2021-11-08

Board Vice President, Keith Holmes, called to order the Regular School Board Meeting of the Central Community School Board on Monday, November 8, 2021 at the Central Administrative Office, at 5:15 P.M.

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

5. To consider approval of the minutes from the Public Hearing held on Monday, October 11, 2021 and take appropriate action.

A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the minutes from the Public Hearing held on Monday, October 11, 2021. There being no objections, the motion passed.

6. To consider approval of the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, October 11, 2021 and take appropriate action.

A motion was made by Mr. Graham and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, October 11, 2021. There being no objections, the motion passed.

7. To consider approval of the minutes from the Special School Board Meeting held on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 and take appropriate action.

A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Mr. Graham to approve the minutes from the Special School Board Meeting held on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. There being no objections, the motion passed.

8. To consider approval of the minutes from the Special School Board Meeting held on Monday, October 25, 2021 and take appropriate action.

A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Ms. Browning to approve the minutes from the Special School Board Meeting held on Monday, October 25, 2021. There being no objections, the motion passed.

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

A motion was made by Mr. Graham and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the retirement of Ms. Donna Causey, School Clerk (10-month), Central Middle School, effective November 8, 2021. There being no objections, the motion passed.

Board Members received a report of one (1) Appointment. This was a report only and required no action.

10. To receive a report from the Human Resources/Policies Committee Meeting held on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 and take appropriate action regarding the following:

The committee recommended approval of the 2nd Reading of new and revised policies. A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

The committee recommended approval of an additional Management Secretary position at the Central Office as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Mr. Graham to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

The committee recommended approval of the revised job descriptions for the Instructional Coach position as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

The committee recommended approval of the revised job description for the Assistant Principal position as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Browning and seconded by Dr. Walker to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

11. To receive a report from the Finance Committee Meeting held on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 and take appropriate action regarding the following:

The committee received a presentation from Eric with Gallagher Insurance relative to the 2022 Employee Benefits Renewal Plans. This was a report only and required no action.
The committee recommended approval of the Renewal for the 2022 Employee Health Benefits as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Holmes to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

The committee received information regarding an agreement and an offer made for the purchase of the sewer servitude on the old Central Middle School Property and sent this item to the board without a committee recommendation to allow the staff time to seek more information.

The superintendent received a response regarding the committee’s question as to why the Parish is paying the school district 80% shown on the Summary of Just Compensation document.

It was explained that the Parish is only acquiring a servitude and not full title, so the Parish is purchasing 80% of the rights and the School Board retains 20% of the rights.

A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Holmes to approve the agreement and offer made for the purchase of the sewer servitude on the old Central Middle School Property. There being no objections, the motion passed.

The committee recommended approval of the funding for an additional Management Secretary position at the Central Office, paid with ESSER funds, as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Ms. Browning to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

The committee recommended approval of the funding for the additional 1 or 2 months for the Instructional Coach position, paid with Title I and Title II funds, as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Holmes to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.

12. To receive a report from the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 and take appropriate action.

Mr. Mike Hefner gave a presentation regarding the reapportionment of election district boundaries for the Central Community School System. This was a report only and required no action.

13. To consider a Resolution relative to the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Ms. Browning 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:

There being six (6) votes "For", zero (0) votes "Against", one (1) vote "Absent", and zero (0) votes "Abstain", the motion passed.

On Monday, November 1st (teacher-only day), we held a training for all certificated personnel on the new National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) rubric which we will be transitioning to in the 2022-2023 school year. This transition will allow administrators to be more specific in their feedback to teachers regarding instruction and student outcomes. Our Career Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator, Lindsey LeBlanc, spearheaded our college and career readiness fair this morning for juniors and seniors. We had over 25 businesses and industries represented and over 20 technical programs, colleges, and universities represented. This afternoon, our 7th and 8th graders attended a high school pathways fair. During this event, CHS students presented hands-on activities showing our middle school students the course offerings within the CTE Pathways. Both events were wonderful. CMS will hold its Veterans Day Program this Friday at 8:00 am in the gym. This is a great way to teach our students about the importance of our Veterans and give our CMS students the opportunity to honor their relatives that are veterans. Of course, we held this board meeting at 5:15 pm (instead of our normal 6pm time) so that I (and other board members) can attend the Republican Women of Central's Veterans Day Program in the cafeteria at Central Intermediate School. The reception begins at 6pm and the program begins at 6:30 pm. Tony Perkins will be the speaker. Thanksgiving holidays will be Monday, November 22 - Friday, November 26. Students and teachers will return on Monday, November 29.

Athletic Updates - Volleyball played southside in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday. They lost the final game of the best of 5 match. They had an outstanding season and we are very proud of Coach Lebouef and the Wildcat Volleyball team. Football concluded the regular season last week with a tight 13-12 victory over Live Oak. Final Power Ratings were released on Saturday and we are the 6th highest team in 5A. We will host Denham Springs in the first round of the playoffs this Friday night. Should be a huge crowd Friday night.

Facilities Updates - CHS: The expected completion of the north wing is November 15th. Renovations will then shift to the library and the Career Technical Education (CTE) areas. Then north wing will be open for students and staff after the Thanksgiving break. The north wing will look very different than before the renovations. TES: We had the change order regarding dirt work on the TES project. That has been completed and we are moving forward. Central Office: Cangelosi-Ward (our CMAR for the project) are working with Grace Hebert Curtis Architects on the pre-construction phase of the Central Office/Parking Lot/Wildcat Stadium project. We saw a rendering of the promenade entrance to the stadium and it is going to be fantastic. The 30-foot wide promenade will provide a beautiful space outside of Wildcat Stadium for school and community events. Our next Committee Meetings will be held on Wednesday, December 8th.

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