Votes at a glance: Tangipahoa Parish School Board actions, Jan. 6, 2026
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Summary
The board approved the Dec. 2, 2025 minutes; added and approved personnel meeting minutes (item E); approved a $750 stipend for family engagement designees; referred multiple policies to the policy committee; tabled the Ponchatoula Athletic Park lease for negotiation; and adopted counsel's recommendation in pending litigation after executive session.
Key board actions taken at the Jan. 6 meeting:
- Approval of minutes (Dec. 2, 2025): Motion to adopt by Mister Westmoreland; second by Miss Dominguez; voting opened by Amanda and motion carried.
- Addition and approval of personnel meeting minutes (Item E, personnel meeting 01/06/2026): Motion to add by Mister Piazza; seconded by Mister Westmoreland; no public input and vote carried to approve.
- Capital outlay committee recommendations (12/02/2025): Motion by Mister Piazza; second by Mister Westmoreland; motion carried.
- Family engagement designee stipend: Motion to adopt administration’s recommendation by Mister Duncan; second by Miss Richards; board approved adding a $750 stipend to the salary schedule for campus family engagement designees (administration to revisit duties document as requested).
- Referral of policies to policy committee: Miss Stilley presented several policies (BCBB, DFK, DJE, EBBC, FEA, GBC, GBN, GBRA, JGCF) for referral; motion to refer by Mister Westmoreland, second by Mister Piazza; motion carried.
- Ponchatoula Athletic Park lease: After Mayor Daniels described about $2,094,131.46 invested in the park, the board voted to table consideration to allow administration and counsel to negotiate and return a final lease for approval (motion to table by Mister Toler, second by Mister Piazza; motion carried).
- Executive session (litigation): The board moved into executive session to discuss Esmeralda Mendez v. Herland Guillory; upon return Mister Duncan moved to adopt the council’s recommendation; the motion was seconded and carried.
Notes: The transcript does not include individual roll‑call vote tallies for most actions; where tallies are not listed the article records the outcome and flags missing vote details for follow up.