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