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Saint Charles Parish School Board adopts multiple policies and approves staffing, program and art project awards
Summary
At its March 26 meeting the board adopted a pronouns/given‑names policy and multiple policy revisions, and approved personnel additions (grants accountant, literacy interventionist, assistant principal increases), a $185,000 award for the Trail Blazers Memorial Project, and other business items.
The Saint Charles Parish School Board on March 26 approved several policy updates, staffing additions and a public‑art award as part of a consent and business agenda that the board adopted largely by unanimous vote.
Policy actions: The board adopted board policy 4.6.0.15 on the use of pronouns and given names (second reading), noting it resulted from requirements cited in state action mentioned during the meeting. The board also approved revisions to the compensation guide (policy 4.6.0.1a) and to policies governing voting at board meetings (policy 1.4.0.4), all on second reading and adopted unanimously.
Staffing and programs: The board approved creation of a grants accountant position following a review by Veil Frog Consulting Services; the motion specified an annual investment between $91,731 and $120,147 (salary and benefits). The board also authorized funding for an additional middle‑school literacy interventionist (investment up to $111,000) to split coverage that previously served two middle schools, and approved increasing assistant principal allocations at New Sarpy Elementary and Ethel Scheffner Elementary to full‑time roles with estimated investments of $114,785 and $132,525 respectively.
Project award: The board accepted the administration's recommendation to award the Trail Blazers Memorial Project to Visual Original Customs at an investment of $185,000 after evaluation of five artist proposals; the recommended vendor met criteria including artistic excellence, relevance to history, feasibility and minority/women‑owned business consideration.
Other business: The board approved a property‑insurance renewal with Riverlands Insurance that the district said will reduce rates by 24.38%, saving $540,834.57, and approved issuing an RFQ for casualty insurance brokerage services. The board also authorized the district's summer food service program to use two cafeterias at no cost to the district; the parish council will assume program financial and administrative responsibility.
All items on the consent agenda and the listed business items were recorded as passing unanimously in the meeting minutes. Where the transcript lists specific dollar figures and program details, the board discussion identified those numbers as part of the motions and administrative presentations.
