Central Community Schools

Special School Board Meeting

05/26/2022 04:00 PM

Central Administrative Office

10510 Joor Road, Suite 300

Central, LA 70818

MEETING MINUTES

Attendees

Dr. James Gardner, President

Dr. Keith Holmes, Vice President

Roxanne Atkinson, Board Member

Dr. G. David Walker, Board Member

Kimberly Powers, Board Member

Ruby Foil, Board Member

1.        Call to Order

Chairman James Gardner called to order the Special School Board Meeting of the Central Community School Board on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at the Central Administrative Office at 4:00 P.M.

2.        Prayer

Prayer led by Dr. Gardner

3.        Pledge

4.        Roll Call

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

5.        To consider approval of a new Administrative position in the Discipline Center and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Holmes to approve a new Administrative position in the Discipline Center. Ms. Foil Abstained. There being no objections, the motion passed.

6.        To consider approval of a new teaching position in the Discipline Center and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Dr. Holmes and seconded by Ms. Powers to approve a new teaching position in the Discipline Center. Ms. Foil Abstained. There being no objections, the motion passed.

7.        To consider approval of an additional temporary Facilities Coordinator position and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Walker to approve an additional temporary Facilities Coordinator position. There being no objections, the motion passed.

8.        To consider approval of funding for the following new positions and take appropriate action:

A motion was made by Dr. Holmes and seconded by Ms. Powers to approve the funding for the new Discipline Center Administrator position, the new Discipline Center Teacher position, and the additional, temporary Facilities Coordinator position. There being no objections, the motion passed.

a.        Discipline Center Administrator

b.       Discipline Center Teacher

c.        Additional temporary Facilities Coordinator

9.        To consider approval of a Lease for a Discipline Center and the construction costs and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Ms. Powers and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to approve a Lease and the construction costs for a Discipline Center for $2,000 a month for two (2) years with the option for two (2) additional years at the same rate. There being no objections, the motion passed.

10.     To consider Change Orders for the Central Office Construction project and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)

A motion was made by Dr. Walker and seconded by Ms. Atkinson to grant the superintendent permission to approve Change Orders not to exceed $125,000 for the Central Office Construction project. There being no objections, the motion passed.

11.     Announcements

a.        Annual crawfish boil for faculty and staff will be held Friday, May 27th

b.       Next Regular School Board Meeting will be held on Monday, June 20th

c.        Committee Meetings will be held on Wednesday, June 22^nd

12.     Adjourn

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