PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013   

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 Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 6:00 P.M.  The meeting was called to order by Mr. Gary Parnham who after prayer and the Pledge, declared that the Board was ready for the transaction of business.

Members present were Mr. Gary Parnham, Sr., Ms. Mary Campbell, Mr. Raymond Riley, Ms. Darlene Baker, Mr. Charles Minor, Ms. Cheryl Probst, Mr. Jeffery Goodman, and Mr. Warren Enterkin.

Member absent was Mr. Fred T. Butcher.

The Board recognized the Student of the Year winners for both the school and the district.

Harlie Nicole Murray              Grade 5           School and District Winner    Monterey School

Caitlin Morgan Ballard           Grade 8           School and District Winner    Vidalia Junior High

Kennedy Bryce Poole             Grade 12         School and District Winner    Monterey School

The Board recognized the Citizenship Award Winners.

                                       Grade 3                              Grade 4                       Grade 5

Monterey                        Wesley Brown                     Emilee Estis                Shelby Cowan

Concordia Academy       E’Marion Powell                  Johnathan Franklin      Cloi Z. Cummings

Vidalia Upper                 Shelby Roberts                     Grace Montpelier        Deondrais Boxley

Ferriday Upper               Ja’Carla Branch                    Jadarius Track             Dajanae Washington  

The Board recognized presenters who participated in our Choices program for our 8^th grade students.

Patricia Anderson - Concordia Bank 

Cheryl Cullum - Concordia Bank  

Georganna Berry - City of Vidalia 

Jennifer Freeman - Delta Bank 

Sam Jones - Big River Broadcasting 

Cynthia Kelly - Cognos Consultants, LLC

Ashley Powell - LSU AgCenter

Charles Minor - House of Prayer (Ferriday)

Heather Malone - Concordia Economic Development

Dara Shirley - Premier Designs

Committee Reports were presented for each of the respective committees.

It was moved by Mr. Riley, seconded by Ms. Campbell and carried unanimously to approve the minutes of January 10, 2013.

It was moved by Ms. Baker, seconded by Mr. Riley and carried unanimously to approve invoices in the amount of $6,113,734 for the month of January.

It was moved by Mr. Minor, seconded by Mr. Enterkin and carried unanimously to approve the recommendation for the 2013-14 school calendar.

It was moved by Ms. Baker, seconded by Mr. Goodman  and carried unanimously to approve the new salary schedules that will meet the requirements of ACT 1.

It was moved by Mr. Riley, seconded by Mr. Minor and carried unanimously to approve the second reading of the following policies:

DFM - Sale of Surplus Equipment and Supplies                    JBCBB - Homeless Children and Youth

DFN - Sale of Building and Land                                          JGCD - Administration of Medication

FDC - Naming of Facilities                                                    IEB - Class Size

It was moved by Mr. Riley, seconded by Ms. Baker and carried unanimously to approve the first reading of the following policies:

GBKA - Suspension                                                               GBRHA - Sabbatical Leave

GBM - Personnel Transfer                                                      GBRIB - Sick Leave

GBO - Resignation                                                                 GBRIBB - Sick Leave Bank

GBRB - Employee Attendance                                              GBRJ - Substitute Personnel

Mr. Raymond Riley did not agree with the Personnel Transfer Policy.  He would like to have an Attorney General’s opinion regarding who has the authority to transfer employees under ACT 1.  He requested that this issue be added to the agenda for the month of March.

The following Personnel Announcements were made:

Retirements:

Nancy Crosby, teacher, Ferriday Lower Elementary, effective December 17, 2012

Bettie Green, food service technician, Ferriday Jr. High, effective February 8, 2013

Leaves:

Linda Hawkins, secretary, Central Office, extended medical leave, effective February 1, 2013-April 1, 2013

Yolanda Henderson, paraprofessional, Vidalia Jr. High, extended medical leave, effective January 11, 2013

Sharron Johnson, paraprofessional, Ferriday Lower Elementary, maternity leave effective April 4, 2013-May 23, 2013

Vanda Brown Singleton, paraprofessional, Ferriday Upper Elementary, return from maternity leave, effective January 22, 2013

Kathrine Neal, teacher, Concordia Parish Academy, maternity leave, effective March 26, 2013-May 24, 2013

Resignations:

Melisha Poole, paraprofessional, Ferriday Jr. High, Connections Program, effective February 26, 2013

Appointments:

Harvey Cowan, Technology Technician, Central Office, effective February 18, 2013

Amy Lucas, 7 hr. school food technician, Ferriday High School, effective February 19, 2013

Dr. Paul Nelson announced the testing dates for Spring 2013.

It was moved by Mr. Riley, seconded by Mr. Minor and carried unanimously to adjourn at 6:30 P.M.