Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
The St. Mary Parish School Board voted to begin the search for a new superintendent after the resignation of Dr. Fagan Bush. Legal counsel outlined statutory advertising, application screening, recommended salary range and confidentiality procedures for applicants.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
Board approved minutes, consent agenda, instructional calendar, training resolution, multiple policy revisions, a tilt-skillet purchase ($23,360), and $45,000 in maintenance funds for Centerville High baseball lights.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
St. Mary Parish School Board approved policy revisions to incorporate DCFS registry checks for volunteers and to clarify behavioral health screening obligations; the policy committee recommended deferring any district-funded mental-health screenings until budgets are reviewed.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
St. Mary Parish economic development director said state changes route industrial tax exemption applications to a local committee whose recommendation applies to all entities; he noted a recent Orion-related approval and signaled plans for significant local expansion.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
The Maintenance District 1 committee voted to approve spending the lowest bid of $45,000 to install lights at Centerville High School’s baseball field after testimony from the school’s head coach about safety, lost revenue and community support, including donated poles.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
Jackie Pierce, director of Bayou Land Families Helping Families, told the St. Mary Parish Special Education Advisory Committee about the nonprofit’s statewide centers, free services for families of children with disabilities, funding sources and a schedule of upcoming webinars and community events.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
Members and attendees discussed expanding autism training for patrol officers (beyond school resource officers), a proposed QR-code in-vehicle ID system to help first responders, and existing DMV autism registration/sticker options.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
The Special Education Advisory Committee agreed on meeting times (Mondays at 4:30 p.m.) and tentative dates—Sept. 21, Nov. 2 and Jan. 25—received a Special Olympics update (event at Burwick High School) and adjourned after a motion.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
The St. Mary Parish School Board voted to accept the resignation and retirement of Superintendent Dr. Buffley Faganbush and confirmed Dr. Sanders will begin serving as interim superintendent effective the next day under a previously adopted resolution; the board discussed a timeline for a permanent search.
Louisiana / School Boards / St. Mary Parish
Auditors presented an unmodified (clean) opinion on the school board's financial statements for the year ending 06/30/2025, reported no reportable noncompliance for selected federal programs, and included one required finding tied to an ongoing central-office investigation; the board voted to accept the audit.