Central Community Schools
Meeting Minutes
School Board Meeting
01/11/2021 06:00 PM
Administrative Offices Meeting Room
10510 Joor Road, Suite 300
Central, LA 70818
Voting Members
Roxanne Atkinson, President
Dr. G. David Walker, Vice President
Sharon Browning, Board Member
Willard Easley, Board Member
Ruby Foil, Board Member
Dr. Keith Holmes, Board Member
1. Call to Order
Chairperson Roxanne Atkinson called to order the Regular School Board Meeting of the Central Community School Board on Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Central Administrative Office at 6:00 P.M.
2. Prayer
Prayer led by Mr. Jeremy O'Banion
3. Pledge
4. Roll Call
Tracy Barnes conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Roxanne Atkinson, Sharon Browning, Willard Easley, Ruby Foil, Keith Holmes and David Walker. James Gardner was absent. A quorum was present.
5. To consider approval of the minutes from the Public Hearing held on Monday, December 14, 2020 and take appropriate action.
A motion was made by Mr. Easley and seconded by Dr. Holmes to approve the minutes from the Public Hearing held on Monday, December 14, 2020. There being no objections, the motion passed.
6. To consider approval of the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, December 14, 2020 and take appropriate action.
A motion was made by M. Foil and seconded by Ms. Browning to approve the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, December 14, 2020. There being no objections, the motion passed.
7. To receive the Superintendent's report on personnel. (Dr. Fountain)
Board Members received a report of two (2) Resignations. This was a report only and required no action.
Board Members received a report of six (6) Appointments. This was a report only and required no action.
Board Members received a report of one (1) Reassignment. This was a report only and required no action.
8. To consider adoption of a Resolution relative to the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)
A motion was made by Dr. Walker and seconded by Dr. Holmes to adopt a resolution relative to the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire.
A roll call vote was taken for the board to adopt a resolution relative to the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire and is listed as follows:
For: Atkinson, Browning, Easley, Foil, Holmes, Walker
Against: None
Absent: Gardner
Abstain: None
There being six (6) votes "For", zero (0) votes "Against", one (1) vote "Absent", and zero (0) votes "Abstain", the motion passed.
9. To have discussion on Revised Policy F-10.4c - Emergency Paid Sick Leave (Covid-19 Pandemic) and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)
A motion was made by Dr. Holmes and seconded by Ms. Browning to approve the board to temporarily suspend the policy adoption procedures to allow the 1st Reading of Revised Policy F-10.4c - Emergency Paid Sick Leave (Covid-19 Pandemic) to be adopted by the board during this board meeting.
A roll call vote was taken for the board to temporarily suspend the policy adoption procedures to allow the 1st Reading of Revised Policy F-10.4c - Emergency Paid Sick Leave (Covid-19 Pandemic) to be adopted by the board during this board meeting and is listed as follows:
For: Atkinson, Browning, Easley, Foil, Holmes, Walker
Against: None
Absent: Gardner
Abstain: None
There being six (6) votes "For", zero (0) votes "Against", one (1) vote "Absent", and zero (0) votes "Abstain", the motion passed.
A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Ms Foil to approve the adoption of Revised Policy F-10.4c - Emergency Paid Sick Leave (Covid-19 Pandemic) as presented with changes. There being no objections, the motion passed.
10. To receive an update on the CMAR selection process and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)
A motion was made by Dr. Walker and seconded by Dr. Holmes to approve The Lemoine Company as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the Central High School renovation project. There being no objections, the motion passed
11. Election of Officers for the 2021 Year
Nominations for School Board President
A nomination was made by Ms. Browning to nominate Dr. James Gardner as the School Board President for the 2021 year. The board unanimously voted for Dr. James Gardner for the School Board President for the 2021 year.
Nominations for School Board Vice President
A nomination was made by Ms. Foil to nominate Dr. Keith Holmes as the School Board Vice President for the 2021 year. The board unanimously voted for Dr. Keith Holmes as the School Board Vice President for the 2021 year.
12. Superintendent's Report
We will begin Quarterly Meetings next week. These Quarterly Meetings provide us the opportunity to visit each school site and dig into the data and gain greater insight into how they are progressing toward their yearly goals. Schools will be closed next Monday, January 18th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Report cards were sent home last week. I wanted to provide an update on our virtual enrollment for the second semester. As you may recall, in August we had approximately 850 students in virtual (600 in grades k-8 and 250 in high school). In October, we allowed our k-8 students to return to in-person instruction if they chose. About half of those 600 students chose to return to the classroom. As of today, we now have a total of 344 students in virtual (representing 7% of our population) - this includes 234 in grades k-8 and 155 in high school. We have a substitute training on Tuesday, January 19th. Any questions can be directed to Mr. Jeremy O'Banion. We sent out two calendar options to faculty and staff last week. We plan to present the results at our next committee meeting on Wednesday, January 27th. As I mentioned last month, we will present our grades 6-12 Wildcat Scholars Program. This initiative will challenge and develop the highest academic achievers in our school system. We hope to pave a pathway to create more National Merit Scholars, AP Capstone recipients, & Gold STEM Seal diploma endorsements.
13. Announcements
a. Committee Meetings - Wednesday, January 27th
b. Next Regular School Board Meeting - Monday, February 8th
14. Adjourn