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Tangipahoa Parish school board renews portable leases, adopts 2026–27 calendar and directs study of 2027–28 balanced calendar
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Tangipahoa Parish School Board approved lease renewals for portable classrooms (subject to court approval), adopted the administration’s recommended 2026–27 calendar and voted to study — but not adopt — a balanced calendar for 2027–28.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board on Nov. 18 approved several routine and facility-related actions, including renewal of portable-classroom leases, adoption of the 2026–27 academic calendar and a directive to administration to study a balanced calendar for 2027–28 rather than adopt it now.
Board action: On a roll-call vote the board approved renewing leases for portable buildings from Satellite Shelters and William Scotsman, subject to court approval. Debate before the vote focused on cost and condition: a speaker in the discussion said the district currently pays about “$27,000 for buildings that are built in way, way, like, the 19 nineties,” and urged exploring purpose-built metal classroom replacements rather than continuing short-term leases. The motion carried with all recorded members voting "yes."
Calendar decisions: The board adopted the administration’s recommendation to use calendar option 1 for the 2026–27 school year (administration said option 1 received roughly 37% of the public vote). For the 2027–28 year the administration recommended a balanced calendar (option 3). Several board members said they were unprepared to adopt a calendar for 2027–28 now and requested more public engagement and study. The board instead approved a motion to proceed with community meetings, fact-finding and a study commission to explore the balanced-calendar option and reserved the right to adopt or change the calendar later; the motion carried on a roll-call vote.
Other votes at the meeting included approval of a certificate of substantial completion for a Loranger High School locker-room project by Gassaway, Gassaway & Bankston and approval of several committee reports and retreat minutes. The board tabled approval of the Nov. 4 board minutes so staff and board can make clarifications before the next meeting.
The board recorded roll-call votes for the major measures; recorded votes show the members present voted in favor of the lease renewals, calendar adoption for 2026–27 and the directive to study 2027–28.
