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how do I get to the white screen and then go black phone number good evening the city of Bakers school board meeting is called to water today is Tuesday June 6th 2023 time is 6 p.m. I would like you to know that if there's any member of the public who would like to make a public comment regarding a particular agenda item we ask that you request a comment card from misdeed do mosquito raise your hand you can submit your comment to her with the agenda item noted on the comment card please be mindful that we will allow only two minutes but each comment in order to give everyone who would like to make a comment and opportunity to do so I will now call roll mrs. Perkins mrs. Prophet mrs. Joseph here miss Butler here and mrs. Burgess here we have a quorum and we will proceed with tonight's agenda would you please stand with me as I leave you in meditation amen amen by Miss Butler is it safe to fly States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible I would like to draw your attention to the quote at the beginning of the agenda once children learn how to learn nothing is going to narrow their mind the essence of teaching as many of you teachers already know that the essence of teaching is to make learning contagious to have ansbach lead to another spark this is a quote by a very good friend of mine Marva Collins we would like to wear my visitors we are very happy that you're here and we invite you to attend many more city of baker school board meetings in the future I would like to have a couple of recognition baker school nurse program are there in a nurse's here tonight did you get your certificate you're very welcome I would just like to read something about nurses that I know all of you will agree with me we thank you ma'am for being on the front lines of Care thank you for your kindness your dedication and your healing touch because I know about healing and nurses definitely have a healing touch thank you for always putting your patients first no matter how grueling your day can be with thank you for providing an empathetic ear and compassionate hand and heart too many of our children in the city Baker School System nurses you are appreciated thank you leave that we can give them a little more vigorous handclap than that thank you so much we would now have a assessment from Doctor Smothers is she air tonight about clap you know one of the things that I've been challenging my school board members to do is whatever your passion is to positively move that passion. can a city of baker school system and amazing place to be we want to also thank School Board member profit for the food give her a round of applause wasn't it delicious one of the things that I wanted to see in the city of baker school system is for our children to know about clip I'm going to have doctor Smothers explain it to you more for those of you who it may be YouTube but clap isn't something that adds value to our children and to our school system so we talked about it probably a year ago she did a lot of research on it and she has some amazing results to share with thank you for president Burgess it is a great opportunity to stand before you to announce such wonderful news but I do want to say that I'm on the last laugh board meeting I had an opportunity to come before you and Sarah come before the board and said that we had a few students that would be taking the club Spanish 1 assessment for college credit for today I am happy to announce that all you just passed with excellent yeah yeah and don't you do this had the opportunity to take with them Beyond high school college credit in Spanish that actually got 6 hours of discredit and looking forward to moving cup into the 2324 School hill we going to go into various core areas to assess students so we are happy to it to an episode and we're looking forward to great things happening you and congratulations to all the students yes this is like a well-kept secret clap we're Public Schools children are concerned as well as high school students so mr. Nick from channel to definitely make a note of that in your presentation that's really really good we also have a high school aggradation accreditation so this year the high school went through their annual acreditacion they have to do it every so many years most schools in the state of Louisiana specially high schools are required to be accredited by a regional accrediting organization do something to turn it over to miss Haynes and mr. Stewart just to talk briefly about the high school accreditation process this year good evening everyone I miss Haynes and this is Miss a store that we both served on the accreditation team at Baker along with dr. Russell the principal and this took place at the end of March beginning of May and what we had to do is gather a lot of data questions that the board had the accreditation board had about the school what we were doing at the school and things like that we had to provide data for the proof that we were doing those things and of course like he said we were granted their accreditation this year and accreditation happen every 4 years so with weed accredited I know they both put in a lot of hard work on it so appreciate your work on that okay may I get a motion for the approval of the agenda I motion for the approval of the agenda may I get a second second see the first from mrs. prophet and a second from his Butler the board will now vote for the approval of the agenda is the Perkins yes this is Prophet yes mrs. Joseph Miss Butler yes and Mrs Burgess yes the motion carries for the approval of the addendum each action item the public May comment for 2 minutes the first agenda item is consideration and approval of minutes from the from the school board meeting of May 2nd 2020 to 2020 and a special meeting May 26th 2023 are there any public comments regarding consideration of approval of minutes from the school board meetings of May 2nd and May twenty 6 2023 are there any comments from board members I have a comment Mister Sparky in reference to the last meeting about the security at Parkridge and Mr stroller had sent me a response and I'd like that response to be included in the minutes a second any other board comments okay send that we have no other comments from board members I would like to get a motion for the approval of consideration and approval of minutes from the school board meeting of May 2nd and May 26th including mrs. Perkins comments about security at Parkridge and when you make your own ocean please include that comment from is this parking lot I Motion in consideration and approval of minutes from the school board meeting of May 2nd 2023 and May 26th in 2023 as well as Miss Perkins remark security secure about security Ms hey we have a mole as we will now vote mrs. Perkins yes yes is is Joseph Butler yes and Missus Burgess the motion carries for consideration and school board minutes from the school board meetings of May 2nd and May 26th including additional comments from mrs. Perkins about Parkridge security next agenda item duration and acceptance of monthly financial report including budget to actual comparison comparison for the period ending April 30th 2023 Madam president Madam Vice present members of the board interim superintendent stroller and everyone is its assembly and your package will have the financial report summaries including budget to actual comparisons for. End in April 30th 2023 as of April 30th 2023 year-to-date Revenue 10 million 163 603.97 expenditures total Destruction the expenditures 3871 815.91 child support services for million 835 59.88 Richfield for total of expenditures and you have a total Capital outlay in-depth services 824000 755 97th Road expenditures 9 million 531 63014 excess of 630 1009 72.21 your capital projects wishes to Baker High School restoration project as of April 30th 2023 we have revenues of 4000952 for 4.52 in total expenditures of 6162005 + 11.23 Nick page especially Revenue project year-to-date Revenue stream Union 23,000 to 22.58 total expenditures 4 million 43048 44.55 we have receivables as of May 31st 2023 of $500 1000 to 46.81 leaving the adjusted efficiency of 50,000 375.16 and those deficiencies would be a start when reimbursement request are some good that concludes my financial report for Peoria Illinois April 30th 2023 are there any question are there any public comment regarding the monthly financial report. Ending April 30th from the from the assembly board members any questions for mrs. Stuart. as a board member when I'm when I request information I expect to get it I don't know what the problem is I've asked for information and for this reason because I like to vote and I want to vote in support of what the board proposed it but if I don't get the information that I need there's no way I can actually do that and so I requested some information that I ugliest workshop and I have yet to get that I was told will I was sent an email today that is eternity if we're is office that's unacceptable but anyway I want to know it that a lot of times I'm not able to vote I don't know if I need anybody else on things to support because I have not gotten the information that I have requested so and it's not against the law as a matter of fact I want to make sure it's on record that I requested it so at this point I want the audience and the constituents to know why I bought a lot of times like I do because I don't have the information I requested and I believe I have been sing information since I've been a member of this board in January while I just want to make that note but thank you so much for your report this is Joseph have you said maybe a meeting with Misses Steward are I'm superintendent Charter I have done I have done everything that I was told to do and I also ask them if I'm going to make it formal tonight with the stroller told me he would ask the AG's office open and I welcome that because I've been to the AG's office I don't like it that I received a bill over $1,700 just because I want to know information from the city of April because I'm a new board member and I'm in titles to that so I just like I said being transparent I'm going to make it known I need the information that I requested and I'm told that it's the information in other words I can come come to the office read I'm a board member I have a job too so TimeWise I was told by the AG's office that I have a right to have this information so I'm just asking for the information that I so why don't have it just rolled and may be able to explain but anyway thank you again for your information I would like to say something we have been going back and forth with email from you miss Joseph as well as others but as they say it's well it's public records and then what I see in 2019 no that's emails that you at the financial records to 2019 prior that's something that's 4 years ago we were not here in the seat but I'm just saying I'll let you talk I'm just saying if we want to make things transparent imma let the people know Community know what she has been asking for its 2019 records you just can't stop what you doing Miss Sydney stop what she's doing to get all these records even though she have done it she was welcome to come to the office and look at what she's looking for nobody stop traffic coming to look at the financial reports but I've never yet heard anybody on the school board requested so much to where they have to have it personally because if it's record is out there you can also just come in the office misses stroller that would be glad to show it to you whatever you're looking for but a person cannot just stop what they're doing cuz there's their job well it prints everything else that you need for 2019 something that we wasn't even it here for 4 years ago thank you ladies our school board is response both of them budget and how we vote and yes we are voting and myself and I want to be I want to know what I'm voting on those of you that are not interested in no how and why stuff is like it is that's on you but I'm going to do the best I can to vote as knowledgeable as I can I just have it with me ladies Excuse Me Miss Americana I know I know but we made statements and statements in this is something that we need to carry okay you have a minute this is Joseph long as I need to take off no ma'am. No ma'am no go ahead with Joseph it's just like anybody else when it's something you don't want to hear you shut him down but no that's not right but it's okay I'm going to I'm going to go with the information that I had but we've always had our 2 minutes late sorry is being disrespectful to the community to the audience members and I need to ask for a motion I would like to ask for a motion for the consideration and acceptance of monthly financial report including budget to actual comparisons for the period ending April 30th 2023 American emotion emotion consideration and acceptance of monthly financial report including budget to actual comparisons for the period ending April 30th 2023 - 2nd I've received the first and a second motion for the consideration and acceptance of monthly financial report including budget to actual comparisons for the period ending April 30th 2023 mrs. Perkins yes mrs. profit yes mrs. Joseph mrs. Miss Butler business purchase yes the motion carries for the consideration and acceptance of monthly financial report including budget to actual comparisons for the period ending April 30th 2023 message into consideration and approval of changes salary schedules I still want to see if we have to go in meeting whatever he's going to discuss that with Miss Joseph I know she's been asking for things we need we need to end up getting together on that to see what's going on with the information that she's asking for I mean I know you say they have and if something is not because she still not satisfied cuz you don't have it hey ladies these seem to be comments that we need to have an executive session and not where the public is here because they can they're endless the next agenda item consideration and approval of changes and salary schedules are there any public comment regarding the consideration and approval of changes in salary schedule did you sign did you sign a card okay but you got a card Miss D. food and you can speak on it what is the moon in the sky Civic Center give me man stupid to the mic please hello would you state your name yes my name is Apollonia guy my son Zakaria attends Park Ridge academic Magnet School my daughter just Excel from pre-k which I was planning on moving her Tupac. Adamec magnet school and it's come to my attention that there was a previous meeting in reference to teachers getting a increase I'm all for the teachers they all deserve an increase I just don't want I talked to be affected if we have to move campuses so I'm trying to get a clear understanding as to if Park Ridge academic magnet children will now be at house at Baker Heights Elementary there's a letter that goes out little bit more detail than what we have time for tonight okay that we can definitely send that letter to you or it doesn't understand where am I going to be a parent than here and we ahead of time instead of like now yeah that's the letter that will be coming out to you and if you would like because I need to know if I'm going to let me let me let me respond or let me respond if you would like a cup Atlanta tonight we can get it to you because it's plenty of parents in here ok Google thank you ma'am good afternoon I'm Angela Raines Brown president of the East Baton Rouge Federation of teachers and support workers we also represent teachers and support workers here in Baker and I just want to stand to applaud Baker for the recommendations for salary increases not only for the teachers but the support workers as well if this raises past according to the news you guys will be offering the second highest salary of the schools in this area and that's a good thing at the teachers and support workers were collectively together to make sure that our boys and girls learn and so you are taking a step in the right direction to make sure that Baker becomes one of the schools on the map that parents from all over I want their kids to go to so again I'm standing to applaud you and say thank you and hopefully everyone on the board will see the new the need for this and will vote for it thank you thank you any board member would like to make any comments I might go ahead and talk about it real quick after this is the last couple of board meeting is going I'm going to go ahead and show it again so on the TV screen is a current salary schedule and I was probably small for some of you to see but what I really want you to focus on Izzy's princess between the steps on the current salary schedule and they range anywhere from $188 at a step to $1,800. Two steps so it's very inconsistent and the step increases on that current schedule so the schedule that I'm proposing I'll try to make this a little bigger schedule that I'm proposing is a single-lane schedule Step Zero is it 3000 that's where we plan on anybody that is uncertified will start at Step Zero the certified step start at step one which is 52000 and the increase between these steps is $600 and that is the highest step increase of any of the 12 districts in the region So Not only would Baker be coming in in the second highest spot as far as base salary for a certified teacher we also offer the highest step increases of anyone else in the region in addition we reward education Levels by moving steps we plan on having some incentives for I'm academic achievement as well as teacher attend so all of that has worked out of this current schedule I know there was a question of sustainability on the schedule so I want to talk about this section right here so if you look at the annual cost of our current salary schedule the average on our current schedule the $605 between steps so assuming that everybody moves One Step all teachers move one step on the salary schedule if we have 58 position the ant the cost of that schedule is $35,000 and $90 every year to sustain that salary schedule what I'm proposing is an even $600 between steps and that cost is 34800 that will not change from year to year if you look at our current schedule though the lowest possible cost of our current schedule is $10,904 per year and the highest possible cost of our current schedule is a hundred and $4,000 per year so with our current schedule it fluctuates from year to year based on where you fall on the salary schedule and what I'm proposing to things number one allow our business department to be more consistent in predicting the sustainability 20 years from now if we still have 58 positions and we still have a $600 increase between steps that cost of sustainability will not show I want to show you this worksheet real quick I'm not going to spend a whole lot of time on it other than talk about sustainability and an ascot come a man's got to double-check as well as Sydney double-check all the work I have done on the budget to make sure that it is correct and sustainable so one of the things that I'm doing is I'm projecting lower Revenue next year to the tune of about $300,000 sales tax rmfp has been decreasing I'm showing it another decreasing mfp as well as sales and use tax it's been high the last couple of years and I'm taking that that's not going to sustain at that level so I'm predicting lower revenues there besides I'm right here though is where you would look at sustainability this is the salaries of teachers and when you look at the difference between our current budget and our proposed budget it's actually $52,000 less and that is with the increased salary schedule factored into this budget you could also look at salaries for teachers and paraprofessional those my $35,000 because I'm also recommending a 10% increase or anybody else that is not a teacher and addition it has also moved everyone that is in the SR funds out of it as our phones back into the general fund at we do have to account for those individuals that are in the SR funds you've all seen the news you all heard about e.b. are talking about I believe several hundred positions that they have designated in the Esther money they're going to have to come to a conclusion even with that at some point within the next year. So they either do it this year or they do it next year but that that reconciliation is coming because those people are not covered by general fund I moved everybody out of Estefan's under this budget so after this decision is made there will there will not need to be another adjustment because anyone that's in the answer would have been accounted for by the way I want to stall so note that this current budget this is based on the current amended budget that Miss Stewart will be presenting tonight so it's current numbers so you can see bottom line let's go to the bottom line this year it looks like you're going to come about $12,000 in over budget so that's $12,000 that will will go to the unassigned fund balance I'm showing a balanced budget for next year that also includes increased costs and utilities and some of these items are based on current actual costs which are mostly increases but a few decreases the current student teacher ratio is the one I'm going to ask God to talk about that a little bit and a second and the proposed is a 16 to 1 so I'm going to ask Scott to go ahead and come and talk about his his view of what he seen in this budget thank you mr. Federer Scott Lazar on with Park and wait there I will be serving an outsourced CPA role for the board so I've met with mr. Stroger and Miss Stewart on this budget and on this salary schedule I'm obviously when he first presented it to me I had questions as well so I've gone through those with him and essentially from a sustainability standpoint the way it works is this is a reduction in total Workforce tried so you have vacant positions that he's proposing that do not get refilled but in the general fund in total it's a total of 15 positions coming off of the general fund so 15th is it positions by the time you pay the salaries the benefits the payroll taxes the retirement the health insurance it's about a million-dollar the year it to your general fund budget so essentially what you're doing is you're taking those savings and reallocating those dollars to the teachers that you do have we work with a lot of schools and school districts and essentially what I what I told Mr Schroeder is I've never seen situation work 12 to student 12 to 1 student teacher ratio in a public school district works unfortunately it just doesn't financially and if you keep going down that path with a 12-1 student-teacher ratio you're going to gradually Chippewa that fund balance into eventually there's not going to be any fun balance less so from my perspective it's a way to get to bring in qualified teachers and in a reward the teachers you already have and get that quality teacher for your students and as a result you will have more students per class theoretically as he's showing you with the 16 verse the 12 to 1 but that 16 is really where you need to be anyways I also want to say that the benefits that was capped my last year's budget was at 36% per base salary under next year's this current budget that I'm proposing I raise that to 41% because it is increasing yes and what that 41 that represents is your required employer employer contribution to the teacher retirement system Medicare taxes and in health insurance thank you anything else for me Lakewood members thank you you're welcome I have a question so this means that some people lose their jobs and others I'm all for teachers getting a raise don't get me wrong but my question is so you said how many people have to lose their job to people losing jobs cuz I don't know what position to fill which ones are already vacant not you but it's a budgeted 15 less positions and a few positions are going to title money's better at as mr. filter mission after positions are coming back into the general fund so net after we move all of Esther back into general fund and we're moving for employees out of the general fund into title funds we have a net decrease in 15 budgeted position it's in the general fund I can't speak to which ones of those are currently filled or not I just want to know because I asked specifically where will the students go I know what it feels like to lose your job I was told the students with all of the teachers so where will the teachers go if teachers would be gone and going into other into other school so I just want to make sure I heared right because guess what the constituents are asking me I want to be able to intelligently ask answer that question that's why I'm asking for Christmas I want to know and I don't like not being able to answer and so what I'm telling you what I'm telling you is that there are at least 11 individual budgeted into the SR to my knees this year and that money is done in September so you have to account for those individuals and the next thing I want to say is I asked at our have you notified the people that are impacted and I was told no so I'm at so I'm asking tonight do we know who those persons are I'm not make any decisions before the board makes final decisions ahead of actions that they have to take it that's what I'm so right that's correct. Currently 11 positions that are budgeted on the SS to my knees and that money is done in September as well I understand no one wants to lose their jobs for our teachers here in Baker we have a lot of uncertified teachers I also have 12 kids to one class we can't keep doing this people understand y'all want your kids to go hear you want that once we get certified teachers in Monroeville we can't do this way up to 12 what we was we need at least 16 kids at least 16 kids per class because right now we don't have that many kids in some of these glasses some of these parents are saying they'll have to find out I guess once we move even a nice idea in it helped that many in a classroom all the teachers we're trying to keep and then we have a lot of fun certified teachers so if we have to get certified teachers can uncertified we have to do what we got to do bring the school system back up the parts we've been behind since 2015 and is that why you go to talk about bank I don't want my child to go to paper I don't want my child to go to bed for y'all don't have no certified teacher nothing but at one point we have to make a change and I know we're not a change has to come I would like to make a comment in reference to this is June 4th 2023 we don't have a clue as to how many students we will have School opens I was told that we had over 1,000 students but that's not true it's like 970 something you have to get the correct information in order to be able to call Gram and look to the Future and if we don't have the correct information we're not going to be able to do that we're just hypothetically assuming that we're going to have this amount of students of that amount us to dmft is steadily going down and that's where most of the funds come from the city of Bakersfield for the city of baker school system we have got to get this right because Baker is a failing system because of grades are out now and I saw him and it's appalling with the grades are it's absolutely unacceptable and inexcusable this is why what does use me excuse me this is why we are trying to do the best that we can for the city of baker school system we can continue to powwow out all of the negativity there is but that is not going to help us and if you keep doing the same thing over and over and over what is that called that's that's Insanity with got to make this change and make a difference of a statement call Michelle debord at the last board meeting we currently have 948 students enrolled this year I'm projecting 928 students just based on what our numbers are at the end of the year so I'm projecting another drop in 20 students okay we have one more public comment Miss Corley you have 2 minutes good afternoon my name is kalon to call a parent and disability navigate first and foremost to know how to manage the public is allowed it is 3 minutes or less and less you're going to change that and you voted to change that before before this meeting extra thought do you have to have to follow your policy with your 3 minutes 25 minutes I'm sorry stop okay so I just went to say I'll say it's and it's also a Chapala so if you're going to change your policy and stop in mid-stream of a meeting you actually need to vote on that before or something you're a good dude what is your agenda I know you're busy so I'm reclaiming my time so in addition to that salary schedules I am actually going to provide everybody with the grades for the school cuz every school and baker school system is failing the teacher-student ratio that any teacher would actually want would be up 20 students are less to one child in a while because they don't allow the teacher the opportunity to actually see if a child is falling through the cracks actually be able to get a time or one want attention let me give you a perspective as a parent of a child with a disability always want my child class to always have less than five kids you know why because each and every last one of those kids with a disability nice specialized kids with dyslexia autism 3lb spina bifida so I'm saying that to say right now what you're doing is your opening up your desk for a big 10 schools you're also easy jobs which is losing taxes to come to your school system in addition to that you're opening up a building to open up another Charter to have an opportunity to come in like a baby like to thank you military poorly his name is Joyce I like to say one more thing we all are adults that have well working parents put it that way but we didn't see anyone go to the federal government president when we lost the job from covid-19 come back to life in for jobs that's going to work for understand but you're better and it's my Community West they looking for a change in Baker my district for we going to make that happen we want our kids to have certified teachers we don't want to be left behind anymore no kid should be left for her but we didn't say anything with a lot of us was out of a job covid sitting at home for months but I know how it is to be unemployed I was waiting it out for 3 months but I made I had kids take care up I didn't like job stop not having a job stop me but we are adults we should continue to do what we have to do if our household but as I said before we didn't let covid stop us and we just have to do what's best for Baker system may I get a motion to consider and approve changes in salary schedule I motion to consider and approve salary changes may I get a second second I have a first and a second motion for the consideration and approval of changes in salary schedules the board will now vote mrs. Perkins yes mrs. Joseph Ms yes Mrs Burgess yes the motion carries for consideration and approval of Campus Gonzalez salary schedule changes the next agenda item is approval of credit card for district used when pios and checks are not accepted may I get a motion are there any public comment sorry sometimes some when staff a board members have to go on a business trip to learn more about how to be a better board member sometimes hotels do not take checks as you very well know in your personal activity so miss Corley Miss Corley please emotion consideration and approval of credit card for district use my pills and checks are not accepted Ms for when I vote mrs. Perkins I will say yes under the condition that they make sure they stay within the monetary boundaries of the credit card so your focus yes yes this is Prophet yes this is Joseph yes and you did not come to the board, you're welcome to come it now miss Butler yes and this is Burgess yes the motion carries for consideration and approval of a credit card for distribution pio's and checks are not accepted the next agenda item is consideration and approval to solicit bids for lawn care actually accepting a bid you're just asking for bids to come in for lawn care for the coming year let's hold off on that please I talked to the mirror today and they have someone who keep do certain things for them they said but he won't miss the school to give him a call and some things they can do for the school system so we need to hold off on that until he speaks with me on that but you have to call him just can't email okay so you want to make a motion do you want the table the table poker outside with that we have more information on that at the next to the next meeting I need a second second is so there's a motion on the floor to table consideration and approval for lawn care and we have a prophet and a second from Miss Butler mrs. Perkins yes yes this is Joseph Miss Butler yes and this is Burgess yes the next agenda item is consideration and approval of bus contract extension Ross bus company yes our contract with Ross buses up on June 30th June 31st of this year however Ross bus will not have new buses available until January so what they are proposing is just extending our car contract at the current cost until the new buses are available and then we can either finish the year out on the current contract with our current buses or we can renegotiate the new buses at that point in time okay any comments from the audience okay I would like to make a motion sorry I can't make motion waiting on you miss Corley I was waiting on you to call my name like you normally do first and foremost when it comes to it would be extremely prudent transparent for us actually provides a contract for everyone in the public to actually be able to see what they contract look like picking up I'm not sure if you were aware but the city of Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish city council actually approved the ordinance of Fairchance in hiring ordinance which actually allowed to have for YouTube and the box so that people that are formerly incarcerated can actually have opportunity to actually apply for jobs and so you need to look at if your contract is at hearing to that unless they're definitely definitely not least you also need to look at all of the laws that are being passed right now in there play session which ends this week to make sure that any contracts that you were going to actually have or as to allow solicitation to what actually an adherence to bad as I speak about the transparency dirt bike week I'm sorry home o clock on your time on your topic on the agenda item I am feeling reclaiming my time that was at 55 seconds when we are talkin about solicitation any type of contract is always wise that we actually allow everyone to see it to show that we are also making sure that it is diverse and inclusive because every single person that is here and even those that are not better probably wanting to watch it virtual and are they can't watch it but those individuals would like to see where their tax dollars is going to stay on topic so poorly last day on the topic is that the discussion of the bus contract and that you are going way off of that every single thing dealing with the contract to be your time is up time is that man so again your time is up in regards to the clock when you're interrupting and taking up the time at least where I greatly appreciate it connect to the actor tourney general for the opinion on when the when a person is up here in the public and you having a light on Frank for them to talk that you actually allow them that opportunity to talk without interruption thank you I look forward to that attorney general opinion from you thank you board members comments on the bus contract I do want to say that the bus contract right here in the board packet in the board packet is going to be posted online and you can do it online if you have any further questions about that may I get a motion animotion please for the renewal I'm sorry for the consideration and approval of bus contract extension Wolf's bus -6 second Bridget Perkins is this Prophet mrs. Joseph Miss yes mrs. purchase yes Max agenda item is consideration and approval of June 10th as a paid district holiday is mr. Grisby in here yes no I'm going to let you present this nice PowerPoint you sent me this afternoon a board or president board vice-president those in attendance superintendent Schroeder as a former social studies teacher I'm proud to present this to the board Argentine Argentine with affect the 11 and 12 month employees because this upcoming Thursday is the last day for Timnath employees originally it was celebrated June 19th 1865 there every third Saturday in June is Juneteenth it celebrates the symbolic end of slavery it has all the names you can see the names on the board it's when a union general arrived in Far Southwest Galveston Texas two years after play some Proclamation on January 1st 1863 announced to them two and a half years later that slavery is over in 1997 our Congress passed official recognition in 2003 our legislature passed at 4:33 and just to the golden A legislature passed and Governor Edwards signed at 128 making Juneteenth a legal holiday is celebrated in all 50 states 21 states have permanent paid all legal holidays either by legislation or by executive action so just a month ago or two months ago April 17th Governor John Bel Edwards proclaimed Friday June 16th as the state legal holiday in his Proclamation next five so as a result of that it is General circular we are requesting it this if you go back this way will request a holiday for 11 and 12 month employees on Monday June 19th because we do a full week work week but we still do 40 hours within that four-day work week so we have the Friday off so therefore we are asking for the Monday ever ever paid holiday which is in line with the lamb why there what is the line with policy after 11:12 when holidays fall on weekends you can declare you the Friday or the following Monday respectively we only asking request are there any comments from the audience there's one miss Corley my name is cool on the quarter disability Advocate and I am very much in support of June 10th being recognized and being a paid holiday considering I'm one of the people that spoke for in addition to that I think that it I think that your timing of asking for that to be a paid holiday is a slap in the face to all of the people that worked at the school that you just say that you want to close think that you may want to take into consideration that what we're talkin about is Juneteenth as a holiday that actually that actually recognize the emancipation of African Americans that was being set free and what we just did was we just put in a burden on people that will not have an income that's making them either enslaved again so you really have to look at the death vision of what slavery is to actually understand it and for those that don't know we do talk about abolishing slavery cuz right now in the state of Louisiana if you get locked up you are considered a right so when we talk about 18th and how we want to celebrate Juneteenth and we want to pay people and stuff veterans and as people that fought for this country or I appreciate that but I think but we also have to look at what time severance package and stuff that we're going to put in place for those that you're going to let go so I think that was something that this topic is actually kind of premature and tell you can talk about what that's going to look for the people that are going to lose their job and won't be able to feed their families and their kids cuz that's more of a president more important as well as the kids that we're not serving in our food system by heaven underperforming school system thank you thank you are there any board comments I get a motion for the consideration and approval of Juneteenth as a paid district holiday that motion approval June 13th as a paid holiday district holiday now I got a second second confidence vote this is Perkins yes mrs. Prophet yes mrs. Joseph Miss Butler yes mrs. purchase yes the motion carries for the consideration and approval of June district holiday next agenda item consideration and approval of contract with Ginseng tea speed mssa LCSW to work with pram Park Ridge Elementary of Park Ridge magnet school since team station on Summer Academy are there any public comments regarding this agenda item Corley ethical on the corner perring and disabilities advocate one thing I'm I'm noticing as far as in your contract is your contract do not talk about diversity and inclusiveness in the contract does not reflect if we allow our children with disabilities that are considered twice exceptional bags will be able to be how to program it for that individual to actually work with them so when I talk about children with disabilities being twice exceptional you have children with disabilities that may be nonverbal or they have autism but also have an extremely high IQ High cute one person that is very noted that had a disability that actually was considered twice exception is Albert Einstein Albert Einstein as you know is the Jesus and yet he had out so when we talk about those with twice exceptionalities we're supposed to make sure that there are 43 appropriate public education and that they actually have the same Equitable resources equality it so when I say that I'm saying I bet if it's not reflected in the contract if we're allowing students with disabilities that if it sent it twice exceptional to be a part of that program so that they can receive access to the same service than what we have done is discrimination and segregation what is not something that is actually allowed and afford it when you're using Federal funding or state funding for that matter either one it's not allowed on those practices so I do encourage and stronger I ask that you make sure that your contract report reflects that you are being inclusive to diversity and that you are embracing equity and equality that is something that has been pushed nationally as we just talked about you think that was something I was also push so you definitely want to make sure it was also included in the hair crown at so you want to make sure that we are embracing all at so make sure that that is embracing that contract thank you any other comments board members okay if there are no other comments from the public off of school board members may I get a motion for the consideration and approval of contract with ginseng speed mssa LS LCSW to work with prams Steam sational summer Academy are they here neither is supervisor Miss feed is a train to help professionals with a degree in social work and she has service has students throughout the year and we have some students who will be attending singsation that she can if she will continue to Service as well as any student who has a need in the city of baker school system very good when I get a motion emotional consideration and approval of contract with ginseng ginseng Kizi ginseng thank you T speed I kept asking till I got it right mssa LCSW to work with Park Ridge Academy system messed with that school schools Sensational Summer Academy Miss Parkin Perkins mrs. Prophet Joseph Butler yes and Mrs Burgess yes the motion carries for the consideration and approval of contract with the insane t-speed mssa LCSW to work with Park Ridge Academy Magnet School Sensational summer program Summer Academy thank you for it members next agenda item consideration and a Google of an amended budget for 2020 to 2023 Mrs Stewart's continue packing you have the proposed amended budget summaries for the 2022 20 school year or whatever the budget has various of 5% of more you have to amend the budget so we did have a variant of one of their is senseless and I'll program the MLP the Clyde by 410300 $6 a minute from 7000677 499-272-6071 93 and that was equivalent for a decline in 55 student all student enrollment as of February one 2022 was 960 as of February one 2023 with 905 K total revenues amended 15 million 135 6 + 18 total instructional expenditures 5 million 36562 which was a production and 2.3% total Support Services with only a change in an increase of 5.7% total expenditures change was 3% so which gave us a total of expenditures of 15 million 123 557 Rich water change and fund balance of 12012062 except special revenues okay when they're all the special Revenue fund budget was submitted we receive allocations as of July of 2020 to do during the we received additional allocation of funds so those additional allocation of funds are amended in the amended budget so we had one of allocation was suspect cameras of 19 2039 which games are total of special Revenue funds amended 34th million 67076 35.16 amended revenues 34 million 67076 35.16 minute expenditures 34006007 635.16 fish gives us access deficiency of zero are there any questions there's a comment from the public mrs. Corley Miss Carly call Depoali pairing and Disability Advocates appreciate that she actually reflect the amount for the cameras in the classroom for children with disabilities that was some of the information at Senator booty white and the Senate Finance actually asked for and that's something that I actually included in that public record Quest today for the third time for y'all and regards to it and I included Senator booty white along with some of the other members of the legislative body in it because they want that information and I think that it's important. let the public know that that information is not to be utilized to fill any gaps in the budget the money is only allocated for cameras to go in a self-contained classroom for a child with a disability so I do think that it is pertinent everyone knows that that that money cannot there any Gap but the food system should have at any point in time and any deficit right now it said its finances and look at how we would be what we will be doing take the money away from school systems if they are not utilizing that money for what it is written as long that we ask for when we wrote the law so that we can make sure that when it comes to our children with disabilities what is that camera is not installed with which I do think that you like some of the other foods that taste like attention Parish School System they actually just went ahead and install the camera and only the self-contained classroom how are you one of the things that you actually have to look at that birthday party today at Ariel white beat up quite a bit of question as it relates to what is your plan what is the process as it relates to families actually being able to receive that information or they have to ask for it how about it that up Excel like I said the money is that she's  that it's access that is funded and it's not being used as a Leo is going along with that Finance is currently working on the price and remove it taking it running back so that if the school system already have the cameras installed we would take that money and give it to a school system that does not have cameras that actually need that funding for the cameras for children with disabilities so if anyone have any questions or comments as they relate to people with disabilities I have no problems with Elsa and I do thank you for finally doing an ADA accommodation by having the agenda on the Promethean board today thank you you're very welcome thank you any board members if there are no more questions or comments from the public of board members I would like request a motion for the consideration and approval of an amended budget for 2020 to 2023 emotional consideration and approval of a mended budget 42223 now I got a second thank you Mrs parkyn mrs. Prophet yes this is Joseph Butler yes mrs. Burgess yes the motion carries for consideration and approval of an amended budget for 2020 to 2023 next item on the agenda is Infamous item Acting Superintendent Schroeder so you have the Personnel report in the agenda that's that's the only information item that I have next item on the agenda and I have to book tickets next item on the agenda or announcements before we look at the date. text meeting I just want to give a shout out to our PTO members parents and grandparents I have the pleasure of attending Parkridge has kindergarten graduation and the PTO members stood up and one of the things they said they welcomed the grandparents they were very happy about that these are some of the things you don't really see that go on in the city of Baker schools just how amazing are Unity is that getting involved in our schools one thing they said they needed was more than were more dad so spread the word throughout the community that we need more dads involved in our PTO I want to say thank you to the baker Mainstreet pilot club and the baker rotary club for providing scholarships the baker graduation was amazing so many graduated and so many children receive scholarships and awards for continuing education and the baker Mainstreet pilot Club as well as the baker Rotary Club provided scholarships to some the graduates of the class of 2023 also it's been mentioned in the community about asbestos in our schools and we've dealt with that and all of the building the letter over here from the construction company that clarifies that we are cleared of asbestos or any other abatement in the school so feel free to go over there take a look at that and spread the word to your friends because that's still a looming conversation in the community and we want things to be transparent and we want things to be factual so thank you very much couple young ladies just didn't know anything about that it wasn't in the school I was at Baker the one that close but they wanted to make sure they got my come check and they didn't find anything of whatever I haven't read it yet so I can yeah this this was on the new construction of the high school in the remodel area that's right behind I'm hosting a school supply giveaway also doing food as well for all the kids in the city of Baker from the 12th grade we going to have everything so you went from 12 to 4 the welcome to bring your children I have an announcement during our last Community Forum it was reported to me that someone with one of the constituents that attended said that she enjoyed the Forum but she was appalled by back that someone from the baker school system was using profanity I didn't hear any profanity I thought it went well but I still have to address it because I told her I would and I try to keep my word also said that the superintendent was Acting Superintendent was there and he didn't say anything and I said well maybe it was like me maybe he didn't hear it but the point is I want to just admonish us and say that we are always on display we want to make sure that we always professional so I just want to bring that up and let us know thank you which was which school board member did it if you heard it I wasn't stupid member states are an employee of the store just give me a text meeting the next meeting is July 4th which is so so I want to I want to check with Miss Dido so I think the board approves date is it in the January meeting where they approve dates from for board meetings for the year they approved I think you might have picked July 11th is the me date for the because July 4th the regular meeting date falls on July 4th so I think when you approve the meetings back in January you approved July 11th so you just need to make sure that you can attend on that day does that date work for school board members July 11th that works for me okay so the date of the next meeting School baker school board meeting will be July 11 superintendent's report I just want to recognize we have a lot of employees it looks like that was attending here tonight can you all stand up please yeah thank you it was it was a long year. It's it's never an easy years I'll always a hard year in education but they weren't and I think they deserve to be recognized for the time that they put in this year I do want to know that the district is on a four-day work week this summer so on Fridays if you come to the district office there probably will not be anybody here so just keep that keep that in my and at the district office is on a four-day work week but one other item that I have that that came in late was the stronger connections is a stronger connections Grant so if you remember several board meetings back I mentioned applying about applying for a stronger connect is grant that would allow us to remodel the front entrances of Baker High School and the Park Ridge Campus so that we can finally everyone through a single point of entry as well as alert systems on the other day on the campuses as well as additional cameras on those campuses and we found out this week that that that Grant was approved so where are you I'm also going to take just a moment she wasn't prepared for it but you want to just sit and talk real quick about seeing station on this Bailey and enrollment on Steam Station good evening everyone yet I've always extant to talk about singsational today we had approximately on Park ridges campus for singsational 2023 we has 245 students today Jonathan gray skater 8 and Grace 9:00 to 12 we had 21 so I'm on tomorrow since tomorrow will be day too and we anticipate some others joining us late but this almost double on roaming from last summer this is the third year for singsational the application is still online for those are parents who want to register and also we are offering before and after care once again for our singsational program so we had about 30 kids this morning that stayed of came in for before and after care in this offer from 7 to 8:30 and then in the evening from 33025 Instinct sational times are 8:30 to 3:30 at Parkridge for Grace K today and 7:30 to 3 over at the high school Baker High so we very excited and I want to thank dr. Matthews in person and that's a rough I don't see her here I don't have my glasses on but I'm allowing us to use their campuses and I'll just all I said we have a lot of Staff members that are working the program and they are doing an awesome job so hats off to everybody I Food Services I will all transportation and all of the teachers and of course I'll Finance staff for providing all wonderful checks by field trips and things we have, we have field trips every Thursday and the first field trip they're the little ones are going to see it's the little mermaid that is out and they are a so excited The Little Mermaid and the upper grades are going bowling so they are ecstatic so that's all I have is if you have not register your child please do something thank you Miss Bailey now I will have a motion I would like to entertain a motion to adjourn I've motionwear gern Miss Perkins yes Miss Butler has Joseph your turn if the race for $11,000 pictures Jimmy John's okay I'll be a parent just dropping again. 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