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Beauregard Parish School Board adopts preliminary capital improvement plan for 2025 bond proposition
Summary
The school board adopted a preliminary capital improvement plan tied to a proposed 2025 bond (targeted at $30 million). The plan prioritizes South Boulevard projects, includes land acquisition estimates and contingencies, and will be printed for public distribution before the May 3 election.
The Beauregard Parish School Board voted to adopt a preliminary capital improvement plan for the 2025 bond proposition at its April 10 meeting.
Board members said the plan is preliminary and subject to refinement; staff and board discussed prioritizing South Boulevard projects and noted the plan includes items ranging from school additions to smaller maintenance and fencing projects. The draft plan uses preliminary cost estimates and contingencies; during discussion board members emphasized the figures are not final and that some items could be staged or scaled to match bond proceeds.
Superintendent Mister Insigne and staff described a timeline to print and distribute informational materials: if approved at the April 10 meeting, a trifold would be printed and shipped to schools the following Monday so teachers and families could review it before the Easter break. The board noted the election on the bond proposition is scheduled for May 3, 2025.
Board members asked staff to keep the document conservative and to avoid locking the district into fixed building sizes or impossible-to-meet line items. Staff said South Boulevard is likely to be treated as a higher priority among projects and that some smaller repairs could be handled in-house through maintenance work orders.
Motion and outcome: Ray Bowman made the motion to adopt the capital improvement plan and Cynthia seconded; the board voted in favor and adopted the plan for public distribution ahead of the May 3 election.
