Caddo Parish committee recommends shifting agenda control to president and superintendent, moves to one monthly meeting schedule

The Caddo Parish School Board policy review committee on July 1 recommended changing board policy so the board president and the superintendent — not the executive committee — prepare the agenda and the board meet once a month, with committee meetings in the first week and the executive committee and regular meeting on the third Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

Attorney Abrams told the committee he modeled the proposed language on other Louisiana districts and proposed deleting the line that gave the executive committee authority to set the agenda. Under the draft language presented, "the Caddo Parish school board president and the superintendent shall prepare or cause to be prepared an agenda for all regular board meetings" and members, staff and employees may suggest items for inclusion. The draft also calls for agendas and supporting documents to be posted on BoardDocs by the first Tuesday of each month, while retaining the minimum 24-hour public notice requirement under state law.

The change would remove…