ST. MARTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA

MINUTES

 

            The St. Martin Parish School Board convened on this day at 5:00 P.M. at the Administrative Office with the following members present:  Messrs. Russel C. Foti, President, Steve Fuselier, Jimmy Durio, Mike Clay, Richard Potier, Frederic Stelly, Floyd Knott, Mark Hebert, Mrs. Wanda B. Vital, and Ms. Edna M. Johnson.  

            ABSENT:          None

 

            The meeting was called to order by Russel C. Foti, President.  Mr. Allen Blanchard, Jr., Interim Superintendent, opened the meeting with a prayer and the pledge of allegiance. 

 

            The following Science teachers were recognized as the January Employees of the Month sponsored by Southern Scripts:

Nicole Airheart, St. Martinville Primary

Brandy Jolivette, St. Martinville Junior High

Beasia Wilson, Cecilia Junior High

Steven Knight, Cecilia High School

Christina Riley, Breaux Bridge High School

 

On the motion of Mrs. Vital, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and carried, the following items were added to the agenda:

a)     Consider and/or recommend action with regard to bus driver substitute pay for the buddy system

b)     Consider and/or recommend action with regard to authorizing the superintendent to initiate the buddy system for athletic events until the policy is reviewed

 

ABSTAINED:                Mr. Hebert

 

ABSENT:          Mr. Potier

 

On the motion of Mrs. Vital, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following consent agenda item:

 

a)     Minutes of the following meetings:

1)     Finance Committee Meeting of January 9, 2019

2)     Regular Meeting of January 9, 2019

b)     Request for waiver of sales tax penalties

c)     Request for permission to call for bids on tires

d)     Request for permission to call for bids on the following:

1)     Milk & Related Products

2)     SN Paper & Chemicals

3)     SN Small Equipment & Supplies

e)     Recommendation of administration for acceptance of bids on three Health Center Buses to Ross Bus & Equipment Sales Inc. in the amount of $191,961.00

f)       Act of Use agreement between the St. Martin Parish School Board and the SMILE Community Action Agency for the use of the brick building on the corner of Bridge Street and Courville Street

g)     Leasing the old Tiny Tot Park to the City of St. Martinville for use as a Veterans Memorial Park

h)     Request for an extension of the Teche Elementary After-Care (Full-Day) Summer Program

i)       Policy revisions for inclusion in the St. Martin Parish School Board Policy Manual:

1)     GAEAA, Sexual Harassment Policy Update, Act 270

2)     GBC, Personnel Recruitment and Student Assignment

3)     GBD, Employment of Personnel

4)     GBDA, Employment of Retired Personnel

5)     GBRIC, Sick Leave Maternity and Adoptive Leave

6)     JBCC, Student Assignment 2019

j)       Renewal of Memorandum of Understandings between the Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Public Health and St. Martin Parish School Board to provide the following: 

1)     Closed Point of Dispensing (POD) Site

2)     Open Point of Dispensing (POD) Site

k)     Request for extra employment pay for Tina Prejean, Kayla Webb, Kimberly Bourque, and Monique Arceneaux for Breaux Bridge Elementary’s After-Care Program for the month of December, 2018

l)       Request for extra employment pay for Corita Andrus, Ashley Breaux, Brooke Champagne, Brenda Davis, Ashley Melancon, Grace Sloane, and Valerie Theriez for Cecilia Primary’s After-Care Program for the months of December, 2018 and January, 2019

m)    Request for extra employment pay for Kate Gary, Regina Smart, Trisha Chauvin, and Cherie Foti for Parks Primary’s After-Care Program for the month of December, 2018

n)     Request for extra employment pay for Angela Watson, Cedric Theyard, Lisa Alexander, Catherine Wesley, Cora Clement, Latonia Cretian, and Hannah Bergeron for Teche Elementary’s After-Care Program for the month of December, 2018

o)     Payment for Breaux Bridge Senior High’s Soccer Coach

 

ABSENT:          None

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following Finance Committee recommendations:

 

a)     Stephensville Elementary’s Flood Insurance Renewal Premium

b)     Authorizing Angelle Architects to advertise for St. Martinville Primary New Library project.  The Project is being funded by 2016 Bond Construction Funds.

c)     Authorizing A&E to proceed through Design Development for CP New Multipurpose Building and confirm scope of project and confirmation of budget

d)     Awarding substantial completion for BBJH Campus Renovations Phase 2

 

On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board approved the proposed 2019-2020 School Calendar for St. Martin Parish Schools.

 

            On the motion of Mr. Fuselier, seconded by Mr. Stelly, and unanimously carried, the Board approved bus driver substitute pay for the buddy system and authorized the superintendent to initiate the buddy system for athletic events until the policy is reviewed.

 

            The Board Member’s request for Homeland Security to demo metal detectors/cameras at St. Martinville Jr. High died for lack of a motion.

 

            Mrs. Vital discussed signs at schools for visitors.  A policy will be presented at the March meeting.

 

            On the motion of Mr. Hebert, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board went into Executive Session.

 

            On the motion of Mr. Potier, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the

 

Board came out of Executive Session.

 

            A motion was made by Mr. Potier and seconded by Mrs. Vital to allow the student discussed in Executive Session to return to his/her regular school setting.

 

            A substitute motion was made by Mr. Knott and seconded by Ms. Johnson to follow the recommendation of the administration.  The substitute motion carried, as follows:

 

FOR:    Mr. Fuselier, Ms. Johnson, Mr. Durio, Mr. Foti, Mr. Clay, Mr. Stelly, Mr. Knott, and Mr. Hebert

 

            OPPOSED:       Mr. Potier and Mrs. Vital

 

            No action was necessary for the following items discussed in Executive Session:

 

a)     Pending litigation, Thomas v. St. Martin Parish School Board, Civil Action No. 11314 (W.D.La.)

b)     Litigation entitled “Sharay Narcisse et al vs. St. Martin Parish School Board, Docket No. 85398, 16th JDC, Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana”

c)     Proposed settlement in the matter entitled “Sarah Goodie vs. St. Martin Parish School Board, District 09 of the Office of Workers’ Compensation, State of Louisiana”

d)     Salary Audit

 

On the motion of Mr. Stelly, seconded by Mr. Fuselier, and unanimously carried, the Board adjourned.

           

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SECRETARY                                                                      PRESIDENT