PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019

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, March 14, 2019, at 6:00 o’clock p.m.  The meeting was called to order by Dr. Raymond Riley who after prayer and the Pledge, declared that the Board was ready for the transaction of business.

Members present were Mr. Warren Enterkin, Mrs. Dorothy Parker, Mr. Fred Butcher, Mr. Derrick Carson, Mr. John Bostic, Ms. Angela Hayes, Mrs. Lisette Forman, Mr. Ricky Raven, and Dr. Raymond Riley.

The Board recognized the following students receiving the Sidney A. Murray, Jr., Citizenship Awards in Grades Pre-K – 2:

                              Pre-Kindergarten       Kindergarten               Grade 1                  Grade 2

CPA                       Karlin Minor               Christopher Ramos      Katie Anders           Armya Williams

Ferriday Lower        Joei Green                 Jakobe Hawkins          Aleiyah Watson       Ta’Karion Mayberry

Monterey High        Birdie Piper                Molleigh Mount            Mason Martin          Hayli Wigginton

Vidalia Lower          Avery Foster              Finn Thompson           Madison Douglas    Aria Lanus

Committee Reports were presented. Mr. Raven, Educational/Personnel Policy Committee, indicated that building plans for the Concordia Parish Academy, compensation for principals, and a parish-wide project wish list were all discussed.  Mr. Butcher, Finance Committee, indicated that the committee had reviewed the financial statements for the previous month and discussed the various components of the newly proposed accounting software, including staff purchasing procedures.  Mr. Carson, Buildings and Grounds Committee, indicated that the committee reviewed completed work orders and the previous month’s maintenance budget.  Other items of discussion included the current student transportation contract, support employees pay schedules, and roof repairs at the Ferriday High School dressing room and the Concordia Education Center.

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Butcher and carried to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting held on February 12, 2019, and the Regular Meeting held on February 21, 2019.

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Butcher and carried to approve invoices in the amount of $3,870,722 for the month of February 2019.

After a brief discussion, it was moved by Mr. Butcher, seconded by Mrs. Parker and carried to approve the recommendation of Mr. O’Neal to award the RFP for the Accounting Software for the Business Office to Weidenhammer Systems Corporation for their web-based educational resource planning system called “Alio”.

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Enterkin and carried to approve the Second Reading of the following policies:

                    GAEAA     Sexual Harassment

                    GBC         Recruitment

                    GBD         Employment of Personnel

                    GBDA       Employment of Retired Personnel

                    GBRIB      Sick Leave

                    GBRIC      Maternity and Adoptive Leave

                    JBCC        Student Assignment

                    JCED        Student Sexual Harassment

President Riley removed Item VI. C. FY 2019-2020 School Calendar and D. 2019-2020 12-Month Employee Calendar from the Agenda until the Regular Board Meeting on April 11, 2019.

The following Personnel Announcements were made:

Appointments:

Christopher Ables, Central Office Maintenance, Central Administration, effective March 11, 2019.

Dennis Whittington, Central Office Maintenance, Central Administration, effective March 11, 2019.

The following Announcements were made by Mr. Shirley:

ACT testing is going on this week.

            Seepage water is a problem across the parish due to flooding-especially at VJH and VLE.

                 In an effort to insure the district’s safety and protection, he will be meeting Monday with all the pertinent players to discuss the system’s flood plans.  As applicable, those plans used in the floods of 2011 will be revisited and updated as necessary.

Concordia Parish Academy Lottery will be Friday, March 15, at 9:00 a.m. at the CPSB.

Supplement checks will be issued with regular checks on March 22. ($525 for certified and $250 for support)

Project Wish List is in your Board Packet

It was moved by Mr. Raven, seconded by Mr. Butcher and carried to adjourn at 6:42 p.m.