St. Martin Parish board weighs switch to LSBA-backed agenda and policy platform
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Summary
Board staff reported a plan to replace Forethought and BoardDocs with an LSBA-supported platform that would handle agendas and policy management; staff said the change would be cost-neutral and cited security improvements as a reason to move.
Speaker 3 said the district has been evaluating a new platform being adopted by the Louisiana School Boards Association and other districts that would replace both BoardDocs and Forethought for agendas and policies. "We would be getting rid of Forethought and BoardDocs and moving to this new platform, which would utilize LSBA for our policies," Speaker 3 said. Staff members Wendy and Christine joined Speaker 3 for a demonstration and told the board the change would be roughly cost-neutral.
The proposal included a listed price discussed in the meeting; a board member asked about a figure referenced as "8395," and Speaker 3 confirmed the quoted price and described the overall package as a "wash." Speaker 4 said the platform was being recommended in part for security reasons, citing previous data issues with BoardDocs that prompted districts to consider a move.
The board did not record a formal vote on the platform selection in the transcript. If adopted, the change would consolidate agenda production and policy maintenance in one vendor arrangement and would rely on LSBA for policy updates, per the staff presentation. The board indicated interest but did not finalize a contractual decision in the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.