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Votes at a glance — BESE Academic Goals & Instructional Improvement Committee, March 11, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and committee outcomes recorded during the meeting, including approvals, notices of intent, and received reports.
The BESE Academic Goals and Instructional Improvement Committee recorded the following formal outcomes on March 11, 2025. Where a mover/second was specified in the transcript it is listed; many items were adopted by unanimous voice vote with "no objection." If a specific vote tally was not recorded in the transcript, the outcome is noted as approved/tabled/received per the meeting record.
- Item 2.1 — Recognition of community partners (Henry Shane): Motion to recognize adopted (mover not specified; second: Mister Harris). Outcome: approved (no objection).
- Item 2.2 — Recognition of Dr. Calvin Mackey: Motion to recognize adopted (mover: Miss Champagne; second: Mister Morris). Outcome: approved (no objection).
- Consent agenda — Approval adding items 5.1–5.2 and 5.4–5.5 and pulling items 3.3 and 5.3: Motion carried (mover: Mister Harris; second: Mister Hollis). Outcome: approved.
- Item 3.3 — Consideration of request from LEAs for waivers/bulletins submitted by the superintendent: Updated recommendation to delete the request from the agenda; motion passed (mover: Mister Harris; second: Mister Hollis). Outcome: deleted from agenda.
- Item 3.3 (page 27) — (same as above) — recorded as pulled/deleted per superintendent/district resolution. Outcome: no action required.
- Item 4.2 — Consideration of 2024 Louisiana results for the Nation's Report Card: Motion to receive (movers: Miss Champagne and Miss Holloway). Outcome: received (no objection).
- Item 4.3 — Update report regarding high-school opportunities and key performance indicators (Acceleration Index): Motion to receive (mover: Mister Harris; second: Mister Hollis). Outcome: received (no objection).
- Item 4.4 — TOPS University course requirements: Approve creative writing as an art equivalency (mover: Miss Chantung; second: Miss Holloway). Outcome: approved (no objection).
- Item 4.5 — Update regarding the Louisiana educational assessment program (LEAP): Motion to receive (mover: Mister Harris; second: Mister Hollis). Outcome: received (no objection). Department announced RFP timeline for new assessment administration targeted for 2027–28.
- Item 5.3 (page 49) — Update on English Language Arts and Mathematics Content Standards Review Committee and membership approval: Motion to receive and approve membership (mover: Mister Harris; second: Mister Hollis). Outcome: approved (no objection). Department to provide member district/content-area details on request.
- Item 6.1 (page 63) — Revisions to bulletins regarding kindergarten screeners (bulletins 1.18 and 7.41): Motion to approve as notice of intent to revise (mover: Miss Holloway; second: Miss Shimpong). Outcome: approved (no objection). Recommendation: remove kindergarten readiness screener as a required state instrument.
- Item 6.2 (page 66) — Revisions to bulletin 741 non-public school handbook: Motion to approve notice of intent revisions (mover: Doctor Armstrong; second: Mister Harris). Outcome: approved (no objection).
- Item 6.3 (page 71) — Revisions to bulletin 1530 (IEP handbook) regarding alternate assessment eligibility criteria: Motion to approve as notice of intent (mover: Maxwell Armstrong; second: Mister Perkins). Outcome: approved (no objection).
- Item 6.4 (page 73) — Revisions to bulletin 1964 (social studies references): Motion to approve (mover: Miss Champagne; second: Mister Harris). Outcome: approved (no objection).
- Item 7.1 (page 78) — Recognition of outgoing student representative Blake Robert and introduction of incoming student representative Beija (Asia) Lopez Morgan: Motion to recognize and introduce (mover: Mister Harris; second: Mister Hollis). Outcome: approved (no objection). Committee offered a departmental internship contact for the outgoing student rep.
Ending: Committee chair recorded no objections on the listed motions; where the transcript did not supply roll-call vote counts, the meeting used voice vote/"no objection" adoption.
