CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
DECEMBER 6, 2010
The Acadia Parish School Board met on this the 6th day of December, 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. James Higginbotham, Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe, Mr. John A. Suire, Mr. Gene I. Daigle, and Secretary-Treasurer, Superintendent John E. Bourque. Mr. Israel Syria was absent.
2) Mr. Doug Lacombe led the prayer.
3) Mr. Milton Simar led the pledge of allegiance.
4) Consider approval of a revised agenda, if there are any changes.
Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Routine Item #3a was added to the agenda.
5) Read and approve minutes of the November 1, 2010 meeting.
Reading of the minutes of the November 1, 2010 meeting were dispensed (copies of minutes were sent to member prior to this meeting) and upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the November 1, 2010 minutes were approved.
ACTION ITEMS:
1) Consider policy changes as the result of new legislation.
Mrs. Baggett went over the policy changes and answered questions of the board. Upon motion by Mr. Higginbotham, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved policy changes as the result of new legislation.
ROUTINE ITEMS:
1) Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding the June 30, 2010 audit report.
Rob Carter presented the audit report for the year ended June 30, 2010 and answered questions of the committee. A complete copy of the audit was presented to the committee for review. Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the June 30, 2010 audit report.
2) Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding using a consultant to handle e-rate filing.
Mr. Bourque presented the board with the suggestion of retaining a consultant to handle our e-rate filing at a cost of $5,000 per year. After some discussion, it was recommended to the board to try this for one year. Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved recommendation of using a consultant to handle e-rate filing for one year.
3) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance, & Curriculum committee regarding changes to the Pupil Progression Plan.
Dr. Chance informed the committee of updates to the Pupil Progression Plan. These changes were discussed by the committee and recommended to the full board. Upon motion by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the recommendation regarding changes to the Pupil Progression Plan.
3a) Consider request for right of way from the Acadia Parish Police Jury for bridge replacement on Perchville Road.
Mr. Bourque recommended information be obtained and referred to legal counsel. Mr. Caswell recommended approval to avoid time constraints. Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Boudreaux, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the request of right of way from the Acadia Parish Police Jury for bridge replacement on Perchville Road contingent upon legal counsel approval and authorization for Superintendent to sign documents on behalf of the board.
3b) Authorize Superintendent to advertise for principal at Central Rayne Kindergarten.
Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved authorizing Superintendent to advertise for principal at Central Rayne Kindergarten.
4) Election of board officers
Upon motion by Mr. Higginbotham and seconded by Mr. Boudreaux, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Mr. Gene Daigle was nominated for president. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, nominations for President were closed.
Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Mr. Doug LaCombe was nominated for Vice President. Upon motion by Mr. Daigle, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, nominations for Vice President were closed.
5) Consider dates for next committee and board meetings.
Upon motion by Mr. Higginbotham, seconded by Mr. Boudreaux, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, there will be no committee meeting in December and the board meeting will be January 10, 2011.
6) Correspondence.
NONE
DISCUSSION ITEMS: NONE
CONSENT ITEMS:
Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Consent Items 1 through 3 was taken in globo.
1) Consider assignments and changes of professional employees.
Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Suire, 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. Suire, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, retirement notification of employees was approved.
3) Receive Sales Tax Report.
Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Suire, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board received the sales tax report which showed an increase of .56%.
At this time a motion was made by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, item # 3B was added to the agenda.
SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS:
Mr. Bourque complimented Mr. Shamsie on his term as President of the board and congratulated Mr. Daigle and Mr. LaCombe. He said supplements would be given to all employees on January 10, 2011 except for Superintendent and board.
CLOSING:
There being no other business to come before the Board, upon motion by Mr. Simar, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the meeting adjourned at 5:39 p.m.
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Lynn Shamsie, President
ATTEST:
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John E. Bourque, Superintendent