ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

MAY 2, 2007

BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA

MINUTES

 

The St. Martin Parish School Board convened on this day at 5:00 P.M. at the Breaux Bridge Instructional Center with the following members present:  Messrs., James Blanchard, President, Floyd Knott, Steve Fuselier, Aaron Flegeance, Mark Hebert, Richard Potier, Rodney Ledoux, Frederic Stelly, and Mrs. Barbara Latiolais and Ms. Wanda Babin.

 

            ABSENT:        None

 

The meeting was called to order by Mr. James Blanchard, President.  Superintendent Lavergne opened the meeting with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

Superintendent Lavergne presented Academic Growth awards and special flags for public display to eight schools.

 

On the motion of Mr. Ledoux, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Minutes of the following meetings:

a)                  Regular Meeting of April 4, 2007

b)                  Special Meeting of April 18, 2007

c)                  Finance Committee of April 18, 2007

 

On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and carried, the Board approved the recommendations of the Finance Committee of April 18, 2007, as follows:

a)                  Apportionment of (student) athletic insurance premium between schools and general fund

b)         Services to be provided by Forethought Consulting

c)                  No change in employee and employer rates for group health insurance for 2007-2008 fiscal year          

d)                  Maintenance/repairs to facilitate use of Carl Perkins grant monies at Cecilia High School

 

ABSTAINED:         Mr. Ledoux

 

On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mrs. Latiolais, and unanimously carried, the Board approved disbursement of the May Sales Tax Salary Supplement in the amount of $400 to professional employees and $350 to paraprofessional employees.

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mrs. Latiolais, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request for permission to call for bids on the following:

a)                  Bread and Related Products

b)                  Milk and Related Products

c)                  Milk and Related Products (Stephensville)

d)                  SFS Paper and Chemical Supplies

 

On the motion of Mr. Fuselier, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board approved to follow the Attorney’s recommendation relative to Alligator Tags, which is to take it under advisement and allow Mr. Al Blanchard to review the information.

 

On the motion of Mr. Fuselier, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the administration for the acceptance of bids on xerographic paper to Unisource in the amount of $117,100.18.

 

On the motion of Mr. Ledoux, seconded by Mr. Potier, and carried, the Board approved the request for waiver of sales tax penalties, as recommended by administration, for Psion Teklogix.

 

OPPOSED:      Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Ledoux, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and carried, the Board approved the request for waiver of sales tax penalties, as recommended by administration, for Packers and Service Tools, Inc.

 

OPPOSED:      Mr. Flegeance

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Ledoux, and unanimously carried, the Board approved Kolder, Champagne, Slaven & Company as auditors for the year ending June 30, 2007.

 

On the motion of Mr. Fuselier, seconded by Mr. Ledoux, and carried, the Board approved to rent two (2) buildings for additional classroom space for St. Martinville Junior High School.

 

OPPOSED:      Mr. Hebert

 

A motion was made by Mr. Knott and seconded by Mrs. Latiolais to accept Option 1, which involves hiring three (3) School Resource Officers at Parish Middle Schools.  They would travel as needed, spending most of their time at the schools with the most needs.  The SRO’s would be funded by the St. Martin Parish School Board.

 

Mr. Hebert made a substitute motion, seconded by Mr. Ledoux, to table contracting School Resource Officers at Parish Middle Schools.  The substitute motion

carried, as follows:

 

FOR:    Mr. Fuselier, Mr. Flegeance, Mr. Hebert, Mr. Potier, Mr. Ledoux, and Mr. Stelly

OPPOSED:      Mr. Knott, Mrs. Latiolais, and Ms. Babin

 

Mr. Blanchard ruled Mr. Ledoux out of order and declared a five (5) minute recess.

 

On the motion of Mr. Fuselier, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board approved to officially name the building at 305 Church Street as the St. Martin Parish School Board Professional Academy Center.

 

On the motion of Mr. Fuselier, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request from St. Martin Parish Government to utilize the School Food Service facilities for a Summer Program May 29, 2007 through July 13, 2007.

 

On the motion of Mr. Ledoux, seconded by Mrs. Latiolais, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request from St. Martin Parish Government to utilize two (2) classrooms and the gym at St. Martinville Junior High for a Summer Recreation and Tutoring Program June 7, 2007 through July 19, 2007.

 

On the motion of Mr. Ledoux, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request from St. Martin Parish Government to utilize Breaux Bridge Elementary Gym as a polling place.

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Ledoux, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following Summer Programs:

a)                  Summer School & Summer Remediation Program

b)                  LA-4 Summer Enrichment Program

c)                  Even Start Family Literacy Summer Program

 

On the motion of Mr. Ledoux, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the District Technology Plan.

 

Mr. Potier made a motion to approve the Student and Parent Handbook/Discipline Policy changes for 2007-2008.

 

Mr. Hebert made a substitute motion, seconded by Mr. Ledoux, to approve the Student and Parent Handbook/Discipline Policy changes for 2007-2008, with the

exception of page 81, instead of two (2) or more placements in the same school year, make it one (1) or more placements in the same school year.

 

The original motion died for lack of a second.

 

The substitute motion was then voted on and carried.

 

OPPOSED:      Mr. Potier

 

On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved a resolution authorizing the Superintendent to negotiate contracts for School-Based Health Centers with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

 

On the motion of Mr. Flegeance, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved a resolution designating an appointee to initiate, negotiate and sign the Adult Basic Education Continuation Grant.

 

On the motion of Mrs. Latiolais, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following resolution designating May 6-12, 2006 as Teacher Appreciation Week:

 

WHEREAS, the National Parent Teacher Association has selected the week of May 6-12, 2007 for the observance of Teacher Appreciation Week to acknowledge the contributions made to society by the teaching profession and has made elaborate plans for the execution thereof, and

 

  WHEREAS, Teacher Appreciation Week gives the general public the opportunity to acknowledge the fact that teaching is the mother of all professions as it trains young minds to study and to search out the areas of their greatest interest and best performance, thereby shaping their destiny, now

 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the members of the St. Martin Parish School Board, in official session do hereby publicly announce to you, our teachers, that we are aware of and do appreciate the sincere devotion, great skill, and indefatigable patience with which you have dedicated yourselves to the educational development of

the children of this parish, and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we will do our utmost in assisting and supporting you in all your noble endeavors.

 

 On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following Professional Personnel Changes:

 

MEDICAL LEAVES:

 

        Bordelon, Montez, Pre-School Facilitator, Special Services; effective April 16, 2007 through May 28, 2007.

Comeaux, Charla, Language Arts, St. Martinville Junior High; effective March 12, 2007 through May 25, 2007.

Cormier, Pam, 2nd grade, St. Martinville Primary; effective March 26, 2007 through April 20, 2007.

Watkins, Wayne, Agriculture, Cecilia Senior High; effective June 27, 2007 through November 2, 2007.

 

MATERNITY LEAVE:

 

Theriot, Cheria, 2nd grade, St. Martinville Primary; effective April 30, 2007 through May 25, 2007.

 

FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE:

 

Saucier, Laura, Assistant Principal, Cecilia Junior High; effective April 16, 2007 through June 4, 2007.

 

RESCIND REQUEST FOR A TWO SEMESTER SABBATICAL LEAVE TO A ONE SEMESTER SABBATICAL LEAVE:

 

Jenkins, Lillian, Business, St. Martinville Senior High; effective August 9, 2007 through December 21, 2007.

 

DROP/RETIREMENT PROGRAM:

 

Durio, Jimmy, Teacher/Coach, Breaux Bridge Junior High; effective May 26, 2007.

Thibodeaux, Denice, Physical Education, Cecilia Senior High; effective June 1, 2007.

 

RETIREMENTS:

 

      Alexander, Teresa, 5th grade, Breaux Bridge Elementary; effective May 26, 2007.

      Babin, Rowena, 4th grade, Parks Primary; effective June 1, 2007.

      Durand, Kathleen, English/Business, St. Martinville Senior High; effective May 26, 2007.

      Hawkins, Roy, Teacher, Juvenile Detention Center; effective June 1, 2007.

      Stevens, Jean, Art, Cecilia Senior High; effective May 26, 2007.

      Wiltz, Roger, Principal, Parks Middle; effective August 10, 2007.

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following Paraprofessional Personnel Changes:

 

MEDICAL LEAVE:

 

Costley, Dale, Plumber, Maintenance Department; effective March 21, 2007 through May 3, 2007.

 

RESIGNATION:

 

            Richard, Paul, Electrician, Maintenance; effective April 10, 2007.

 

On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Ledoux, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request for extra employment pay for Sera Centanni, Kim

Palomarez, Catherine Guidry, Kimberly Girouard, Angela Toncrey, and Kimberly LeBlanc for the Parks Primary After-Care Program for the month of March.

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Potier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the coaching stipend for girls’ softball at Breaux Bridge Senior High.

 

On the motion of Mr. Ledoux, seconded by Mr. Potier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the coaching stipend for boys’ assistant basketball at Breaux Bridge Senior High.

 

On the motion of Mr. Flegeance, seconded by Mr. Hebert, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the extra pay request for the Even Start and the Family Literacy Program.

 

On the motion of Mr. Flegeance, seconded by Mr. Potier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following Extended School Year Program (ESYP) appointments:

 

Primary Teacher                       Kevin Dugas

Elementary Teacher                 Marc Broussard

Jr/Sr. High Teacher                  Todd Angelle

APE Teacher                             Elaine Huval

Speech Therapist                     Joy Castille

Teacher Assistant (3)              Sharon Williams

                                                    Tina Frederick

                                                    Mary Filer

Bus Driver (2)                           Rebecca Guidry

                                                    Suzie Guidry

Bus Attendant (2)                    Monica Theriot

                                                    Yvonne Harrison

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request for permission to advertise for the position of Principal at Parks Middle School.

 

A motion was made by Mr. Ledoux to accept the request for a waiver of medical sabbatical requirements to return to work and to honor the previous employee’s request for sabbatical leave and do not make her pay back the School Board.  The motion died for lack of a second.

 

On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Knott, and carried, the Board approved to accept the request for a waiver of medical sabbatical requirements to return to work.

 

FOR:    Mr. Knott, Mr. Flegeance, Mrs. Latiolais, Mr. Potier, Ms. Babin, and Mr. Blanchard

OPPOSED:      Mr. Fuselier, Mr. Hebert, Mr. Ledoux, and Mr. Stelly

 

On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Flegeance, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request from the employee for a twelve (12) week unpaid leave.

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mrs. Latiolais, and unanimously carried, the Board adjourned.

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SECRETARY                                                 PRESIDENT