Tangipahoa Parish school board receives clean audit; superintendent highlights counselor staffing and pre-K openings
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The Tangipahoa Parish School Board heard a presentation of the 2024–25 financial audit described in the meeting as "clean, no disagreements with management," and approved a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as School Counselor Week; Superintendent Stilley reported the district employs 41 full-time school counselors and that pre-K applications had opened.
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, Feb. 3, 2026 — The Tangipahoa Parish School Board received the district’s 2024–25 financial audit and adopted a proclamation recognizing National School Counseling Week.
An auditor presented the audit and described it as a "clean audit" with "no disagreements with management." Board members praised the finance team for their work. No action was required on the audit presentation.
Superintendent Miss Stilley read a proclamation honoring school counselors and asked the board to adopt it. She reported the district currently employs 41 full-time school counselors and noted that the American School Counselor Association recommends a ratio of one counselor per 250 students; Stilley said the district is not yet meeting that national standard but has increased counselor staffing since 2013. The board approved the proclamation by unanimous voice/roll-call vote.
Stilley also provided general updates: recent "pastor tours" of schools (the presentation cited visits to Punctitula schools and the career center), pre-K applications opening with 36 applications received as of about 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting, and a reminder that the calendar vote for the 2027–28 school year closes Friday.
No further board action was taken on the audit; staff will continue routine follow-up as needed.