PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000

The School Board of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana, met in regular session at the Concordia Parish School Board Office, in Vidalia, Louisiana, on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, at five-thirty (5:30) o'clock p.m.  The meeting was called to order by the Honorable Mike Grantham, President, who declared after prayer by Dr. Lester L. Peterman and the Pledge, that the Board was ready for the transaction of business.

Members present were Mr. Mike Grantham, Mr. Darrell Crofford, Mr. Don Joseph, Mr. Ricky Raven, Ms. Martha Rabb, Mr. Lynn White, Rev. Johnnie Brown, Mr. Raymond Riley, Sr. and Ms. Mary Campbell.

Superintendent Peterman invited Mr. Raymond Riley, newly elected Board Member, to introduce his family.

The Oath of Office for newly elected Board Member Raymond Riley was administered by Mr. Norman Magee.

Superintendent Peterman recognized the recipients of the Hydroelectric Citizenship Award as follows:

Ferriday High                        Grade 12 Charidy C. Parker

         Grade 11 Adelice L. Smith

         Grade 9 Whitney Henderson

         Grade 10 Nicole Mata

Vidalia High                          9^th Grade William Frederick Marsalis

       10^th Grade Jenny Watson

Monterey High                     9^th Grade Alicia Sanders

       10^th Grade Tom Tiffee

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to take agenda item 7A out of order.

Mr. Alan Offner gave an explanation of the Resolution for Incurring of Debts and Issuance of Certificates of Indebtedness.  It was moved by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Crofford and carried unanimously to approve the Resolution as follows.

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CONCORDIA

We, the undersigned President and Secretary, respectively, of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), the governing authority of School District No. 10 of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the "Issuer"), do hereby certify as follows, that:

1.     The following pages constitute a true and correct copy of proceedings taken by the Governing Authority, and other documents pertaining thereto, with respect to the issuance, sale and delivery of One Million Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,375,000) of Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2000, of the Issuer (the "Certificates"), the Certificates having been authorized by a resolution adopted by the Governing Authority on November 7, 2000, pursuant to the provisions of Section 742.2 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority.

2.     No litigation of any nature whatsoever has been filed, or is pending, affecting in any way or questioning in any manner any of the proceedings taken by the Issuer with respect to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Certificates.

3.     Neither the corporate existence of the Issuer nor the right of the Issuer to levy and collect the special ad valorem tax (the "Tax") as authorized at an election held within the Issuer on October 7, 2000, nor the title of the respective officers and members of the Governing Authority are being contested at this time, and that no authority or proceedings with respect to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Certificates have been repealed, revoked, restrained or rescinded.

4.     The names of the officers and members of the Issuer and the dates of the beginning and ending of their terms of office are as follows:

5.     Each of the foregoing officers is duly qualified and that each is the acting officer holding the respective office stated immediately following his name.

6.     The first Tuesday of each month is the regular meeting day of the Issuer, having been so designated by resolution duly and legally adopted.

7.     "The Concordia Sentinel", a newspaper published weekly in the Town of Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, is the official journal of the Issuer, having been so designated by resolution duly and legally adopted, and is a newspaper of general circulation in the Issuer.

8.     The impress of the seal hereon impressed is the official seal of the Issuer, having been so designated by ordinance duly and legally adopted, and that the description and form of said seal have not been changed or altered since its adoption as such official seal.

9.     There were furnished to the Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge appointed to hold the special election in the Issuer on October 7, 2000, and in ample time for the holding thereof, all necessary voting machines, ballots (a copy of which is included in this official transcript of record), and all other paraphernalia necessary for the holding of said special election with authorized the levy and collection of the Tax.

10.   The Issuer was created by an ordinance adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana, on July 9, 1924; that the boundaries of the Issuer have not been changed or altered since its creation.

11.   Other than for the payment of the Certificates (dated the date hereof), the revenues of the Tax have not in any manner been pledged or dedicated to the payment of any debt or obligation of the Issuer, EXCEPT:  None.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Vidalia, Louisiana, on this, the ____ day of December, 2000.

     /s/ Lester L. Peterman                                        

                                                    President

(SEAL)

 /s/ Mike Grantham                                                  

                                                    Secretary

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CONCORDIA

I, the undersigned President of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the "Board"), do hereby certify that DR. LESTER L. PETERMAN, whose true and genuine signature appears below, is the duly appointed, qualified and acting Secretary of the Board, that the said DR. LESTER L. PETERMAN assumed the duties of this office on July 1, 1999, and that his present term of office will expire on June 30, 2001.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of said Parish School Board on this, the ____ day of December, 2000.

            /s/ Lester L. Peterman                                 

                                                President

(SEAL)

I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that my signature appearing below is my true and genuine official signature.

         /s/ Mike Grantham                                             

                                                Secretary

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to add a legal matter to the Executive Session section of the agenda.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to enter into Executive Session at 5:45 p.m.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried unanimously to return to Regular Session at 7:25 p.m.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of Special Public Hearing September 12, 2000, Regular Meeting October 3, 2000, and Special Meeting October 12, 2000.

Ms. Gloria Dangerfield, Assistant Director of Business Affairs, presented the financial report for the month of October.  It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried to approve invoices in the amount of $2,061,749.

Superintendent Peterman noted that the school financial statement for Ferriday High School reflected a zero (-0-) balance.

The resolution for Operational Allowance for School Bus Drivers was read into the minutes by Superintendent Peterman as follows.

                                                                                           RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the State funds the Operational Allowance for school bus drivers; and

WHEREAS, the State has not recently granted school bus dirvers and Operational Allowance increase; and

WHEREAS, operational expenses for school bus drivers ahve significantly increased, causing a monetary burden on school bus drivers; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Concordia Parish School System urges the Governor and State Legislators to sponsor legislation that will ensure that school bus drivers receive an equitable increase in their operational allowance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of the resolution be sent to Governor Mike Foster, members of the legislature, and the Louisiana School Boards Association.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Ms. Rabb and carried unanimously to approve the Resolution for Operational Allowance for School Bus Drivers.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried to approve the revised job description and salary schedule for the position of Pupil Appraisal Secretary.

Superintendent Peterman explained to the Board that the position of Pupil Appraisal Secretary had been restructured.  He also explained the application and interview process used by the Selection Committee.  It was the recommendation of Superintendent Peterman that Mary R. Beard be appointed to the position of Pupil Appraisal Secretary.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven to approve the Superintendent's recommendation of Mary R. Beard as Pupil Appraisal Secretary.

After discussion concerning the selection process of new employees, the roll call vote was as follows.

            Rev. Johnnie Brown                  NO

Ms. Mary Campbell                  NO

Mr. Darrell Crofford                 YES

Mr. Donald Joseph                   YES

Ms. Martha Rabb                     YES

Mr. Ricky Raven                      YES

Mr. Raymond Riley                   NO

Mr. Ernest L. White                  YES

Mr. Mike Grantham                  YES

The motion passed with a vote of six (6) to three (3) with Rev. Brown, Ms. Campbell and Mr. Riley voting no.

Mr. Lynn White requested that the Board consider hearing personnel items out of order with the addendum items added.  It was moved by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Crofford and carried unanimously to take the personnel items out of order with addendum items added.

Ms. Mary Campbell, Personnel Committee Chairperson, recommended that all personnel items be approved in global.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Ms. Rabb and carried to approve all personnel items as follows.

Retirements

Doretha Woodfork, Special Education Supervisor, FEC, effective October 28, 2000

Elizabeth Lewis, SFS Technician, RES, effective January 18, 2001

Joseph Platt, Custodian, FLES, effective November 24, 2000

Resignations

Sean Cook, Maintenance Crew Worker, CPSB, effective November 24, 2000

Carmen Chatman, Sweeper, effective September 25, 2000

Gary Stewart, Maintenance Crew Worker, CPSB, effective October 27, 2000

Angie Caylor, Speech Pathologist, FEC, effective October 31, 2000

Extended Leave

Deborah R. Tillery, School Bus Operator, effective October 13, 2000 through January 13, 2000

Patsy Smith, Sales Tax Auditor, CPSB, effective October 25, through November 21, 2000

Military Leave

Wilton W. Nolan, Psychologist, Pupil Appraisal, effective November 3, 2000

Appointments

Jasmine Schiele, Teacher Assistant, RES, effective October 2, 2000

Linda Stone, SFS Technician, FLES, effective October 4, 2000

Kelly Tiffee, SOS Tutor, MHS, effective October 2, 2000

Darnell Jackson, Janitor, MHS, effective November 7, 2000

Wilda Mohon, Teacher Assistant, FLES, effective November 7, 2000                          

Hattie Bethley, Sweeper, FLES, effective November 8, 2000

Superintendent Peterman reviewed the selection and interview process used by the Supervisor of Special Education Selection Committee.  It was Superintendent Peterman's recommendation that Mary Tarver be appointed as Supervisor of Special Education.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford and seconded by Mr. Raven to approve the Superintendent's recommendation to appoint Mary Tarver as Supervisor of Special Education.

There was lengthy discussion centering around the qualifications of candidates and the selection process.  Mr. Lynn White called for question.  The roll call vote was as follows.

Rev. Johnnie Brown                  NO

Ms. Mary Campbell                 NO

Mr. Darrell Crofford                 YES

Mr. Donald Joseph                   YES

Ms. Martha Rabb                     YES

Mr. Ricky Raven                      YES

Mr. Raymond Riley                  NO

Mr. Ernest L. White                  YES

Mr. Mike Grantham                  YES

The motion passed six (6) to three (3) with Rev. Brown, Ms. Campbell and Mr. Riley voting no.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried unanimously to approve the first reading of Policy JCB - School Admission, Policy DFI - Lease of School Lands and Policy IDDFA - Technology Assistive Devices for Disabled Students.

It was moved by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to advertise for bids for the sale of excess buildings according to the law and to add into the advertisement language to cover ourselves for the purposes of liability.

Mr. Grantham welcomed Mr. Riley to the Board.

It was moved by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried to adjourn at 8:15 p.m.

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Lester L. Peterman, Superintendent                               Mike Grantham, President