Parish of Cameron
May 8, 2006
The Committee met on this date at 3:00 p.m. with the following members present: Loston McEvers, Dot Theriot, Dwayne Sanner, Pat Howerton, and Rachel Abadie. Absent: Marvin Trahan and Patty Morris.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Committee approved the agenda.
On motion of Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. Sanner, the Committee voted to move to the regular board meeting.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mr. Sanner, the Committee approved to adjourn the Finance Meeting.
The Cameron Parish School Board met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Loston McEvers, Dwayne Sanner, Dot Theriot, Rachel Abadie, and Pat Howerton. Absent: Marvin Trahan and Patty Morris.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved the agenda.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mr. Sanner, the Board approved the minutes from the special meeting of March 27th, 2006 and the regular meeting of April 10, 2006 as printed.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board voted to delete item #6 and #7 from the agenda and to add items 12-A and 13-A.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board welcomed the introduction of special guests including AEGON/Transamerica Foundation representatives Cindy Nodorft, Nicole Lorey, Tim Miller, and Mark Steiger; Beau Barbe of Drew Estate; and, James Ducote of Cheniere LNG.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board acknowledged and honored the academic and athletic success of students from each school.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board acknowledged and honored the volunteerism of Ms. Sheryl Lavergne, Retiring 4-H Leader.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved the resolution acknowledging the contributions of persons providing assistance in the “Accountability Testing Program”.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved the request from Grand Lake High School permitting four qualifying students and the sponsor to attend the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee from June 27th through July 3rd, 2006 with board support pursuant to policy.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved the request from South Cameron High School to permit cheerleaders to participate in the Cheerleader Camp in Corpus Christi, Texas from June 25th – 29th, 2006.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mr. Sanner, the Board approved the request from Johnson Bayou High School to permit the Spanish, Biology, and 7th – 8th grade classes to visit the NASA Space Center on May 15, 2006, and to permit students enrolled in Grades K-5 to visit the Houston Zoo on May 18th, 2006.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mr. Howerton, to receive a report from Veazey & Associates in regards to consulting petroleum engineers.
On motion of Mr. Sanner, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved a request from Cheniere Sabine Pass Pipeline Company for a Pipeline R-O-W and servitude agreement across Section 16-15-15.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Abadie approved the lease with Air Logistics for parking area on Cameron Parish School Board owned property.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board received a report for approval on a “Wellness Policy” as presented by Ms. Cynthia Carpenter.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved the “Annual Continued Employment Resolution” as required by Act 745 of 1977; i.e., grant the superintendent the authority to send letters acknowledging continuing employment to appropriate personnel as required by Act 745 of 1977.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved the financial statement and payment of bills.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved a report by the Superintendent recommending rolling back millages for 2006.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mr. Sanner, the Board approved the base bid of $2,890,000 for the restoration bids for Johnson Bayou High School.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mr. Howerton, the Board approved a change order for “cleanup” at the South Cameron High site.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved a change order in lieu of some ramping on Portable Classrooms at the South Cameron High site.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved receiving a report on Excess Cost and Maintenance of Effort for IDEA and the loan for federal programs.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board considered summer maintenance needs with a report to be received in June.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board considered the budget for 2005 – 2006.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board approved the advertisement for bids as needed for Furniture and Equipment for Grand Lake School and the South Cameron High School site.
On motion of Mr. Howerton, seconded by Mr. Sanner, the Board approved the authorization for the Superintendent to advertise for bids as needed in preparation for the opening of school.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mr. Howerton, the Board received a policy statement regarding the management of FEMA funds.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mr. Sanner, the Board received a report in regards to leasing a portable kitchen for the South Cameron High site.
On motion of Mrs. Abadie, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved the following personnel report.
Personnel Report
The following listed items are recommended by the superintendent.
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Douglas L. Chance, Superintendent 5-08-2006
Accrued Sick Leave
Mary Baker, Hackberry School, recommend payment of up to 25 days of accrued and and unused sick leave pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes;
Robert Baker, Jr., Hackberry School, recommend payment of up to 25 days of accrued and unused sick leave pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes;
Patsy D. Miller, Grand Lake School, recommend payment of up to 25 days of accrued and unused sick leave pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes;
Used of Accrued Leave and Extended Medical Leave
Susan Arnold, Grand Lake School, recommend granting her request to use sick leave and extended medical leave pursuant to the Louisiana Revised Statutes based upon her physician’s statement;
Resignation
Lorene Tanner, Hackberry School, acknowledge her resignation on the occasion of her retirement effective June 16, 2006;
Toni Dean, Cameron Elementary School, acknowledge her resignation effective April 26, 2006
pursuant to her request as a Cafeteria Tech.
On motion of Mrs. Theriot, seconded by Mrs. Abadie, the Board adjourned until the special board meeting on May 25, 2006 at the LSU Ag Center at 3:00 P.M.
APPROVED:
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Loston McEvers, President
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
ATTEST:
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Douglas L. Chance, Secretary
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD