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Board ratifies contracts, bids and personnel recommendations; approves Live Oak gym change order
Summary
The Livingston Parish School Board unanimously approved construction changes, procurement ratifications and personnel contracts at its May meeting, including a $12,724 change order and acceptance of substantial completion for the rebuilt Live Oak Junior High gym.
The Livingston Parish School Board unanimously approved a set of routine motions at its meeting, ratifying construction and procurement decisions and approving several central‑office personnel contracts.
The board voted to approve the minutes of its April 24, 2025 meeting and then took action on construction items for Live Oak Junior High’s new gym (rebuilt after fire damage). The board approved Change Order No. 3 — presented as three items (locker relocation framing to protect exposed pipes, installation of a catch basin to remove standing water, and installation of bollards at a plaza walkway) — for a total cost of $12,724. The board also accepted the project’s substantial completion after inspections and a punch list review; presenters recommended the work be accepted as completed.
On capital projects and procurement, the board ratified bids received May 1, 2025, for the South Fork Junior High turn‑lane project. The low bid was Gulf States Services at $1,315,000 (about $85,000 under the project estimate of $1,400,000). Board members were told the district reviewed bidder qualifications and anticipated completion during the summer to avoid disrupting school operations.
The board also ratified several routine warehouse and equipment procurements: bid 2511 (custodial supplies for warehouse stock), bid 2512 (food service disposables for warehouse stock), and RFP 25‑13 for weight‑room equipment for Denham Springs High School Fieldhouse (award recommended to True Athletics). Evaluation criteria were cited for the RFP recommendation.
Personnel actions approved included three performance‑based central‑office elementary/middle curriculum coordinator contracts recommended by Superintendent Purvis: Marsha Wolfer (elementary curriculum coordinator, effective May 26, 2025–June 30, 2028), Vanessa Navarre (elementary curriculum coordinator, effective May 26, 2025–June 30, 2028), and Nita Flores (middle school curriculum coordinator, effective July 15, 2025–June 30, 2028). Each contract was presented with the candidates’ district experience and received board approval.
The board accepted committee recommendations forwarded from an Athletic Medical Staff Committee meeting (May 7, 2025). Committee items presented for full‑board approval included adopting a proposal on contracts and titles for elementary designee positions, presenting a Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant proposal for district consideration (committee materials described the grant as worth roughly “3 point something million”), and amending the ELL coordinator job description. Each committee recommendation was reported as approved by committee and was presented to the full board for acceptance; the full board voted to accept the committee’s recommendations.
The board also approved the monthly financial report, updates on audit findings, payment of invoices and district supplements.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes (April 24, 2025): motion carried (unanimous). Mover: Brad Sharp; seconder: Jeff Cox. - Live Oak Junior High Change Order No. 3 (lockers/piping, catch basin, bollards): $12,724; motion carried (unanimous). Mover: Bob Seals; seconder: Jeff Cox. - Live Oak Junior High substantial completion (new gym after fire): motion carried (unanimous). Mover: Bob Seals; seconder: Jeff Cox. - Ratify bids, South Fork Junior High turn lane (bid opened 05/01/2025): low bidder Gulf States Services $1,315,000; motion carried (unanimous). Mover: Jeff Cox; seconder: Caitlin Cochran. - Ratify Bid 2511 (custodial supplies for warehouse stock): motion carried (unanimous). Mover: Jeff Seals; seconder: Cecil Harris. - Ratify Bid 2512 (food service disposables for warehouse stock): motion carried (unanimous). Mover: Bob Seals; seconder: Brad Sharp. - Ratify RFP 25‑13 (weight equipment for Denham Springs HS Fieldhouse): award recommended to True Athletics; motion carried (unanimous). Mover: Cecil Harris; seconder: Jeff Brazell. - Personnel — performance‑based curriculum coordinator contracts (Marsha Wolfer, Vanessa Navarre, Nita Flores): motions carried (unanimous). Movers/seconders recorded in transcript. - Athletic Medical Staff Committee recommendations (elementary designee contract/title changes; CLSD grant proposal; ELL coordinator job‑description amendments): presented by committee and accepted by full board (motions carried, unanimous). - Approval of monthly financial report and payment of invoices/supplements: motion carried (unanimous).
All motions listed above were carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition in the meeting transcript. Where specific mover/second information was recorded in the transcript, it is listed above; if a transcription name variant appears in the record, the article uses the most consistent spelling present in the official meeting record.
