Acadia Parish School Board Regular Session - Monday, February 1, 2021
Generated by Sharron LeDoux on Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Members present
James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Meeting called to order at 5:00 PM
1. OPENING ITEMS
Procedural: 1.2 Call To Order
Procedural: 1.3 Roll Call
Procedural: 1.4 Prayer
Procedural: 1.5 Pledge of Allegiance
Board President Delo Hebert took a point of personal privilege to acknowledge his appreciation to previous board member, John Suire, and his wife Patty for providing Dave Ramsey's Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum which focuses on helping our students better understand the importance of sound financial management.
2. ACTION ITEMS
Action, Minutes: 2.1 Approve minutes of the January 11, 2021 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 25, 2021
Motion to approve minutes of Regular Session meeting dated January 11, 2021, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 25, 2021
Motion by James Proctor, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.2 Consider authorizing the Superintendent, the Chief Financial Officer and the Board Legal Counsel to move forward with the purchasing process for property adjacent to Iota Elementary School at LA Hwy 91
Motion to authorize the Superintendent, the Chief Financial Officer and the Board Legal Counsel to move forward with the purchasing process for property adjacent to Iota Elementary School at LA Hwy 91
Motion by Milton Simar, second by Douglas LaCombe.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.3 Consider granting a Right-of-Way Agreement on Section 16, Township 7 South, Range 1 East
Motion to grant a Right-of-Way Agreement on Section 16, Township 7 South, Range 1 East
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by James Proctor.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
3. ROUTINE ITEMS
Action: 3.1 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding adoption of a calendar for revisions of the 2020-2021 budget and for the preparation of the 2021-2022 budget
Motion to adopt a calendar for revisions of the 2020-2021 budget and for the preparation of the 2021-2022 budget
Motion by Steve Jones, second by Douglas LaCombe.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.2 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance committee regarding updates to policy DL-Cash in School Buildings, and updated finance procedural changes
Motion to approve updates to policy DL-Cash in School Buildings, and updated finance procedural changes
Motion by Ike Richard, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.3 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance and Curriculum committee regarding approval of changes to policy GBRIB-Sick Leave as a result of legislative updates
Motion to approve changes to policy GBRIB-Sick Leave as a result of legislative updates
Motion by James Proctor, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 3.4 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance and Curriculum committee regarding extending the December 31 deadline for the use of the 10 days of COVID leave from January 1, 2021 until June 30, 2021, for those employees who have not exhausted such leave
Motion to approve the December 31 deadline for the use of the 10 days of COVID leave be extended from January 1, 2021 until June 30, 2021, for those employees who have not exhausted such leave
Motion by James Proctor, second by Becky Atkinson.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
4. CONSENT ITEMS
Procedural: 4.1 Receive assignments and changes of personnel
Procedural: 4.2 Receive Sales Tax report
5. SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS
Information, Procedural: 5.1 Superintendent's Comments
The superintendent expressed his sincere thanks to all support workers who have gone above and beyond their normal duties during COVID-19, especially our custodians. The Martin Luther King poster contest sponsored by the Crowley Branch of the National Association of University Women was a big success. Congratulations to our Board President, Delo Hebert, who has been elected District 3 Representative for the governing board of the Louisiana School Boards Association.
6. CLOSING
Action, Procedural: 6.1 Adjourn meeting
Motion to adjourn meeting
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by James Proctor.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Meeting adjourned at 5:34 PM
ATTEST
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Delo Hebert, President
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Scott M. Richard, Superintendent