The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board voted to implement an Early College Option in partnership with RPCC for the 2024–2025 school year, contingent on approval required by the board’s consent decree.
The request was presented by Ms. Billie Dinvaut‑Duncan and Ms. Misty Slayter on behalf of RPCC, and Quinton Taylor, identified in the minutes as RPCC chancellor, joined the presenters in asking the board to approve the program. Burl moved to approve the implementation and Schum seconded; the motion carried on a recorded vote listing six yeas (Burl, DeFrancesch, Frizzell, Mamou, Schum, Wallace) and absences noted in the minutes.
The Early College Option is recorded in the meeting minutes as contingent on the consent decree; the transcript does not specify program details such as participating high schools, eligibility criteria or course credits. The board did not record a verbalized timeline for student enrollment in the minutes beyond the 2024–2025 school-year target.
Board members did not request additional conditions or amendments in the minutes beyond the consent-decree contingency. The item was moved forward by amending the agenda earlier in the meeting so it could be considered at 6:11 p.m., as recorded.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: staff and RPCC will proceed with implementation pending the consent‑decree approval; no further action or timeline was specified in the minutes.