Acadia Parish School Board
REGULAR SESSION – Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Generated by Sharron LeDoux on Wednesday February 5, 2025
Members present
James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, 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
Recognition: 1.5 Recognition of Church Point High School FFA Champion in Employment Skills Competition
2. ACTION ITEMS
Action, Minutes: 2.1 Approve minutes of the January 14, 2025 Regular Session meeting, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 28, 2025
Motion to approve minutes of Regular Session meeting dated January 14, 2025, and the minutes of the Budget & Finance Committee, and Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee meetings dated January 28, 2025
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Glenn Quebedeaux.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Procedural: 2.2 Recognize Board members' training hours for calendar year 2024
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 2024: Becky Atkinson 19.5, James Etta David 26.5, Delo Hebert 16.5, James Higginbotham 14, Steve Jones 20.5, Glenn Quebedeaux 25.5, Ike Richard 21.5, and Milton Simar 15.
Action: 2.3 Consider adoption of a calendar for revisions of the 2024-2025 budget and for the preparation of the 2025-2026 budget
Motion to adopt a calendar for revisions of the 2024-2025 budget and for the preparation of the 2025-2026 budget
Motion by James Etta David, second by Steve Jones.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.4 Receive recommendation and consider approval of Head Start's Annual Self Assessment Report and Improvement Plan 2024-2025
Motion to approve Head Start's Annual Self Assessment Report and Improvement Plan 2024-2025
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Action: 2.5 Receive recommendation and consider approval of Head Start's Request for Enrollment Reduction
Motion to approve Head Start's Request for Enrollment Reduction
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
3. ROUTINE ITEMS
Action: 3.1 Consider the recommendation of the Personnel, Insurance & Curriculum Committee regarding approval of changes to policies GAEAA-Title VII Employee Sexual Harassment and JAAA-Title IX Sexual Harassment, both due to mandatory reporting
Motion to approve changes to policies GAEAA-Title VII Employee Sexual Harassment and JAAA-Title IX Sexual Harassment, both due to mandatory reporting
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Becky Atkinson.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, 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. CLOSING
Action, Procedural: 5.1 Adjourn meeting
Motion to adjourn meeting
Motion by James Higginbotham, second by Ike Richard.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yea: James Etta David, Glenn Quebedeaux, Delo Hebert, Becky Atkinson, Steve Jones, Ike Richard, James Higginbotham, Milton Simar
Meeting adjourned at 5:21 PM
ATTEST
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Delo Hebert, President
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Carol D. Tall, Superintendent