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St. Charles Parish School Board approves consent agenda, stadium turf, pharmacy-analytics contract and a personnel termination
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the St. Charles Parish School Board approved its consent agenda, authorized stadium turf replacements at two high schools, voted to contract pharmacy analytics services and approved the superintendent's recommendation to terminate a probationary bus operator; a recommendation to hire a lobbying firm was reported but not recorded as a final vote in the provided transcript.
The St. Charles Parish School Board met Jan. 14, 2026, and approved a package of routine and project items, including a consent agenda of administrative and procurement matters, turf replacement for two high school stadiums and a contract to provide pharmacy analytics services. The board also voted to terminate a probationary school bus operator on the superintendent's recommendation. A recommended contract for lobbying services was presented but a final vote is not recorded in the available segments.
The board opened the business portion by approving the consent agenda, which included bid authorization for athletic-field parking and sidewalk work at Hanville High School; substantial-completion notices for alumni-center projects at Hanville and Desteran high schools; personnel items; acceptance of an RFP for internal network cabling; and accounts payable for December 2025. Miss Weber moved approval and Ray Greggson seconded; the consent agenda passed without opposition.
On procurement, the board approved purchase of Pivot Field Turf for the Desteran High School and Hanville High School stadiums using the Sourcewell government purchasing agreement as submitted by Geo Services Inc. Miss Budro moved the turf purchase and Mr. Oakquinn seconded; the board approved the purchase.
The board also approved contracting Pay Alley to provide pharmacy analytics services intended to enhance cost transparency and help the district manage pharmacy benefits; the recommendation was described as to be paid by the district's third-party administrator. The motion to approve the Pay Alley recommendation was recorded and carried.
Under personnel business, the superintendent recommended termination of a probationary school bus operator in alignment with the cited policy and statute (transcript reference: RS17492A). The board moved to approve the superintendent's recommendation and the termination was approved.
Agenda staff also reported a recommendation to enter a contract with Magnolia Strategic Consultants LLC for legislative advocacy during the 2026 session, with options to renew for one or two years; the transcript records the staff recommendation but does not show a recorded board vote in the provided segments.
Votes at a glance
- Proclamation: National School Counseling Week (Feb. 2'026'Feb. 6, 2026): motion by Alice Alexander, second by Mr. Oak; adopted (recorded as unanimous). - Proclamation: Louisiana School Board Recognition Month (January 2026): motion by Miss Budro, second by Miss Weber; adopted (recorded as unanimous). - Consent agenda (including bids, substantial completions, personnel, RFP acceptance, accounts payable): motion by Miss Weber, second by Ray Greggson; approved unanimously. - Pay Alley pharmacy analytics contract recommendation: motion recorded and approved (mover recorded as Mr. Oakland in transcript segments; second by Miss Budro); approved. - Stadium turf replacement (Desteran and Hanville high schools): motion by Miss Budro, second by Mr. Oakquinn; approved. - Termination of probationary school bus operator (per cited statute/policy): motion by Mr. Alexander, second by Miss Budro; approved. - Recommendation to contract Magnolia Strategic Consultants LLC for lobbying services: staff recommendation presented; final board vote not recorded in provided transcript.
The meeting closed after routine committee updates and a superintendent report on upcoming school-calendar dates; the board adjourned following a motion to close business.
