Acadia Parish School Board
REGULAR SESSION – Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Generated by Sharron LeDoux on Thursday, February 5, 2024
Members present
James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson
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 January 23, 2024 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 30, 2024
Motion to approve minutes of Regular Session meeting dated January 23, 2024 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 30, 2024
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Glenn Quebedeaux.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson
Recognition: 2.2 Recognize Board members' training hours for calendar year 2023
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 2023:
Becky Atkinson 20.5, Delo Hebert 22.5, James Higginbotham 6.5, Steve Jones 18.5, Glenn Quebedeaux 10.5, James Etta David 32.5, Ike Richard 17.5 and Milton Simar 17.5
Action: 2.3 Consider approval to pay bus driver privatization cost in one lump sum payment
Motion to approve paying a one lump sum to bus driver privatization
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Glenn Quebedeaux.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson
3. ROUTINE ITEMS
Action: 3.1 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee regarding approval of audit firm for the year ending June 30, 2024
Motion to approve the audit firm for the year ending June 30, 2024
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Steve Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson
Action: 3.2 Consider the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee regarding adoption of a calendar for revisions of the 2023-2024 budget and for the preparation of the 2024-2025 budget
Motion to approve adoption of a calendar for revisions of the 2023-2024 budget and for the preparation of the 2024-2025 budget
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Steve Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson
Action: 3.3 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee regarding approval of Head Start Internal Dispute Resolution (Impasse) policy 2023-2024
Motion to approve Head Start Internal Dispute Resolution (Impasse) policy 2023-2024
Motion by Glenn Quebedeaux, second by James Higginbotham.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson
4. CONSENT ITEMS
Information: 4.1 Receive report on staff attendance (Mrs. B. Atkinson)
Information: 4.2 Receive report on National Institute for Excellence in Teaching partnership with Acadia parish schools (Mrs. B. Atkinson)
Information: 4.3 Receive report on Monday remediation/enrichment activities (Mrs. B. Atkinson)
Procedural: 4.4 Receive assignments and changes of personnel
Procedural: 4.5 Receive Sales Tax report
5. CLOSING
Action, Procedural: 5.1 Adjourn meeting
Motion to adjourn meeting
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by James Etta David.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Steve Jones, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar, Becky Atkinson
Meeting adjourned at 5:46 PM
ATTEST
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Delo Hebert, President
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Scott M. Richard, Superintendent