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Coverage of Patrick's work on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board unanimously approved a new salary schedule giving most of its roughly 6,000 employees raises averaging about $8,500 a year, with starting teacher pay rising to $56,000.
“To all of you, congratulations on a job well done. This report is really reflective of the great work that is going on in East Baton Rouge public schools.” — Ray Hart, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools
“Now that I get up at 8 a.m., that's a good time.” — Christian Nixon, senior at Capitol High School
“It makes me feel absolutely amazing because I see the students wanting to do better on their tests.” — Natika Bartholomew, English teacher, Glen Oaks Magnet High School
“You have a superintendent here who is getting it done.” — Sid Edwards, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish
After weeks of deadlock, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted unanimously to select LaMont Cole as superintendent.
WBRZ covered a proposed permanent pay raise for everyone on the teacher salary schedule — including support staff — to help EBR keep pace with neighboring districts and direct resources to the highest-need schools.