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Miss Tipton presented the recommendation for substantial completion for project number 1945; Miss McCollum moved the recommendation and Mr. Harrell seconded. The motion passed unanimously, moving the recommendation forward as subject to standard regulatory approvals.

Facilities staff then described the process to implement the bond referendum projects. The district said it will advertise requests for qualifications (RFQs) for design teams and consultants, accept responses after a roughly three-week advertisement period, and form a selection committee to evaluate submittals. \"The evaluation occurs with a selection committee,\" Miss Tipton said. \"That process usually takes about, from start to finish... a 3 to 4 month sort of time frame from start to finish.\" Staff said there are 25 projects in the bond list and that selection committees typically include staff and public members with construction or design experience.

Project scheduling will prioritize classroom needs and removal of portables; larger multi-phase projects such as full school rebuilds or major renovations will take longer and may require modular classroom sequencing. Staff said they expect RFQ responses by late June or early July and will return committee recommendations to the board once evaluations are complete.

Ending: The committee approved the Fontainebleau substantial-completion recommendation and directed staff to proceed with RFQs for bond projects, with staff estimating a multi-month selection process before projects move to bid.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","STPPS Committee as a Whole: Finance & Administrative – 5/8/25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a recommendation of substantial completion for Fontainebleau High School additions and facilities staff described the process and timeline to select architects and consultants for 25 projects funded by the recently passed bond referendum.","taxTitle","St. Tammany Parish, School Boards, Louisiana","taxId",13133,"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},6567870,"School board tables proposed children's safety/internet-safety flyer; forms committee to review",1607,1193000,2800000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3242733-01d02ec2405732408aed25585c039874&start=1193&end=2800","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3242733-01d02ec2405732408aed25585c039874/thumbnail_1193000.jpg","/articles/6567870/Louisiana/School-board-tables-proposed-childrens-safetyinternet-safety-flyer-forms-committee-to-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567870-aa1f5b98a052622ec91156a37a4cc410/orig.mp4?Expires=1771084563&Signature=WxL55ybzL7X~BOCCdSJApqihbwIIyBMQNfE2lR1I6BffMJDdHoWdDPOh8WXKLC2xjth9PQh6AiDO~XW-Md7dn3IpNXWYIPT6~5Td9Doyb9IHM7qWWnrABo3Sw7lDfAwVV664RRu2NdFeXdmsFSTujmypzTxg-9PYuqMz28WwH3ddtdaf~sBj8fJRG~JcXzs~Nj86ARtIkdWCvk6U74iOz7zIGzCE2ygf~DjGRurciF3j-LlUPevgd48F0g2iwvfQ1Im2KpbSBH2gyphlEXuPWa~vNWbeb4udya7KBURneDZKV50MbuwozCRs9URJHVMCo--WG3SKLDN38hlT3WDBjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During committee discussion the board considered a proposed policy to distribute children's safety and internet-safety flyers in school restrooms, hallways and counselor offices.

Miss Hurstis, who introduced the idea, said the flyers were intended to provide students with resources and phone numbers tied to internet safety, sextortion and trafficking: \"If a flyer, just a flyer, can help out 1 child, I think that is worth everything,\" she said, noting she worked with Thomas at Hope House on initial draft content.

Several board members raised concerns about format, audience and potential harm. Miss Baker said she had researched the issue and told the board she was \"not in favor of this policy as it is written,\" arguing that narrowly focusing on trafficking could distort perceptions of child abuse and that posting material in bathrooms or to very young children could be inappropriate. Miss Fontenroy and Miss Gallagher asked that mental-health staff, guidance counselors and other professionals be included in any further work and pointed to existing state-required child abuse prevention curricula (Act 525) and other programs such as Common Sense Media and Scribe Stoppers (Crime Stoppers).

After discussion, Miss Fontenroy moved to table the policy and form a committee to develop a comprehensive, age-appropriate approach; Miss McCollum seconded. The motion to table and refer the proposal to a stakeholder committee passed 11 yeas and 1 nay.

Ending: The draft policy was not adopted. The board will convene a committee of board members, administrators and mental-health/counseling staff and consult outside experts (including Hope House and other child advocacy professionals) before returning a revised recommendation to the board.","Board members tabled a staff-drafted policy to place internet-safety and trafficking-related flyers in schools, asking for a stakeholder committee to develop an age-appropriate plan; the motion to table passed 11-1.",{"_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},6567874,"St. Tammany school leaders debate paying $2.5M to keep universal free meals under CEP",3656,192000,3848000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3242733-01d02ec2405732408aed25585c039874&start=192&end=3848","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3242733-01d02ec2405732408aed25585c039874/thumbnail_192000.jpg","/articles/6567874/Louisiana/St-Tammany-school-leaders-debate-paying-25M-to-keep-universal-free-meals-under-CEP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567874-e2aa2381eaf1a7975dd27adf3947a44e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771084563&Signature=OgnNTFL1NZ-drEvMX1viVQviSv0HMI0QsdGutgK-fVpDSD7nokdxWygCXhwYQWwcmJoZoBzJajSPhbs-6HABqfYDS5QLkIPah7gfolvuW~MmVA5xfiitIIf81mX0QYzG2Ng4NrZkiJMrgWFtiTnhxaX4u9LjA~OphJE1DEGkiFBzRl11r0PD-GFqNSGuDXlLKiAP018ca6dkqZShek7o5xss5HjZoON-MAmMnCjXEovXSU1uFE~3v0AGGL2RqkqdQ4OxuwGpvc9VJjwmo-x4AG-zVb7wTafZoUiSJWm3QVLbwuqjGv49aRIs4JluKeWg6N2Z~75paQI5NkWyLogpng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Tammany Parish School Board committee heard detailed budget and programing information about the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during a lengthy discussion that centered on whether the district should continue offering universal free meals next school year.

Miss Hart, who presented the district analysis, told the committee that the state'provided identified student percentage (ISP) used to compute CEP reimbursement declined from 40.41% to 38.67%. \"After some comparison data and the April population data that comes from the state, we found that there's been a change in the identified student percentage,\" Hart said. She gave a district projection that continuing CEP for 2025''26 would require a local contribution of roughly $2,500,000.

The nut of the debate was the tradeoff between continuing to feed every student at no charge and the budgetary impact to the district. \"If we vote yes, then we're voting for the status quo. If we vote no, we're voting to go back to the old way,\" said Mr. Green as board members questioned how a committee vote would affect next week's full-board decision. Superintendent Jabbia and staff clarified that the committee vote moves the matter to the full board but does not itself finalize districtwide policy.

Board members and staff described the mechanics and consequences in detail. The district said USDA rules fix reduced-price amounts (30 cents for breakfast, 40 cents for lunch) and that paid meal reimbursements are much lower (about $0.53 per paid meal under current rates). Miss Hart and school food service staff explained proposed prices for paid meals if the district returns to traditional claiming: $1.25 for breakfast (paid), $1.75 for K'6 lunch and $2.00 for grades 7'2; reduced prices remain set by USDA.

Food service and finance staff laid out how CEP affects revenue and expenses. Miss Prevost (finance) and the food service director said the district currently subsidizes the food program from the general fund. The presenters said food service received roughly $14.9 million in federal reimbursement last year and is projected near $14.8 million next year; the drop in ISP shifts more students to the paid category and reduces higher free reimbursement rates, creating a local gap. Staff said food service has been carried in recent years by a $2 million fund balance that will be exhausted, and that continuing CEP at current ISP would require an additional district contribution in the low millions (staff projected an approximate $900,000 incremental gap tied to the ISP change and, more broadly, a potential need to fund food service at roughly $13.4 million from the general fund next year if current trends continue).

Board members pressed on alternatives to paying the gap, including stepped-up outreach to get families to complete income-eligibility applications, making computers and assistance available at school enrollment and community events, and local donation or sponsorship efforts. \"If we can get more forms filled out before the school year starts, perhaps we narrow the fiscal gap,\" said Dr. Peterson, urging better outreach. Food service staff said an online portal (MyPaymentsPlus) exists and that paper applications would still be available so families lacking internet access are not barred.

Several board members framed the question as both fiscal and moral. \"I don't know of a taxpayer in St. Tammany that would say don't feed the kids,\" said Mr. Cousin. Others emphasized the strain on the general fund and potential tradeoffs with raises and other obligations.

Action: The committee recorded a motion to move the CEP matter forward to the full board (mover: Miss Fauntleroy; second: Miss Baker). The committee vote on that referral was recorded as 5 yeas, 6 nays and 1 abstention; staff advised the committee that the item will appear before the full board next week for an up-or-down decision.

Ending: The committee did not adopt a final policy change; instead members heard staff analysis, asked for additional historical breakdowns (by grade band and school), and set the issue for a full-board vote in the next meeting. Staff noted a hard deadline for the district to opt in or out of CEP is June 30 and said they would provide requested historical free/reduced counts and additional cost detail before the board meeting.","School committee heard presentation on Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) showing a drop in the identified student percentage and a projected $2.5 million local cost to continue universal free meals; committee recorded a divided advisory vote and the item will proceed to the full board.","actionData","errors"]

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