CROWLEY, LOUISIANA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

 

The Acadia Parish School Board met on this the 13TH day of September, 2010 at 5:00 p.m., in a regular session at Crowley, Louisiana, with President Mr. Lynn Shamsie presiding.  Members present were Mr. Roland Boudreaux, Mr. Milton Simar, Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe, Mr. John A. Suire, Mr. Israel Syria, Mr. Gene I. Daigle, Mr. James Higginbotham and Secretary-Treasurer, Superintendent John E. Bourque.

    

2)         Mr. Syria led the prayer.

 

3)         Mr. Doug LaCombe led the pledge of allegiance.

 

4)         Consider approval of a revised agenda, if there are any changes.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Boudreaux, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Routine Item #5 to be moved to Action Item #1.

 

5)         Read and approve minutes of the August 2, 2010 meeting.

 

      Reading of the minutes of the August 2, 2010  meeting  were dispensed (copies of minutes were sent to member prior to this meeting) and upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the August 2, 2010 minutes were approved.

 

6)         Recognize schools receiving School Performance Growth Flags.

 

            Mrs. Jones recognized schools receiving School Performance Growth Flags as follows:  Exemplary Growth:  Church Point High, Crowley High, North Crowley Elementary, Egan Elementary, Iota High, Iota Middle, Estherwood Elementary, Midland High, Morse Elementary, and Rayne High.  Recognized Growth:  Crowley Middle, Mermentau Elementary, and Mire Elementary.  Each school was presented with a flag.  The board members and Mr. Bourque congratulated the schools for their accomplishments. 

 

7)         Recognize a Multimedia Class from Crowley High.

 

            Ms. Tammy Meche, teacher, Crowley High gave a presentation on the Multimedia Class being taught at Crowley High.  She recognized students and each gave a short presentation.

 

8)         Recognize Rayne High’s FFA Chapter as a Top FFA Chapter in Louisiana.

 

            Mr. Hamlin, Principal, Rayne High recognized students of the FFA Chapter.  The students gave a speech to the board.  They are a top 4 FFA Chapter of Louisiana.  The board and Superintendent congratulated the students on their achievement.

 

ACTION ITEMS:     

1)         Consider policy changes as the result of new legislation.

 

            Mrs. Baggett went over policy changes as the result of new legislation.  Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved policy changes as the result of new legislation.

 

ROUTINE ITEMS:

 

1)         Consider request from Nicholas Vondenstein to acquire a right of way on Section 16 near Perchville.

 

Mr. Bourque requested the right of way on Section 16 near Perchville  be referred to Mr. Caswell.  He suggested Mr. Suire gather research and report to Mr. Caswell for further review.  Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved referral of the research on right of way on Section 16 near Perchville to Mr. Caswell for further review.

 

2)         Consider recommendation for bus driver for Head Start route in Rayne,

 

            Mrs. Myers recommended Juanita Young for the bus driver route in Rayne.  Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Suire, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the recommendation of Juanita Young for bus driver route in Rayne.

 

3)         Consider recommendation for the school board’s representative on the Head Start Policy Council.

 

            Mrs. Myers recommended Mr. LaCombe to represent the board on the Head Start Policy council.  Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the recommendation of the Mr. LaCombe as school board representative on the Head Start Policy Council.

 

4)         Consider substantial completion of new classroom construction at Branch Elementary.

 

            Mr. Jones gave the board a report on the progress of the construction of the new classroom at Branch Elementary.  He recommended a substantial completion on this project.  Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved substantial completion of new classroom at Branch Elementary.

 

5)         Consider policy changes as the result of new legislation.

 

            Item moved to Action Item #1.

 

6)         Consider request for out of state travel from Rayne High, Crowley High, and Midland High schools to attend the 83rd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 18-24, 2010.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Rayne High, Crowley High, and Midland High schools to attend the 83rd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 18-24, 2010.

 

7)         Consider dates for next committee and board meetings.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Suire,  and carried by a unanimous voice vote, there will be no committee meeting in September and the board meeting will be on October 4, 2010.

 

8)         Correspondence.    NONE

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS:      NONE

 

CONSENT ITEMS:

 

Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Consent Items 1 through 6 was taken in globo.

 

1)         Consider assignments and changes of professional employees.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, assignments and changes of professional employees were approved.

 

2.)      Consider retirement notification of employees.
 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, retirement notification of employees was approved.

 

3)         Consider request from Sharon R. LeJeune, Iota Elementary, Cafeteria Technician, for a leave without pay from November 2010 to May 2011.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Sharon R. LeJeune, Iota Elementary, Cafeteria Technician, for a leave without pay from November 2010 to May 2011.

 

4)         Consider request from Susan Simon, Crowley High, Cafeteria Technician, for a leave without pay from August 2010 to November 2010.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Susan Simon, Crowley High, Cafeteria Technician, for a leave without pay from August 2010 to November 2010.

 

5)         Consider request from Sara Leon, Church Point Middle, for a sabbatical leave from August 2010 to May 2011.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Sara Leon, Church Point Middle, for a sabbatical leave from August 2010 to May 2011.

 

6)         Receive Sales Tax Report.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board received the sales tax report which showed an increase of 0.63%.

 

SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS:   

 

            Mr. Bourque commended on the schools receiving reward growth flags and commended them for their achievement.  He mentioned receiving email from BESE in reference to funds received and that Acadia Parish was one of the very few that spends the funds on the schools.  He commented on the appearance and upkeep of the schools.

 

CLOSING:

 

There being no other business to come before the Board, upon motion by Mr. Syria, seconded by Mr. LaCombe, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
 

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Lynn Shamsie, President
 

ATTEST:

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John E. Bourque, Superintendent