CROWLEY, LOUISIANA

OCTOBER 4, 2010

 

The Acadia Parish School Board met on this the 4TH day of October, 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. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Routine Item #3a was added and Routine Item #3 was changed.

 

5)         Read and approve minutes of the September 13, 2010 meeting.

 

      Reading of the minutes of the September 13, 2010  meeting  were dispensed (copies of minutes were sent to member prior to this meeting) and upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Syria, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the September 13, 2010 minutes were approved.

 

6)         Recognize National Lunch Week October 11th-15th, 2010.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. Syria, seconded by Mr. LaCombe, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved National School Lunch Week October 11th-15th, 2010.

7)         Hear presentation from Acadia Parish Extension office regarding programs being conducted in the parish.

 

            Barrett Courville from the Ag Extension office addressed the board, highlighting their role in our schools.  He introduced the staff and 4-H members from throughout the parish.  President Shamsie thanked them for their efforts with the youth of our parish.

 

8)         Recognize Head Start Policy Council members.

 

            Sondra Myers introduced members of the Head Start Policy for the upcoming year.  The members met with the board members prior to the meeting.

 

9)         Recognize Evangeline Elementary for being honored as a Highest Usage School by LPB (Louisiana Public Broadcasting).

 

            Gerald Hardy introduced Marie Janise, principal of Evangeline Elementary.  She introduced teacher, Katina Johnson.  Their school was recognized as the highest user of LPB’s cyber channel over the past few years.

 

10)       Recognize Bus Driver of the Year.

 

            Steve Jones introduced Lucinda Lopez, Bus Driver of the Year.  She was commended by the principal of Evangeline Elementary, Marie Janise and transportation supervisor, Steve Jones for her professional conduct and dedication to her job.

 

ACTION ITEMS:      NONE

 

ROUTINE ITEMS:

 

1)         Consider approval of changes in eligibility criteria for Head Start prioritization.

 

Sondra Myers went over changes in enrollment eligibility prioritization for Head Start explaining the need for this adjustment.  Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Syria, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved changes in eligibility criteria for Head Start prioritization.

 

2)         Hear overview of the Federal Education Fund (EduJobs) Program,

 

            Mr. Bourque informed the board of the availability of EduJobs funding in the amount of $2,184,013.  This will help to cover our anticipated deficit and increased benefit cost for the current year.   

 

3)         Consider Superintendent’s recommendation for bus drivers in Rayne and Mire.  CHANGED:  CONSIDER SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATION FOR BUS DRIVERS IN CHURCH POINT AND MIRE.

 

            Steve Jones recommended Lucius Handy for the Mire route and Melissa Leger for the Church Pointe route.  Upon motion by Mr. Higginbotham, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the recommendation of Lucius Handy for the Mire route and Melissa Leger for the Church Point route.

 

4)         Consider request for right of way on Section 16 near Perchville.

 

            Mr. Leonards updated the board on the status of the right of way request on Section 16 near Perchville.  The attorney will continue to prepare an agreement for the board to review. 

 

5)         Receive MFP enrollment count.

 

            Mr. Bourque provided enrollment trends compared to the prior years.  For the second year, we are showing growth.  This enrollment should generate an increase in MFP.

 

6)         Consider dates for next committee and board meetings.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the committee meeting will be October 20, 2010 and the board meeting will be November 1, 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. Simar, 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. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, retirement notification of employees was approved.

 

3)         Consider request from Kayla Henry, Richard Elementary, Pre-K teacher, for a leave without pay from October 26, 2010 to January 12, 2011.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Kayla Henry, Richard Elementary, Pre-K teacher, for a leave without pay from October 26, 2010 to January 12, 2011.

 

4)         Consider request from Ramona Petry, Crowley Middle, Cafeteria Technician, for a leave without pay from November 1, 2010 to May 27, 2011.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Ramona Petry, Crowley Middle, Cafeteria Technician, for a leave without pay from November 1, 2010 to May 27, 2011.

 

5)         Consider request from Rhonda Fontenot, Morse Elementary, teacher, for a sabbatical leave for the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Rhonda Fontenot, Morse Elementary, teacher, for a sabbatical leave for the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.

 

6)         Receive Sales Tax Report.

 

            Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board received the sales tax report which showed an increase of 0.66%.

 

SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS:   

 

            Mr. Bourque congratulated Mr. Shamsie and Mr. Daigle on the election.  He mentioned funding on enrollment and testing would be coming in shortly.

 

CLOSING:

 

There being no other business to come before the Board, upon motion by Mr. Syria, seconded by Mr. Suire, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the meeting adjourned at 5:47 p.m.

 

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Lynn Shamsie, President

 

ATTEST:

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John E. Bourque, Superintendent