REGULAR SESSION (Monday, February 6, 2023)

Generated by Sharron LeDoux on Wednesday, February 8, 2023

 

Members present

Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, James Etta David, Frances R Miller

 

Meeting called to order at 5:02 PM

 

1. OPENING ITEMS

Procedural: 1.1 Call To Order

Procedural: 1.2 Roll Call 

Procedural: 1.3 Prayer led by students from Crowley Middle School

Procedural: 1.4 Pledge of Allegiance led by students from Crowley Middle School

 

2. ACTION ITEMS

Action, Minutes: 2.1 Approve minutes of the January 9, 2023 Regular Session meeting, the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 23, 2023, and the minutes of the January 26, 2023 Special Session

Motion to approve minutes of Regular Session meeting dated January 9, 2023, the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 23, 2023, and the minutes of the January 26, 2023 Special Session

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Frances R Miller.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, James Etta David, Frances R Miller

 

Information: 2.2 Recognize Board members' training hours for calendar year 2022

Each board member should earn a minimum of 6 hours training in a calendar year.  Acadia School Board members have received the following hours in 2022:

Becky Atkinson 17.5, Delo Hebert 24.75, James Higginbotham 11, Steve Jones 13.75, Douglas LaCombe 18, James Proctor 10.75, Ike Richard 14.75, and Milton Simar 12.75.

 

3. ROUTINE ITEMS

Action: 3.1 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee regarding adoption of a calendar for revisions of the 2022-2023 budget and for the preparation of the 2023-2024 budget

Motion to approve adopting a calendar for revisions of the 2022-2023 budget and for the preparation of the 2023-2024 budget

Motion by Frances R Miller, second by Steve Jones.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, James Etta David, Frances R Miller

 

Action: 3.2 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee regarding advertising for and conducting a salvage sale on March 16, 2023 at the APEC building

Motion to advertise for and conduct a salvage sale on March 16, 2023 at the APEC building

Motion by Frances R Miller, second by Delo Hebert.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, James Etta David, Frances R Miller

 

Action: 3.3 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee regarding approval of Head Start Internal Dispute Resolution (Impasse) policy 2022-2023

Motion to approve Head Start Internal Dispute Resolution (Impasse) policy 2022-2023

Motion by James Etta David, second by Milton Simar.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, James Etta David, Frances R Miller

 

Information: 3.4 Hear discussion on Monday or Friday as the non-instructional day for future APSB school calendars

 

Action: 3.5 Discuss and/or consider draft options related to upcoming school calendars

Motion to approve draft calendar option #4 with 8 5-day weeks at the beginning of the school year

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Ike Richard

Substitute Motion: Motion to remove draft calendar option #1 from consideration, and conduct a Special Session on February 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM for final vote

Motion by Milton Simar, second by Steve Jones

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Milton Simar, James Etta David, Frances R Miller

Nay: Delo Hebert, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham

 

4. CONSENT ITEMS

Procedural: 4.1 Receive assignments and changes of personnel

Procedural: 4.2 Receive Sales Tax report

 

5. CLOSING

Action, Procedural: 5.1 Adjourn meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting

Motion by Steve Jones, second by Ike Richard.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, James Etta David, Frances R Miller

 

Meeting adjourned at 6:03 PM

 

ATTEST

 

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         Becky F. Atkinson, President

 

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         Scott M. Richard, Superintendent