard missed about and speak of funding that we can look into it to find funding either through Head Start Grant or some other grandpa to get those particular buses air condition first I've already spoken to Mr valves in terms of those buses and and he's giving me the whole why was he understand the policy we all standard policy but I think we should have I'm apart of the land of facilities committee I voted to go ahead with this but after conversation from parents bus drivers and the concern of these babies I really think we need to look in look into some funding to get these particular buses air condition first or along with this particular project if we can find the funding from any other source let's consider it please Fanfare 5 buses that incorporate into suppose at this time but when the proposals go out I can leave it or wear it well as open-ended so if we do receive funding or grin or any additional in near future in this pic the prices come unless by chance that we can add a bus especially the bus with the longest route of students coming from the for another Parish to the gyaradosite alright anymore board dissipation all right emotion pass will we have a motor yet or has there been a emotion in the second Patricia II by Miss Mitchell Mitchell Trish eastborough yes just want to have some motion passes Adam D public comment Miss piedimonte request board approval proposal 19.2 six General and Fleet liability insurance requires action by misterwives II by Mr Johnson for the participation members yes Miss bro sent mrs. Jones mr. months can you explain to the board in the public as it relates to your daughter fingers as general for Fleet liability and supposed to last year and this year did any did any of those numbers change from this year the premium that the board is being charged this year's relatively fat when compared to last year it's $1,000 income relatively flat the total premium is 302 $2,067 thank you sir rokoff yes it's a wise girl yes I'm 17 public comment is a beautimous request board approval on 19.19 22 East Saint John High double racks and weights requires action yes sir I bought previously previously authorized solicitation of beards for double rack and how do you change on I-90 packages will release iOS 7 views on the web page 5 days were submitted out of the five what will non responsive due to missing corporate resolutions on not being able to stall with just meet the terms of the specification what recommendations to Total strength and fitness for all items at a cost of $41,960 9 to 10 of motion motion made by Mr Sanders II by mr. Wallace public participation old members board members I want Roku text Keller the wise yes Wireless yes it's Mitchell to Trish passes opens there is none I'm Number 9 new business all right song 990 call the comment Missy mom Montgomery request approval of Saint John Association of Educators collective bargaining agreement requires action working on negotiations of bcba with Union St John Association of Educators right now we're in the process of negotiating a 60-day tolling agreement which has been agreed upon by sju agree to ratify the tolling agreement at this time what agreement is that please it's basically an extension until November 18th 2018 Columbus wise II by Mr Sanders or the participation imma do it all day old members is Ludacris Roll Call Miss Holden yes and J's One apps when is when absent emotion passes out of number 9 D public comment missing mouth Montgomery request approval Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana drug formulary requires action statue Savannah either an open drug formulary formulary is here like to hear from here Jackie all that means Insurance committee recommend and open formulary and executive committee did not take any action waiting for saying with the Gallagher and I'll be here tonight to see everybody this time last year we had a conversation just about this the drug situation in the health insurance industry day is is just going off the and a lot of the carriers are making changes within their they do it automatically every year with drugs go from one tear to the next some drugs get pulled off but last year they put it on she left it out all of their small groups small groups under 50 employees will automatically forced to go into which call the closed formulary in a closed formulary is one that selectively pulls off the drug list certain drugs that are very expensive but have multiple multiple alternative drugs at can use so it say there is a committee of Physicians pharmacist I will Pharmacy benefit manager which is Express Scripts participating and they came up with a formulary that became known as the closed formulary we had an option last year to to move to that formulary we could have saved about I believe it was a I hit one and a half points on our premium and at 10 million dollars that would have amounted to about $150,000 but we passed on it because we the committee felt like Insurance committee felt like and you guys felt like that it wasn't a time to wat to make that move this year it's back to be visited again it's not it's not something that's mandatory yet I truly expected it this you to be a mandatory change like they did on the smaller employers but it's still on a voluntary basis so we're coming back today to say that today it's worth about 1.7% and 1.7% on our numbers I'm sorry I'm sorry it's 2.05 / 3.07% on our 10 million dollars of pre so that's about $200,000 and it's it's something that we wanted to bring to the board to see if this is an area that you wanted to to make a move because we will be the new van policies the new renewal be coming out in about a week Blue Cross has 90 days in advance of a change like this to to be able to get anybody that's affected by a drug it may be pulled off the the program they will get a letter from Blue Cross The Physician who issued the prescription will get a letter which really indicates and tells them in the letter that they need to together with their patient the patient needs to get together with the doctor so that they can determine an alternative drug there are appeal processes that can be still used but I we had a couple of situations last year that I guess with batting about 50% in the appeal process so all I can say is that it is an option it's on the table the renewals or not yet and renewals again will be out by the first of the month but by the 1st of October and I notify in Blue Cross now will be able to get the Letters Out to the employees and the Letters Out to the doctors and they will be within there a mandated 90-day window of opportunity to to let people know that there is a modification in our plan one of the options that's available to us he is not so much to do if you decide not to do it today there is an opportunity at any time in the course of the year that we can make the chain but you still have to go with 92 in 20 days advance notice to to let BlueCross know but we can make the change at some point down the line if we see that we really need and want to make that change so I opened up to some questions we passed out some information if you look at it on the top there were some notification notifications from 18 that that are being changed of Corson getting ready to go out for 19 but I wanted you to see what what happened last year and this is the information that's going to go out to the doctors and to the employees when I understand emotion I had a question 104 Bulls on what's the most we have to make the right now is are we going to go with open or closed down there yes yeah we do not have our renew yet so we don't know what are impact on renewals going to be but we do know we do know that we're not going to have a no increase like we've had 3 out of the last 4 years that's why I will will move that this item be tabled so that we can look more deeply into this I'm seeing this for the first time and and I know I have a number of questions that need to be answered and since hey we're very tight on funds and be we have people we need to take care of I want to make sure we make the right decision I'd rather not be rushed into it so I motionless to table the motion on the floor second Mr Sanders the reason why I wouldn't second the table that is because this is going to be the insurance committee and the insurance committee has recommended to the board because they have discussed it and we've also discuss it at the executive committee while the elections committee didn't take any action with the insurance committee correct me if I'm wrong opted to leave it as open so I'm going to make a motion to leave the plan as is going to have to be a substitute motion cuz I did second this motion yes no yes what is motion going to make a second leave it as an open formulary for this particular or calendar year if it be is there a second to the substitute the second to the substitute would there be no second to the substitute we're going to vote on the original motion to table Roku Miss hope I just ask you more questions well if I may there is no discussion on a motion to table all right I will vote on the motion to table all right back to color standard no I don't know Hawaii Trish yes I'm confused 8 days ocean the table fail can I go back yep I think that mr. Amaral number 9 request approval to solicit quotations for rq-4 benefits Administration service good evening Administration is requesting board approval to solicit for a benefits Administration system which would occur tell a lot of Love Heavy paperwork that deals with out onboarding process for new employees and for open enrollment an insurance committee for the presentation and recommended approval alright then when I'm 10 and motion but it's item I'm scared I move our emotions made by misterwives so I can buy Miss Mitchell the participation board members Roku Miss Holden a killer Sanders is Metro the trash tomorrow yes probably, if present advise me on this there's a good bit of confusion here as to what we didn't do or did or didn't do with the Blue Cross Blue Shield what I would like to do is call or Rican duration I can't do that because I was on the losing end but this needs to be resolved one way or the other so how do we go about reconsidering that vote rental Jasmine on behalf of District Attorneys off essentially misterwives what happened is that the board did not take any action obviously the matter was not table but he sensually this issue will continue to function as though it was table because no action taken by the board which means The Situation Room that the currently is in its current state now do you need to take a look at your policy as it relates to reconsideration considering the fact that or did not in fact take any action and I will be looking at that shortly we want to bring if you in the same meeting right now of course since you were against it would have to be someone else that I can only affirmative action taking it has to be 60 days before we can bring the matter back up a policy of course you can all you need is 8 volts or whatever so just can always be taken up at a later time but I just need to verify that as a relates to no action being taken usually reconsideration deals with the fact that the Lord has made some sort of final disposition out of passing nothing or not passing something but here no action essentially was taken so I don't need to take a look at that okay then at what point can we do that at the next board meeting of course. say to yes and which would give us that option all right Miss Jasmine thanks mr. president can we can we deviate from the Rodger 2 we hope to have the sheriff and his staff and outweigh policy to amend to you Janet included an action item regarding the ca they Cooperative Endeavor agreement with the John sheriff's office in Iowa make a motion I would 9 to 10 emotional way of policy from mr. Doctor Keller checking by Miss Mitchell Roku yes yes all right. Together yeah I'd like to how to make a presentation on that matter in a wave or can address it at this particular time sheriff's office in the school board goes to school resource officers at our school Under the agreement there will be six school resource officers executive committee voted to approve recommending subject to approval by the District Attorney's office we have received approval on this evening mr. Butler and Chef trigger here as well misterwives who is responsible for covering the cost how much money is involved and who will be paying for it I'm going to make the payment terms of the agreement the board shall provide reimbursement to the Sheriff's office for 340 deputies in the amount of $15,712.93 per month on a quarterly per month it will be in voice $15,000 for free deputies $15,000 a piece deputies and then three more at $35 an hour Usher move that rental in agreement is presented by Miss Montgomery sheriff's office in the school board call mr. The killer II by Miss Mitchell public participation Boomers is definitely needed just have a couple of questions and I don't have the logistics of this is going to be discussed between the sheriff from the superintendent has released to the placement of the officers deputies East st. John high with the other which would be 5 and the 6 would be a roving thank you call Chris Holden yes yes yes can you use one of India's when apps in motion passes halo character dress this manner good evening, Google number thank you for having me this evening of course my primary concern is the safety of our children teachers and the staff and I certainly appreciate you guys accepting the recommendations of meeting we had this past Tuesday it is my plan actually to have a school resource officer in every school in St John Parish or so I can't do fulfill that request right now all my intentions right now because we have Manpower issues that we have to first protective Parrish and the residence outside the school system but we do have a number of officers even though you approve 6 I will do everything I can to have some officers will is it the School's daily unscheduled and walk through the Halls on both sides of the river to make sure that's a strong presence to make sure we're doing everything we can to have safety and order in old school system so this is first step to moving in that direction and I do have some plans for the further waiting for the offices in the school system and I'm definitely not plans not to go against Dallas you guys have already but I'm going to try to do as much as I can right now with my budget to help facilitate the cost and we do have a partnership you guys pay for 75% of the salary and I provide all the 25% three resource officer full-time three resource officer so I plan to do more but you just continue to be patient with me I've had some very good dialogue with the superintendent Kevin George of course you guys ammo welcome to call me anytime you have a request or situation but right now that's the plan and I appreciate you guys having here tonight I would like to let the my attorney address and what do you say yes sir just for clarity sheriff and I know the answer we just want to make sure the public knows the answer we do have your numbers at $15 per month just for clarity you were providing those it sure for those deputies work for the sheriff's department they are working in a school systems in other words we not covering medical insurance any kind of insurance benefits if you just need to be clear on that we need to make sure to Publish Clearing that transfer I cover the cost of the uniforms the benefits the unit clicker training you guys do provide some of the call Summit training during the summer when we send them off for recertification but the majority of the best guess you're only fee at this time it again ladies and gentleman I'm not here to see children be arrested I'm not here to see children be handcuff every chance we get depending on the severity of the issue my officers will administer a a written summons for court appearances I am not in the business of making the schools police state so we will be there there will be a presence by the same time we're going to let the the school and the principal and his staff handling majority of the disciplinary issues unless it's a matter that we just have to get involved in but they're they're familiar mainly for peace visibility in that act as a deterrent just want to make sure that that you know this question is this is satisfied because we don't want anybody any all these are the public to think that school boards now the business of hiring deputies because we just heard from Mr Bob about this relates to our budget divorce clear on it we just want to make sure the public school thank you Sheriff going to take care of the salaries and benefits of the offices but so right now I just got to see if we even hit the street is a $50,000 investment before they even hit the street pole package but you guys doing you for coming to my party in as we can have this partnership and do call job keep our kids safe but I would like my attorney to address a few questions that are topics I did not cover call Butler you don't have the sheriff's office if there are any questions I'll be more than happy to answer those regarding the agreement is terms I do want opportunity simply thank Miss Montgomery and mr. Jasmine from the DA's office who were very closely with office and putting this agreement together they got us some invaluable input and I want to talk to you thank them for doing that I'm not sure if you all have a copy of the agreement yet but but he is in circulation but to the extent that there any questions I'll be more than happy to take those in as a sheriff said I'd like to just reiterate we're not seeking to criminalize student Behavior at the school's I think it's the man police officers are present in a deterrence to Honda Fit could become harmful but the job of discipline our students is in the hands of the principles in the administrators school so the sheriff's office at you deterrence in as a president understanding is that this has worked very well in the past and this is just the way of formalising that arrangement with the Sheriff's Office school system that's why thank you not so much question. Mr. Butler is at first of all I think this is an excellent plan I'm completely behind that I support it entirely my only question to you share had to do with going on record for the funds involved where they came from and first mr. Jones came out and asked very good questions that expanded on that so I just want to make sure it was clear as he said to an on-the-record to so that everybody knew who was paying for what jammed up how much it would cost to just want to make that clear all right. I got much all right item number 7 missing my public comment Lucy Maud Montgomery introduction of new revised policies e b b c a g c f employee social media and mckinney-vento act dispute resolution process yes. Okay all the comment I'm 70 Miss Nyla Mitchell and dr. Eric Jones recommendation regarding proposal by dr. Eric Jones requires action verses to bring some transfer National design to the district some of the things that are included in that. No Doctor Jones will expound on it but some of the things that are included one one point that we talked about at the retreat was redesigning the superintendent evaluation and the process in which we and time frame in which we evaluate him so that will be one of the things that's included in those services but I know you were emailed was emailed the proposal Doctor Jones looks like he has something for us as well it will pass it out good afternoon boy thank you for having me again I've been before this poured her thing for the third time I went was before you at the retreat in New Orleans came to the exact committee meeting on the other day and I'm here not before this board at De Niro board meeting and I feel like I know everybody on the board at this point you having fun a couple of documents but the one document I want you to see is the document that shows all the work and the folk that we have working with us and the edge solution part and that's resume on every one of those who's if you bypass the contract will help you look on page way save resumes and. But thank you. I don't know if it starts with my wonderful picture although you see a solution and then you'll see a bunch of resumes so it's about six or seven of us who have phds in this area designed to do system structure summer ization of been meeting with the superintendent of had multiple conversations with him as it relates to what he thinks and believe that the district does need us release the systematic structure inside vulcanization I need a bath with a variety of stuff I've also provided you guys with some samples as it relates to the work that we have done and other school districts also if you browse to those documents and it'll give you a opportunity to ask some some some questions that I may be at the house I did do a PowerPoint after for retreat I did speak a little bit to this body at the executive committee and now I have the opportunity to meet in our body to present what we think will be critical and he sent you to move in the district to the level where this board at half and looked at and and and also have some concerns about how they want to do that take a look at that now I don't want to be redundant keep saying the same thing again and again like I said I met with the superintendent we both wore in some sort of agreement by things at the executive committee meeting I want make sure you do saw in the Bios that we have we have some very well qualified for that is done systemic structures throughout the district I know one or two consecutive City what major School District we work that well one of them and you could just cuz it was the Washington DC School District when Cara Henderson was the chancellor and we went up and and I'll work with her systematically put a sister together where they reading schools jump jump about it is 60% in terms of broke so that's where was I just want you to answer any questions that I need to ask at this time thank you a boy president family as well is there a motion on the floor so what you mean by Joan II by Mr Wallace for the participation Swatch thank you dr. Jones I have no question at all about your your abilities and have credibility in and your curriculum vitae along with all of the other folks but Mr rub present I'm a little concerned that it looked to me like just in the presentation that they had been provided to me that at least some of these things are redundant to the requirements or the job descriptions of people we already have on board and so I'm not sure that we need all of these offerings secondly that Miss president I'm very sorry that we're getting ready to spend $85,000 without seeing if there any better ideas out there we normally always have of a request puzzles are they request for qualifications for something like this and I just I'm concerned about that is that a question or a statement okay okay. Are you sure you don't want me to do what we go to take me to respond to you guys understand the situation turns of RF p's and q's or excuses why I provided you a request for qualifications in the case was not a qualified to provide those services. is a firm's when you look at all of the work that we've done relatively related to all the folks that does the work you know see that we well over qualified to do that and we talked about with this process look like in terms of being redundant I'm not here to critique or make any observations in terms of what this district has and has not done what what what what what I was recording recruited to do or ask her to to take a look at is how this system was structured what is a change that for to do I eat if I can say to you when we talk about any valuation of superintendency we talked about the superintendent job in what type of equity it is in charge of how you buy weights in assets of soup in 10 do we have a length of time of what did the Ruby scale looks like or we just going to use the common, the roofing system with the State Common Core is that a proper way to evaluate some dinner I don't know that when I was asked to bring some type of consulting services at least the weather is being redundant or not I can ask that I can't have that Quest but what I will say to you I don't believe that is being really busy trying to put a system together will bring about a certificate, accountability and number to architect achievement and we look at our schools are going and tell me the direction to this board and if these Boris believe in the last 5 years we've moved the school where we needed to move it and that systematically that the system isn't working right I sure all I'm here to provide a service and I can't dictate or greet one another as being redundant once again serve my main concern to hear you mention the magic word you were recruited we have not sought other alternatives to your program it may be the best thing since sliced bread I'm not to disagree with that what I'm saying is we are getting ready to spend $85,000 of the taxpayers money on a program that we've only seen on paper and we have no idea whether they're all images out there who might either do the same job for less money or offer additional things for the same money and so I thinking and perhaps our attorneys Arkin can take a quick look and I'll rub policy I think if I'm not mistaken we are supposed to have a $50,000 limit and go for and I'm aware of the difference between RFQ RFP I've done a few of them before but we haven't done either in this case and if they if our attorneys can verify I may be completely wrong I think there was like policy stipulates we have to go do an RFQ RFP process where they send over $50,000 and if not it's been hard for addition to do so and so believe me sure I'm not knocking you in the least I have I have no reason to doubt that you are exactly what you say you are and that you would do an excellent job here all I'm saying is that as our attorney attorney of record recently said I'm supposed to stay in my lane and Maya Lane is protecting the public funds so I just letting you know guys that I cannot vote in favor of this not because of this gentleman but because he's not the only game in town thank you and the other board comments Brokaw dr. Keller f e s Johnson yes it's Metro Vista Trish and miss you girl aaa's one day aaa's one day when absent on Epstein and just for the record I have to stay and also at the land of Sylhet is the reason why I'm staying because I wanted more centralized in different District in which he said it would be better not be smelly but I guess there was a difference opinion so that's all but I do support it but I just thought that we should centralize it all right item G it is customary as we did when it's she was here earlier we do recognize our public officials and of course we have in our presence tonight please take a stand man we have Miss Bridget Denver I would Lester's did thank you for coming to visit us ma'am we sure appreciate your presence thank you all right items 9g public comment dark to fly to meth call Jo Keller request by the bull by the got your reserve house Historical Society to use Leon got your grammar school grounds for a celebration of the got your reserve house on October the 16th 2018 requires action if you ever noticed the last two and a half years approval with made on this house we have a nonprofit group that you think got you a reserve Historical Society a nonprofit group who is Ben Banks of begging for money and getting contributions and what we based on I have done is that we're basically finished off the outside and want to move inside and we have the staircase if you noticed it started with the spindles on it and we want to recreate the president-elect came to our area of reserved this house is not where it was when is now it was further down on the Gaucho property across from where the White House is the house and it was moved here but we basic going to have a celebration and we want to reenact this picture that was taken in 1909 February of 1909. I want invite the board and the district attorney in and they all attorneys in an in the whole world to come to the event it's going to be on the 16th starting at 10 a.m. for the picture taking it at 11 they we would like to use to grounds and I was informed that the school was going to be office would be closed in the 16th so that it makes it a lot easier we wanted to use the grounds are the only problem we have is the restroom so we have to make some arrangements on restaurants while visitors we also would like to unhook portion of the fence on this side and on the other Maria and Patrick Murray attachment to those that may want to go to the restroom or come from the parking lot it makes it a lot easier by American board for approval to use the at the ground but as she's in so I move K motion made by misterwives II by Mr Sanders Mister Jasmine yes for president bro in accordance with the legal report that I did submit to each board member placed under your chair the District Attorney's office is recommending that the board comply with the board policy kg as it relates to the use of school facilities as it would with any other group so that hasn't been mentioned but the board does have a policy as again I plan to use I used to use for okay absolutely School Board provide insurance with doing that event so we going to do that we going to sign off on a user used all right probably participation all members roll call yes yes 9 G explained that he wanted to use an infant we find it very difficult to declare unusable property cuz it has to go out in sold at public auction but I did get into encouraging news that if it once we do evaluate the property I have it assessed we can actually pay 1/3 of the car so that's kind of like what I would basically would like to use Ventra bacalao the board do it for us so they got you a reserve Historical Society internship type of lease agreement I'm working with the District Attorney's office that's been going to be working with the board president and working with the superintendent that we work with type of agreement and agree with basically to not not not not over this Lariat but basically catch the old Nitro grammar school and come down and ketchup Fortune of the grounds that lead in front of the building in the front we need we want to move a building they will hike building it's further up the road on the move that and use that as I welcome center so I would like to answer some type of agreement what the  the Lord give us permission antisepticeye police agree motion made by misterwives II by Mr Sanders participation members one question if I could what do you plan or what does they found action plan to do with the old school building itself basically women that worked at at at a sign handle the Antebellum Period doing the Civil War we want to wake of the Jewish Museum and certainly a sugar Museum that will be all museum area will be more of a line of the structure that went on cuz three different phases in which this building was built they stay overs got your reserve out but this will be our actual Museum so we going to lunch we can plates and we can want to work on this building and they said I'll actually Museum and it and it will be open to the public and also the students of all Parish field trips and come in and etc etc So the plan is to restore Acer of the building and we had figured it out the estimates so I would like five million dollars to restrict so we have to look at that cost very closely whether we will just like do like I did at the old Archer high school kids keep the facade and go swimming in the back aisle weather will go Ashley going to the building and the two-story structure and redo that cuz it we have the floor plans for the for the two dudes two-story building is a lot a lot of spaced a lot a lot of things could be put into it but it will be basically the museum for the pay in a Welcome Center which would be certainly need it now Parish St John the Baptist Parish thank you thank you it's a sent message on sir and just to clarify. The killer you said you stayed as you guys have not discuss the car Shield you have an approximate cost but of course this is going to be no cost to the zoning District of falling bricks and stuff like that the board had would not like the board had nothing to do with the buildings building the back of us the same thing it should be the the chores agacho Reserve historical should I do I restore this building it's like I'll be all media Focus right now we still have some work to do in this one but we can also get ready to work on this will probably move a building first you need to set up some type of office area and storage area for split the board will be relieved and okay we just we just want to make sure we just want to clarify to the public was as mr. why I stayed with you know he needs to stay in his Lane so we just want to make sure the boys station the buses are we only going to take the original plot that was given by The Gospel family in 1909 for the building of the first High School in the parent well actually and if that's all front and back. the back of the building and I'm in a laser loan assist of office area take a portion there thank you president bro 30 caliber what are we going to do as far as parking for the people that are currently parked in that area they could use to build a me a little bit to use the parking space in on Toby unless we have some major major Construction there be no problem with the employees to still Park as they are right now cuz we're not going to get to this area by the way and maybe a year year-and-a-half two years we actually addressed this area or should be good so funding we going look at this building but just maybe a year year-and-a-half I'm really getting to this building but we won't have any option of no objection to the employees using this portion and parents will want to come into the used to be to come and visit the area for some questions executive agreement that they will have access to the property doing the school hours because I would just sort of the planes that they had on proposed and which show speaking to mr. months it was talking about the are you probably going to need them positive drainage to make sure that it it doesn't flood into the schools that's going to be taken in consideration going to flood the building I will want to cooperate with the bad neighbor I'm sure you guys will work on all of all of diligent hamsters pretend we will keep you in touch andalou and especially what we talkin about now it's going pretty close to your property roll call do we vote on it call Trish and Mystikal thank you very much board members for your health I had a 9 inch for the comment Miss Russ wise request approved for the resolution seeking an explanation of Louisiana revised Statute 42 colon 15 requires action I had asked unofficially by telephone call and then I asked through a text message to the superintendent had to have a resolution prepared that would be presented to the board to ask the board to approve a resolution asking for an attorney general's opinion on a couple of things come up recently in the agenda unfortunately I haven't seen a resolution so there's no resolution for me to offer it concerns me that jump well I didn't go any further than that other than to say the board has heard a couple of things I find questionable and there's been exchanging emails and so I have no resolution and so I guess we'll just move on misterwives okay I had a 9:10 probably comment I miss matters would there be none out of 911 I mean number 11 bought out of the ventures public comment I'm 12 probably Comet emotional drawing 2nd Santa second by mrs. 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