001Miss Jones present. >> Miss Paula Lashern here. >> Miss Summer Lashern here. >> Mr. Patterson >> here. >> Mr. Petri, Mr. Trhan >> here. Mr. Walker >> here. >> You do have a quorum and I have had no request for public comment. >> All right. So, we'll now call up Mr. Sha Manard to do the invocation and Mr. Noah Gwyn to say the pledge. Would you please assume an attitude of prayer? Dear heavenly father, thank you for bringing us here tonight. Thank you for these wonderful elected officials who serve us in our schools. Heavenly Father, I pray that you can give us the strength to continue to push forward in the best of our education. Heavenly Father, I just pray that you can watch over our schools and be with us as we evolve through
002the year. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Y'all can y'all can come back up to the podium, guys. It's I know it's kind of uh nervous, right, coming into a room board meeting like this. Um but I want to thank y'all for doing that. I have a little something for for for y'all. Um these are called courage coins. Um this is for uh just a gift to show how much the board appreciates y'all coming. Um, y'all have seen me around your program a lot lately, right? >> That's because y'all are extremely active and I I appreciate being invited uh to watch y'all. I
003don't get in the classroom a whole lot. So, it's been amazing watching y'all. Every time I walk in, every time I walk down the halls, y'all are doing something productive. Y'all are in groups. Y'all are studying. Y'all are practicing. Um, but most importantly, I want to acknowledge that you represent the school so well. But there's some there's something else you represent even better. That's yourself. That's the most important thing as you grow that you're going to learn. Continue to do that. We are very proud of y'all. And I have these coins for all four of y'all. >> Yes, sir. Thanks. Thank you. stand right there. Mr. Aaron, you want to come up and maybe introduce them and let us know what they do for your program over there? >> I don't think we got that
004much time to go through everything they do, but uh this is Nolan Knight. He's our chapter vice president. He and our chapter president, Noah Gwyn, will be competing in meets evaluation in Indianapolis in the end of October. Sean is on the aronomy team this year. Noah was on the team with Madison last year. So Sean's going in aronomy. Madison will be competing in milk quality. Uh just as excited as she is about that. She was on our nursery landscaping team, but we had three seniors that couldn't go and a senior on the milk team couldn't make it. So I'm like, "Hey girl, I got a spot." She's like, "Here we go." She's she's tasting milk against her will, but she's doing really well. And last year her and Noah were on that team that got
005second in the nation. And Sean is determined to one up them this year. We're going to we're hoping that works out. But if it doesn't, that's okay, too. They're they're working really hard. They're going to represent us very well. >> Very good. >> Thank you. >> How many teams you bringing in national? >> Six, I think. Wow. >> Uh we we won 11 state championships. Three of those didn't have a national contest. >> And then between seniors leaving and having holes to fill, we end up dropping three of those events. Uh, so we're we're down to six, but it's still 27 students will be competing and another two receiving their American degree. It's the largest group we've ever brought. It's the largest group anybody's brought to compete to my knowledge. >> Uh, last year y'all
006were like 21. Is that correct? >> 23 I think somewhere. It was it was above 20 and that was that was the largest group we ever brought. Then >> we did it again. So, uh, I'm not challenging them this year to do better than we did last year. Normally that's what we do. But if they if we don't quite have 29 kids competing next year, that'll be okay. Fit the budget a lot better. But I I don't think they're going to let me off the hook. The talent that we've got in the pro program right here right now, talent on our roster, we're we're primed to have a big year >> and they're going to be a major part of it. >> Great. >> I'm going to cry when they all graduate. >> Good luck
007to you. >> Thank y'all for what y'all do. Yes, sir. >> Support out y'all. Go get somebody. >> All right. Sounds good. Thank you all again. >> Thank you. >> All righty, guys. I need a motion and a second to approve the approval of the school board minutes of the regular meeting on August 21st, 2025. I got a motion by Mr. Arson, second by Mr. Toronto. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we will vote. All in favor say I. >> I. All oppose. >> Eyes have it. Motion passes. I need a motion, a second to vote to change the order of topics to be addressed and to add new items not on the original agenda. Motion motion by Mr. Walker. >> Second by Miss Paul. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we will go to vote. All
008in favor say I. >> All oppose say nay. >> Eyes have it. Motion passes. We will now start our board committee reports and we will start with our finance committee. Mr. Bill Arson grant commission accept the following donations. Elton High School to Purple Butterfly Foundation $500 funds to be used to assist in student needs. Jeff and Jessica Aguilard, $1,000 funds to be used to purchase new volleyball uniforms. Exxon Mobile Foundation, $5,000 funds to be used to support Beta Club activities. The Louisiana Public Service Commission, uh, they donating a Vulcan VC 44 GD double deck gas oven at a value of $27,25. >> So move. >> Are you taking them off? >> We're going to read them all. >> Yes, sir. Jennings High School, Jeff Davis Cataman Association, $500 funds to be used towards livestock purchases.
009Quarterback Club, $5,761.40 funds to be used towards supplies. The Bank $750 funds to be used for junior high basketball needs. Lacine High School, Louisiana Public Service Commission, a uh donating a Cleveland 24 CGA 10.2 2 high efficiency gas steamer valued at $30,31168. Welch Elementary School, the Lundy firm, $200. Funds will be used for class supplies for Miss Robinson East class. The Catholic Daughters Court Stella Maris number 1233 $100 funds to assist with school supply fees for the students in needs. Welch High School Welch Greyhound backers, $400 funds to be used for scholar athletic shirts for 2025. Katon Mabini, $70 funds to be used for basketball season expenses. Point-to-point directional drilling incorporated, $4,500 funds to be used towards purchasing a new real for the a football field. Pat Desert, $100 funds to be used for band
010expenses. Dirt Road Forms LLC, $150 funds to be used for FFA state convention fees. Welch Renault, Welch Little Dribblers, $980 funds to be used for boys basketball uniforms. First United Methodist Church, $50 funds to be used for PBIS reward. Welch Catholic Daughters, $100 funds to be used for supplies for needy students. the Eat, Move, Grow Foundation for money to purchase PE equipment for the following elementary schools. Elton Elementary School, $500. Lacasine High School, $150. Welch Elementary School, $500. >> So move now. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, second by Mr. Charles Brook House. >> Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say nay. I have seven. The motion passes. Permission to Jennings High School to renew the annual site license with LL
0117 through 12th grades at a cost of 14,531.25. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arson, a second by M. Paul. Any board discussion? >> Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. >> All oppose. I Savic. Motion passes. >> Turn permission to GenX Elementary School to renew the annual site license with IXL 36 by Mr. Al second by Miss Summer. Any board discussion hearing? None. We will move to a vote. All in favor say I. >> Oppose. Name. Eyes have it. Motion passes. >> Remission to Jennis High School accept a quote of $14,466.50 from Dell Technologies. >> I got a Motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Miss Janet Jones. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to a vote. All in favor say I. Oppose. >> I have
012it. Motion passes. Premission of Jennings Elementary School to accept a quote of $17,359.80 from Dell Technologies on state contract C00. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Miss Paula Lojour. Any board discussion? I just want to ask Mr. Rosa, what size are those monitors? [Laughter] >> That's it. That's all. >> Yeah, your time's coming, girl. >> All right, hearing no more. We'll move to a vote, guys. Any all in favor say I. >> Oppose? N. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Okay, we'll conclude my report. >> Thank you, sir. >> Insurance, Mr. Blake Petri, no report. Buildings and Grounds Committee, Mr. David Dos, >> no report, sir. >> Policy, Mr. Russell Walker, >> no report. >> Transportation Committee, Mr. Greg Bordon, >> no report. >> 16 section Charles Brook, >> no report.
013>> War I Paul Learn, >> no report. >> Legislative Leon Greg Bort. >> And long range planning, Mr. Paul, >> no report, sir. >> Thank you all. We will now move to the food service committee. Uh, Miss President Summer Learner, >> you spoke in faith. That was a >> Yeah, she added on there, you know. >> It's on you, girl. Hey, where's your name? >> Um, the food service committee met on Tuesday and um we're just looking for permission to be granted to Superintendent Hall and architect Steve Hotor to seek bids for phase 5 which includes the purchase of a new freezer storage, renovations, and upgrades to the child nutrition warehouse. And this will be paid forward 2. >> I'll second that motion. >> I got a motion by Miss Summer. I have a second
014by Phil Arsen. Any board discussion? >> How big am I? Am I missing? How big a cooling will be? And I wouldn't please. >> It's a It's going to be a We're g We're going to turn it over to Miss Tina, right? I'm just being >> I'm sorry. I didn't hear the question. >> I was just asking how large. >> You're looking at a 33 wide by 42 deep. >> Is that going to be big enough for you? >> Yes, sir. 16 to 20 ft high. I think we got it. >> Good. Thank you. 80 pallets. Yeah, we're gonna we're gonna park big enough. >> Yeah, that's what we need. >> That forklift is flexible. Like you better this thing be big enough drive for you. Stack all the power. Okay. So that will that
015do away with all the ones on the outside. >> Yes. >> Perfect. >> Build it inside the building. >> So the trucks can back up inside the building. Everything will be under roof. It'll go from there onto the truck to the school. >> Long time coming. >> That's right. >> And Mr. David to more to your question. I think right now we're around 50 48 to 50 pallets. So this will extend it for any further growth. If we do move to a snack time or anything else in the future, this would be suffic. >> Thank you very much. >> They call it the Macd. >> All right. >> Four guys. I'm sorry. Four. >> We'll now go to a vote. All in favor say I. All opposed. I seven. Motion passes. We will now see
016her from our sales tax report by Miss Christ, our financial director. >> Oh, I this is tiny. I should have printed my own copy and blew it up. Um so for the month of August uh this year for the school board the collections was 1,14,138.35 which is an increase of $27,700.90 and for the full year uh the school board has collected so far1,14 uh $14,138.35 and still of course the increase because it's the first monthly collections uh for $27,790. So off to a good start. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. >> We will now turn our focus to new business. We need a motion, a second to declare the following surplus. I got a motion by Mr. Greg Bordon. >> A second by Mr. David Do. Any board discussion on these items, guys? Hearing none,
017we'll go to vote. All in favor say I. All oppose. I have it. Motion passes. >> Number two, I need to approve the following non-faculty coaches for 2025 2026 upon completion of the LHSA coaching course certificate. >> So move. >> I got a motion by Mr. Greg Bordon. >> Second by Mr. Phil Arsenal. Any board discussion? >> Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Number three, grant permission for the following out of state travel. Lake Arthur High School Renaissance. I got a motion by Miss Summer. >> Second by Mr. David Do. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Number four, grant permission to President Patterson to
018enter into a rideway with Energy Louisiana LLC for a motion. Got a motion by Miss Sunjer. Second. >> Not by >> Miss Jones. I'm sorry, Miss Jana Jones. I got a second by Mr. Paul Trong. Any board discussion? Hearing none. We will go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Grant permission to President Patterson to enter into a rideway with Paris down. I got a motion by Mr. Phil Arsenal. A second by Miss Paula Leon. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. >> All oppose. I seven. Motion passes. Addendum to new business. Grant permission to superintendent Hall and architect Steve Hoar to move forward a motion by Miss Summerlean. Second. >> Second by Miss Mr. Phil Arsener.
019Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. >> All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. That's twoformational pieces for us tonight. Condolences are extended to the family of murder Murdy Caesar JHS custodian who retired in 2013 with 30 years of service. And our second one is the Department of Special Services will be hosting its third annual 2025 JB JDP Special Olympics Sports Field Day on Friday, October 10th, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Welch High School football stadium in Welch, Louisiana for SWD grades 3rd through 12th grade. to volunteer. >> And if anybody on the board would like to volunteer, please get with Miss Debbie Ash. >> We will now turn it over to superintendent's comments. >> Yeah. Um I said last month that I
020would have Welch High School, Mr. Mark Desertel, come and talk about his ren Renaissance program. We talked on the phone yesterday and they're actually going to the national conference this month. So he felt it would be best next month he come and and so uh so he'll come next month and he'll have updated information about the program and we have several other schools that I've talked to that they they have they do that same program. So we'll line them up to where they'll come and discuss what it is and what their schools do. [Music] I know there's a couple board members that weren't here. So, we have also on Tuesday we discussed calculus procedures. Um, so if Kristen, you want to come up and just give the ones that weren't here a little spiel of
021what we talked about doing? >> Sure. So, all on board. >> A couple of years ago, I had asked for approval for the purchase of a new accounting software system for our financial secretaries. And along with that came the ability to do cashless like online purchases. um obviously for just the um trying to make things more efficient and easier for our secretaries and office staff along with also um the decreasing the risk of potential for theft. And then you know also for safety for our employees because we've got to get um police escorts to go to the bank after ball games and things of that sort to drop cash because we can't keep cash on our campus. So you've got to go drop it at the bank in the safety deposit or dropbox. So, there
022are several reasons why going cashless was um on the list in addition to legislative order has mentioned potentially in the future that they'll actually mandate it for school activity funds just because of the high um the theft increases across the state and the nation for that matter. Uh so, we recently also implemented Goof Fan which is the online athletic ticketing system and it has uh taken off really well. our secretaries and our principles um have voiced. So whenever you guys approved it, it was kind of discussed and has said like, okay, we can go cashless, but we'll, you know, do like a transition period. We're we're like two and a half years in now. And so I guess my my question to the board on Tuesday was can we put a of when that when
023that transition period ends because so now that we're collecting cash and doing online payments, we've essentially turned what should have been a more efficient system into kind of doubling our secretar's work because now they're having to make entries to to record their online purchases and then also collecting cash and having to do the same, you know, deposit of that. So the intention is to go completely cashless across the board. Um our secretaries and our principles are ready to do it yesterday. I of course told them that we've got to give the community a transition period. We've got to give it some time. I had uh asked either like midyear or end of year. The board had agreed um midyear like after the return of Christmas break we could say cashless. Obviously, we're still going to
024do concessions for now, cash, because there's different booster clubs and things of that sort that do the concessions. So, those people would have to be trained and all that on the devices that you use and and and just to make sure we have the logistics on our side figured out before we roll it out to concessions. Um, also things like gan days or those things where they're like a small $1, $2 collection, we'll allow the secretaries and the principles to use their discretion and in that case you collect cash and you don't force somebody to go online and pay something for a dollar gene day. Uh, so um, >> can I say so? >> Yes, sir. >> Not to be negative, but it's concerning. We have a lot of students that go to activities and
025I promise you my students aren't my children are going to have credit cards and cards and >> so they buy do they have a cell phone? >> It depends depends how good they were though they >> when they're not going to take their phone. Maybe they're on punish too. So I don't but but so here's the oh this is one thing I did desri explain too. >> Go ahead. >> No. So um there are is the option or this is the thing. So, the GoFan, you can purchase the ticket ahead of time, or you can walk up and use your smartphone to scan the QR code and purchase your ticket right there on your cell phone. If they don't have a cell phone, don't know how to use don't have a smartphone, don't have their
026cell phone, haven't been able to purchase the ticket, if they have a debit or a credit card, you can use the PO point of sale device at the ticket booth. If neither one of those, I mean, they have been well instructed and will be well instructed, you never turn someone away. And in those cases, you just accept the cash and you let them in. Um, >> in these real communities, it's going to be it's going to be a bigger transition than y'all think it. I'm just going to tell you that. >> So, so far and and I'm not talking for halfway, but >> hey, I can tell you the teachers and the principles and and our staff here, I think they all want it because it's less work. Correct. I understand. >> Right. Right. >>
027I still don't know if it's anyway. I'm just giving my opinion. >> Okay. Okay. I know we're one of the last parishes that do they cash. >> I go to a lot of games, you know that. And it's all cashless. Every >> It's all what? >> Cash. >> I feel pretty concussion. >> Like to get in the game, but we we we buy the tickets on the way >> so we don't have to wait. >> Just my experience everywhere I've gone. And we can certainly look at it like I think the principles and the secretaries are just looking for like a some guidance like where we can't I don't want to just keep telling them like what's the transition period? Well, okay, how long are we transitioning for? Three years, two years, you know. So,
028if you guys on Tuesday they had all kind of agreed midy year and if we still go with that that works. I can tell them and we can also look at it on a a individual school basis too. like if one school is having trouble really implementing it, you know, like due to rural issues or whatever it may be, um we can certainly look at that one school and and address it accordingly. Um I think also I mean I guess we can see how much you know uh if there's any backlash from the community or anything like that, we can certainly take that in consideration. I mean, we can shoot for midyear and if we see that that's not going to work, we can adjust accordingly if that's okay with. >> Basically, all you can
029do is tell them that you're going to you're going to vote on it at mid year. You don't not tell them they're going to do it at mid year and if they let >> Well, the reason we were looking for a timeline is so that way they could start telling their community and preparing them and saying like vote on it now. >> Well, I don't it's not necessarily a vote. It's just >> or a guideline to this. I just don't I just want to be able to give the principles and the secretaries a timeline. >> Nothing's final but death. I mean, the pathway can't get it like that. >> I'm just And look, that's the first I heard of it. >> I'm just thinking out loud. I'm not against it, y'all. >> Yeah. >> Uh
030I just think of all the time people coming to game can't get in kids. I mean, my kids didn't have cell phones. They were juniors in high school. But Kinder Kinder no reason knows who that one but uh at the beginning of their deal when they started it I guess last year they didn't have the chip so you had to do it on the phone and it was a time consuming deal until you learn how to do it. My daughter had to do it for me. Now if you don't have it on your phone you can they have a little chip you can fart at it. So, >> so our recommendation on Tuesday night was we go complete cashless at the gate beginning of the new year after the break. >> The recommendation was not
031voted. You can make a recommendation, but you can't tell them we're going to cash this at in December until we vote on it that we're going cashless in December. >> Correct. >> That is correct. >> And there's no doubt. I mean the board has to decide if we want to put a date of policy or procedure. >> I mean >> that's I wouldn't think it would not >> Mr. um can ask ask our attorney Mr. Guys and see us and give some guidance for October. Mr. Doy's the water district when we started 2000 25 years ago I went cashless from the beginning best thing we ever did. There was no embezzlements. Like all the high right now, you remember last year 30 something thousand that we know of. If we' have been cashless, we'd still
032have that money. >> Hey, almost everything I do is cashless. And I've been hacked about four times, by the way, too. So, >> it's both sides to >> It's not 100%. >> Give back on the voting. As soon as I know, I'll give you a call. >> I think I'm and I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure we have to. >> We appreciate We're going to set a deadline. I would think the board would out to vote on what to set that >> correct. >> We'll get some clarification on it. >> Thank you. And like I said, guys, I'm not being negative. I'm just in the conversation. >> We still got the eyes and cross all the tea. >> There there is a couple nice things on the Go Fan app where you can
033actually like buy the season ahead of time, like one time. Like Jennings High School, they have people that bought all five home games at one time. So they just go with their phone, show it. So there are some cool things you can do. On your phone >> and if you once you sign in, once you buy a ticket one time, if you create an account, which is super simple now, anytime you go in and if that if your home if your away team like say your team also uses Goofan, the tickets there already like you can buy it there. So it becomes super easy. Um Max Preps, I believe it is, is like that's all linked. Like if you go look at Max Preps, the games are there. You can I mean it's all it's
034very much intertwined. Um and >> so the system would allow everything to come to the to to the office and then it would be handled through here. Is that how that would work >> as far as for how it's purchased or or >> money? Yeah. Where does it go to? >> The money goes the all of the tickets you get a report and then they cut a check on every Thursday. A check is sent to the school. Um checks right now they're working on their AC deposits. >> The financial side of >> Oh yes sir. Yes sir. Yes. >> Might that be? Uh well there is the it is the company with goofan and then the financial secretary monitors her reports and she makes sure we we um reconcile with the ticket sold to the
035amount of the check and is that answering your question? >> Yes ma'am. And we and we can talk offline. Okay. >> You know how much do we have to pay them to do that for us? >> Uh it's actually they so the consumer or the purchaser of the ticket is there's a fee. Now, the school still gets a 100% of their ticket fail ticket sales. Um, so like for example, any ticket $10 or less, there's a $1 fee to it. So, for example, Lake Arthur's football tickets were $10. So, I went online and purchased my football ticket. I paid $11. The school got their 10 and so Goofan got their dollar and so every dollar every ticket they sell >> our gate sales will go up on the go cashes. >> Yes, sir. Since you
036mentioned Lake Arthur, Elton's $10 this year, too. Parish said that or the district that we're in says >> district. >> Double A or whatever >> whatever district that's going to add another dollar to that. So, that's >> Yeah. So all $10, all $10 still goes to the school and then that is the only thing they charge for like they don't we don't pay them every month for using they don't charge us for the devices we have or anything of that sort. That's how they make their money. >> So would that be a way we could still honor like some of the senior citizens that some of these schools give discounts for them to get in? >> Oh yeah, I'm sure they can we can we can that's still that. Yes, sir. >> Just question. Yeah,
037that's I mean and like I said that >> there can be exceptions and do oneoffs like if you have certain people that get it, but yes, >> that's not a way to do a senior citizen ticket online like >> maybe >> I don't know how they you'd manage that just because simp because like you might have a kid want the cheaper price and then they go say well I'm a senior citizen so I don't know I don't know if goofan has the ability to monitor that type of thing correctly Excuse me. >> Thank you. We'll get back. We'll get back with you, Dave. Appreciate the questions. >> Slow down. >> Hey guys, can I get a entertain a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion. >> Got a motion by a second by Miss Janet. Any board
038discussion? All in favor say I. >> All oppose. Good question. >> Ask myself I prefer I prefer to have the option to pay. Let me rephrase that. Let's stay up and get