Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
The board moved and seconded a motion to accept the consent agenda. Finance staff recommended approving penalty waivers in cases where taxpayers paid taxes and interest and cooperated with audits; staff described waivers as routine for honest mistakes.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
Community members asked the board to rename the stadium for a longtime coach; staff recommended a ring of honor at each high school instead. A substitute motion to name the field was made and seconded, and the board discussed establishing naming criteria; the transcript ends before a recorded vote.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
Board staff reported a plan to replace Forethought and BoardDocs with an LSBA-supported platform that would handle agendas and policy management; staff said the change would be cost-neutral and cited security improvements as a reason to move.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
Public commenters urged the board to rename a local football stadium for a prominent coach, citing his impact on players; board members raised concerns about precedent and desegregation implications and asked staff to research naming criteria used by other parishes.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
A board member said the small, voluntary scholarship fund that historically supported three student recipients can cover current awardees for four years but lacks funding to support new scholarships beyond the current school year unless members resume contributions.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
Board members were briefed on a small change to the district's crisis mental-health assessment form to address situations when parents cannot complete paperwork for hospital transport; staff said a "p 10" team monitors high-risk students after a transport.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
St. Martin Parish Schools presented an end-of-year STEAM magnet report required by a consent order, highlighting staff hires, rising enrollment and demographic targets, expanded after-school programs, and transportation and facility work. Board members discussed expansion and next steps.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
Board members debated shortfalls in custodial and maintenance staffing affecting grounds and facilities, and asked for verification of junior-high coaches' time sheets and payment sources; staff said some coach pay comes from school athletic accounts.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
Board staff said projects cannot start because the board never formally adopted a division of bond proceeds. Trustees asked for rough allocations to prioritize HVAC and other projects and flagged two roofing projects that 'vanished' from prior plans.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Martin Parish Schools
Board members discussed a growing budget shortfall driven by enrollment declines and higher charter payments. The board has voted to continue using the fund balance to support day-to-day operations while staff develops recommendations to reduce costs and prioritize capital projects.