REGULAR SESSION of Acadia Parish School Board (Monday, October 3, 2016)

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Members present


James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Meeting called to order at 5:01 PM

 

1. OPENING ITEMS

 

Procedural: 1.1 Call To Order

 

Procedural: 1.2 Roll Call

 

Procedural: 1.3 Prayer

 

Procedural: 1.4 Pledge of Allegiance

 

Action, Procedural: 1.5 Consider approval of a revised agenda, if there are any changes

 

Action, Minutes, Procedural: 1.6 Approve minutes of meeting dated September 12, 2016

Motion to approve minutes of meeting dated September 12, 2016

 

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Delo Hebert.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

2. ACTION ITEMS

 

Action: 2.1 Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance and Curriculum committee regarding policy changes as a result of legislation

 

Motion to approve policy BH changes as a result of legislation

 

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Gene Daigle.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 2.2 Consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum committee regarding the extension of the Superintendent's contract

 

Motion to consider recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum committee regarding the extension of the Superintendent's contract.

 

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Gene Daigle.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

3. ROUTINE ITEMS

 

Action: 3.1 Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding granting permission for the Child Nutrition Program to take bids for new equipment

 

Motion to consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding granting permission for the Child Nutrition Program to take bids for new equipment

 

Motion by John Suire, second by James Proctor.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 3.2 Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding declaring as surplus a 1999 Bluebird bus, VIN 1GBL7T1WJ110503, mileage of 173,952 with a bad engine

 

Motion to consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding declaring as surplus a 1999 Bluebird bus, VIN 1GBL7T1WJ110503, mileage of 173,952 with a bad engine

 

Motion by John Suire, second by Delo Hebert.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 3.3 Consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding granting the Superintendent or his designee the authority to work with Foley and Judell on the renewal of parish wide millages and other millages as applicable

 

Motion to consider recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding granting the Superintendent or his designee the authority to work with Foley and Judell on the renewal of parish wide millages and other millages as applicable

 

Motion by John Suire, second by James Proctor.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 3.4 Consider bids received for a new gymnasium at Church Point Elementary School

 

Mr. Ackal presented bids received for a new gymnasium at Church Point Elementary School with low bid from EL Habetz of $1,132,222

 

Motion to approve the bids received for the Church Point Elementary Gymnasium.

 

Motion by Gene Daigle, second by James Higginbotham.

 

Action: 3.5 Consider request from Iota High School Golden Girls Dance team to travel to Orlando, FLA February 26 - March 3, 2017 to perform at Walt Disney World

 

Motion to consider request from Iota High School Golden Girls Dance team to travel to Orlando, FLA February 26 - March 3, 2017 to perform at Walt Disney World

 

Motion by Milton Simar, second by Delo Hebert.

Action: 3.6 Consider request from Iota High FFA to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianopolis, Indiana from October 17-22, 2016

 

Motion to consider request from Iota High FFA to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianopolis, Indiana from October 17-22, 2016

Motion by Milton Simar, second by Gene Daigle.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 3.7 Consider request from Midland High school band to travel to Branson, Missouri from May 4-7, 2017 to perform at the Clay Cooper Theatre

 

Motion to consider request from Midland High school band to travel to Branson, Missouri from May 4-7, 2017 to perform at the Clay Cooper Theatre

 

Motion by Delo Hebert, second by John Suire.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 3.8 Consider request from Alyssa Stelly, Church Point High Ag teacher, to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianopolis, Indiana from October 17-20, 2016 to be a National Judge

 

Motion to consider request from Alyssa Stelly, Church Point High Ag teacher, to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianopolis, Indiana from October 17-20, 2016 to be a National Judge

 

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Gene Daigle.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action, Procedural: 3.9 Consider dates for the next committee 10/17/16 and board meeting 11/7/16

Motion to approve dates for next committee 10/17/16 and board meeting 11/7/16

 

Motion by John Suire, second by James Higginbotham.

 

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Information, Procedural: 3.10 Correspondence

 

4. DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

5. CONSENT ITEMS

 

Procedural: 5.1 Receive assignments and changes of professional employees

 

Procedural: 5.2 Receive retirement notification of employees

 

Procedural: 5.3 Receive Sales Tax report

6. SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS

 

Information, Procedural: 6.1 Superintendent's Comments

Mr. Bourque mentioned that Branch and Richard will now be receiving free lunches

 

7. CLOSING

 

Action, Procedural: 7.1 Adjourn meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting 5:35 p.m.

 

Motion by Milton Simar, second by Delo Hebert.

 

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, John Suire, David Lalande, Gene Daigle, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar