PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF CONCORDIA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1994.
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, August 2, 1994, at five-thirty (5:30) o'clock p.m. The meeting was called to order by the Honorable
J. W. Calhoun, President, who declared that the Board, after prayer by Mr. Manson Nelson, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, was ready for the transaction of business.
Members present were the Honorable J. W. Calhoun, Mrs. Marie Cowan, Mr. Jerry King, Mrs. Polly Miley, Mr. Manson Nelson, Mr. Charles Partridge, Mr. Walter Stampley and Mrs. Georgia Washington.
Members absent: Rev. Johnnie Brown
Mrs. Gloria Dangerfield, Assistant Director of Business Affairs, presented invoices and answered questions.
Rev. Brown arrived at 5:35.
It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mr. King and carried unanimously to approve the payment of invoices in the amount of $1,160,876.26.
It was moved by Rev. Brown, seconded by Mr. Partridge and carried unanimously to approve minutes of the regular meeting held on July 19, 1994.
It was moved by Mr. Nelson, seconded by Rev. Brown and carried to open bids for fiscal agent for FY95. The only bid received was a joint bid by Concordia Bank and Louisiana Central Bank. It was moved by Mr. King, seconded by Mrs. Washington and carried to take the bid under advisement.
It was moved by Rev. Brown, seconded by Mr. Partridge and carried to open bids for pest control for the home economics departments. The only bid received was from B & B Pest Control for $15 per month per unit or $75 per month for the 5 home economics departments. It was moved by Mr. Nelson, seconded by Mr. King and carried to approve the bid by B & B Pest Control.
It was moved by Rev. Brown, seconded by Mrs. Miley and carried to open bids for propane gas for Monterey High School. Bids received were as follows:
Ferrellgas .4750 fixed cpg
Herring Gas Company .4620 fixed cpg
Petrolane .4900 fixed cpg
It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Rev. Brown and carried unanimously to accept the low bid of .4620 cpg from Herring Gas Company.
No bids were received for air conditioning at Clayton School. It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mr. King and carried to re-advertise for bids for this project.
Rev. Brown requested that the Board consider air conditioning the school cafeterias. Following discussion, it was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mr. Nelson and carried to have Mr. H. L. Irvin, Supervisor of Supportive Services, conduct a feasibility study and develop a cost estimate for air conditioning cafeterias not already air conditioned.
Superintendent Lee recommended the Board approve revised job descriptions for adult education instructors. It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Rev. Brown and carried to approve the job descriptions.
Following the second reading of Policy GBRIB "Illness", it was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mr. Nelson and carried unanimously to approve revision of the last page of Policy GBRIB as follows:
If an employee is absent from duty under circumstances in which he is not entitled to any kind of leave, such employee shall be considered to be in violation of his contract, and shall not be entitled to any pay for the days of unauthorized absence and non-performance of duties.
EXHAUSTION OF ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE
The status of an employee who has exhausted all approved sick leave and who is absent from duty without approval shall be reviewed to determine appropriate action by the Board. An employee absent from duty beyond current and accumulated sick leave may be subject to dismissal by the Board upon recommendation of the Superintendent.
EMERGENCY LEAVE
Emergencies for sick leave purposes shall be defined by the Board as:
1. Illness or death within the immediate family--husband, wife, children (including adopted children), mother, father, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren (including step relations, and adopted grandchildren);
2. Weather conditions--hurricane, tornado, snowstorm, flood, accident, when approved by the Superintendent or his designee;
3. Court summons; or
4. Other unusual circumstances as approved by the Superintendent or his designee.
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:425, 17:500, 17:1186, 17:1201, 17:1202, 17:1206, 17:1206.1; Gayle v. Porter, 239 So. 2d 739.
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It was moved by Rev. Brown, seconded by Mrs. Miley and carried 7-2 to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. Mr. King and Mr. Partridge voted no.
It was moved by Mrs. Washington, seconded by Mr. Partridge and carried to return to Open Session at 7:15 p.m. Superintendent Lee reported that the Board discussed personnel matters requiring no action at this time.
It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Rev. Brown and carried to accept the following resignations, effective May 27, 1994:
Catherine Green, 2.5 hr. Cleaner, VLE
Ramona McCastle, Teacher, VJH
Sandra Tiffee, Teacher's Aide, MHS
It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mrs. Miley and carried to approve retirement for Wadell Turner, School Bus Operator, effective July 26, 1994.
It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mrs. Miley and carried to approve sabbatical leave for Janice Fletcher, Teacher, FLE, effective August 17, 1994, through January 12, 1995.
It was moved by Mrs. Washington, seconded by Mrs. Miley and carried to approve the following transfers:
Mary A. Duncan, Teacher's Aide, FJH to FKC, eff. 8/17/94
Amy C. Howard, Teacher's Aide, RES to MHS, eff. 8/17/94
Deborah Hunt, Teacher's Aide, FUE to RES, eff. 8/17/94
Carolyn Turner, 2.5 hr. Sweeper, FLE, to Teacher's Aide, FKC, eff. 8/17/94
It was moved by Mr. King, seconded by Mrs. Miley and carried 8-1, with Mr. Calhoun voting no in opposition to new teacher aide positions, to approve the following appointments:
Ruby Baker, Teacher's Aide, FHS Alt. Prog., effective 8/17/94
Lucille Boxley, 5.0 hr. Janitor, FUE, effective 8/17/94
Rebecca Brown, Teacher's Aide, VLE, effective 8/17/94
Sean Cook, Teacher's Aide, FKC, effective 8/17/94
Sarah Davis, Teacher's Aide, FJH, effective 8/17/94
Gail Duncan, Teacher's Aide, FJH, effective 8/17/94
Lynn Haley, Teacher's Aide, RES, effective 8/17/94
Jerome Harris, 8.0 hr. Janitor, FJH, effective 8/3/94
Jan Hinton, Teacher's Aide, FKC, effective 8/17/94
Jo Ann Jordan, Teacher's Aide, VLE, effective 8/17/94
Linda Kelly, Teacher's Aide, FEC, effective 8/17/94
Melissa Miller, Teacher's Aide, FKC, effective 8/17/94
Cedric Morgan, Teacher's Aide, VLE, effective 8/17/94
Tiffany Gardner Sanford, Teacher's Aide, VLE, effective 8/17/94
Faye Schiele, Teacher's Aide, FHS, effective 8/17/94
Alicia Stowers, Teacher, VJH, effective 8/17/94
Brandi Webb, Teacher's Aide, FLE, effective 8/17/94
It was moved by Mr. Partridge, seconded by Mr. Nelson and carried to adjourn at 6:22 p.m.
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James E. Lee, Superintendent J. W. Calhoun, President