CROWLEY, LOUISIANA
August 6, 2012
The Acadia Parish School Board met on this the 6th day of August, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., in a regular session at Crowley, Louisiana, with President presiding Mr. Gene I. Daigle. Members present were Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe, Vice-President, Mr. Israel Syria, Mr. John A. Suire, Mr. Roland J. Boudreaux, Mr. Milton Simar, Mr. Lynn Shamsie, and Secretary-Treasurer, Superintendent John E. Bourque, and Mr. James Higginbotham.
2) Mr. Israel Syria led the prayer.
3) Mr. Douglas LaCombe led the pledge of allegiance.
4) Consider approval of a revised agenda, if there are any changes.
Upon motion by LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Syria, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, Action Item #1, Routine Item #3A and #3B was added to the agenda and Routine Item #1 was moved to Action Item #1.
5) Read and approve minutes of the July 2, 2012 board meeting.
Reading of the minutes of the July 2, 2012 board 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 July 2, 2012 board meeting minutes were approved.
6) Recognize Elaine Istre.
Mrs. Baggett introduced Elaine Istre, selected as state APEL Volunteer of the Year from Mermentau Elementary. She was commended by the board for her timeless efforts over the years.
1) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance, & Curriculum committee regarding policy changes as the result of legislation.
Mrs. Baggett presented policy changes to policies CBB, GBC, and GBD which relate to the responsibilities of the Superintendent, professional staff recruitment and employment of personnel as the result of state legislation. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved CBB, GBC, and GBD policy changes as a result of legislation.
ROUTINE ITEMS:
1) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance, & Curriculum committee regarding policy changes as the result of legislation.
Moved to Action Item #1.
2) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance, & Curriculum committee regarding changes in job description.
Ellan Baggett presented proposed changes to the job descriptions for principals and teachers, discussing them further and answering questions from the committee. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Syria, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved changes in job descriptions for principals and teachers.
3) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum committee regarding the Head Start Annual Report.
Sondra Myers presented the Annual Report from Head Start for the previous year (2011-2012), including program and financial highlights. Also included were statistics on staffing, enrollment, demographics, student health and disabilities. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Shamsie, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved Head Start Annual Report.
3A) Consider recommendation for nominations for policy council community representatives for 2012-2013: Rebecca Turner (former parent), Sandy Monroe (Business Partner), FR. Jared Suire (Family Partnerships) and John Suire (Board Member Liason).
Upon motion by Mr. Higginbotham, seconded by Mr. Shamsie and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved nomination for policy council community representatives for 2012-2013.
3B) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance, & Curriculum committee regarding changes in Local Evaluation Policies.
Ellan Baggett announced wholesale changes in local evaluation policies, due to legislation at the state level. Bulletin #130 will now become the official guide for personnel evaluations. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved changes in Local Evaluation Policies.
4) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance, & Curriculum committee regarding Athletic Trainer.
Mr. Bourque presented a proposal from Louisiana Athletic Care to provide athletic trainers to our high schools at a cost of $20,000 per year. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the Athletic Trainer.
5) Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance, & Curriculum committee regarding Act 366 “Local Option Election”: within the Acadia Parish School District.
Mr. Bourque indicated that Act 386 puts an option on the ballot, later this fall, to allow voters in each parish to decide on terms for school board members. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved Act 366 “Local Option Election.
6) Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding request from Crowley High to purchase REEL mowers.
Mr. Bourque presented a request from Crowley High school to borrow $15,000 from the school board for the purchase of a used reel mower for their athletic department to be paid over a five year period.
7) Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding Memorandum of Understanding with South Louisiana Community College.
Mr. Leonards presented a Memorandum of Understanding between the Acadia Parish School Board and South Louisiana Community College for the use of space on their Crowley campus to repair our school buses. The agreement is for one year with the option to renew for two additional years at a cost of $1,000 per month. Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Boudreaux, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved Memorandum of Understanding with South Louisiana Community College.
8) Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding bids received for milk and juice products.
Mr. Leonards presented bids for milk and juice products as tabulated by the Child Nutrition Program. The low bid from Kleinpeter Dairy was recommended to the full board. Subsequent to this meeting a mathematic error was found which resulted in a different recommendation. Adrienne Vidrine, CNP Supervisor, explained the error to the board, indicating that the low bid was received from Bordens. Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Shamsie, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved low bid from Bordens for milk and juice products.
9) Consider authorization of Dr. Doug Chance to sign on behalf of Acadia Parish School Board at the Farm Services Agency.
Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved authorization of Dr. Doug Chance to sign on behalf of the Acadia Parish School Board at the Farm Services Agency.
10) Consider request from Lee Ann Wall and Chanda Johnson to attend PARCC/LDE in Chicago, IL on August 20-23, 2012.
Lee Ann Wall and Chanda Johnson were chosen as part of the 24 from our state to work on this project, developing test items for statewide testing. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Simar, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved request from Lee Ann Wall and Chanda Johnson to attend PARCC/LDE in Chicago, IL on August 20-23, 2012.
11) Consider Superintendent’s contract.
The Superintendents contract ends 12/31/12. The board unanimously offered a four year extension to the Superintendent. Upon motion by Mr. LaCombe, seconded by Mr. Syria, and carried by a unanimous voice vote and a roll call vote of 8-0 as follows, the board approved the Superintendent a four year contract beginning 01/01/13.
YEAS: Mr. Israel Syria, Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe, Mr. Lynn Shamsie, Mr. John Suire, Mr. Roland Boudreaux, Mr. Gene Daigle, Mr. James Higginbotham, and Mr. Milton Simar.
NAYS: NONE
12) Consider dates for next committee and board meetings.
Upon motion by Mr. Boudreaux, seconded by Mr. Shamsie, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, committee meetings will be on August 22, 2012 and the board meeting will be September 10, 2012.
9) Correspondence.
None
DISCUSSION ITEMS: NONE
CONSENT ITEMS:
1) Consider retirement notification of employees.
NONE
2) 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 a year to date increase of .48%.
SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS:
Mr. Bourque commented on the principal meeting that was held today. He commented on his ten years in Acadia Parish and thanked the board for their confidence in him and offering him another four years.
CLOSING:
There being no other business to come before the Board, upon motion by Mr. Syria, seconded Mr. Boudreaux, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the meeting adjourned at 5:38 p.m.
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Gene I. Daigle, President
ATTEST:
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John E. Bourque, Superintendent