Acadia Parish School Board Regular Session - Monday, September 13, 2021

Generated by Sharron LeDoux on Wednesday, September 15, 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: 1.1 Call To Order

Procedural: 1.2 Roll Call

Procedural: 1.3 Prayer

Procedural: 1.4 Pledge of Allegiance

 

2. ACTION ITEMS

Action, Minutes: 2.1 Approve minutes of the August 2, 2021 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated August 23, 2021

Motion to approve the minutes of Regular Session meeting dated August 2, 2021, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated August 23, 2021

Motion by Douglas LaCombe, 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

 

Action: 2.2 Consider substantial completion of Estherwood Elementary roofing job

Motion to approve substantial completion of Estherwood Elementary roofing job

Motion by Delo Hebert, 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: 2.3 Consider substantial completion of Church Point Elementary roofing job

Motion to approve substantial completion of Church Point Elementary roofing job

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

 

3. ROUTINE ITEMS

Action: 3.1 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee regarding renewal of a farm lease on the South 1/2 of Section 16, T11S, Range 1 East to Reese & Benjamin Guillot. Current lease expires on 11/30/2021

Motion to approve renewal of a farm lease on the South 1/2 of Section 16, T11S, Range 1 East to Reese & Benjamin Guillot

Motion by Douglas LaCombe, 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: 3.2 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee regarding renewal of a farm lease on all of Section 16, T8S, Range 2 West except for the area currently occupied as an air strip to Garber Farms. Current lease expires on 11/30/2021

Motion to approve renewal of a farm lease on all of Section 16, T8S, Range 2 West except for the area currently occupied as an air strip to Garber Farms.

Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Milton Simar.

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 Budget & Finance Committee regarding renewal of a farm lease on all of Section 16, T8S, Range 1 West to Frey Farms. Current lease expires 11/30/2021

Motion to approve renewal of a farm lease on all of Section 16, T8S, Range 1 West to Frey Farms.

Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Milton Simar.

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 Budget & Finance Committee regarding renewal of a farm lease on all of Section 16, T7S, Range 1 West to Jarrod Breaux. Current lease expires 11/30/2021

Motion to approve renewal of a farm lease on all of Section 16, T7S, Range 1 West to Jarrod Breaux

Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Milton Simar.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 3.5 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee regarding approval to purchase three (3) maintenance trucks

Motion to approve the purchase of three (3) maintenance trucks

Motion by Douglas LaCombe, second by Steve Jones.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Action: 3.6 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance and Curriculum Committee regarding an update to policy GBRIBC- Emergency Family and Medical Leave and Emergency Paid Sick Leave (Covid-19 Pandemic), extending the June 30, 2021 deadline for the use of the 10 days of COVID leave to June 30, 2022

Motion to approve an update to policy GBRIBC- Emergency Family and Medical Leave and Emergency Paid Sick Leave (Covid-19 Pandemic), extending the June 30, 2021 deadline for the use of the 10 days of COVID leave to June 30, 2022.

Motion by James Proctor, second by Steve Jones.

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

Remote learning for student on Tuesday due to weather issues. Weather will be monitored and a decision will be made about schools on Wednesday.  An information only meeting is in the process of being scheduled with the APPJ to discuss reapportionment.

 

6. CLOSING

Action, Procedural: 6.1 Adjourn meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Steve Jones.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Proctor, Douglas LaCombe, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar

 

Meeting adjourned 5:22 PM

 

ATTEST

 

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         Delo Hebert, President

 

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         Scott M. Richard, Superintendent