Bogalusa School Board Office-Media Center

Bogalusa, Louisiana

Regular Board Meeting

Thursday, February 25, 2016

5:30 P.M.

Proceedings of the Bogalusa School Board taken at A Regular Meeting that was held on Thursday, February 25, 2016.

The Bogalusa School Board met in a Regular Board Meeting at the Bogalusa City School Board Office Media Center, located at 1705 Sullivan Drive, Bogalusa, Louisiana, on Thursday, February 25, 2016 beginning at 5:30 P.M. The purpose of the meeting is to address information received from Department Supervisors, on Monday, February 22, 2016, during the Committee Meeting, regarding updates and approval requests.

1.)  Call to Order

2.)  Pledge of Allegiance

3.)  Prayer

4.) Roll Call: X President Creel, X Vice President Kates, X Mrs. Duke, X Mr. Hymel, X Mr. Kemp,      Rev. Mims, X_Dr. Williams

5.)  Approval of Minutes of Regular Board Meeting January 28, 2016. It was motioned by Mr. Kemp. A second was made by Mrs. Duke. With one absent, the motion passed with unanimous approval.

6.)  Board Officers and Committee Reports - None

7.)  Recess To Public Session

a.      Rayfield Burris, 415 Florence Avenue, Bogalusa, LA 70427  - spoke regarding the unfair discipline problems he felt Mr. McKenley had placed on his son.

b.      Chad Harry, 231 Beall Street, Bogalusa, LA  70427 – thanked Mrs. Duke, Mr. Hymel, Mr. Kemp and Dr. Williams for their support of his work with the BHS Band.

8.)  New Business

a.      Approval of BHS permission to travel on education trip to compete in National Ocean Sciences Bowl in Ocean Springs, MS on February 26 & 27, 2016. Teachers Mel Hall and Aaron Cook. (Leslie Raborn) It was motioned by Dr. Williams and a second by Mr. Hymel. With one absent, the motion passed with unanimous approval.

b.      Approval of BHS Track Team permission to travel to Harrison County, MS on March 19, 2016. Eddie Walker, Coach (Leslie Raborn) It was motioned by Mr. Kemp and a second by Dr. Williams. With one absent, the motion passed with unanimous approval.

c.      Approval of BHS Track Team permission to travel to Picayune, MS on March 31, 2016. Eddie Walker, Coach (Leslie Raborn) It was motioned by Mr. Kates and a second by Mrs. Duke. With one absent, the motion passed with unanimous approval

d.      Approval of Financial Statements for January, 2016: General Fund, Food Services, Special Revenue and School Activities. (Deloris Walker) It was motioned by Mrs. Duke and a second by Mr. Hymel. With one absent, the motion passed with unanimous approval.

e.   Approval of Sample Resolution of Charter School Funding and Data Privacy Act. (Deloris Walker) It was motioned by Mr. Kates and a second by Mr. Kemp. With one absent, the motion passed with unanimous approval.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the SCHOOL DISTRICT, by action of its duly elected governing authority, does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Department of Education to immediately provide to each and every local public school district from which local allocations are being withheld, the residency information of each and every charter school student to whom such funds are attributable, for the purpose of facilitating the audit of the funding of those local public school districts;

                  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, in the alternative to immediately providing the information needed, the Louisiana Department of Education immediately agree to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, consistent with those that have been entered into with multiple other entities, to facilitate providing the requested residency information to the local public school districts from which local allocations are being withheld;

                  FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be provided to the State Superintendent of Education, each member of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Governor of the State of Louisiana, and each member of the Louisiana Legislature.

f.       Approval of District Consolidation Plan for 2016-2017. (Willie E.“Toni” Breaux)  After the Board asked several Supervisors for further clarification on some of the determining factors of the plan, a motion was made by Mr. Kemp and a second by Mr. Hymel that this item be tabled until further discussion was had to clarify some of the Boards questions. With one absent, the motion passed with unanimous approval.

9.)     Board Members Comments

10.)      Superintendent Comments- Willie “Toni” Breaux

11.)      Board Members Comments

12.)      Adjourn

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Willie E. “Toni” Breaux                                                       Curtis Creel

Superintendent                                                                 Board President