PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 22, 2010

 

June 17, 2010

                                                                             

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special Meeting of the Parish School Board of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, has been ordered and will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at five o’clock p.m. (5:00 p.m.), local Daylight saving time, at the East Feliciana Parish School Board Central Office located at 12732 Silliman Street, Town of Clinton, Louisiana, for the following purposes, to-wit:

 

 1.        Call to Order.

 

 2.        Approval of the agenda

 

 3.        Announcement of Federal Court decision concerning consolidation of Middle and High Schools as it pertains to desegregation

 

 4.        Announce location of July 6, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting in Slaughter, LA

 

 5.        Adoption of East Feliciana Parish School Board - Summary of 2010 and 2011 Operating Budgets as published on June 9, 2010, in Official Journal “The Watchman” for Budget Hearing on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010, at 4:30 P.M.

 

This is a very important meeting and all members are urged to attend.

 

BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

                                /s/                                    

DOUGLAS BEAUCHAMP, JR., SUPERINTENDENT

EAST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

 

            There were present: School Board Members Mitchell Harrell, Richard Terrell, Oliver Wingfield, Leon “Sonny” Franklin, J. Curtis Jelks, Michael Bradford, Anthony “Tony” Rouchon  and Willie M. Jackson.  Board Members absent: Elizabeth “Beth” Dawson, Clay Barksdale, Henry C. Howell, IV and Matthew Peterson.  Other Attendees: Douglas Beauchamp, Jr., Superintendent, Irma Lee Bendily, Administrative Assistant, Janice Betrece, Accountant III, Tommy J. LeJeune, C.P.A. and Katherine Lockhart, C.P.A. Members of Faulk & Winkler LLC, Certified Public Accountants.

 

            The Parish School Board of the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, was duly convened as the governing authority of said Parish for school purposes by Board President Jelks, who announced the purposes of said meeting in accordance with the aforesaid written notice thereof.  Board President Jelks stated the Board was ready for transaction of business.

 

Item 2. Motion by Vice-President Bradford, seconded by Mr. A. Rouchon, to approve the agenda as set forth above.

 

            Board President Jelks then asked for any public comment before a vote is taken on this motion.  Receiving none, Board President Jelks proceeded with the vote.  All yeas.  The motion carried.  Absent and not voting: Board Members Dawson, Barksdale, Howell and Peterson.

 

Item 3. Board President Jelks turned the floor over to Superintendent Beauchamp.

 

            Superintendent Beauchamp related to Board Members present that in the past week we have had rulings by Federal Judge James Brady on approval of the motion of the Slaughter Community Charter School and of the Consolidated Middle and High Schools and approved in both areas (copies of which are attached hereto for reference).  He noted first was the Consolidation and then a few days later the motion on the Charter School was approved and came out this past Friday.

 

            Board President Jelks asked Superintendent Beauchamp for an update on the Consolidation.

 

            Board Member Mitchell Harrell asked Superintendent Beauchamp for an update on both the Consolidation and the Charter School.

 

            Superintendent Beauchamp related on the Consolidation issue, of all the Administrators, Supervisors and Coordinators up here have begun their check lists for their Departments on what they have to do not only for Consolidation but for getting schools ready.  Mr. Bell is well on his way to moving some of the equipment from the various schools.  The workers are still working at Jackson Complex to tear out all the carpet and putting in the tile, which is going very well.  The last time I talked to Mr. Bell they were about a day or so ahead of schedule and they are working very hard and very quickly.  So it is amazing to see how quickly they are going, which is going well and as soon as that done, we can start moving things into the classrooms.  We are in the process of notifying different Agencies, State Department of Education and other agencies like the Louisiana High School Athletic Association about the changes and that is going very well.  We are taking calls, and at your station you have a memorandum that I sent out a few months ago, I just gave it to you again to just let you know as far as color choices for the Uniforms.  In case you get any calls, this is the same thing that we put out and sent out to the public and the parents a couple of months ago.  It is going to be on our web site if it is not already.  He noted F.S. Williams Store, Feliciana Fashions and Curry Pharmacy/Ben Franklin are ordering the uniform shirts and we are trying to advertise and keep the business in the Parish.  The Scheduling for the High Schools has already begun.  Mrs. Peterson at Jackson has begun preparing two (2) schedules ahead of time, depending upon which way the decision went.  She is coming back from vacation Sunday or Monday and she and Ms. Gaines from Clinton High would be able to get together and probably in a week finish the student schedules.  That is about all with Consolidation.

 

            Board Member Franklin questioned on the coloring, is Slaughter not included in this?

 

            Superintendent Beauchamp related Slaughter retained their same ones, the reason Jackson and Clinton are changing theirs is they chose to go with the High Schools and Middle Schools rather than have their own separate colors and mascot.

 

            Board President Jelks then asked for any public comment from the audience.  After some discussion by audience members, along with responses by Board President Jelks and Superintendent Beauchamp, Board President Jelks proceeded with the agenda.

 

Item 4. Board President Jelks related the location of the Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting in Slaughter will be at the Slaughter Town Hall commencing at 5:00 P.M.

 

            Board President Jelks then asked for any public comment from the audience.  After some discussion by audience members, along with responses by Board President Jelks and Superintendent Beauchamp, Board President Jelks proceeded with the agenda.

 

Item 5. Motion by Mr. A. Rouchon, seconded by Mr. Franklin, to adopt the  East Feliciana Parish School Board - Summary of 2010 and 2011 Operating Budgets as published on June 9, 2010, in Official Journal “The Watchman” for Budget Hearing on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010, at 4:30 P.M., with noted adjustments (a copy of which is at the Board table and made a part hereof for reference).

 

            Board President Jelks then asked for any public comment before a vote is taken on this motion.  Receiving none, Board President Jelks proceeded with the vote, as follows:

 

                        Yeas:                                       Harrell, Wingfield, Franklin, Jelks, A. Rouchon, W. Jackson

                        Opposed:                                 Terrell and Bradford

                        Abstained from voting:            None

                        Absent and not voting: Dawson, Barksdale, Howell and Peterson

 

Board President Jelks announced by a vote of 6 to 2, with 4 absent and not voting, the motion passed.

 

            There being no further business to come before the Board, a motion for adjournment by Mr. Franklin, seconded by Mr. Wingfield, prevailed until the next regular meeting unless called into special session by the President.

 

CURTIS JELKS, PRESIDENT

DOUGLAS BEAUCHAMP, JR., SECRETARY-TREASURER