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Board member Ron McMorris introduced proposed wording intended to require coaches and employees who serve as coaches to limit communications before, during and after contests and to direct principals and administrators to handle incidents rather than have coaches directly engage spectators. \"That coach should not have stopped the ball game and turn around and talk to that person,\" McMorris said during debate.

Other board members and attendees pushed back on overly specific rules. Several said existing policy — which requires employees to \"display respect\" and \"maintain self discipline\" — already covers unacceptable conduct and that job descriptions are reviewed annually through the district PEP committee. One board member warned overly detailed restrictions could prohibit normal, benign coaching interactions. \"As a coach, I'm not going to sign something that says before a game I can't talk to another coach or athlete,\" one speaker said during discussion.

A motion to empower the superintendent to draft replacement language and present it at a future meeting was made but received no second and therefore did not pass. Board members nonetheless discussed alternatives: the superintendent noted job descriptions are reviewed through the PEP committee and said he would work with staff, athletic directors and principals to refine language and to reinforce conduct expectations with coaches during annual athletic‑director meetings.

No new policy was adopted at the meeting. Several board members said they want principals to have stronger grounds for discipline and to discuss coaching protocol in pre‑season meetings, but the board did not vote to change job descriptions or to adopt the specific language proposed during the session.

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The presentation, by members of the school’s STEM Shark Enterprise design engineering team, explained why the students researched carbon capture and sequestration, surveyed more than 1,000 community members and built a Bluetooth‑connected sensor and companion app to display buoy and local device readings in an easy color‑coded format.

The students said their research found about 75% of respondents did not know what carbon capture and sequestration is and that more than 80% would feel safer with accessible information. \"We built a future for our community where they can test their own lake, trust their own data, and feel safe again,\" said Katie Jahani, identified in the presentation as a team member. The team also described a feedback form and an \"In Case of Emergency\" button that, they said, gives users a Department of Natural Resources phone number for reported concerns and routes reports to the agency for inspection.

The team said they collaborated with Louisiana State University, Southeastern University, and researchers including Dr. Catherine Romanak of the University of Texas at Austin; they also said they consulted Louisiana Department of Natural Resources staff and a local Client Innovation Center. The students said Southeastern presently operates four buoys on the lake and that the app will display those buoy data even if a user does not own the student device. \"You don't need the device to install the app,\" Juan Garces, one of the presenters, told the board.

The device the students described is designed to be placed about 6 inches into the water and transmit readings by Bluetooth to the app. The students said the unit uses a rechargeable battery, a biodegradable 3‑D‑printed housing and a removable sensor element so parts can be recycled. They said the app will be distributed through the Google Play store as it is further developed and that buoy alerts will push notifications to app users when readings match the team’s red/yellow/green thresholds.

Board members asked several technical and operational questions, including how alerts would propagate to residents who do not have the app, whether bathwater or other misuse could produce false alarms, and how the device would relate to any future injection well locations discussed for 2026. The students replied that the app will require a vetting process for serious reports, that the Department of Natural Resources provided a response number, and that the Lake Marpaul project timeline includes injection wells proposed for 2026; they said buoy placement is controlled by Southeastern, not the student group or the school system.

Cecil Harris, the board member who introduced the recognition and presentation, said the district was proud of the team's selection as a national finalist for a Samsung competition and noted the students had already earned a $50,000 classroom award from Samsung and travel support to the national finals in Washington, D.C.

The board did not take any regulatory or funding action related to the students' project during the meeting. The students will present at the national competition in late April; the board and community members offered congratulations and encouragement before the meeting moved to other business.

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Superintendent Purvis and board members congratulated Landon Nguyen of Denham Springs High School for winning a Louisiana School Boards Association artwork award; Nguyen’s teacher, Jill Bridal, was also recognized. Board members noted this was the second consecutive year a student from the district had won that recognition.

The board also recognized Brody (last name not specified in the transcript) of Albany High School for placing first in the Louisiana FFA state electricity competition and for multiple regional awards and scholarships. The student received an IBEW scholarship of $1,000 tied to the state win and has received additional tools, gift certificates and scholarships from prior competitions. Board members praised the student’s accomplishments and presented a banner; administrators said Brody has been approached by local employers and will continue trade training.

These recognitions were presented without formal motions or fiscal actions; board members and administrators thanked teachers, coaches and parents for supporting the students.

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The board unanimously adopted the Employee Appreciation Week proclamation after Superintendent Purvis read the resolution describing the week as recognition of all school employees’ contributions; Bob Seals made the motion and Brad Sharp seconded it.

Construction items approved included change order number 1 for the Denham Springs High School field house from Blunt Construction in the amount of $110,000. Jeff LaRosa of Coleman Partners Architects presented the change order; Cecil Harris moved approval and the motion carried with no recorded opposition.

The board also approved change order number 1 for lighting improvements at Albany High School’s baseball and softball fields, which included $4,300 for pole casings. Gene Elazar presented that item; the motion passed without opposition.

On procurement, Child Nutrition Supervisor Summer Perris presented bid results from April 22, 2025, and the board ratified awards for four categories for the 2025–26 school year. The department recommended Gold Star Foods for purchased foods, Her's Ice Cream (spelled in the packet as Her She's Ice Cream) for ice cream products, Board and Dairy for milk and milk products, and Economical Janitorial for disposables; the board voted to ratify the bid awards in one motion.

The board also adopted a resolution authorizing Superintendent Purvis to sign a cooperative endeavor agreement with the state to expend surplus allocations granted under Act 776 of the 2024 regular legislative session for Live Oak High School use — specifically listed purposes in the meeting packet were a turning lane and lockers. Bob Seals moved the resolution and Kaiten Copperman seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

No board member requested that any of the approved items be pulled for further study, and administrators said additional project details and documentation would remain available through construction and procurement staff.

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Board debates adding coach conduct language to job descriptions; motion to empower superintendent fails

Denham Springs students present app and sensor to let residents monitor local lake for signs of carbon‑capture leakage

School board recognizes student achievements in art and FFA electricity competition

School board adopts employee appreciation week, construction change orders, child‑nutrition contracts and a cooperative endeavor agreement