1992-08-18

LINCOLN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Ruston, Louisiana

REGULAR SESSION

Tuesday, August 18, 1992 6:00 p.m.

The Lincoln Parish School Board met in Regular Session on Tuesday, August 18, 1992 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Lincoln Parish School Board Office, 410 South Farmerville Street, Ruston, LA. Members present were Dr. Phil Rice, Mr. David Wright, Mrs. Loyace Braggs, Dr. Marty Beasley, Mr. George Mack, Mr. Andy Shealy, Mr. Jim Kessler, Mr. Wayne Barfield, Mr. Calvin Wilkerson, Ms. Ann M. Boyd, Mr. Paul Woodard and Mr. Allen Tuten.

Absent: None

Dr. Phil Rice, president, called the meeting to order and gave the invocation.

He welcomed the guests and members of the staff and media who were present.

Upon a motion by Mr. Allen Tuten, seconded by Mr. Wayne Barfield, the board voted to approve the minutes of the Regular Session of August 4, 1992.

Upon a motion by Mr. David Wright, seconded by Mr. Jim Kessler, the board voted unanimously to ratify the poll vote (12-0) taken on August 14, 1992 requesting permission to repair air conditioning units at Ruston High School at an approximate cost of $15,000

Upon a motion by Ms. Ann M. Boyd, seconded by Dr. Marty Beasley, the board voted unanimously to grant permission to apply for Impacted Aid for the 1992-93 school year, as presented by Mrs. Barbara Kirkland, Supervisor of Federal Programs.

A report from the Personnel Committee meeting was given by Mr. Paul Woodard, who acted as chairman in the absence of Mr. Andy Shealy, and the following personnel action was taken:

1. Mr. Willie Washington, Chapter One Administrative Supervisor, informed the board of the procedure used in advertising for and interviewing the applicants for the position of Chapter One Parental Involvement Coordinator.

Upon a motion by Mrs. Loyace Braggs, seconded by Mr. David Wright, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted unanimously to employ Mrs. Sallie Evans as Parental Involvement Coordinator for Chapter One.

2. Mr. Ron Suggs informed the board of the procedure followed in selecting personnel to fill the Administrative Assistant positions at Ruston Jr. High School and Ruston High School.

a. Upon a motion by Dr. Marty Beasley, seconded by Mr. Jim Kessler, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted unanimously to employ David Rogers as Administrative Assistant at Ruston Jr. High School.

b. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mr. George Mack, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted unanimously to employ Theodis Johnson as Administrative Assistant at Ruston High School.

3. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mrs. Loyace Braggs, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted unanimously to accept the following faculty resignations as presented by Ron Suggs:

a. Betty David as teacher at Choudrant Elementary School resigning effective August 6, 1992.

b. Margaret Ann Emory as teacher at Glen View Elementary resigning effective August 6, 1992.

c. Pamela Payne as social studies teacher at Dubach High School resigning effective August 5, 1992.

d. Dennis Harberson as math teacher at Simsboro resigning effective August 4, 1992

4. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mr. Wayne Barfield, and upon the unanimous recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to accept the letter of Intent to Retire, effective August 3, 1992, submitted by Jerry Burnham, teacher at Ruston High School.

5. As a matter of information, Mr. Suggs gave the following faculty transfers:

a. Amy Clark transferring to Choudrant Elementary to replace Betty David, resigned.

b. Nancy Thompson transferring to Glen View Elementary to replace Margaret Ann Emory, resigned.

c. Tiffany Dunbar to Cypress Springs in new position.

6. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Ms. Ann M. Boyd, and upon the unanimous recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to approve the following faculty recommendations, as presented by Mr. Suggs:

a. Tammy Coates as Chapter I teacher at Choudrant Elementary in new position.

b. Terri Singleton as elementary teacher at Cypress Springs to replace Millie Hooper who is on Leave Without Pay for 1992-93.

c. Veronica Smith as elementary teacher at Glen View in a new position.

d. Jennifer Huddleston as teacher at Ruston Elementary to replace Amy Clark, transferred.

e. Paula Heard as social studies teacher at Ruston High School to replace Jackie Whitlock, transferred to Chapter I Instructional Supervisor position.

f. Lena McWain as science teacher at Ruston High School to replace James Meadors, resigned.

g. James Powers as science teacher at Ruston High School to replace Doug Stewart who is on Sabbatical Leave for 1992-93.

h. Carlos Wilson as special education teacher at Ruston High School to replace Margaret Colvin who is on Leave Without Pay for 1992-93.

i. Tammy Nettles as French teacher at RHS/RJHS to replace Nancy Diaz, resigned.

j. Robert Johnson as math teacher at Simsboro to replace Dennis Harberson, resigned.

k. Sonia Welch as French (5/6 time) at Simsboro to replace Jane Atchison who is on Sabbatical Leave for the 1992-93 school year.

7. Mr. Richard Hinton presented bus driver recommendations and the following action was taken:

a. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mr. Wayne Barfield, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to accept the letter of Intent to Retire submitted by C. D. Bullock, bus driver for Ruston School District, to be effective August 20, 1992.

b. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mrs. Loyace Braggs, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to accept the letters of Intent to Resign submitted by John Holloway, bus driver for Ruston District and Randy Singleton, bus driver for Ruston District, to be effective August 13, 1992.

8. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mr. Wayne Barfield, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to approve the following bus driver recommendations;

a. Leila Brumett as bus driver for Ruston District to replace C. D. Bullock, retired

b. Shelton Dunn as bus driver for Ruston District to replace John Holloway, resigned

9. As a matter of information, Mrs. Theodos informed the board that Armer Jean Hatter, SFS technician at Ruston High, is transferring to Cypress Springs Elementary.

10. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Ms. Ann M. Boyd, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to accept the following School Food Service resignations:

a. Teresa Kay as technician at Ruston High School, effective June 30, 1992

b. Charlotte Martin as clerk/technician at Ruston Jr. High School, effective June 30, 1992

Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mrs. Loyace Braggs, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to accept the letter of Intent to Retire submitted by Mattie Johnson, SFS technician at Hillcrest Elementary.

11. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mrs. Loyace Braggs, and upon the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the board voted to accept the following School Food Service recommendations as presented by Mrs. Theodos:

a. Denise Thomas as technician at Glen View to replace Artie Wagner, retired

b. Barbara Hawthorne as technician at Hillcrest to replace Marie Jones, retired

c. Reginald Jones as technician at I. A. Lewis to replace Booker Garner, deceased

d. Dot Holloway as technician at Ruston High School to replace Theresa Kay, resigned

Upon a motion by Dr. Marty Beasley, seconded by Ms. Ann M. Boyd, the board voted to accept the addendum to the Personnel Committee agenda and the following action was taken:

1. Upon a motion by Mr. Wayne Barfield, seconded by Mr. Allen Tuten, the board voted unanimously to accept the following faculty/aide resignations:

a. Brenda Lofton, teacher at Glen View Elementary, resigning effective August 14, 1992

b. Betty Johnson, special teacher at I. A. Lewis, resigning effective August 12, 1992

c. Janet Mathews, teacher aide at I. A. Lewis, resigning effective August 18, 1992

2. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mr. Jim Kessler, the following teachers/secretary recommendations were approved:

a. Lisa Hanks, social studies teacher at Dubach High School effective August 20, 1992, to replace Pamela Payne, resigned

b. Beth Beard, elementary teacher at Glen View, effective August 20, 1992, to replace Brenda Lofton, resigned

c. Larry Carmichael, adaptive P. E. teacher for Lincoln Parish, effective August 20, 1992 to replace Janice Girouard, Leave without Pay

d. Peggy Boone, secretary at Ruston High School, effective August 19, 1992 to replace Linda Meadors, resigned

3. Upon a motion by Mr. Paul Woodard, seconded by Mr. George Mack, the board voted to employ Chris Griffin as clerk/technician at Ruston Jr. High to replace Charlotte Martin, resigned.

An update on legislative action was presented to the board by Dr. Cobb. He gave a brief summary of major legislative acts that impact education.

Ron Suggs gave a report on the Inservice Workshop/Opening of School held on August 20, 1992. He indicated that all employees attended the meeting held at Ruston High School. Following the opening of school program, faculty and staff members were dismissed to their respective schools for further inservice.

A tentative listing of school board meetings for 1992-93 was given to board members and upon a motion by Mr. Allen Tuten, seconded by Mr. Paul Woodard, the board voted to adopt this listing as printed.

Dr. Cobb reported that Lincoln Parish Schools had received an application for participation in the Council for A Better Louisiana's (CABL) Strategic Planning Facilitation Services funded by a grant from the BellSouth Foundation. If selected to participate, Lincoln Parish Schools would be offered long-range strategic planning services as part of a three-year, statewide initiative entitled "Leadership for School of the Future, sponsored by the BellSouth Foundation. The purpose of this initiative is to help local school policymakers lead our schools into the next century.

Upon a motion by Mr. Jim Kessler, seconded by Ms. Ann M. Boyd, the board voted to submit an application for participation in School Board Strategic Planning if selected.

Upon a motion by Mrs. Loyace Braggs, seconded by Mr. George Mack, the board voted unanimously to enter into student activities insurance coverage for all students in grades 7-12. McConathy and Associates, underwritten by the Pan-American Life Insurance Company, and administered by Student Insurance, Inc. will provide coverage. The board will pay 60% or $16,946 of the total cost with the schools paying 40% or $11,294 of the cost on a pro rata share basis.

In the Superintendent's Report, Dr. Cobb reported on the following:

1. A Transportation Appeals Committee will be established.

2. He called attention to Sales Tax/Millage Committee meetings scheduled for the purpose of gaining input in order to prepare another proposal for the board's consideration. The groups meeting are:

Boards' Sales Tax/Millage Review Committee (made up of one parent and one business person selected by each board member)

School Based Sales Tax/Millage Review Committee (made up of one parent, one teacher, one support worker and the principal from each school)

A meeting with the Ruston/Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee and a meeting with the Board of Directors has also been scheduled.

3. Dr. Cobb also encouraged board members to attend as many Open Houses in Lincoln Parish Schools as possible.

Following comments from various board members, the board voted to adjourn at 7:10 p.m.

Gerald W. Cobb, Secretary Philip F. Rice, President