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School Board Meeting 05/23/2019

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you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out what color the president St John the Baptist Parish School Board will meet in regular session I got your grandma cafeteria 1600 Highway 44 Reserve Louisiana on Thursday May 23rd 2019 at 6 p.m. and this time we're going to answer the room please take a moment for silent meditation please Queen stands with flesh Berlin AAA America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God well, please is Holden mr. Boro Johnson Hashem Chihuahua beer a present 3003 absent we deliver Coram when will seek approval of the minutes item number three public comment the nun motion for approval of the minutes X mr. trash talk about mr. Jones or call please Chester Borough yes yes reaction emotion does carry I just at this time part of the superintendent report going to ask War to allow me the privilege of Raven powers forum for an item just for personal privilege yes second motion by Mystic Rancho II by mr. Jones bro, please this girl just stepped color is the French is the Jones is to use to have some at this time we just technologist at our legal adviser Miss OJ rental Jasmine is leaving us and and with that being said on Franklin won't stay that God works wonders now and then hold a lawyer and honest man will Jasmine exudes the character of an honest man and on his lawyer tonight as likely O'Jays final meeting with the st. John the Baptist Parish School Board I want to take this moment to strike most appreciation to him his dedication patience and knowledge has been a tremendous asset to this board and to this community as a whole meaning of us have watched him grow and to his role as an assistant district attorney and we are not surprised by his rise within the office on countless occasion he has been called to serve this board and he has never wavered in his service AJ always offers a car perspective even in the most calm perspective in the most difficult times the ultimate professional O'Jays present Knowledge and Skills will be greatly missed his Lord his lawyer his lawyer no longer will it look so I left my left and some of the gentlemen of stylish demeanor and decorum and dress there is no doubt that whatever your next venture takes whatever your next venture takes you to bet you will strive it is certain that this board has prepared you to answer the Odyssey questions with the most unlikely scenarios I wish you and your family the very best is difficult to call has been by nearly an end to this particular chapter and great is the art of beginning to greater Is the art of ending thank you for all you've done for Saint John Paul II school was OJ would like to present OJ with this for your many years of dedicated legal service to the st. John the Baptist Parish School Board of janky if I may have a miscarriage if I might have the floor briefly on automobile all of the board members are honestly I was not expect is the a doll I only told a few people that today would be my last school school board meeting I got to tell you each and every one of you guys have challenged me for years and you guys have made me a better return I've always had a great relationship with superintendent Georgia long without the superintendent and I've always I believe I've always had a good relationship with each and every member of this board kind of been through some things through the years. But you know y'all y'all made better attorney and I'm truly grateful and you know if there's anything I could ever do I'm always a phone call away and all honesty thank you thank you can I change your number when you make yourself how to change your number I just time item number for Mississippi what's the chief Kevin George superintendent report Adventure president Sanders in his own net note that you know of how would you know the blues no day is a big loss but so bored in a loud voice while I can just think the board play my staff for just being so patient and understanding during my time of absence I know that's a difficult time for the school system not to have their deleted and being just a way for a couple of weeks but I I really do appreciate everyone's understanding and I really appreciate you know our staff just really just stepping up and just doing what needs to be done so I really appreciate and give all them thanks and kind of just made the rounds this week making sure one understood how grateful and thankful I am and I was during my time of need you know this week you know just spend a lot of time visiting schools speaking face-to-face with principles I'm sure that you understood that it had that I was back in the office and that if anything they needed they could definitely come directly to me and just help me out to make sure they have a good end of the school year over the last couple of weeks against Tampa working hand-in-hand with them to ensure that never misses for things well so did it besides you have going to every single school I was just working your meeting with all of my differ staff about different issues and different things that we need to get done throughout the summer and to finish up the school year middle one of them something with summer school coming up making sure all of the things that were needed for that meeting Sam Gordon at meeting with financing personal regarding budgets and where we're going with us with financing Bushnell and all those different issues are working with you I make the team that ensuring that no plan is ready to go different things that have to happen during the school year or during the summer to prepare for that next school year I'm talking about curriculum needs and making sure that all of the orders and things were made and put in place so that you know come forward I was ready to go where can I buy Federal programs Focus ensuring that all those deadlines are made in working with the one that they want a big positive things that happened this week was working without a 2018 ATS with the ghetto with the with with Ronnie and Tonya that groups along with Lucy coaches just revamping what we're doing came through to ensure that and we catching kids early and making sure they have the best education possible that we we also need the finishing touches on we have an administrative Institute what you normally do is you know we have a back-to-school big back to school meetings in every time and is more former principal sitting in that seat do you know when your central office calls meetings whenever one returns you need so anxious and your mind is always back at your school cuz you got schedules you got this she got that million things to do so want to move that away from when everyone returns and have that meeting at the end of the school year so that when they do return they can be in these shoes with their teams getting and for the children to come so we don't have our administrative Institute next weekend is supposed to be in July and also working with no working with a team just creating a summer professional development calendar so I'm in the wrong running a lot of different things what happened this weekend just reminded you never know what's going to happen from day to date a couple of things I'd like to say that we've had several parents to reach out to us regarding the West st. John High School transfer that deadline was May 1st how ever because we never parent that I've talked to was Forrest a what hey I was planning on sending my child to Charter School and now that your school doesn't appear to be opening so I would like my child attend West st. John high school so I just wanted to inform the board that we will extend that. Through June 6th so unless someone has a Jewish concern about that we would like to just open it up to June 6th to allow any individuals who had other plans because of the decision that we made to give them that opportunity as well last day of school is tomorrow May 24th so parents would love her children but now we're giving them that to you you can have them throughout the summer but you know we didn't this one thing about saying I knew what you was as I'm looking at Peter in in in mistral's I dare you know we'd be summer Recreation and summer programs in all these different things are in our schools regardless so it just it just never stops you know we continue to have kids on our sites all summer long and sweeping up that you know I was so mad begins on June 3rd and Lasting June 21st it will be from 8 to 3 at the high school which we had in East st. John high school we are offering of the EEOC mediation for kids with Matt fast are the end-of-course exams and come in for touring for those people that time and then temperature again later that summer we also having credit recovery for high school kids kids who may have failed a course they can come in during that time did you make a bet credit we've been we also have also giving Advance Credit courses they had a few kids me know when 12 several kids you have graduate in 3 years and for that reason is because taken advantage of opportunities like this during the what time we can come in and actually get Advance Credit by elementary schools that's going to be at East Saint John Prep we are offering those classes for kids in grades K through 8 who have failed a course to happen a certain criteria in order to come to class in order to move on again if a kid fell for 5 classes there's no way they can make that up during the summer but if they failed one math lesson 1 Ela class and they have the opportunity to come in and pick up that work makeup that work Tilton continue to move on last thing is on pluggy end of the year celebration that's going to be on Memorial Day on Monday at which has employees last date it will begin at 11 at East st. John high school they're going to be doing check out season whatnot in the morning and then have a chance to fill a ship with their employer fellow employees to end the school year thank you thank you sir I guess I have a question do you report is that eligibility at West Saint John all students or three questions. Question says that if your current 8th grade student entering 9th grade that's who the who is eligible for that a transfer option I have no transportation for that I've actually had I'll Transportation director speak with phone bus drivers of this Parish to try to figure out a way to make it happen every year as I'm looking at Peter Grant and Felix qui qui se look figure out a waitress in some point the boy was just going to say provide transportation will have to make it have so before that happens let's make sure we have a plan in place in something to have right now the major problem for him it for us is Manpower having the manpower to have the buses but we don't have the man our to do it differently we can probably do it if I hands are forced to do it but it will affect you know a lot of different Transportation Route so I would think going back to about February is when I put that charger them to look happy plan to provide transportation But to answer your question or not proud of providing Transportation today as of right now what is the limit on the students you can have set the limit at 25 students we have not met that threshold since we've been committed this policy about 3 years ago once we have more than 25 applicants and then goes to a lottery system so but we as of now it did the first three years of this we have never had 25 students but I will tell you this if you were to provide transportation will probably be educational presentations and recognition part of water stay there none item six Personnel matters public comment Carolyn Baptiste alternative certification exactly what are we talkin about as a state change their mind on something bachelor's degree is still there what is the alternative certification that we are going to be approved I know it says that the Personnel committee got a copy of it on me 7th but don't know what's going on so can you tell us what this is about as far as certification thank you item Shay Express Personnel matter Smith Arena Duke request approval of alternative certification program along with an explanation good evening one of our district goals is to increase the number of certified Personnel in our school social support that initiative we have partnered with some of the local providers of alternative certification programs but now we offer I teach was with which is a fully online programs for when we spoke with someone principles that. Like lrce might also be a good or better alternative for some of those people because it is a face-to-face program and it is a local provider in Baton Rouge that's the one that I'm requesting approval for tonight lrce which is a pro by the state to offer alternative certification for our teachers who meet the criteria and we're working towards becoming certified in our district straining emotion board members and questions ocean ignore Chanel ocean by Master Wireless II by Miss Mitchell board members concerns question being on Roku the branches Jones Trish standard I'm sorry I missed Duke play three positions at your thing Avatar go to the interim Physicians that you're making permanent position item seven business Finance public comment on the request Arthur's request authorization for administration to prepare 2019-20 budget following State Law Public comment being none item 7 a.m. mr. Felix Boston request authorization for registration to prepare 2019-2020 budget following state line is kind of a unique situation for next year's budget I think we need a little more time I really think I can have your budget by the end of June to look at probably adopted some I'm in July we made a lot of leeway today with the finance committee but if you give us more time we can be a lot more accurate so if you allowed to follow stay lost a law is I have to have you don't have to have a budget adopted until September 15th and then get it to laterally of the board members of emotion by mr. Jones II by mr. franchise board members why is it necessary that they did you ask anymore to like your policy is is when I recommend but you have to have it adopted by June 30 state law allows you to go till September 15th next year's budget a little unique the biggest piece of the puzzle is the charter school fun we can give you a budget now that that assumes a charter schools going to open but then it's going to require you to get a cash flow loan and I'm trying to avoid and if at all possible I think Bottom by mid in the June we will know the exact status of the charter school and if it does not open if you can bring you a budget without the loss of that funding in it out of cash flow and the board members B9 Pro call to Trish is playing try to get home to 77 B public comment under the recommendations for the bids and proposals the nun item 7B mr. Munch recommendations on the following business proposal proposal 20.03 Pest Control 20.04 waist Midway point zero eight ball sports did 20.09 copier computer paper mid-2010 office supplies bid 2011 instructional materials bich poo Point Road General Maine when did 2413 electrical supplies in 2014-15 plumbing supplies 16 custodial cleaning supplies. 20.18 award items. 20.19 Locksmith Service requires action motion by Mel shum II II by mr. Jones and his older sister bro Bella Vista French is mr. Jones guess mr. Wireless cengage one answered motion does carry items 70 public comment for the requested requesting board approval to reject all some metals and to solicit no proposals for Consignment motor fuse in system public comment Indian recipe 2 months items MCU requesting board approval to reject Alsip medals and to solicit no proposal for consignment on motor Fuel and motor fuel systems ocean by Mister Trish I can buy Miss Holden board members reason for that for this proposal I wish you to cementos and Bulls Tomatoes there postal forms were a completely filled out they were incomplete definitely non-response Sheldon esteb Errol it's the franchise sister Joan yes thank you no business being none are normal business 9 a public comment on a requesting approval of to increase add oatmeal's Pool prices to $4 for lunch and $2 for breakfast in a public, a Man Iron Man my name is Terry Charles requesting approval to increase in adult meal prices for 4 hours for lunch and $2 for breakfast. Charles it is as it is already prices have gone up Rising Boston excetera and doing the review that we went through with the state and federal government in January it was suggested that we increase our prices because he found that we were really oh and we cannot subsidize adult meal prices the federal funds so this is the reason that we're requesting in the second trimester Trish board members how much of a tip for $4 and $2 a day to send in a little bit more than 36C Doc McStuffin bereans for breakfast was $0.36 and it was $0.92 and they were asking that we increase it for lunch and it's $3 for lunch and we can get a ballpark in three sources of withered turn around favoring District so we just went up to $1 to allow for any increase out of coming in this year and into next year and excetera so we're hoping that we don't have to do this every year so we won to Autumn increase it a little bit more is a $0.92 to allow for that so you won't have to do this every year Smith Charles are there any grants out there that we can pause don't seek to help pay for all the meals that we're currently on purchasing for our kids well we're not purchasing any meals for our kids wear under the Community eligibility program to all of our key the receiving meals at no charge so we are a huge brand ourselves the Child Nutrition program funding but there is no no costume kids right now all right I have the board members we going to summer feeding I know you and I discussed this last year summer feeding how old do you have to be participate in summer feeding program that I'm not directly in charge of Summer feeding it is the parish council that the passenger is Dixon I believe it's 18 I'm not mistaken and it depends on what type of Summer feeding program it is whether it's open or closed Etc just not certain but I can find out for you yeah I get questions about that every summer about adults participating you not being allowed to eat or not if please find out for you thanks okay is Aldan Borough French's mr. Jones emotional scary items Republican memo requesting approval on the ward bits for school year 2019-2020 for the following a small equipment red red and gray products there's a huge meeting with product processed foods and supplies paper supplies milk and milk products they public comment item 7 p.m. is Terra joles for next year in the prices are as stated and they have been submitted to Mary spender motion by dr. Keller is that mr. Wok's finger roll call Mitchell the Trish Sanders yes engagement is 1/2 in motion. Gary thinking of Charles I just I'm going to defer item 7 C and 72 minutes to franchise public comment item 9 sting when is Patrick Andrew operative Endeavor agreement between st. John the Baptist Parish in Spain st. John st. John Baptist Parish summer feeding and recreational program cars at this item has come up there got a request from the Parish government that they were we were considering not supporting the summer feeding program so breakfast item to the executive committee to get an explanation as to what was going on we worked out all the details and what don't work what I'm requesting is that we have a Cooperative Endeavor agreement between the st. John the Baptist Parish School Board along with the st. John the Baptist Parish government to 8 to extend at least through this summer and then to look at it in the future Cooperative Endeavor agreement for the purpose of having to Summerfield program this particular year at the rate that reviews for the last few years that the school board would provide bus transportation at the discounted show rate and the use of the facilities of the  of threescore out for the summer feeding program you can motion to accept summer feeding program at app that the Cooperative Endeavor agreement between the st. John the Baptist Parish School System and the Saints won the Baptist Parish government at the at the rate written with within the agreement that solution question question Sherry going to the about mr. Jasmine bring something up about the Bella the Bella so if you could just explain that to us or to me delivery report that we submitted essentially states that the District Attorney's office has not seen a Cooperative Endeavor agreement so we are not at Liberty to really discuss it but basically will lyrics lyrics explaining in this legal report is that any Cooperative Endeavor agreement must comply with the standards of the Cabela case which is kind of a landmark case I'm in a state of Louisiana dealing directly with Robert even never agreements you have to have a legitimate public purpose along with other requirements or whatever given at the District Attorney's office has not seen his document the board has not asked the District Attorney's office to perform a legal review of this document we cannot evaluated or from the perspective to be able to honestly say whether or not it complies with the Cabela's standards however I do understand your risk manager may have located in a preparation of this document we just have not seen it we're not privy to it to speaking to take for my office to review it after you leave I feel you know it's a it's a Cooperative Endeavor agreement on a summer feeding program I'm pretty sure the public purpose is eating during the summer before I made crabs disadvantage children so I don't expect it to be that much of a difficult document to view and evaluate but I I can't I can't say for certain I'm sorry I will need to see it first of Courts can we give give me one last thing up while one last thing that I will say is you know if the board wants the District Attorney's office to perform review of this property of endeavor momentum as we always stayed Orchard Pass emotional resolution or District Attorney's office to review it and will make every effort to make sure that Matt prior to or after the board's next scheduled meeting we should have a response illegal response to that one we have our risk management attorney who was present at the executive committee meeting who explained to us and then by the time we do resolution and get an answer summer feeding program will be over but we can have the risk management attorney to explain to us legal opinion that was presented to us at the executive committee meeting request three standards one didn't have a public purpose to public purpose is to Summer feeding program is a means of maintaining nutritional and physical health for school-age children in our community during the summer months the second requirement that is not that. Cooperative Endeavor agreement in agreement that the school board is not a gratuitous one and in this instance the school board will be charging half the cost of the mileage for a bus it so it is add a gratuitous agreement and a third is a reasonably expect expectation of a benefit in the original expectation for this board is that children will be fit in the summer as his charges stated we feed them finish school Monster School much so therefore it does comply with all three of the Cabela's standings at also submitted this to the parish president and they are also prepared to pass this at the at their council meeting this week so my can I just ask one of the questions and not I guess I don't know who I'm asking but could we not for future get this cleared from the DA's office today it comes up again and we are you know it's meth the standard by there by their died when the Paris agreement they ask for a three-year. And once we talk talk about executive committee we only extended it for this year so that we can talk about it much prior to this point in the future years to come and then also there's possible though there will be a new Administration so wouldn't want to jump the gun and commit to a three-year but we can bring normally it's discussed in April but we will bring this to the board at a much earlier date than right before the agreement in the future is Holden yes mr. Boro dr. Keller yes yes what's the saying yes engagement have sent items the public comment are Patrick Sanders request permission to the concerned citizens of say John Parish to use Fifth Ward Elementary parking area for their starting point for scheduled March from Fifth Ward Elementary Venza thank you Miss a franchise are the committee of the concern of the committee for the concerned citizens of St John Parish is going to Duo morte is planning a more children May 30th and they are asking and requesting that they used Ford Elementary parking lot they're staging Point not to use the building on what was proposed to us power risk management is that we and the DA's office is that we have a homeless agreement sign that we're not responsible or anyone that you know if if they're injured on our property they're not going into the building but that there if they're injured on the property that we're not responsible I spoke to members of that committee and they're willing to sign there they have no problem with that it's just that it's going to be there stage going to start the sound watch that's going to continue throughout the week going to the state capitol I'm out my makeup and I brought it to the board to the full board so that everybody could be aware and miss you from the board so I am making that motion Second That Emotion Sheldon sister bro mission is to Sanders yes and yeah are you with friendship Adam Chan administrative matters that are none none item 11 horde items of Interest Miss Mitchell list of anime is 2 / so maybe Miss Institute are asking for it. The list of 9 last terminated staff that is for our viewing only can we just find out how many of those were there Flagstaff that were released in the process I know when I discuss the process but just for the what everyone on the board to understand the process that if someone is not picked that they have the opportunity to apply at another one you got me smiling now or I mean I kind of explain Jowell I'll like it is out tomorrow Michonne I have two items one is I know when we attended the ni80 update they said that sometime during the month of May we would get an attitudinal report from teachers and also retention report and I don't know when we'll get that but I just want to see if we can make sure we had that prior to the next meeting and tenant that was Assessor it's done amongst the teachers and they said that they would be able to give that information to us and then the retention report by school that they collect that data cuz that's one of their measures and I I would just like for us to have that if I can hear you was Don cuz I visited one of my schools and he was doing a survey at one of my school so I know they're in the second thing I have is that I'm next Tuesday excuse me next Wednesday May 29th is Louisiana public school day am I work with a coalition of School Educational groups the superintendent's the school board principals and teachers are retired teachers and the cause of where we are with Senate resolution 3 and trying to fully fund the mfp it has not gotten through the house yet so that day which is the Saints Louisiana public school day is going to be used to ask what numbers superintendents principles teachers to go and speak to their house representative member and I will ask him it everybody go to the capital for 11:30 on that day so if anybody is available and anybody in the public teachers supply personnel there in people I think are under a misconception that they're the pay raise has been guaranteed it has not and we we need to do whatever we can to help make sure it has gone to the Senate but it has not gone through the house and so we're trying to make sure all our representative so May 29th 11:30 a.m. at the Capitol if we can get a group and they are encouraging people to wear in identifying your District your school your position just to make sure our Representatives know that we really need that funding to happen with our mission at 11:30 at the Capitol thank you Michelle any other board members being known motion from German luxury by Master Wireless second- the franchise you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out

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