The CapitalOne Financial Literacy Sessions was today with high school seniors.Bogalusa City Schools
Regular Board Meeting Agenda
02/29/2024 - 05:30 PM
Bogalusa School Board Office- Rev. Dr. RaymondE. Mims Media Center
1705 SullivanDrive
Bogalusa, Louisiana 70427
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees Voting Members
President Paul Kates, District 1
Curtis Creel, District 5
Willie "Toni" Breaux, District 3 Dr. LaVerne Cook, District 2 Odie Hughes, District 6
Cathy Mitchell, District 4 Brad Williams, District 7
A. Meeting Opening
1. Byrd Avenue Primary School, Central Elementary School, and Bogalusa High School Black History Presentations
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Dr. Byron Hurst
3. Call to Order
Paul Kates
4. Roll Call
B. Approve Minutes and Agenda
1. January 25, 2024, Regular Board Meeting
Motion made by: Brad Williams Motion seconded by: Odie Hughes Voting:
Unanimously Approved
2. Amendment to the December 2023 minutes to show corrections to brief typographical errors in minutes
Motion made by: Dr. LaVerne Cook Motion seconded by: Curtis Creel Voting:
Unanimously Approved
3. Amendment to the October 2023 minutes to show correction to the motion to approve September 2023 minutes in October 2023
Motion made by: Odie Hughes Motion seconded by: Cathy Mitchell Voting:
Unanimously Approved
C. Present The Bogalusa City Schools' Student Advisory Council to the Board - Dr. Byron Hurst, Superintendent
Thomas Magee - Central Elementary 5th Grade Mikenze Williams - Central Elementary 5th Grade Kylie Magee - Bogalusa High School 6th Grade Kaiden Hopkins - Bogalusa High School 7th Grade Roderick Payne - Bogalusa High School 8th Grade Carolyn Moss - Bogalusa High School 9th Grade Jordon Tate - Bogalusa High School 10th Grade Jodie Knight - Bogalusa High School 11th Grade
Roderick Robinson - Bogalusa High School 12th Grade
D. Superintendent Report
§ A salary consulting agency will come in to look at our salaries and compare them to the number of employees we have; neighboring districts and districts of the same size, to make sure we have equitable salaries across all positions.
§ A Charter Accountability Committee has been formed to look at the finances, academics, and operations.
§ The State Wide Monitoring found no compliance issues in several areas: C-Cap B3, Career and Technical Education, Comprehensive Literacy State Development, Direct Student Services, Our Cares Act Funding, Individual Disability Act, and LA 4 Program.
§ An Employee Advisory Council is being formed.
§ 161 students are participating in the Friday tutoring: Byrd Avenue - 36, Central Elementary - 54, and Bogalusa High School - 71.
§ The new board system (Simbli) is now on Bogalusa City Schools website
§ The JROTC Ball is on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Please come out to support our students. The CapitalOne Financial Literacy Sessions was today with high school seniors.
§ ACT Boot Camp at high school.
§ Extracurricular school activity expenses.
E. New Business - Approve Committee Reports
1. Approve Finance, Student Services & Technology Committee Reports as a whole - February 29, 2024
Paul Kates restated the agenda items for approval:
1. Receive and consider approval of June 2023 Audit Report
2. Receive and consider approval of Online School Payments (OSP) by edlio to contract for payment of online payments system for the school district
3. Receive and consider approval of January 2024, Revised Budgets and Financial Statements: General Fund, Food Service, Special Revenue, and School Activities
4. Receive and consider approval for JROTC to travel to the JROTC Raider Challenge at Petal High School in Lucedale, MS, on April 20, 2024
5. Receive and consider approval of the Bogalusa City Schools 2024-2025 Calendar
6. Receive and consider approval for the Bogalusa City School District Differentiated Compensation Allocation Pay Fund Plan 2023-2024
7. Receive and consider approval of bid for E-Rate 2024-25 Category 2
Motion made by: Dr. LaVerne Cook Motion seconded by: Curtis Creel Voting:
Unanimously Approved
F. Board Members' Comments
G. Public Session
Dana Walker thanked Superintendent Dr. Hurst for being involved with the students at the schools. She also let the public know that Brilliant Mindz and ADAPT services are open to children in the school system.
H. Meeting Closing
1. Announcement of next meeting - March 28, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
2. Adjourn
Paul Kates, Board President Dr. Byron Hurst, Superintendent