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BESE committee approves consent agenda and grant allocations; Clark recuses on allocations item
Summary
The BESE Committee on Board Administration and Education Finance approved a consent agenda, LDOE contracts over $50,000 and federal/state grant allocations at a committee meeting (date not specified).
The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Committee on Board Administration and Education Finance approved three administrative items at a committee meeting (date not specified).
The committee approved a consent agenda that added items 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 to the record. Miss Champagne moved the consent agenda, Mr. Harris seconded, and the chair noted no objections; the chair then stated the consent agenda passed.
The committee also considered item 5.2 (LDOE contracts greater than $50,000). The recommendation was to approve the contracts, which include a $400,000 grant to develop a middle‑school aquaponics and greenhouse STEM curriculum. The motion to approve item 5.2 was made by Mr. Harris and seconded by Dr. Armstrong; no objection was recorded and the item passed.
On page 43, item 5.3 covered consideration of federal and state grants and allocations to local education agencies (LEAs), type 2 and type 5 charter schools, approved nonpublic schools, and community‑based organizations. The LDOE updated backup materials on Jan. 6 and distributed a handout, staff said. A recusal was raised before the motion: the transcript records that Dr. Clark recused from item 5.3. With Dr. Clark recused, Dr. Armstrong moved the item and Mr. Harris seconded; the chair announced no objections and the item passed.
The committee did not provide roll‑call vote tallies in the transcript for these items; motions were approved after the chair stated there were no objections.
Summary of formal actions
• Consent agenda (add items 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1): Mover — Miss Champagne; Second — Mr. Harris; Outcome — approved (no objections recorded).
• Item 5.2 (LDOE contracts > $50,000, including $400,000 STEM grant): Mover — Mr. Harris; Second — Dr. Armstrong; Outcome — approved (no objections recorded). See separate item summarizing the STEM grant.
• Item 5.3 (Federal and state grants and allocations to LEAs, type 2/type 5 charters, nonpublic schools and community-based organizations): Recusal — Dr. Clark; Mover — Dr. Armstrong; Second — Mr. Harris; Outcome — approved (no objections recorded).
