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Maintenance highlights
The district’s maintenance staff said 109 work orders closed in the prior month and 89 new work orders opened. Projects in progress include remaining HVAC units at East (one unit incomplete), landscaping and sodding decisions at Ritter Elementary, football LED lighting installations at several high schools, restroom renovations at DeRidder Junior High and final punch-list items at Maryville High School and Singer High School.

Maintenance staff said some old football-field lighting will be donated to a local Dixie Youth field, and they proposed redirecting funds originally planned for tree installations toward sodding areas where hydroseed failed to establish.

FEMA and insurance update
A district FEMA coordinator updated the board on the disaster-recovery validation process and reimbursement status. The coordinator said the district has received about $12,000,031 from insurance to date and FEMA reimbursements of about $1,140,000, with roughly $600,000 still outstanding pending project completion and invoicing. The coordinator said project validation and documentation — including code and ADA explanations for changes — must be complete before the state can price and submit consolidated project packages to the Consolidated Resource Center (CRC).

“We want to know how much money is spent per campus, not necessarily per project,” the FEMA coordinator said, explaining why staff are breaking larger project groupings down to campus-level line items. The coordinator said the district’s target is to have documentation in the CRC by June 15 so the state can allocate funds and reimbursements can proceed more quickly.

Why it matters: The FEMA work affects capital repairs — roofs, HVAC and other building systems — and reimbursement timing will determine when the district recovers costs for temporary repairs already paid.

Weather advisory
The superintendent’s office warned the board of a potential heavy-rain event that could bring localized flooding, noting forecasts could change and that staff would prepare school areas in the event the storm moves over the district. The superintendent said any school closures would be decided the following morning to avoid unnecessary makeup days.

Ending
Committee members were briefed on maintenance progress, funding redirection and disaster-recovery timelines and will receive ongoing updates as FEMA validation and state CRC submission proceed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","05/05/2025 Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Maintenance reported dozens of completed work orders and ongoing HVAC and stadium projects; FEMA coordinator said insurance and FEMA reimbursements have begun and staff aim to submit consolidated project documentation to the CRC by June 15.","taxTitle","Beauregard Parish, School Boards, Louisiana","taxId",61510,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6559694,"District hires LeanFrog to integrate Munis, HR and payroll; consultant outlines 4–6 month rollout",1109,1811000,2920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3194636-aa381ad0bf253bc3dee0045eefbf5cda&start=1811&end=2920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3194636-aa381ad0bf253bc3dee0045eefbf5cda/thumbnail_1811000.jpg","/articles/6559694/Louisiana/District-hires-LeanFrog-to-integrate-Munis-HR-and-payroll-consultant-outlines-46-month-rollout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559694-9ff4e6a51e5798996c55813c0ff2e5ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1770886155&Signature=U0r~WfmDj0IkB6jekLkPWcX58MLzhQuicf57HLhTMPDbTDuKSIAqPcfE4-LWMpjm6SD1I6~63q93y4KJdAJ-2wjUPXE3N7oBREyr91wHchGZ1DNoJlDCCHL-FmuAoD62ETSmhq4ObfwV8UDlPEmttF-HimEZKD2QEwscB12vs6EQC78evxukBJzt343kvsLpqpaHAPjfWWeTs4my2xPmBuQlsAseTNS-D-UL1XMRKP7m9ODhBQngp5MF0-K6hkDdZUKqk42m0UjmXxGdotlI05BRIfnuDgkP0h737n7rnwAJ8le63jLnAThMCeb9jIaY9oMvyDARQuPcXFDcGWYROA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Beauregard Parish School Board heard a presentation from LeanFrog consultants on plans to integrate the district’s Munis financial system with other software, automate employee reimbursements and strengthen finance and personnel operations.

Mister Holly, the LeanFrog consultant leading the engagement, told the building that the work will focus on connecting Munis to front-line applications — for example, employee self-service, absence control and substitute management — so systems “are talking in the background.” He said the integration will enable automated travel-reimbursement workflows and reduce paper processes.

“It's an access point integration,” Mister Holly said. “What that will give you is it will lend itself to starting to standardize some of those other things, where you… can collect information correctly when employees are coming in.”

Why it matters: consultants said the integration is intended to reduce manual workload in finance and HR, preserve institutional knowledge as a portion of staff nears retirement eligibility and provide more self-service for employees.

Key recommendations and timeline
LeanFrog recommended: documenting current processes with visual work instructions (screenshots, numbered steps), reorganizing some finance roles to improve strategic capacity, and developing a phased integration plan with third-party vendors and district IT participation. The consultants said half the district’s central personnel and finance staff are near retirement eligibility and recommended standardized documentation to limit operational risk when staff depart.

Mister Holly and staff described a 4–6 month implementation window once the project is kicked off. “We send out a 4 to 6 months,” he said; district staff and the consultant said a kickoff meeting with district leaders and vendor representatives would be scheduled to set the timeline and milestones.

Staff automation update
District staff said they will pilot the automated travel- and teacher-reimbursement process with supervisors and directors over the summer before full rollout in the first quarter of the school year. Staff emphasized a staged rollout to test the system with users who travel frequently.

Ending
District leaders approved continuing work with LeanFrog and expect follow-up meetings to set milestones, assign internal staff to shadow the project and produce a detailed implementation timeline.","LeanFrog consultants presented a plan to integrate the district’s Munis system with third-party applications, automate travel and reimbursement workflows, document finance and HR processes and reduce reliance on paper; consultants said a 4–6 month timeline will be developed at a kickoff meeting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6559697,"Beauregard Parish awards 2025–26 school food-service contracts; keeps Oak Farms milk supplier",839,781000,1620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3194636-aa381ad0bf253bc3dee0045eefbf5cda&start=781&end=1620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3194636-aa381ad0bf253bc3dee0045eefbf5cda/thumbnail_781000.jpg","/articles/6559697/Louisiana/Beauregard-Parish-awards-202526-school-food-service-contracts-keeps-Oak-Farms-milk-supplier","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559697-ef25a64dad3f89e10089fb017d373966/orig.mp4?Expires=1770886155&Signature=Fv4Cji-CtPNMgSHrZJukZsUeZfMWEGTYCjw0atKytMfNpW4auoYHhJLaZdcMJ-X6R4ovG1YE1VLS2NsRAwZ-5B44fuEneMujtFZte2lo3k~O-ikHVt5Ud4KIIbZB-JoW8fi3oVgcjBsEl2baXRnK9sfSgXv4JgdP2~Mxqh6mYRaSScNsXgwg8jZE6G51dE5adjupNCA2PphQU3hKojEAUZaRI4LHMOeDWyz3asfUj89G31FN8tb3fwWrg217dnRo78jhjELiT~jE1P30ftxQ~rIa3Y2Zt9DK-o~7zNiU~CtHdHt6NJXs0mpc2l3aSQXAMvUmW2Uc0FePYTiZgn-JrA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Beauregard Parish School Board finance committee voted to award the district’s annual food-service contracts for the 2025–26 school year and heard updates about the summer food-box program.

Committee members approved awards across multiple categories, the district’s food-service staff said, recommending William George for bread and bakery, Oak Farms for milk, William George and LAMM for refrigerated and frozen items, William George for produce, a mix of William George, Lamb and Thorcon for staples, and William George and Economical for paper goods.

“These bids were opened on April 29,” Food Service staff member Miss Terry told the committee. “In your packet, I’ve included the breakdown for each bid that shows the price per unit and what the winning vendor’s price was.”

The nut graf: These routine contract awards set vendor relationships that supply district cafeterias for the coming school year and follow the district’s annual procurement cycle. Committee members approved each recommendation by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript.

Committee discussion and votes
Committee members made and seconded motions to award each bid as the food-service director recommended; members responded to calls for the vote with “Aye,” and the motions carried. No member-level vote tallies were recorded in the minutes provided. The committee also heard a non-agenda update that the state granted a sole-source approval to use FORCOM for the district’s summer food boxes because last year’s contract extended through June 30; that sole-source arrangement removed the need for a competitive bid this year.

Summer boxes and nutrition concerns
Miss Terry said the district will begin distributions with four trucks delivering initial boxes (about 1,680 boxes per truck, per her description) and that registrations opened via QR code, with more than 700 registrants within hours of the link going live. She told the committee she expected to gauge demand after the first two handouts and adjust truck counts as needed.

Board members and staff raised concerns about some items in last year’s boxes, especially beverage selections. “Don’t put that in there anymore,” Miss Terry said she told the vendor about novelty-flavored milks after receiving complaints; she said the vendor agreed to remove those lines. The committee clarified that the summer food service program operates under different state guidelines than the district’s regular breakfast and lunch program and that menus must meet those program rules.

Clarifying details and next steps
Miss Terry said the district ordered close to 47,000 boxes last year and started this year with four trucks for the first deliveries. Registration will use QR codes produced in administrators’ emails; families who register receive a QR code that will be scanned weekly. Staff said they will monitor uptake and adjust quantities to limit waste.

Ending
Committee members approved the recommended vendor awards and acknowledged the sole-source summer arrangement. Staff said they will continue registering families and monitoring summer-box demand before adjusting delivery counts.

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