PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006

 

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, October 10, 2006, at five-thirty  (5:50) o'clock P.M.  The meeting was called to order by Ernest Lynn White, President, who after prayer and the Pledge, declared that the Board was ready for the transaction of business.

 

Members present were Ms. Mary Campbell, Mr. Gary Parnham, Ms. Martha Rabb, Mr. Raymond Riley, Sr., Mr. Jerry Roberts, Mr. Ricky Raven, Mr. Ernest Lynn White,  Mr. Jimmy Wilkinson, Mr. Raymond Riley, Sr.,  and  Ms. Melanie Watson.

 

Superintendent Laster recognized the following students for having been named Sidney Murray Citizenship winners:

Monterey High School                          Vidalia High School                                    Ferriday High School

9th Grade - Brooke Baker                       9th Grade - Josh Welch                        9th Grade - Deonca Birdon

10th Grade - Samantha Myers             10th Grade - Sydney Guidroz               10th Grade - Micaya Davis

11th Grade  - Devin Shively                 11th Grade - Mallory Guidroz               11th Grade - James Lee

12th Grade - Virginia Chandler          12th Grade - Aubrie Lasyone               12 th Grade - Tyrelle Thomas

 

Ms. Sonya Caviness, teacher, was recognized as the Taylor and Sons Employee of the Month.

 

Superintendent Laster recognized the Concordia Parish Teacher of the Year winner as follows:

Ms. Angel White          Ferriday Junior High School

 

The attendance awards for the first 6 weeks were as follows:

Vidalia Lower - 98.1% First Place

Ridgecrest School - 97.5% Second Place

Ferriday Lower - 97.1 % Third Place

 

Mr. Joe Bairnsfather, 4-H County Agent and Ms. Shevawn James, Assistant Extension Agent, recognized Concordia Parish Students for outstanding achievements in 4-H.

 

Ms. Betsy Irvine, Executive Director, Louisiana Delta Service Corp. made a presentation to the Board on the Service Corp. in Concordia Parish.

 

Ms. Michelle Bethea, Principal, unveiled the plaque to be placed on the band hall in honor of Mr. Carl Dangerfield.

 

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Roberts and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the Public Hearing and Regular Board meeting of Tuesday, September 12, 2006

 

It was moved by Mr. Parnham, seconded by Mr. Wilkinson, and carried unanimously to approve the financial report and invoices in the amount of $3,203,353.00.

 

It was moved by Mr. Parnham, seconded by Mr. Wilkinson, and carried unanimously to enter into Executive Session at 6:05 P.M.

 

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Roberts and carried unanimously to return to regular session at 6:35 P.M.

 

Superintendent Laster recommended Dr. Paul Nelson for the position of Director of Academic Affairs.  It was moved by Mr. Wilkinson, seconded by Mr. Roberts and Ms. Rabb to accept the Superintendent's recommendation.  The motion passed 7 to 2, with Ms. Campbell and Mr. Riley voting no.

 

A single bid in the amount of ___________________ was recieved from Daniels Forestry Services Inc.  It was moved by Mr. Riley, seconded by Ms. Rabb and carried unanimously to allow Mr. O'Neal to review the bid and granted authority to award if the bid was in order.

 

It was moved by Ms. Rabb, seconded by Mr. Roberts and carried unanimously to approve the Pupil Progression Plan.

 

It was moved by Ms. Watson, seconded by Mr. Raven and carried unanimously to approve the School Improvement Budget in the amount of $315,891 which was not included in the Consolidated Budget.

 

It was moved by Mr. Parnham, seconded by Mr. Raven and Ms. Rabb and carried unanimously  to approve a pay increase of $500 for all non-certified employees. 

 

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Wilkinson and carried unanimously to approve the first reading of Policy ED - Student Transportation Management and Policy GCR - Substitutes for Support Personnel.

 

It was moved by Ms. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Rabb and carried unanimously to approve all personnel items in global.

 

Superintendent Laster announcements concerning the Ferriday Art and Essay Contest, the school performance scores, the monitoring visit and the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges visits.

 

It was moved by Mr. Parnham, seconded by Mr. Roberts and carried to adjourn at 6:50 P.M.

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Ernest Lynn White, President             Kerry Laster, Superintendent