Committee approves inventory policy change and removes employee representative committee; calendar language updated

The Terrebonne Parish Education, Technology and Policy Committee voted on April 21 to approve revisions to several district policies.

The committee recommended updating policy file D‑6.3 (inventories) to align with the federal Uniform Grant Guidance; the committee noted the federal guidance raised the capitalization threshold from $5,000 to $10,000 and the policy language was changed to match. The committee also updated required asset‑record fields for items purchased with federal funds.

The board approved removing policy file B‑8.1, the employee representative committee, after discussion about the policy’s limited use and the district’s existing grievance processes. During discussion Dr. Breaux said the ER committee “is not being utilized the way it’s written” and staff will consider restructuring the approach in the future; grievance forms have been posted to the district website.

Committee members also approved a minor revision to policy file A‑9.1 (school calendar) to remove the employee representative committee from the calendar review process and instead route calendar proposals through the superintendent or his designee to schools and employees for review.

Motions and procedural notes: the motion to approve revisions to D‑6.3 was moved by Miss Benoit and seconded by Mr. Lagarde; the motion passed with no roll‑call tally recorded in the committee transcript. The removal of B‑8.1 and the calendar revision also passed after motions on the floor; where mover names were not specified in the transcript the committee recorded seconds and a voice vote of "motion passes." The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote or detailed vote tally for these items.

Next steps: staff will update policy documents and posting materials to reflect the changes and will provide guidance on how inventory and asset records will be accounted for when federal funds are involved.