Jackie Dalgaard, Supervisor of Federal Programs presented information on the Jackson Parish Schools Summer Programs to the School Board at their regularly scheduled meeting that was held on Tuesday, September 5th.
Calvin Waggoner (President), Dennis Clary, Paulette Belton, Rick Barlow, Gerry Mims, Wade McBride and Mary Saulters held the session in the Conference Room of the Central Office, located at 315 Pershing Hwy. in Jonesboro.
Additional action taken is as follows:
A motion was made by Gerry Mims, seconded by Mary Saulters and carried to approve the minutes as presented from the Regular Scheduled Meeting held on August 7, 2023.
A motion was made by Mary Saulters, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried to approve the Continuous Learning Plan for Jackson Parish Schools.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to approve the Jackson Parish Ready to Achieve K-12 Operational Guidance.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried to approve the Jackson Parish Schools Reopening Plan for 2023-2024.
A motion was made by Mary Saulters seconded by Gerry Mims and carried to approve the 2022-2023 revised General Fund and Special Revenue Budgets.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Wade McBride and carried to approve the 2023-2024 General Fund and Special Revenue Budgets resolution attached herein.
Dennis Clary reported to the Board on the meeting of the Executive Finance Committee held prior to the Board meeting.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to approve for payment the following bills: General Fund, Federal Program, School Food Service, Sales Tax, Special Education, District Maintenance bills.
A motion was made by Paulette Belton, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried to approve paying the following for the 23-24 school year for extended learning programs: to include Accelerate Summer Learning, after school tutoring, Stem camps, IDEA camps, ESY summer learning, Saturday schools and stipends for employees working outside normal school hours to attend professional development, trainings or collaborative groups. Teachers, Nurses and Therapists $30.00 an hour, Support staff (Janitorial, Cafeteria, Paraprofessionals) $15.00 an hour and $70.00 per day for bus drivers and $ 17.70 an hour for after school events to be paid from Achieve (all ESSER funds), School Nurse and Behavioral Health Grant, Super App (all Title and IDEA funds and Redesign), Believe, Early Childhood Consolidated and General Fund.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Gerry Mims and carried to approving payment of $28,757.08 to La. Delta Community College for Jump Start Dual Enrollment Summer Courses, to be paid from 2022-2023 Jump Start Summer Grant.
A motion was made by Mary Saulters, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried approving to pay the six (6) nurses a one-time stipend of $2,000.00 for the extra duties associated with Covid testing and tracking for the past several years, to be paid out of the School Nurse and Behavioral Health grant. Pending LDOE approval for the 23-24 school year.
A motion was made by Rick Barlow, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to approve a $1,000.00 stipend to be paid to two (2) paraprofessionals who have completed one full year in good standing in the REACH program, to be paid out of ESSER II Incentive funds. This funding was allocated by the LDOE for this purpose.
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Wade McBride and carried to approving to pay $17,500.00 to Outdoor Wilderness Learning (OWL) Center for Spring and Fall Session of Therapeutic Riding for students with disabilities, to be paid from IDEA funds.
A motion was made by Mary Saulters, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to consider approving a change of rate for Firm Foundation Pediatric Therapy for physical therapy services (Physical Therapist $80.00 an hour, Physical Therapy Assistant $55.00 an hour) for the period of August 11, 2023 – June 30, 2024, to be paid from IDEA and IDEA Preschool funds.
A motion was made by Gerry Mims, seconded by Mary Saulters and carried to approve the distribution of Certified and Support Staff Stipends with payment of $2000 for Certified and $1000 for Non-Certified personnel, to be paid from Certificated and Support Staff Stipends Allocation. In addition, consider paying the Pre-K teachers $2000 stipend, Pre-K Paraprofessionals $1000 stipend, and three (3) Support Supervisors $2000 stipend. Funding sources: Certificated and Support Staff Stipends Allocation; Federal Programs; General Fund.
Presentation of Monthly Financial Report by Kristi Bass, Business Manager.
Wade McBride reported to the Board on the meeting of the Building and Grounds Committee held prior to the Board meeting.
A motion was made by Mary Saulters, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried accepting low quote of $19,944.50 from BSN Sports to purchase and install bleachers at the Quitman High School track, to be funded by the contribution of $20,000.00 from Mr. Aylon Pate and Mrs. Bettye T. Pate under the conditions set forth in Mr. Stokes letter of August 10, 2023.
A motion was made by Rick Barlow, seconded by Gerry Mims and carried to accept low quote of $18,767.00 from Morse Covers, Inc. for materials and labors to furnish a canopy on the new Special Education building at Weston High School, to be paid from ESSER II funds.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried accepting low quote of $96,494.00 from Bannister Energy Solutions for material and labor to install LED lights at Jonesboro Hodge High School Football Stadium, to be paid from Jonesboro District funds.
Gerry Mims reported to the Board on the meeting of the Transportation Committee held prior to the Board meeting.
A motion was made by Rick Barlow, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to approve out of state travel for Weston Baseball Team to attend Six Flags in Arlington, Texas, October 20-21, 2023. The team will cover all expenses.
A motion was made by Gerry Mims, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried to approve the purchase of two (2) Type C, 71 passenger gasoline buses from Ross Bus Sales at a cost of $261,182.50, to be paid from Parish Wide District funds.
Mary Saulters reported to the Board on the meeting of the Policy Committee held prior to the Board meeting.
A motion was made by Wade McBride, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to approve revising policy:
• EBBB – School and Student Safety
• JB – Attendance
• JBD – Student Absences and Excuses
• JDA – Corporal Punishment
A motion was made by Dennis Clary, seconded by Paulette Belton and carried to approve adopting new policies:
• EDCB – Carpool and Bus Line Safety
• IDCJ – Continuous Learning
A motion was made by Mary Saulters, seconded by Rick Barlow and carried to adjourn.