Videos

School Board Meeting 07/18/2019

Added Aug 29, 2019 •

Copy this URL:
Embed code:	<iframe class="edlio-embed-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="360" src="//www.stjohn.k12.la.us/apps/embed/?v=222593" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Change dimensions

School Board Meeting 07/18/2019

Show Transcript

you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out will meet in regular session at West st. John Elementary School 2550 Louisiana Highway 18 Edgard Louisiana on Thursday July 18th at 6 p.m. at this time with the furlough please take a moment or so I want to hear want to keep it prayers 2018 graduating class Jayla accident yesterday please rise for the pledge flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands bro, please please note that charity franchise will not be in attendance. Is a present just a girl. approval of the minutes he'll probably come in at this time forward 2 minutes of the meeting of July 4th June 13th 2019 depression meeting of June 27th 2019 at the border play seven eight nine 2019 motion. Mrs. Jones Cuoco yes yes yes item for Sprint 8/4 + 7 + 90 + 11 good evening everyone I'm pleased to report to you from the desk of the superintendent for a month then we haven't really hit the ground running we will see some initial test data a couple weeks ago that was released to the board members this week it is data that cannot be himself when he did my student now but we and we're pleased to report that there are pockets of success as well as some challenges that were looking to remediate and to intervene in over his next couple months until the next time will it work testing stay However know that I'm tension right now is we're working with the pickle Department to address some of those issues but most importantly we started as of yesterday with some in-depth professional development for employees 10-second professional development today at Lake Pontchartrain and as we continued over the next two weeks we have large amounts of professional development in all areas of academic I'm as well as in the Tap House how we teach and of course in the curriculum which is why we teach we're also anxiously anticipating the beginning of school the first day of school are 10-month employees return today and so they are assisting the principles and others members from Heather School sites to get ready for their teachers to return at the end of next week we also had some back to school events planned by each School site and as the first become available in terminal Church invite out board members but those of you out there with children school be on the lookout from a email or text from your school principals let you know about those events and I know that we have a big one coming up this weekend did you hear about shortly and just in general there's a general excitement I attended the meeting with to technology this morning and the teachers are just kind of very excited they were in classrooms ready to learn and just any Fitbit that they can and I anticipate that over the next couple weeks as we can see thank you thank you this time item 5 public, being none item five educational presentation and recognitions by the board staff Miss Eliza Eugene and her some of her board members in reference to blessed to be a blessing back-to-school giveaways good evening everyone superintendent cosplayer congratulations on your appointment and also remembers Eugene I have to Malik Taylor Tony and lice Frank we just wanted to come by to take this opportunity to share with you all that we also have hit the ground running with you all we want to make sure that we give our kids the tools that they need for school so we blessed to be a blessing backpack Extravaganza that is scheduled for this Saturday July 20th at the Saint John Community Center from 8:30 to 11:30 this event we will provide school supplies a 1,000 children which will be the backpack and the supplies each child will have at least 60 pieces that is provided in their backpack between sponsors the list from the School Board website and so we make sure that we meet and we not only just giving supplies to say we have a bag filled with supplies but it's items X off the school board list so we have to find a lot of preparation for this we are also giving the kids a hygiene kit that has their toothbrush toothpaste soap is well along with we have face paint we have a petting zoo pony rides a lots of games for the kids to play we have the sheriff will have an expo out there for the kids also enjoy we have the Young how do you do after that yes we got a lot going on today and what we're asking is for you to come out and support the event we asked that a representative be there for 8 a.m. to speak on behalf of the school because we will move the crowd and you start that at 8 a.m. short we want to thank all about Thomas you are all aware of that what is the nearly almost $50,000 a lot that goes into this at the kids and you are able to enjoy on that day so I were title sponsor this year or United Way Cargill marathon and Walmart we were happy about that Walmart with even provide us with a much better stronger backpack this year we have Saint John Parish in the column or approving in our district this is providing snowballs and ice cream out of school board office that built the ice cream and popcorn and our School Board office is providing snowballs to the kid Ray Chevrolet is also one of my sponsors State Farm James Wagner's office the Omega Psi Phi they will also have a blood drive on that day to the Bloodmobile will be there we will also be testing the kids Optical intention Action Clinic will be there do an eye screening and also they cannot have some other medical things that I have on the 10 mobile unit I was tester office does the Disney will be providing face painting along with the girls for you and old basketball team they're going to come out and Keyshawn Carter who's one of the coaches there are two she doesn't speak with her whole team is going to come out and they're going to be there and get you with the kids TBH pause before action which is another nonprofit that's based here on the Westbank they will be there as well so we're looking forward to working with dinardo and his team so that we can engage more even with the Westbank kids because this is truly a kid Centric day everything about this event is about the kid Raising Cane Total Choice Louisiana Dental Center the river region Chamber Entergy Greenup Industries and Metro and all the kids will be provided with a healthy Subway meal so each child 1000 they will have a sandwich chips and a cookie and I will also have some pasta liar that will be given to the adults tiny have covered everything but thank you all so much for your continued support we're looking forward to working with you all and and we can do to help st. John Parish School System we welcome you to reach out to us District over the years as well thank you jealous enough to hear you on 102.9 can you show me the board recently been doing the last few days also be advertising live from the backpack Extravaganza on Saturday from 9 to 11 and again we're really trying to get the word out I also did a interview that will be on WL at 9 a.m. is a great day Louise Anna in regards to the backpack Extravaganza here in St John Parish we have utilized RTC the school board the parish so we did a lot of press on this social media because of a report that United Way is I'm sure you are aware that 45% of our kids here are living in poverty according to the report if that is the case and it's our responsibility to get the word out to let those parents know that we are aware that $200 per child average just a start school so if they are financially challenged that we want to be there to help them in some way so that's why we have heavily marketed this event because we want those parents to know that we think it'll help him a little bit Ashley Michelle and I were in our superintendent extremely proud of you because we know you said young product in the postal class of 1984 Bank of America I also would like to thank you for your continued donations and support dispel the rumors that are out there in regards to the Westbank being involved at all that is just sad a rumor because we are at ebaa is if you saw the newspaper advertising you know they're in here by sponsors we have heavily engaged is Jermaine Roussel she's also we have coaches in from this side that's going to volunteer this Jaden Smith was right here for four years and volunteering her time we have reached and when it's about Unity what is on that site at the community center on that day goes far beyond supplies because those supplies in The Last Exit maybe half of the sky but we have me to vendors on site 32 to medical attention to dental whatever is needed so we are providing them also with resources to help that child have my health is so yes it is a boomer we all working the Westbank we will continue to work with them and I believe of the next three years you're going to see more and more of Westbank and East Main coming together as it relates to this event is Duke also she just mentioned add a reminder whenever the west by Paul when she was a principal and she said there was never a time when we said no never ever on time thank you so much thank you. items item six Personnel matters in reference to the requested approval policy geba qualifications and duties Marcus Aurelius coherence of what we're looking at here all states require at least a bachelor's degree to teach Focus Education who's Eric experience it's been there this is been there looking at how is he we just talkin about putting things in there already there by the state and the most of this mean to our teachers and I also in there it says appropriate any other end original job description that says accept other duties as assigned which are related to the scope of the job I'm concerned is that the same principle why do they have to sign contracts have to go and discuss that baking with benches item six misurina Duke requesting approval with policy gvea qualifications and duties for cars action what are you doing at the or President's Day we are I am here for the approval of policy gbba the qualifications and duties board meeting in December this is a 468 + action multiplication symbol on gbb qualification and do motion motion by mr. Jones requesting approval of policy GDP a qualitative check emission Trish Miss Holden could you briefly inform the public as to what is it this policy with our district initiative to increase our number of certified people as you know we've been working towards this for quite some time and put some things in place in this is our effort to put bulletin 741 outlines this but we are adding into our policy because we are trying to change the mindset or thing we expect certified teachers in our classrooms and our students deserve it we also are aware that there is a shortage we are what about that as well we're not neglecting the fact that there was a shortage or we wanted to be clear that our goal is to hire certified ignorant mr. Jones yes Miss Mitchell NBA history after motion does Gary Benjamin stupid item 7 business and finance public comment on requesting waterproof warm pullover 06 Consignment motor fuse in system Greenville Public, how to reset an Asus repeater months request a waterproof on the four-wheeler 2006 concern yes sir I really 7 proposal packages we had more hits on the web page to proposals were submitted one from fleetcor and another from Mansfield oil company vat19 sponsor proposal now hours for Mansfield oil company this particular firm does not have a fueling station on the Westbank of Saint John the Baptist Parish there for the proposal award recommendation is to fleek 2016 Saturn Aura 2006 there's a motion on the floor by misterwives II owners manual port numbers what was the cost of tooth is that came in therefore proposals the right price and 17th and smoke up for gasoline and twenty cents Marco it was the other one the other one was I don't have that number in front of me serve the number was right on I think it might have been a tad higher main difference is Fleek or they have him sell it on 3127 in St John Parish what we can provide fuel for the buses that service the Westbank the other company Mansfield their closest to Earth could be in St James the recent message best record of Mansfield they do not have a disagreement with the station in Edgard to accept their car open In-N-Out Burger there's a motion on the 4th of mr. Wallace to accept board approval loan proposal 20.6 Consignment motor fuse and system II by Mitch Mitchell Brokaw dr. Keller I think you missed a month Adam 7B bubblegum an introduction of a budget for 1819 introduction of amended budget this is something we going to talk about tonight is introducing me budget for the last school year the last fiscal year actually he's introducing whatever the amended portion is but I don't think there's going to be an adjuster introduction to be discussed at the next board meeting Idaho 7B mr. Felix volume and production of The Mindy Project for 2018-2019 right is pretty much no surprises in the getting this report every month is called a budget now we're going to make it official Amendment you can introduce it tonight the finance committee has recommended it and they will be a public hearing on it on August 15th would you please repeat that date August 15th public hearing is at 4 on August 15th we have details when it is available for public inspection come by the office when you can get a copy of it where is the meeting going to be located at Super Bowl I am seven seas public comment mesophilic smiling introducing the original budget for 2019-2020 Bingo public, mr. Felix Loudon New Hampshire. original budget for 2019-2020 right now I'm again when we have the public here we're going to have it done the first half of the public hearings going to be in a minute budget the second half is going to be on the proposed budget this is same thing August 15th for Uber office the finance committee has reviewed and they are recommending the budget of his proposed conservative budget and we have sales tax money to really low we have instead somebody take for the worst case scenario specialist for you as of last week it was not settle but I did not get an update for this week every time I meet with him it's like we think it's going to be resolved in the next couple of weeks so I'm sure they they have to because time is running Nikita do you think is a prudent to go lay it on your approval budget not knowing how much money is it going to yes because he can only make you better all this is very very conservative we did not but if they need any additional taxes so if something happens and we do get some taxes ever paid in protesters Federal I think I need to have workshop on this because I guess not remind board members of your responsibility act 1 and act 2 does not apply to budget I'm saying we are responsible for the fiscal and Harrison of the school board of his district and yet we're finding out things that are being cut off their positions that would advertise have been pool room just budget how can you tell principals to go out in applying for positions or advertise for Physicians when we want to pull those items saying that we can't win them and say nothing wish I was it's not cuz I know I have problems in my in my district there are needed in the school system but do you think that they pulled it and then they're talking about possible school closings how can I measure go ahead and distribute points so I think we need a workshop on this because we just had to retreat talk but no surprises but yet we're going to hang it on and just pull things out of my lights on schedule a workshop to discuss some of these items okay prior to your public hearing can you schedule a workshop, we can set a date. everybody loves and we can discuss these issues prior to thank you sir making us throw items 7D public comment and the doctor salary schedule for 2019-2020 being on item 7D versus Felix about me introduction of the salary schedule for a night for 2019 right on my email popping sounds schedule what are the tabs I had kind of makes the changes I like to changes his five changes and I'll just read them so you know what YouTube we actually adopt them first last year and this was my refund in my head started to Head Start nurses becoming a 10-month employee of the pools to 9 I'm we're adding a clause just to to specify kind practice which is when you're not answer can you become certified years experience that goes certified teacher salary schedule schedule is that a noun it comes to teachers and getting giving them experience is pretty much Artesia get certified from the school they come in unfortunately if you in a minute straighter support there's no way really clear-cut way on how you get experience I can give you an example if you are a janitor has been a janitor for an industry but we hire him here in the school system we going to think we should get it is really no consistently we thinking so we put our schedules that years of experience when it comes to not eat you determined by the human resources poor thing at the state raises probably heard State game creative people the support that has been run through this our schedules it did take effect with this pain. For 12-month employees it would take effect starting in September for all of us but it is in the schedule that you know and the final change is just some more clarification deal with a V or teaches a supplement to teach a ship water and some require recertified image of to stay there all you all we doing is making nut Clarity is that the 95 attendance is from the date of hot Hardy 95% I have found that back this week and you say that information is filled out somewhere there's no business under item 8 item 9 new business public comment in the introduction of revised policy BCB school board meeting Bendle public comment item 9 a.m. tomorrow Montgomery introduction of revised policy BCB school board meeting procedures Aesop on the board recommendations 3 ft and repeat that please 3D thank you have a 9 meeting public, requesting approval to Wayman first of all need to wait policy waving I need permission to way policy from board for the introduction policy and ask for introduction and their approval of the 2019-2020 student code in attendance handbook motion to waive Ball Z would you state your motion mr. Trish please Motionless checking bonus to Wallace Road yes yes yes aj3 absolute motion does Karen at this time public comment for the requesting approval to wait for the student code of conduct turn on babies he just went out there for that so now we're going to accept we're introducing an accepted to that Ray Fosse to introduce okay what my thing is let me see more into it because we had a couple really engaged go back to school sites in first meeting at 6 people then after that we're going to 5 or something like that but the information that was talked about their most of that should be in here like their notification see you about about those teachers going to write students rights the deadly parents of know we were talking about and we're looking at a sign that she I know that you saw it in yourself and all that good stuff is still there okay with parents a whole lot more thank you this time it was emotional for the board members are need a motion to accept the approval of the 29th Honda Independent Tampa if a motion on the floor by Miss Mitchell second second honors the general ins no they're not welcome yes yes yes yes. Admitted item commitment tree planters Benjamin item 11 or not examples amen ocean to adjourn you're watching wpst St John the Baptist Parish Public School television check it out

Videos

School Board Meeting 07/18/2019

More videos in School Board