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Votes at a glance: Acadia Parish School Board actions on minutes, budget hearing, insurance, buses and student travel
Summary
At its meeting the Acadia Parish School Board approved minutes, scheduled an August 4 public hearing on the 2627 budget, renewed employee and retiree health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for 2026–27, declared 17 buses surplus, and approved Rain High School Beta Club travel to Nashville.
The Acadia Parish School Board completed several routine and required actions during the meeting. Key outcomes:
- Minutes approved: The board approved the minutes of the April 14, 2026 regular session and the April 28, 2026 special and committee meetings. (Motion by Mister Hebert; second by Miss David.)
- Budget hearing scheduled: The board approved holding a public hearing on the 2627 budget on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 5 p.m. (Motion carried.)
- Health insurance renewal: The board approved renewing employee and retiree health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for the 2026–27 fiscal year. (Motion carried.)
- Revenue referral: The proposed revenue schedule for the 2627 budget was sent to the full board for approval (motion noted as by James Higginbotham, second by Steve Jones).
- Surplus buses: The board recommended declaring 17 buses surplus and authorized the superintendent to dispose of them by legal means; that recommendation was carried.
- Student travel: The board approved an out-of-state travel request for Rain High School Beta Club to attend the national convention in Nashville, Tennessee, from June 16–18, 2026 (motion by Steve Jones; second by Becky Atkinson).
Each item was moved, seconded and carried as recorded on the meeting agenda; specific roll-call tallies and member-by-member votes were not provided in the public transcript beyond recorded 'ayes' and 'nays.'
