Baton Rouge school board gives LaMont Cole two-year authority over job descriptions

Baton Rouge school board gives LaMont Cole two-year authority over job descriptions

In an innovative move, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is giving Superintendent LaMont Cole the power to approve or revise all job descriptions for the next two years.

EBR School Board votes to give superintendent power to revise job descriptions within district

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board unanimously voted to give Superintendent LaMont Cole the power to revise job descriptions and add new titles in the district for the next two years. The school district's rules previously only allowed the superintendent to recommend changes to the board. During the board's June 11 meeting, Cole was also directed to provide the board with a report describing the current state of the district'…