Cameron, Louisiana
May 13, 2002
The Cameron Parish School Board met in regular session on this date with the following members present: - Pat Howerton - President, Glenda Abshire, Dot Theriot, Clifton Morris, Tony Johnson, and Marvin Trahan. Absent: None.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Abshire, the Board approved the agenda with an addition.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved minutes from the April 15, 2002 regular meeting and the April 29, 2002 special meeting, as published.
Comments were heard from Teddy Broussard prior to the item dealing with millages.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board adopted millage rates for the tax year 2002. (Resolution attached).
Parish-Wide taxes:
4.64 mills constitutional tax
7.90 mills special tax-additional aid to public schools
1.33 mills special tax-additional aid to public schools
8.09 mills special maintenance tax
11.09 mills special tax-for the operation of the public school system
5.63 mills special tax-for improving school houses and public school system
0.95 mills special tax-for improving school houses and public school system
11.09 mills special tax-additional support to the maintenance of the public school system
District Taxes:
14.00 mills for School District No. Five Bond & Interest
5.00 mills for School District No. Ten Bond & Interest
15.00 mills for School District No. Fifteen Bond & Interest
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Abshire, the Board approved a resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in School District 4, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on Saturday, May 4, 2002. (Resolution attached.)
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board approved advertising for the School District 5 bond issue construction project.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Abshire, the Board approved quotes for summer construction projects:
(1) metal walkway (excluding item 2)
(2) asbestos floor tile removal
(3) floor tile replacement
(4) painting
The Board recognized the following:
Horatio Alger Scholarship winners
Think Quest participants
State FBLA winners - Grand Lake High School and South Cameron High School
Winner - National Conference sponsored by Coca-Cola
Winner - Lacey Martel Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour
State wrestling winners
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Trahan, the Board approved paying Cindy Desonier for 25 days unused sick leave and Barbara Doxey for 22 days unused sick leave.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Abshire, the Board received the following policy for review and approval at the June meeting:
“While the operation of the Cameron Parish School Board and its schools is governed by the provisions of this and all other policies, as well as the procedures of the individual schools, no policy manual can list each and every instance of misconduct that is precluded. Accordingly, employees are cautioned that the appropriateness of certain action or behavior must necessarily be dictated by the nature of the position held by the employee and common sense. By virtue of one's education and experience, an employee knows and understands that certain actions or conduct are unacceptable even in the absence of a formal policy. For instance without the need of a specific prohibition or warning, a classroom teacher should be aware of the impropriety of certain practices such as leaving students unattended, using profanity or sexually suggestive language or bringing a firearm onto campus. Such conduct constitutes both incompetency and willful neglect of duty and will result in the imposition of discipline up to and including termination."
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Trahan, the Board approved $500 stipend (as per Board policy, File: IDE) for Lindsay LaBove to attend the National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN and for Joby Richard to compete at the National FBLA competition in Nashville, TN.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved an out-of-state travel request from Sandra Hession to attend the National FBLA conference (June 27 - July 2, 2002).
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mr. Trahan, the Board approved a request from Sandra Hession to waive Board policy, FILE:IDE and pay $500.00 toward her expenses for the FBLA trip.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board tabled approval of the District Technology Plan.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board approved the Federal Programs Consolidated Application.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board approved the Special Education application for IDEA, FlowThrough/Pre-school Funds for FY2003.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mr. Trahan, the Board received a report on requests for storage buildings and asked that the Board be given quotes next month on buildings with and without electrical service.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Morris, the Board received a report from Vicky Little, representative of the Cameron Youth League, regarding a request to add baseball as a sport at South Cameron High School.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Morris, the Board approval personnel items as follows:
Appointment
Shannon Jinks - lunchroom technician (6 hrs./day) - Johnson Bayou High School
Leave
Susan Arnold Fuerst - Sabbatical for Professional and Cultural Improvement - 2002 - 2003 school year - teacher of talented/visual arts - Grand Lake High School.
Retirement
Charlyn LeJeune - teacher - South Cameron Elementary School
Barbara Doxey - bus driver - Cameron Elementary School
Resignation
Jason Rogers - math teacher - Hackberry High School
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On motion of Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board approved withdrawal of Heather Savoy’s resignation request and approved paying her $500 stipend, as per the current salary schedule, to coach girls’ softball.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Trahan, the Board received a report on district accountability.
On motion of Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board received comments from Rick Merchant, CAE President.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Board authorized the superintendent to contract professional personnel for the 2002-2003 school year.
On motion of Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mrs. Theriot, the Board approved payment of application No. 10 for re-roofing and a/c - South Cameron High School, Cameron Elementary School, and South Cameron Elementary School ( School District 10 bond issue) in the amount of $128,725.00.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mr. Trahan, the Board received the financial report for April.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Abshire, the Board approved payment of bills.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Abshire, the Board adjouned until the next regular session on Monday, June 10, 2002.
APPROVED:
Patrick Howerton, President
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Judith Jones, Secretary
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
The Committee of the Whole met on this date at 3:00 p.m. with the following members present: Pat Howerton - President, Glenda Abshire, Clifton Morris, Marvin Trahan, Tony Johnson, and Dot Theriot. Absent: None.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Committee approved the agenda.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Committee approved the minutes from the April 15, 2002 meeting.
On motion of Mr. Morris, seconded by Mrs. Abshire, the Committee received a report on storage buildings and quotes for summer maintenance.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Morris, the Committee received financial report.
On motion of Mrs. Abshire, seconded by Mr. Johnson, bills were reviewed for payment.
On motion of Mr. Trahan, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the Committee adjourned.
APPROVED:
__________________________
Patrick Howerton, President
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
ATTEST:
_________________________
Judith Jones, Secretary
CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD