Central Community Schools

Meeting Minutes

Printed : 10/12/2021 3:16 PM CT

 

School Board Meeting

09/13/2021 06:00 PM

Tanglewood Elementary School

9352 Rustling Oaks Avenue

Central, LA  70818

 

Voting Members

Dr. James Gardner, President

Dr. Keith Holmes, Vice President

Roxanne Atkinson, Board Member

Dr. G. David Walker, Board Member

Phillip Graham, Board Member

Ruby Foil, Board Member

Sharon Browning, Board Member

 

1.        Call to Order

Chairman James Gardner called to order the Regular School Board Meeting of the Central Community School Board on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Tanglewood Elementary School at 6:00 P.M.

2.        Prayer

Prayer led by TES student Levi Fuller.

3.        Pledge

Pledge led by TES student Jolie Breeden.

TES student Skylar Kessler introduced a TES video.

4.        Roll Call

Tracy Barnes conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Roxanne Atkinson, Sharon Browning, Ruby Foil, James Gardner, Phil Graham, Keith Holmes and David Walker. A quorum was present.

5.        To consider approval of the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, August 9,  2021 and take appropriate action.

A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, August 9, 2021. There being no objections, the motion passed.

6.        To consider the Superintendent's recommendation for administrative, instructional and support staff positions and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the retirement of Ms. Kayren Meyers - School Clerk (10-Months), Central Middle School, effective August 19, 2021. There being no objections, the motion passed.

Board Members received a report of four (4) Resignations. This was a report only and required no action.

Board Members received a report of eleven (11) Appointments. This was a report only and required no action.

Board Members received a report of five (5) Reassignments. This was a report only and required no action.

7.        To receive a report from the Facilities/Equipment Committee Meeting held on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 and take appropriate action regarding the following:

a.        Partnership with the Central Athletic Foundation to upgrade Athletic Facilities

Committee members discussed partnership with the Central Athletic Foundation to upgrade athletic facilities. This was a report only and required no action.

b.       Update on current projects at Bellingrath Hills Elementary School, Tanglewood Elementary School and Central High School

Committee members received an update on current projects at Bellingrath Hills Elementary School, Tanglewood Elementary School and Central High School. This was a report only and required no action.

8.        To receive a report from the Human Resources/Policies Committee Meeting held on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 and take appropriate action regarding the following:

a.        2nd Reading of the following proposed New and Revised policies:

The committee recommended approval of the 2nd Reading of the proposed new and revised policies of the Central Community School System Policy Manual. A motion was made by Ms. Foil and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

1.        Policy F-9.4a - Protection of Criminal Background Information (New Policy and Procedure)

2.        Policy H-3.3 - Student Conduct (Revised Policy)

3.        Policy H-3.3b - Student Alcohol and Drug Use (Revised Policy)

4.        Policy H-3.3c - Dangerous Weapons (Revised Policy)

5.        Policy H-3.5 - Discipline (Revised Policy)

6.        Policy H-3.5b - Suspension (Revised Policy)

7.        Policy H-3.5c - Expulsion (Revised Policy)

b.       Proposed Employee Handbook/Student Handbook amendments from a community member.

Committee members received proposed amendments to the Employee Handbook/Student Handbook from Ms. Kim Powers. Members of the community were given an opportunity to speak about the proposed amendments. This was a report only and required no action.

9.        To consider approval of a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Central Athletic Foundation and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Dr. Walker and seconded by Dr. Holmes to approve a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Central Athletic Foundation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

10.     To consider approval of two Out-of-State Field Trip Requests and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Mr. Graham and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve two (2) Out-of-State Field Trip requests from Central Middle School. There being no objections, the motion passed.

11.     Superintendent's Report

Progress Reports will go home this Thursday, September 16th. We have a teacher only day on Monday, September 20th. We began our LSU Mentor Cohort in August. These teachers are trained to host student teachers and receive a Mentor Certification through the Louisiana Department of Education. This is one of our partnerships with LSU. The school system came through Hurricane Ida with no major damage. We did have some tree and limb issues , but have been working through those. Thanks to David M. for his work with the cleanup and making sure Wildcat Stadium was ready for our game on Friday night. We held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tanglewood addition this afternoon. We hope construction begins next week with a July, 2022 projected completion date. We are beginning Phase 2 Central High School renovations this week. Renovations will primarily focus on the North wing of the school between now and Thanksgiving. I wanted to provide an update on the Central Office Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR). We put out the Request for Qualifications on September 3rd. The deadline for submission of Statement of Qualifications will be no later than 2:00 pm on Monday, October 4th. We hope to complete selection of the CMAR by the end of October. Our next Committee meetings will be held on Wednesday, September 29th. Mrs. Davis is about to retire. Her last day in the office will be next Friday. She has meant a lot to me. We have been a great team. We have worked very well together. She has done so much for the school system since she has been here since 2007. She will be irreplaceable. I want her to go off and have a great retirement because that's what it's all about.

12.     Announcements

a.        Committee Meetings - Wednesday, September 29th

b.       Next Regular School Board Meeting will be held on Monday, October 11th

13.     Adjourn

A motion was made Dr. Walker and seconded by Ms. Browning to adjourn the meeting. There being no objections the meeting was adjourned.