Acadia Parish School Board

REGULAR SESSION – Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Generated by Sharron LeDoux on Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Members present

James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson

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 led by Ross Elementary BETA Officers

2. ACTION ITEMS

Action, Minutes: 2.1 Approve minutes of the September 12, 2023 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated September 26, 2023

Motion to approve minutes of Regular Session meeting dated September 12, 2023 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated September 26, 2023

Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Delo Hebert.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson

Presentation: 2.2 Receive Head Start Program Governance training from LaTanya Evans and Sonjatina Wilridge

3. ROUTINE ITEMS

Action: 3.1 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee regarding out-of-state travel requests from Crowley High FFA, Rayne High FFA, and Midland High FFA to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN from October 30, 2023 to November 5, 2023

Motion to approve out-of-state travel requests from Crowley High FFA, Rayne High FFA, and Midland High FFA to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN from October 30, 2023 to November 5, 2023

Motion by Delo Hebert, second by James Etta David.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson

Action: 3.2 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum committee regarding changes to the following policies due to 2023 legislative action: BCBK-Executive Sessions, DID-Audits, EBBC-Emergency/Crisis Management, EBBI-Public Health Emergency, ED-Student Transportation Management, GBRIB-Sick Leave and GBRIC-Maternity and Adoptive Leave

Motion to approve changes to the following policies due to 2023 legislative action: BCBK-Executive Sessions, DID-Audits, EBBC-Emergency/Crisis Management, EBBI-Public Health Emergency, ED-Student Transportation Management, GBRIB-Sick Leave and GBRIC-Maternity and Adoptive Leave

Motion by James Etta David, second by James Higginbotham.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson

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 James Higginbotham, second by Delo Hebert.

Final Resolution: Motion Carried

Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson

Meeting adjourned at 5:21 PM

ATTEST

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Becky Atkinson, President

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Scott M. Richard, Superintendent