CROWLEY, LOUISIANA

August 25, 2014 SP

The Acadia Parish School Board met on this the 25th day of August, 2014 at 5:00 p.m., in a SPECIAL SESSION at Crowley, Louisiana, with President Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe presiding, pursuant to the following notice given in writing to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law, viz.

ACADIA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 

 Incorporated July 11, 1887

2402 North Parkerson Avenue     Mr. Douglas J. LaCombe

Post Office Drawer 309                President

Crowley, LA 70527-0309

Mr. John E. Bourque                      337-783-3664 Phone              Mr. James Higginbotham

Superintendent                              337-783-3761 Fax                  Vice-President

August 21, 2014

Dear Board Member:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by law by reason of the fact that it is deemed necessary, advisable, and to the public interest that the Acadia Parish School Board is called to a SPECIAL SESSION; therefore, I, Douglas J. LaCombe, President of the Acadia Parish School Board, do hereby give notice that a special meeting of the said Board will be held at its domicile in the City of Crowley, Louisiana, at 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 25, 2014, for the purpose of discussing, and, if deemed advisable, acting upon the following proposition(s), to wit:

SPECIAL SESSION ITEMS:

ROUTINE ITEMS:

                    1.    CONSIDER COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM.

Sincerely,

Douglas J. LaCombe, President

Acadia Parish School Board

1)                 Mr. Douglas LaCombe called the meeting to order.  Members present were Mr. Lynn Shamsie, Mr. David Lalande, Mr. Gene Daigle, Mr. John Suire, Mr. Israel Syria, Mr. Milton Simar, Mr. James Higginbotham, and Superintendent John Bourque.

2)          Mr. Syria led the prayer.

3)          Mr. Lalande led the pledge of allegiance.

4)          Reading of the letter calling for Special Session.

Mr. Douglas LaCombe read the letter calling for a special session. Upon motion by Mr. Higginbotham, seconded by Mr. Syria, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved special session.

ROUTINE ITEMS:

1)        Consider Community Eligibility Program.

  Mr. Bourque went over the Community Eligibility Program explaining the average daily participation of students in breakfast and lunch.  Several ideas were discussed to get the students to participate in the breakfast and lunch program.  19 schools in the parish will be participating in the program.  Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Daigle, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the board approved the Community Eligibility Program effective September 1, 2014.

ADJOURNMENT:

             Upon motion by Mr. Suire, seconded by Mr. Higginbotham, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.

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Douglas J. LaCombe, President

ATTEST:

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John E. Bourque, Superintendent