The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board took these formal actions at its Oct. 16, 2025 regular meeting. Where the transcript did not include exact motion text, "not specified" is used per meeting materials.

- Approval of meeting minutes: Motion to approve the committee-of-the-whole minutes of Sept. 4, 2025 and the regular board minutes of Sept. 18, 2025. Outcome: approved by voice/roll call.

- Consent agenda: Board approved the consent agenda, which included multiple professional services contracts, charter policy revisions (Chapters 8 and 13), and other routine items. Two items (Item 1 — bond purchase — and Item 3 — LSU extern amendment) were pulled for separate consideration; the remainder of the consent agenda was approved. Outcome: approved.

- Resolution (Item 1, pulled and considered separately): Adopted a resolution authorizing issuance of up to $40,000,000 Limited Tax Bonds, Series 2025, for capital projects. Outcome: approved (see separate article for discussion and context).

- External agreement (Item 3, pulled and considered separately): Approved an amendment to the external agreement with the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in the amount of $107,933 to extend an extern program for one year to provide up to six externs. Outcome: approved; two board members recused themselves from this item per the transcript.

- Resolution to levy millage (new business): Adopted a resolution levying millage rates to be applied to the 2025 parish tax roll as required by state statute (RS 47:1705-a referenced in meeting discussion). Outcome: approved.

- Student expulsion appeal (Item 2): The board voted to hear a request to appeal a student expulsion at the next regular board meeting. Outcome: motion to schedule hearing approved.

- Organizational items (announcements): The board announced upcoming meetings: a board retreat on Nov. 1, 2025; Committee of the Whole on Nov. 6, 2025; and the next regular meeting on Nov. 20, 2025.

All items that carried a formal vote were recorded as approved in the meeting minutes or on the record during the meeting. Where roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript, outcomes are reported as recorded by the board chair and the secretary.