Beauregard Parish School Board: Key committee votes on bonds, facilities and policy revisions

The Beauregard Parish School Board committees met Sept. 8, 2025, in the Central Office Board Meeting Room and approved several motions in finance, buildings and grounds, and policy committees.

The finance committee adopted a resolution to accept the low bid on the Parish-wide School District’s $15 million general obligation school bonds, series 2025. The board’s financial adviser reported a 4.35% true interest cost for the sale and said the transaction produced a premium that increases available construction proceeds. The finance committee voted to adopt the resolution.

Separately, the buildings and grounds committee approved using $240,000 of remaining 2023 bond funds for additional improvements to the South Beauregard High School Athletic Complex. The committee also approved using $310,000 of the remaining 2023 bond funds to replace the backup chiller at DeRidder High School. Both motions carried in committee.

The policy committee voted to revise several board policies to align with recent Louisiana laws. Committee members approved revisions that remove a training requirement in the anti-bullying policy, shorten mandatory expulsion periods for some weapons and drug incidents from four semesters to two for students in grades 6–12, change reporting procedures for school resource officers, and add a requirement to offer, at parental request, mental health assessments for students in grades 3–12 as described in Act 504 (2025). Committee members discussed practical questions about how mental-health assessments would be provided and funded and directed staff to bring implementation details forward.

All motions in these committee sessions were announced and put to voice vote; minutes and formal tallies were not recorded in the committee transcript beyond the verbal “aye” and “motion passes” confirmations. No committee recorded roll-call vote counts in the transcript provided.

Votes at a glance: - Finance committee: Adopted resolution accepting the low bidder for general obligation school bonds series 2025 (motion passed; mover not specified in transcript; second by a committee member). - Buildings & Grounds committee: Approved $240,000 from remaining 2023 bond funds for South Beauregard High School Athletic Complex improvements (motion by Miss Capito; second by Mr. Bowman; motion passed). - Buildings & Grounds committee: Approved $310,000 from remaining 2023 bond funds to replace DeRidder High School backup chiller (movers: Mr. Carlos and Mr. David; motion passed). - Policy committee: Approved multiple policy revisions required by state legislation (motions carried in committee; specifics listed below in the policy article).

The board’s committees scheduled remaining formal votes and full-board consideration where applicable; items originating in committee will appear on forthcoming full-board agendas for final action or ratification.