EBR School Board to take new applications in superintendent search, choose leader Wednesday

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board plans to appoint a new superintendent Wednesday.

A special meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 to talk about the superintendent search. According to a news release, a vote will be taken to extend the application window until noon Wednesday, July 24.

Interviews with new candidates would then be conducted by the school board at 4 p.m. on the same day.

EBR Schools said a special meeting would follow those interviews to appoint a new superintendent. The new superintendent would then be introduced to the public at a press conference.

Louisiana State Superintendent Cade Brumley sent a letter to school board leaders Friday requesting a meeting with them after no vote was taken on a new superintendent in a Thursday meeting. He reminded parish school leaders that they had until July 24 to appoint a new leader before they failed to comply with state law.

East Baton Rouge school board members announce why interim superintendent Adam Smith was not selected

BESE President Ronnie Morris and BESE District 8 member Preston Castille met with Louisiana Superintendent Cade Brumley and East Baton Rouge board members on July 22 to discuss the deadlock of selecting a superintendent in compliance with state law. Morris released the following statement.

“At a time when K-12 education in Louisiana is making significant positive gains, the current situation in East Baton Rouge Parish has been unprecedented and troubling. BESE enthusiastically supports State Superintendent Brumley’s proactive engagement in documenting concerns and meeting with EBR School Board leaders to discuss their plans for problem resolution. Dr. Brumley offered a number of resource supports during the meeting today while noting that he is prepared to exercise appropriate options if the board does not meet their obligation to hire a superintendent. BESE is coordinating closely with Dr. Brumley, lawmakers and the Attorney General’s office to confirm all options available to the state should a resolution not be reached.”

Ronnie Morris, BESE President

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