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