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Board authorizes expedited RFP to redesign district salary schedule
Summary
The school board authorized staff to solicit proposals for a redesigned salary schedule in an expedited RFP. Board members debated timing, implementation, and the need for ongoing HR oversight.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted Thursday to authorize an expedited request for proposals to redesign the district’s salary schedule, a step district leaders said is needed to address longstanding inconsistencies.
The motion directs the superintendent and staff to solicit proposals for a new or revised salary schedule and to, if possible, recommend a preferred provider at the board’s May meeting. The board’s action does not authorize any contract to be signed; the superintendent must return any contract proposal to the board for approval.
Why it matters: board members described the district salary schedule as “messed up” and said a clearer, more implementable schedule would improve recruitment and help retain staff. Several members urged that the work be ongoing rather than a one-time fix.
District 7 Vice President Godet explained the expedited approach: “In the state law, we’re not required to do a formal RFP for services contract such as this. But we do think that this is important enough that we need to run some sort of an RFP process... So what this would be instructing the staff to do would be to go out and solicit bids on this business,” he said, adding that the authorization would not bypass board approval of any resulting contract.
Board member Martin supported the motion but urged long-term supervision: “We have had these kind of surveys done before…and if we don't take steps and have a very strong, capable leadership in the HR department…then we'll find ourselves in 5 years having to come back over here,” he said.
The motion passed (the transcript records the motion as carried). Board members discussed timeline and budget implications; members observed that implementation timing will depend on the consultant’s recommendations and any required funding.
Ending: The superintendent and staff will solicit proposals under the expedited RFP process and will return recommended contracts to the board for approval before execution.
