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School board approves $750 stipend for family‑engagement designees after debate over duties
Summary
The board approved a $750 stipend per designee (one per campus) to formalize family engagement points of contact; members debated a 37‑item responsibility list and clarified principals selected designees and that many are not classroom teachers.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board approved adding a $750 stipend for family engagement designees — one designated point of contact at each school — after hearing details from Mister Porter and a period of board questioning.
Mister Porter described the designees as campus points of contact who help the district’s Office of Innovation run parent and student focus groups and coordinate communications. "They are individuals who have been identified by the principals to serve as a liaison between our office of innovation and the work that we are doing in the office," Mister Porter said, summarizing the role.
Several board members raised workload concerns after reviewing the attached responsibilities. Mister Toler said he had difficulty imagining asking a teacher with a full classroom to absorb ‘‘37 tasks,’’ noting the objection was about scope rather than the stipend amount. Mister Porter and staff clarified principals selected designees and that appointees could be paraprofessionals or other staff with schedule flexibility, not solely classroom teachers.
Mister Duncan moved to adopt the administration’s recommendation and Miss Richards seconded; the board opened voting and the motion carried to place the stipend on the salary schedule.
Why it matters: The stipend formalizes a point of contact at each campus intended to improve family outreach and navigation of district systems. Board members asked administration to revisit and, if needed, condense the long responsibilities list and to return with clarified role descriptions.
Next steps: Administration said it can refine the list of duties in response to board feedback and will provide any clarifications to the policy/salary schedule as needed.
