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Board Notes Lafayette Parish Regular School Board Meeting
November 16, 2005 Board Receives Recognition from SACS
The Lafayette Parish School Board received an award from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. The award honors the district for achieving districtwide accreditation in the 2004-2005 academic year. LPSS was the sixth district in the nation to achieve this recognition. Diane Garbo, state director of SACS/CASI, made the presentation.
Board Recognizes Homeless Program
The Board recognized the Homeless Children and Youth Education Program for receiving the Outstanding Media Presentation award from the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth at its 17th national conference. The CD project, “Homelessness Must Surely End,” uses music to explain how it must feel to be homeless and dependent on others for housing, food, school needs and clothing.
Board Recognizes Schools for Achievements in Accountability
The Board recognized 21 schools for their 2004-2005 School Performance Scores. Nineteen, or 50%, of the district schools are eligible for rewards; 3 of 5 high schools are eligible for rewards. In addition, four LPSS schools have achieved a Four Star Performance Label. Two of them are eligible for rewards - Lafayette High and Milton Elementary; the other two have an SPS higher than 120 - Broadmoor Elementary and Woodvale Elementary.
Board Approves Resolutions for LSBA
The Board approved five resolutions to be forwarded to the Louisiana School Boards Association to sponsor legislation. The resolutions focused on textbook adoptions and allocations; teacher tuition exemption program; early childhood education for all students; discipline; and extended day/year learning program.
Board Takes Action on Bus Driver Mileage
The Board requested that the superintendent defer the collection of payment from bus drivers for excess operational expenses. The Board asked the superintendent to come back at the first meeting in January (1-4-06) with a recommendation of an appropriate date for the recovery of these funds. In addition, the Board is giving the Transportation Department 30 days to bring contract drivers’ mileage as close as possible to their previous miles. Transportation will report on progress to the Board in December and at the second meeting of every month until the project is completed.
In other action, the Board:
- approved corrections on the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of 11/2/05;
- ratified bills for September, 2005;
- received a Curriculum Update that presented the CD of the Homeless Education Program’s award winning project, “Homelessness Must Surely End;”
- received information on the low bid submitted by Vaughn Roofing, Inc. in the amount of $166,800 for the boys gymnasium roof replacement for Comeaux High School;
- received information on the low bid submitted by Hahn Enterprises, Inc. in the amount of $59,616 for the gymnasium bleacher replacement for Carencro Middle School;
- discussed the position of Title I Supervisor;
- discussed required reading for elementary students;
- approved personnel changes;
- approved revisions to Policy File: GBA - Professional Personnel Compensation Guides and Contracts.
Your Board Members are:
John Earl Guidry, Dist. 1, President; Edward Sam, Dist. 4, Vice President; Carl LaCombe, Dist. 2; Rickey Hardy, Dist. 3; Michael Hefner, Dist. 5; Beverly Wilson, Dist. 6; David Thibodaux, Dist. 7; Judy Cox, Dist. 8; Kay Gibson, Dist. 9. Your superintendent is James H. Easton, Ed.D.
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