PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2001.

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, June 12, 2001, 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 Mr. Raymond Riley 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, Ms. Martha Rabb, Mr. Raymond Riley, Mr. Lynn White, Mr. Ricky Raven and Ms. Mary Campbell.

Rev. Johnnie Brown arrived at 5:40 p.m.

Ms. Beverly Winston, Teacher, MHS, presented the Literary Rally Winners as follows:

Audra Kemp, Superior, Girls' High Voice Solo

Jessica Ganey, Lindsey Strebeck, Laren Cross, Superior, Girls' Trio

Alicia Sanders, 4^th Place, Keyboarding/Typewritintg

Ben Crochet, 2^nd Place, Introduction to Business

James Blount, 4^th Place, Free Enterprise

Emily Taylor, 2^nd Place, Consumer Homemaking I

Anna Lee, 5^th Place, World Geography

Rachel Britt, 4^th Place, Spelling

Mr. Howard Jackson, Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance, presented the School Attendance Awards as follows:

1^st Place                       Vidalia Upper Elementary         96.6%

2^nd Place                      Ridgecrest Elementary  95.6%

3^rd place                       Monterey High             95.3%

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of May 8, 2001.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried unanimously to approve invoices in the amount of $1,984,778.

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Crofford and carried unanimously to enter into executive session at 5:40 p.m.

It was moved by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to return to regular session at 6:25 p.m.

Superintendent Peterman presented Mr. Kenneth Jenkins, Distinguished Educator, with a plaque in recognition for his service to the Concordia Parish System

Mr. Tom O'Neal, Director of Business Affairs, reviewed the revised budget  with the Board.  It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the revised budget.

It was moved by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to open the roofing bids.  Bids were as follows:

Contractor                                                        Base Bid          Alternate 1       Alternate 2

Nottingham Construction Company, Inc.           280,812           25,000             10,000

Rowell Roofing, Inc.                                         264,800           29,100             9,500

Wilmar Construction Company, Inc.                 3555,000         20,000             5,000

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried to take the bids under advisement.

It was moved by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the payment of the 13^th check in the month of January 2002, with the amount to be determined at a later date.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the payment of a year-to-year salary adjustment.  The first adjustment is to be paid in May of 2002 with the amount to be $500 for full time employees and $250 for part-time employees.  The adjustment will be year-to-year based on fund availability.

Superintendent Peterman made recommendations to the Board for participants in the School Administrator Development Program as follows:

Candidate                     Status 2001-02            School

Sheila Alwood              Trainee                         FLES

Yvonne Chatman          Trainee*                       FJHS

Brad Lipsey                  Trainee                        MHS

Whest Shirley               Trainee*                       VJHS

Nancy Anders              Intern                           FUES

Ann Sandidge               Trainee                        MHS

Cindy Smith                  Intern                           FUES

Darla Johnston              Assistant                      VUES

*Pending documentation of course work and admittance to university program

Mr. O'Neal presented information to the Board concerning a change order for the classroom construction at Ferriday Lower Elementary.  This change would involve the addition of two (2) classrooms.  Mr. O'Neal explained that the quotes were reasonable.  There was a general discussion concerning the blueprints for the building, air conditioning and storage space.  It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the change order.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven/Mr. Joseph and carried unanimously to approve the 2001-02 School Uniform Dress Code with the following change:

Transfer students: A transfer student has ten (10) days to be in uniform.

It was moved by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the Superintendent's contract as written.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the positions and job descriptions for a Job Training Coordinator and a Behavior Interventionist.

It was moved by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried unanimously to open bids for exterminating services for cafeterias.

The bids for exterminating services were as follows:

B & B Pest Control, Inc.          $220/unit

Bug Blasters Pest Control         $205.45/unit

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to award the bid to the low bidder pending review of the bids.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the first reading of Policy JDF - Discipline of Students with Disabilities.

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried to approve the following Resolution:

                                                                 RESOLUTION

                                           Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

WHEREAS,   All children have the right to an education that allows them to reach their maximum potential, and

WHEREAS,   Children with disabilities have the right to a free appropriate public education, and

WHEREAS,   Neither the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act nor Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act protects local boards from having to serve children who are in danger to themselves or others in their current setting if the parents invoke the stay-put clause, and

WHEREAS,   The Jeffords Amendment to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act should be expanded to allow the removal of violent students from the classroom to an alternative placement, as well as those who bring guns or other weapons to school, now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Concordia Parish School Board does hereby request that amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act be enacted to provide for alternate placement commensurate with non-504 students for 504 students who bring weapons to school or commit violent acts against others, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sent to Louisiana's representatives in the U. S. Congress, members of the Legislature, and Governor Mike Foster.

Mr. Fred T. Butcher, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, recommended the following textbook adoptions for the next seven (7) years:

                                           English/Language Arts/Reading

Grade Level                 Company                                                         Price                           

K-2                              MacMillan/McGraw-Hill                                   72,074.73

3-5                               McGraw-Hill School Division                            52,881.36

6-12                             Glencoe McGraw-Hill                                      209,559.21

Total (new books)                                            $334,515.30

Replacement (old books)                                      50,595.94

Grand Total                                                      $385,111.24

It was moved by Mr. Crofford, seconded by Mr. Joseph and carried unanimously to approve the recommendation for the adoption of textbooks.

It was moved by Ms. Campbell, seconded by Ms. Rabb and carried to make the following changes to the personnel section of the agenda:

That the item under the section Request to Convert Sick Leave to Personal Leave be moved to the top of the personnel section.

Patricia Matthews, Teacher, Ferriday Lower Elementary, effective June 1, 2001 be moved from the retirement section to the resignation section.

It was moved by Ms. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Raven/Ms. Rabb to approve the following  personnel items en globo.

Personnel

Resignations

Sandra Caldwell, Teacher, Ferriday Upper Elementary, effective June 1, 2001

Diane Nicole Jones, Teacher, Vidalia Upper Elementary, effective June 1, 2001

Patricia Matthews, Teacher, Ferriday Lower Elementary, effective June 1, 2001

Request to Convert Sick Leave to Personal Leave

Pearl Groom, Teacher VLES, effective August 20 through 29, 2001

Retirements

Olivia Paul, Teacher, Monterey High School effective June 1, 2001

Bonita Hamilton, Teacher, Monterey High School, effective June 1, 2001

Pearl Groom, Teacher, Vidalia Lower Elementary, effective August 29, 2001

Kate Ferguson, Teacher, Ferriday Lower Elementary, effective June 1, 2001

Mildred Parker, SFS Manager, Ferriday Junior High School, effective June 1, 2001

Transfers

Donna Lemoine, Teacher, Monterey High School to Teacher, Vidalia High School, effective June 13, 2001

Charles Ferguson, Janitor/Maintenance, 10 month, Ferriday Education Center, to Janitor/ Maintenance, 12 month, Ferriday Education Center

Tanya Anderson, Teacher, Ridgecrest School to Teacher, Vidalia Upper Elementary, effective August 16, 2001

Extended Leave

Patricia Irvin, Teacher, Ridgecrest School, effective May 5 through May 24, 2001

Arthur Conner, Custodian, Ferriday Jr. High, effective July 2 through August 30, 2001

Military Leave

Wilton Nolan, Psychologist, Ferriday Education Center, effective May 31, 2001

Appointments*

Faith McGough, Teacher, Vidalia Lower Elementary, effective August 16, 2001

Margaret Mays, Teacher, Vidalia Upper Elementary, effective August 16, 2001

Jada Walsworth, Teacher, Vidalia Upper Elementary, effective August 16, 2001

Gaye Taunton, Teacher, Vidalia Junior High, effective August 16, 2001

Dorothy Pearson, Librarian, Vidalia Junior High, effective August 16, 2001

Sally Taylor, Teacher, Vidalia High School, effective August 16, 2001

Paula Duncan, Teacher, Monterey High School, effective August 16, 2001

Diana Thornhill, Teacher, Monterey High School, effective August 16, 2001

Vonnie White, Teacher, Ridgecrest School, effective August 16, 2001

Donnell Newsome, Teacher, Ferriday Jr. High, effective August 16, 2001        

Robert Taylor, Teacher/Coach, Monterey High, effective August 16, 2001

Erma Davis, Teacher, Ferriday High School, effective August 16, 2001

Gary Stewart, Central Office Maintenance, effective June 13, 2001

Helen Brown, Teacher, Ferriday Upper Elementary, effective August 16, 2001

*All certified personnel appointments effective August 16, 2001, pending decision of State on Mandatory Professional Development Days

It was moved by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Rabb/Ms. Campbell and carried to adjourn at 7:20 p.m.

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Lester L. "Pete" Peterman, Superintendent                  Mike Grantham, President