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St. John the Baptist Parish School Board approves collective bargaining pact, personnel changes and leases; sets 2019 meeting calendar
Summary
At its Dec. 13 meeting, the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with SJAE, adopted personnel changes including a new Early Childhood Program Assistant job description, approved leases for two former school sites (one contingent), rejected substitute staffing proposals to continue with Kelly Services, and approved the 2019 meeting calendar. Most motions passed by 9–0 with two members absent.
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board met Dec. 13, 2018, at Emily C. Watkins Elementary School in LaPlace and voted on multiple personnel, contract and property items.
The board approved a three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement with SJAE after Ms. Iman Montgomery moved to remove the item from the table and Mr. Sanders moved approval; Mr. Holden seconded. The motion carried with nine yeas and two members absent. The board also approved Proposal 19.29 for Group Life Insurance (Option 2) on a separate motion that passed unanimously among those present.
On personnel matters, the board approved a new job description for a full-time Early Childhood Program Assistant. That item passed on a motion by Mr. Sanders, seconded by Mr. Jones, with a roll-call tally of nine yeas and two absent. Two other personnel items — a revised job description for Supervisor of External Programs Fiscal Officer and a revised policy (Bulletin 130) — were tabled.
In business and finance actions, administration recommended rejecting all proposals for Proposal 19.28 (Substitute Staffing Services) and continuing the existing month-to-month contract with Kelly Services; the board approved that recommendation with no objections. Separately, the board authorized administration to solicit proposals for a Service Organization Control (SOC) report for ACI; the district attorney’s contract language regarding vendor qualifications and payment responsibility for the SOC report was read into the record.
The board approved leases for two former school sites. The board voted to approve the lease of the former Godchaux Grammar School site. The lease for Sixth Ward Elementary School was approved contingent upon the TIPIN Group providing a plan to take over the site; that contingency was included in the approving motion.
The board adopted its 2019 meeting calendar, listing meeting dates, times and locations for January–December 2019, on a motion by Mr. Wallace and a second by Ms. Triche. The calendar was entered into the record with a 9–0 vote among those present.
Other actions included approval of the Nov. 15, 2018 meeting minutes and the Nov. 27, 2018 Town Hall minutes (amended at Mr. Sanders’s request to note his request for a superintendent report on test scores and planned changes). The board also read and entered a Resolution of Appreciation honoring Mr. Russ Wise for 18 years of service.
Board members made brief board items of interest at the close of the meeting. Mr. Sanders reiterated that he wants the superintendent to provide a report on test scores and the district’s direction; Dr. Keller requested a resolution to the family of Sydney Sanders at the next meeting and asked the superintendent to report back on conference learnings. The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
Votes at a glance (as recorded): - Approval of Nov. 15 and Nov. 27 minutes: Motion by Sanders; second by Jones; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent (DeFrancesch, Wise). - Table Revised Job Description (Supervisor of External Programs Fiscal Officer): Motion by Sanders; second by Holden; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Table Revised Policy (Bulletin 130): Motion by Keller; second by Triche; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Approve New Job Description (Early Childhood Program Assistant): Motion by Sanders; second by Jones; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Reject proposals for Substitute Staffing (Proposal 19.28) and continue month-to-month with Kelly Services: Motion by Sanders; second by Mitchell; No objections; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Authorize RFP for SOC report for ACI: Motion by Triche; second by Wallace; No objections; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Approve 2019 School Board Meeting Calendar: Motion by Wallace; second by Triche; No objections; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement with SJAE (3 years): Motion by Sanders; second by Holden; No objections; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Approve Group Life Insurance (Option 2): Motion by Sanders; second by Jones; No objections; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Approve lease of former Godchaux Grammar School site: Motion by Sanders; second by Jones; No objections; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent. - Approve lease of Sixth Ward Elementary School site, contingent on TIPIN Group plan: Motion by Keller; second by Johnson; No objections; Roll Call: 9 yeas, 2 absent.
The board entered these items into the official record and closed the meeting at 7:12 p.m.
