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LCTCS board approves student‑conduct policy updates, leases, contracts and $6.4M in matched gifts
Summary
The LCTCS Board unanimously approved multiple administrative actions on Dec. 11, including revisions to student‑conduct policy 2.4, continuation of a lease for Fletcher Technical Community College, disposal authorization for a Baton Rouge campus, and a package of private gifts matched by the Board of Regents totaling about $6.4 million.
The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors approved a slate of administrative and financial actions at its Dec. 11 meeting, including policy updates, property and leasing arrangements, and several contract approvals.
On policy, the board approved revisions to LCTCS policy 2.4 (student conduct and appeal procedures). Staff presented the recommendation, stating the changes align the policy with Act 416 from the 2024 legislative session and update disciplinary and appeals language for public postsecondary institutions. “Staff recommends that the board approve the revisions to LCTCS policy 2.4 student conduct and appeal procedures,” a staff speaker read for the record.
Facilities items approved included authorization for the system and the Fletcher Technical Community College chancellor to continue a lease with Kenneth Wood Family LLC for the Machine Tool program facility at 139 Equity Boulevard to bridge displacement following Hurricane Ida; the board also authorized steps to dispose of the Baton Rouge Fraser campus property (555 Julia Street), citing a recent appraisal of $4 million.
On finance and philanthropy, the board approved a package of private donations totaling approximately $3.3 million that the Board of Regents is slated to match with roughly $3.1 million, creating about $6.4 million in endowed scholarships and professorships across system colleges. Board members highlighted a first‑time opportunity cited for South Louisiana Community College to pursue an endowed chair that, with match, would total roughly $1 million.
Contract approvals included a maintenance and support contract for LCTCS Banner system modifications with Illution Company LLC (contract amount cited around $480,000), an amendment to a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with BDI Data Link LLC for a certified fiber optics noncredit program (increasing the amendment to about $342,000), and a limited legal‑services engagement with Long Law Firm LLP not to exceed $7,500 to address a conflict of interest with the system’s usual counsel.
Board motions were moved and seconded and carried with no voiced opposition recorded; where speakers said “hearing none,” the chair declared the motion carried.
The board also approved routine items including consent agenda G1–G8 and minutes from the Oct. 9, 2024 meeting. Several items were presented for information, and the board entered an executive session later in the meeting during which it reconvened publicly and stated no votes were taken in closed session.
