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Bogalusa, Louisiana

Regular Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

5:30 P.M.

Proceedings of the Bogalusa School Board taken at A Regular Meeting that was held on Wednesday, May 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 Wednesday, May 25, 2016 beginning at 5:30 P.M. The purpose of the meeting is to address information received from Department Supervisors, on Monday, May 23, 2016, during the Committee Meeting, regarding updates and approval requests.

1.)  Call to Order

2.)  Pledge of Allegiance

3.)  Prayer

Roll Call: X President Creel, X Vice President Kates, A Mrs. Duke, X Mr. Hymel, X Mr. Kemp,   X  Rev. Mims,    A  Dr. Williams

4.)  Approval of Minutes of Regular Board Meeting April 28, 2016. It was motioned by Mr. Kates. A second was made by Reverend Mims. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

5.)  Presentation of Child Nutrition Manager of the Year and Tech of the Year Awards (Lorene Randazzo)

a.     Dual winners for Manager Antoinette “Tang” Magee and Regina Hayes

b.         Dual winners for Tech are Shinell Roberts and Doylar “Caprice” Dyson

6.)  Board Officers and Committee Reports

7.)  Recess To Public Session

a.      Jason Arceneaux, 59118 Mount Pleasant Road, Bogalusa, LA 70427 – Character Building Proposal

8.)  New Business

a.      Approval of Financial Statements and Revised Budgets, April, 2016: General Fund, Food Service, Special Revenue and School Activities (Deloris Walker) It was motioned by Mr. Kates. A second was made by Mrs. Duke.  The motion passed with unanimous approval.

b.      Approval to discard System Wide Assets (Deloris Walker) It was motioned by Mr. Kemp. A second was made by Mr. Hymel.  The motion passed with unanimous approval.

c.      Approval to advertise for 2016-2017 Child Nutrition bids for Milk, Bread, Frozen and Processed Foods, Kitchen and Sanitation Supplies and Small Equipment. (Lorene Randazzo) It was motioned by Reverend Mims. A second was made by Mr. Hymel.  The motion passed with unanimous approval.

d.      Approval for BHS JROTC, grades 9 – 11 to travel to Camp Shelby to attend JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge, departing 12:00 p.m. June 2, 2016 and return 1:00 p.m. June 7, 2016 (Leslie Raborn) It was motioned by Mr. Hymel. A second was made by Mrs. Duke.  The motion passed with unanimous approval.

9.) Superintendent Comments – (Willie E. Toni Breaux)

a.                Superintendent Breaux recognized the 2015-2016 BHS Basketball Coaching Team for their outstanding year. Coach Kenneth Matthews was awarded Coach of the year.  The Superintendent also gave recognition to the other coaches Aubrey Watson, James Butler and Troy Wilson.

10.)   Board Members Comments

a.                Adam Kemp stated he felt it was in the best interest of the School Board to make changes to the travel policy for board members for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.  He stated since money was tight it would be a great place to start cutting costs.  He asked for an Executive Session to discuss at next board meeting.  He also suggested that any and all travel expenses that are paid for from the General Fund should be cut back on, in order to save money.

11.)   Adjourn

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Willie E. “Toni” Breaux                                                       Curtis Creel

Superintendent                                                                 Board President