Central Community Schools
School Board Meeting
11/14/2022 06:00 PM
Central Administrative Office
10510 Joor Road, Suite 300
Central, LA 70818
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees
Voting Members
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
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, November 14, 2022 at the Central Administrative Office at 6:00 P.M.
2. Prayer
Prayer led by Ron Erickson
3. Pledge
4. Roll Call
Tracy Barnes conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Roxanne Atkinson, Sharon Browning, Ruby Foil, James Gardner, Keith Holmes, Kimberly Powers and David Walker. A quorum was present.
5. To consider approval of the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, October 10, 2022 and take appropriate action.
A motion was made by Dr. Holmes and seconded by Ms. Browning to approve the minutes from the Regular School Board Meeting held on Monday, October 10, 2022. There being no objections, the motion passed.
6. To receive the Superintendent's report on personnel (Dr. Fountain)
Board members received a report of one (1) Retirement. This was a report only and required no action.
Board members received a report of five (5) Resignations. This was a report only and required no action.
Board members received a report of three (3) 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.
7. To receive a report from the Finance Committee Meeting held on Monday, October 24, 2022 and take appropriate action regarding the following:
a. 2023 Employee Benefits Plans
The committee recommended approval of the 2023 Employee Benefits Plans 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.
b. Contract with Kelly Services
This item was deferred to allow the staff time to gather more information. No action was taken on this agenda item.
c. 2022-2023 Revised General Fund Budget
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Revised General Fund Budget as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Walker to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.
d. 2022-2023 Original Debt Service Budget
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Original Debt Service Budget 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.
e. 2022-2023 Original Capital Projects Budget
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Original Capital Projects Budget as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Ms. Foil to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.
f. 2022-2023 Original Child Nutrition Budget
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Original Child Nutrition Budget 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.
g. 2022-2023 Original Federal Grants
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Original Federal Grants as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Walker to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.
h. 2022-2023 Original State Grants
The committee recommended approval of the 2022-2023 Original State Grants as presented by the staff. A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Ms. Foil to approve the committee's recommendation. There being no objections, the motion passed.
8. To consider adopting 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 regarding the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire.
A roll call vote was taken for the board to adopt a resolution regarding the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire and is listed as follows:
For: Atkinson, Browning, Foil, Gardner, Holmes, Powers, Walker
Against: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
There being seven (7) votes "For", zero (0) votes "Against", zero (0) votes "Absent", and zero (0) votes "Abstain", the motion passed.
9. To consider adopting a Resolution giving the superintendent the authority to execute the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Office of Facility Planning and Control (FPC) for the Central Community Multi-Use Activity Center and all matters pertaining to this project, including certifying requests for State Disbursements and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)
A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Dr. Holmes to adopt a Resolution giving the superintendent the authority to execute the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Office of Facility Planning and Control (FPC) for the Central Community Multi-Use Activity Center and all matters pertaining to this project, including certifying requests for State Disbursements.
A roll call vote was taken for the board to adopt a resolution giving the superintendent the authority to execute the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Office of Facility Planning and Control (FPC) for the Central Community Multi-Use Activity Center and all matters pertaining to this project, including certifying requests for State Disbursements and is listed as follows:
For: Atkinson, Browning, Foil, Gardner, Holmes, Powers, Walker
Against: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
There being seven (7) votes "For", zero (0) votes "Against", zero (0) votes "Absent", and zero (0) votes "Abstain", the motion passed.
10. To consider approval of Change Orders for the Central Office Construction Project and take appropriate action. (Dr. Fountain)
A motion was made by Ms. Atkinson and seconded by Ms. Browning to approve two (2) Change Orders in the amount of $18,129.00 on items dealing with electrical and increasing security for the Central Office Construction project as presented by the staff. There being no objections, the motion passed.
11. Superintendent's Report
Progress Reports for the second nine weeks will go home this Thursday, November 17th. All schools and offices are closed next week, November 21st – 25th for Thanksgiving. We are excited that Neighbors Federal Credit Union is going to open a branch at Central High School. The branch will not take up a classroom space. We are going to put it at the end of South-3 next to the new Commons area. This will be accessible to our community and will provide a student internship position. Two of our schools held Veterans Day programs last week – Tanglewood Elementary and Central Middle School. These were great events attended by community members where our students were able to honor our veterans and the sacrifice that so many made. These programs are important for our students as they learn more about those who have served to defend our country. Central High School is having college and career day for juniors and seniors on Thursday, December 8th. This will be one of the first events in our new gymnasium. We would like to thank the Central Chamber for partnering with us for this event. As you are likely aware, Senator White secured $500,000 for the construction of a special needs playground in Central. We have been working through various designs over the last several months. As in most things construction-related, the cost of playground equipment has risen substantially over the last year. We traditionally hold one Committee Meeting for November and December due to the holidays. Our next Committee Meetings will be on Monday, December 5th. Our December board meeting will be held at Central High School in conjunction with our CHS Grand Opening on December 12th. We have a very special night planned for our community. Our theme is “Wildcat Wonderland.” The Grand Opening event will occur from 5:30 – 6:30 pm and our board meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the new Commons Area. We have commemorative items and special treats from our culinary program that will be located throughout the building.
12. Announcements
The Elf Run and Pancake Cookoff will be held on Saturday, November 19th
The Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Friday, December 2nd
The Central Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, December 3rd
a. November and December Committee Meetings will be held on Monday, December 5th
b. The next School Board Meeting will be held at Central High School on Monday, December 12th
13. Adjourn
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.