PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A SPECIAL MEETING JULY 9, 1991

The Parish School Board of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana, met in committee at the Concordia Parish School Board on Tuesday, July 9, 1991 at nine (9:00) o'clock a.m.

Members present were Honorable J. W. Calhoun, President; Mrs. Marie Cowan; Mrs. Polly Miley; Mr. Manson Nelson; Mr. Charles Partridge and Mr. W. L. Stampley.

There were absent:  Mr. Johnnie Brown, Mr. Jerry King, and Mrs. Georgia Washington.

The meeting was opened with prayer led by Mr. Nelson.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited.

Superintendent Chelette advised the Board that he had received correspondence from Norman Magee, school board attorney, stating that the state land office requested the board not to pursue the suit against Marty Hedrick as they were trying to negotiate payment for the lease of the property.  It was the consensus of the committee to try to pursue the suit to recover the monies for the lease.

Following a discussion of the request for funding assistance for the drill team at Monterey High School to attend Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the committee requested that the superintendent meet with the principals to outline a plan to handle the special request by the schools for funding for trips by clubs and organizations.

Superintendent Chelette apprised the board of his desire to use the 8G block monies for the 1991-92 school year for a computer lab at Monterey Junior High School. 

Dennis Cowart presented the committee with copies of the 1991-92 consolidated budget for their review.

The financial statement was reviewed by the committee.

Gene Willard, sales tax collector, reviewed the financial status of the sales tax department.

Superintendent Chelette apprised the board that he would like to transfer the 6th-grade students at Ferriday Upper Elementary school to Ferriday Junior High School.  The cost factor would be under $10,000.00 for building renovations.  The matter is being checked with the justice department to make sure the move would be in line with the court order.

It was the consensus of the board that there should be someone in attendance at the meeting being held in Baton Rouge concerning  the MFP formula.  The meeting will be held July 24, 1991.  Polly Miley, Legislative Liaison, is attending as the board representative.

The committee discussed the feasibility of employing a grant writer for the parish.  Dr. Mary Eidt presented information she had gathered from other parishes and the Louisiana State Department of Education.  Some of the very large parishes like Jefferson and East Baton Rouge hire grant writers.  Moveover, these people are often hired on a commission basis.  Dr. Eidt stated the current trend is to have grants written at the school level by site administrators and teachers.

Mr. Partridge asked that alternative centers for students with behavior problems be placed on the agenda for the regular July board meeting.

Mr. Stampley questioned Robin Fuller, Concordia Roofing, about the amount paid his employees on an invoice for the emergency repair work at Ferriday High School.

Mr. Fuller explained the invoice.

The meeting was adjourned at eleven forty-five (11:45) o'clock a.m.

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