OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

RICHLAND PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Regular Session

The Richland Parish School Board met at its offices in Rayville, Louisiana, on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at 6:00 p.m.

Agenda Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.

Item 1

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Agenda       Members present: Mr. Billy Calvert, Ms. Marie Lewis

Item 2         Mr. Kevin Eppinette, Mr. David Barton, Mr. Leonard Guine,

                  Mr. Joe Chapman, Ms. Dee Adams, Mr. Ray Farmer

                  Members absent: Mr. Moses Wilkins

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Agenda Mr. Eppinette moved, seconded by Mr. Farmer to approve the agenda.

Item 3        

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None         Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

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Agenda         Mr. Guine moved, seconded by Mr. Chapman, to approve the April 8, 2014,

Item 4    Regular Session minutes before publishing in the Official Journal.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

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Agenda       Mr. Eppinette moved, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to approve the April 22, 2014,

Item 5           Special Session minutes before publishing in the Official Journal.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Mr. Wilkins

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Agenda        The Board recognized the 2014 State High School Social Studies Fair.

Item 6          

~~ enter Mr. Wilkins 6:03pm ~~

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Agenda        The board recognized the winners of the 2014 State Young Authors’ Contest.

Item 7    

~~ exit Ms. Adams 6:10pm ~~

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Agenda        Mr. Barton moved, seconded by Mr. Farmer to approve the 2013-2014 Pupil

Item 8            Progression Plan Addendum.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda         Mr. Guine moved, seconded by Mr. Chapman to approve the 2014-2015 Pupil

Item 9          Progression Plan Committee Parent Designees.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda        Mr. Barton moved, seconded by Mr. Farmer to approve the declaration of

Item 10         surplus property.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda        Mr. Guine moved, seconded by Mr. Wilkins to approve the deletion of fixed assets 

Item 11         valued between $1,000 and $4,999 from the accumulated depreciation report in

                     Compliance with Inventories Policy – FILE:  DIC.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda        Mr. Barton moved, seconded by Mr. Calvert to approve the following policy revision: 

Item 12         FILE:  BBC – School Board Committees.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda        Board President, Ms. Lewis, re-appointed the following members as executive committee: 

Item 13                                     Moses Wilkins

                                                Ray Farmer

                                                Marie Lewis        

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Agenda        Mr. Barton moved, seconded by Mr. Eppinette to approve the personnel

Item 14         action chart.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda        Mr. Farmer moved, seconded by Mr. Wilkins to approve the advertising for the position

Item 15         of Principal assigned to The Richland Career Center.

                     ROLL CALL VOTE:         

                     Yeas:            Mr. Chapman, Mr. Farmer, Mr. Eppinette, Ms. Lewis, Mr. Guine, Mr. Wilkins

                     Nays:            Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barton

                     Abstain:        None               

                     Absent:         Ms. Adams              

                                                             Motion Carried

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Agenda        Mr. Barton moved, seconded by Mr. Wilkins to approve extending the assignment of Lee

Item 16         McDonald as Interim Principal assigned to the Richland Career Center at Archibald from

                     July 10, 2013 through May 23, 2014 to July 10, 2013 through Jun 10, 2014.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda        Mr. Barton moved, seconded by Mr. Wilkins to approve extending the assignment of

Item 17        Georgia Ineichen as Interim Supervisor of Vocational Education from August 8, 2013

                     Through May 23, 2014 to August 8, 2013 through Jun 10, 2014.

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams

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Agenda        The Board received a report from Dr. Catherine Estis pertaining to TRIO

Item 18        Programs.

                                                         ~~ exit Ms. Lewis 6:30 pm ~~

                                                         ~~ exit Mr. Farmer 6:40 pm ~~

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Agenda        The Board received the following monthly reports:

Item 19          a)             School Lunch                                                                                                

                     b)            Sales Tax Monthly Receipts                                                                      

                     c)            Financial - General Fund

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Agenda        The Board received information on upcoming school district events.

Item 20        

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~~Mr. Eppinette moved, seconded by Mr. Chapman to adjourn the meeting.~~

VOTE:       Yeas:    All         Nays:  None      Absent:  Ms. Adams, Ms. Lewis, Mr. Farmer

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SHELDON JONES, SECRETARY                           MARIE LEWIS, PRESIDENT