JUNE 9, 2020                                                                          

THE VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD CONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION AT 10:00 A.M., 201 BELVIEW ROAD, LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA.  PRESIDENT SHAD STEWART CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ON ROLL CALL THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:

DOUG BRANDON

ROBERT PYNES, JR.

JIM SEAMAN

STEVE WOODS

LISA THOMPSON

DAVID DETZ

RANDY MARTIN

JOHN BLANKENBAKER

JACKIE SELF

ABSENT:  ANGIE DAVIS                      

                   COL. RYAN K. ROSEBERRY

There was also present Mr. James Williams, Secretary of the Board.

The meeting was opened in prayer by:   JOHN WELCH

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by:                 DAVID DETZ

Roll Call

Item #1:            Approval of Minutes

On motion of, David Detz, seconded by Lisa Thompson, the Board voted to approve the minutes of the June 4, 2020 regular meeting and dispense with the reading of the minutes.

Item #2:           Employee Retirements

On motion of Doug Brandon, seconded by Jim Seaman, the Board voted to approve the employee retirements.

Item #3:             Anacoco High School Principal Position

On motion of Jackie Self, seconded by John Blankenbaker, the Board voted to advertise for the Anacoco High School vacant promotional principal position.

Item #4:             Leesville Junior High Assistant Principal Position

On motion of Vernon L. Travis, Jr., seconded by David Detz, the Board voted to advertise for the Leesville Junior High vacant promotional assistant principal position.

Item #5:             Vernon Middle School Assistant Principal Position

On motion of Doug Brandon, seconded by David Detz, the Board voted to advertise for the Vernon Middle School vacant promotional assistant principal position.

Item #6:             Pupil Progression Plan

On motion of Jackie Self, seconded by Doug Brandon, the Board voted to approve the 2020-2021 pupil progression plan.

Item #7:             Budget Amendments related to Personnel Changes

On motion of John Blankenbaker, seconded by Randy Martin, the Board voted to approve budget amendment related to personnel changes.

Item #8:           Authorization for President and Secretary to Pay Claims

On motion of Randy Martin, seconded by Lisa Thompson, the Board voted to authorize the president and secretary to pay the claims.

Item #9:           Budget Revisions for 2019-2020 School Year

On motion of David Detz, seconded by Steve Woods, the Board voted to approve budget revisions for the 2019-2020 school year. See attached.

Item #10:          Resolution

On motion of Vernon L. Travis, Jr., seconded by Lisa Thompson, the Board voted to approve a resolution opposing centralized collection of local sales tax by the State of Louisiana.

Item #11:          Report from Curriculum Committee

Jackie Self, Curriculum Committee Chairperson reported to the Board on the meeting held at 9:30.  He informed the Board on the changes of the pupil progression plan, plans to open school in the fall, summer school schedules, and information from the State and BESE concerning fall opening.

Item #12:          Tax Supplement Report

Tim Ward, Finance Director reported to the Board on the tax supplement amounts and that the mailing date will be on June, 19^th.

Item #13:          Superintendent’s Remarks

Superintendent James Williams welcomed all to the meeting  and reiterated discussions from the curriculum meeting, meeting with teachers and principals daily on opening schools, tax supplement checks and future plans for open board meeting depending on COVID19 continued improvement.  The next board meeting will be July 9^th.

Item #14:          Memorial Resolution

On motion of Robert Pynes, Jr. seconded by the Board, the Board voted to adopt the following memorial resolution:

R E S O L U T I O N

            WHEREAS, the members of the Vernon Parish School Board wish to express their sympathy to the family of Charles “Charlie” Troy Draughn who recently passed away; and

            WHEREAS,  Mr. Draughn was the husband of Rebecca Draughn, teacher at Anacoco High School, father of Chelsea Carson, teacher at North Polk Elementary, and father-in-law of Brittany Draughn, teacher at Anacoco High School; and

            WHEREAS, Mr. Draughn was a resident of Vernon Parish; now

            BE IT THEREFOR RESOLVED that the Vernon Parish School Board requests a copy of this memorial resolution be sent to his family at this time of sadness.

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Item #15:  Adjournment

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.

Authorized Officer

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SHAD STEWART, PRESIDENT

ATTEST:

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JAMES WILLIAMS, SUPERINTENDENT

VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

JUNE 04, 2020

FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020

BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS

FUND                                               CURRENT          INCREASE           REVISED

NUMBER                                         BUDGET          (DECREASE)          BUDGET     

164 High Cost Services                    $70,564                (24,619)                  $45,945

The FY 2020 grant award allocation for High Cost Services was received in the amount of $45,945. The original budget was an estimate and was decreased $24,619.

264 LA4 Federal                              $856,184              (856,184)                $0

The FY 2020 budget for LA4 Federal is being deleted because of shifting revenue from federal to state.

273 Cares Act                                  $0                         1,810,404                $1,810,404

The FY 2020 grant award allocation for Cares Act was received in the amount of $1,810,404.  This is a new award and was not budgeted.

569 Non Public Textbooks             $7,133                     (4,431)                  $2,702

The FY 2020 grant award allocation for Non Public Textbooks was received in the amount of $2,702.  This is a decrease of $4,431.

571 LA4 State                                $714,756                 691,304                  $1,406,060

The FY 2020 grant award allocation for LA4 State was received in the amount of $1,406,060; this is an increase of $691,304 due to shifting of funds from federal to state.