001And we have allotted three minutes to speak on the agenda item to school board discussion on said agenda item. >> Are we ready or you want y'all ready or y'all want to just keep on trying? >> You're ready. >> I hear myself. It's it's working. I mean, he's >> he can he can hear and camera too. >> Okay. Okay guys, we will now call the Jeff Davis Perry School Board agenda meeting. Do want to remind everybody that the live stream link is at the top of your page. >> Debbie, can you call roll? >> Mr. Arseno >> here, >> Mr. Borlaw. Mr. Brook House, Mr. Dobson here, >> Mr. Doies here, Mr. Fry, >> Miss Jones, Miss Paula Lashern, >> Miss Summer Lashern, Mr. Patterson >> here. >> Mr. Petri, Mr. Trohan >> here, >>
002Mr. Walker >> here. >> You do have a quorum, sir. I have had no requests for public comment. >> Thank you. We will now uh have the invocation by the state of Louisiana teacher of the year, Mr. Aaron Bobth, and the pledge by Mr. Field. >> Mr. Aaron, can you stand at the podium and remain standing after the pledge, please? >> Good morning. Assuming that through the prayer. Heavenly Father, we come before you today offering our thanks to a safe, productive, and smooth start to the 2526 school year. Father, please put your your hands over the our leaders in this district tonight as they make decisions in the best interest of our students and our communities. May you offer them grace and wisdom to make these decisions that that impact us all. >> Proach spoken
003feedback is ready. Entered full screen 400 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. August 2025 school board meeting. This meeting has started. This video call is being streamed publicly and recorded button. >> Press search plus space to activate. 4 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. August 2025 school board meeting. This meeting meet entered full. indivisible. Another one. >> another one. >> Hey, that's a good thing when there's another one. >> That's right. >> All right. So, um, >> which way I need to face? >> Well, I'm going give it to you, then we'll take some pictures. So, anyway, we're going. So everyone, I wanna I want to congratulate him. Aaron Both, he is our he is the Louisiana high school teacher of the year. So anyways, congratulations. [Applause] >> Mr. Bob's already getting celebrity status. He's talked at he's talked
004at our new teacher induction. He talked at uh at rising the college sign up for teachers that we had at Suela and uh and just this morning he was asked to be on the department of education's teacher advisory council serve on that council this year. >> This is not just a result of your expertise in teaching. It is a result of your compassion for kids, your your passion for students. You are inspiring to everybody in this room. >> Your colleagues and those students. I want to thank you for being with us because you had other choices to go to other parishes. But thankful choosing Jeff Davis Parish. >> We're happy to be They keep getting bigger every time, too. That's a cool part. >> So guys, can you >> I'm the shortest one. >> I
005mean, you're good. uh >> put on the spot again. Uh get used to it. >> I should be used to it by now. I had to speak at our opening day of teacher service at Jenny's side. Miss Gomez asked me beforehand. She told me beforehand I was going to do it, but I thought she was kidding. >> And they called me up 8 a.m. first thing. I was like, are you for real right now? Uh I told this little story at my at the new teacher meeting was set at the stand before I dropped it that when uh before we came to Jeff Davis Parish my wife and I were living in Nachis Louisiana and we made a career there had a great program and everything but I was kind of stagnant and done everything
006that I could do there and and my growth as a teacher just stalled out and Aaron Raspberry called me off me he's like I got an opening down here we could do some cool stuff together and I got talking to And I got excited about the opportunity and I'm trying to tell my wife well we can move home raise this boy next to our grand his grandparents and everything. She she was kind of hesitant to move because she thought I was jumping too soon at an opportunity and I had to tell her I'm like look I think I can go to Jennings go to Jeff Davis Parish and be the best teacher that I could be like I could be reach my potential there. I think I've done pretty good. So, it was it's been
007a great move for me and for my family and I just appreciate all the support that we've had both me and her and the Jennings FFA program since we've been here and that's that's very rare. Uh when I talk to a teachers across the state, their school boards, their communities don't support them the way that you do us and I appreciate that. So, thank you. >> You'll let the record reflect Mr. Boardw. Uh, we'll let the record reflect that Mr. Borlon is virtual. I need a motion and a second to approve. >> I got a motion by Mr. Walker, a second by Mr. Arsenal. Any board discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor say I. Oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. I need a motion and second to vote to change the order of topics
008to be addressed. I got a motion by Mr. Walker. >> A second by M. uh Janet. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose. I have it. Motion passes. >> We'll now go into our committee reports and we'll start with finance committee chairman, Mr. Phil or Smith. >> Okay. Our first item, I believe we have three gentlemen from the cattleman's association want to make four people, I'm sorry, make a small presentation to us. Thank you. was a hard act to >> follow very very uh timely also we went to the Jeff Davis Catman Association and uh we make a presentation that's $6,000 donation this is our third year to do it uh we've upped it from 4500 6,000 that's going to be $1,000 for each of the six
009FFA chapters in the parish >> we think as associations this is one thing we do that can affect the most kids in agriculture in the parish We just weren't happy to do this. Who know we won't give this to >> Well, I'd like to say something too. It would be hard for us to do and for this young man to get where he is without y'all support, without the community support, and we really appreciate the Cman's association reaching out. >> Yes. >> Take a picture. I appreciate everything you ask for us all the time. more blacking. I'm not I'm not going to cash it. >> Yeah, you can continue, sir. >> Permission to accept a donation of $6,000 from the Jeff Davis Catalans Association to the Six Parish High School FFA chapters. $1,000 expense to
010be used for club expenses. >> Second. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Mr. Walker. Any board discussion? No. Toronto, I'm sorry, Mr. Toronto. >> Any board discussion? Hearing none, we can vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. I have it. Motion passed. Approve budget revision number one for the 2024 2025 general fund special revenue maintenance funds. Special fund special revenue federal funds in the school food service funds are presented by the director of finance. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal a second by Miss Paula Ler. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we will go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose say nay. >> Eyes have it. Motion passes adopt the 2025 2026 Jefferson Davis Paris School Board annual operating budget. >> I
011got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Miss Summer. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we will go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. >> All oppose say nay. >> Eyes have it. Motion passes. >> Current permission accept the following donations. Elton Elementary School, Abby Gillery, $700 funds to Desiree Young's fourth grade class to be used for the STEM education supplies. The Purple Butterfly Foundation, $500 funds to be used for needy students. Jennings High School funds to be used for SWPBIS for supplies needed. Students in Leverne $225. Daniel Stretcher $300. Bubba Ocellet Ford $300. JD Bank $225. Border loans $300. Kyle Mir $225. Affordable home furniture $200. Funds to be used for band William Raleigh $100. Punishers $100. Parker's Department Store $50. Bubba OAL letter $100. Travel Travis bail bonds 110 20
012funds to be used towards FBLA expenses. The bank $250 FFA funds to be used for parish livestock food booth expenses. Jeff Davis Catamans Association $500 funds to be used for football expenses. The quarterback club $5,76140 PA Sports $11611 Abears Buddha and Cracklins $100 funds to be used for cheerleaders expenses the Jennings cheer boosters $5,630. Lake Arthur High School Bolts and Ford $7,500 funds to be used for athletic department to offset expenses. the Lake Arthur Varsity Club to offset sports expenses, $500 to the swim team, $1,650 to the athletic department, $1,415.19 to baseball team, $1,415.19 to softball team. The Jeff Davis Parish Department of Special Services funds be used to host impact events for students with disabilities. Jeff Davis Bank, $250. Welch Irrigation and Equipment LLC, $250. P. The Bank Jennings, $500. Church Point Drug Incorporated
013and Welch Pharmacy, $100. Rosy's Dance Center, $100. Externat Trim Exterminating Incorporated, $200. Sigma Healthcare Consulting Incorporated, $100. Thriftyway Pharmacy, $75. The McKenna Ventro homeless program gifting grace program project in Lafayette, Louisiana for donating 130 backpacks filled with school supplies. Welch High School, an anonymous donation of $213 funds to be used for band expenses. Board member Paul Tronha, $100 funds to be used towards AR prizes. Sam Flail $500 funds to be used towards rewards t-shirts for GPA and high tester students. Pat Desertil $100 funds to be used for awards day funds to be used for student awards. Abel and Suns $500 graduate sales Chris and Clint Stanford $500. >> Please let the record reflect that Mr. Chairman's going to refuse. >> We have a motion by Mr. Arson. >> So move. We have a second by
014Mr. David Owens. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we will vote. All in favor say I. All oppose say nay. Eyes have it. Motion pass. >> Grant permission accept change order number one on the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board Hurricane Laura Damage Restoration Program to move. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Mr. David Owens. Any board discussion? >> Hearing none, we will go to a vote. All in favor say I. I all oppose say nay. Eyes have it. Motion pass. >> Grant permission to accept change order number two on the Jefferson Davis Schoolber. We got a motion by Mr. Arsenal. A second by Mr. Dobson. Any board discussion hearing? None. We'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose say nay. >> Eyes have it. Most say
015>> approve the following 9mon teacher pay scale salary schedule. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Mr. Walker. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to the vote. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All oppose say nay. >> I have it. Motion pass. >> Grant permission to the maintenance department to purchase the following paper goods and trash can liners on state contract. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Miss Janet Jones. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to vote. All in favor say I. All oppose say nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. >> Grant permission to pay for the fall and spring tuition for dual enroll enrollment students at Magnes. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Miss Summerleger. Any
016board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose say nay. Eyes have it. Motion passed. >> Grant permission to Lake Arthur High School to purchase at a cost of 24,000. >> I got a motion by Mr. Arson, a second by Mr. Dobson. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose say nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. >> Grant permission to accept change order number two on the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board Jennings Ward 2 improvements. >> I got a vote. Motion by Mr. Arsenal. A second by Miss Paul. Any board discussion? Hearing none. We'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose say n. I have it. Motion pass. Grant permission to accept
017change order number three on the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board Hurricane Laura Damage Restoration Program Jeff Davis Paris School Board Elton Elementary School. >> We got a motion by Miss Johnson, a second by Miss Summerjourn. Any board discussion hearing? None. We'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> I. Oppose. >> I have it. Motion pass. That will conclude my report. Thank you, sir. We'll go to insurance. Mr. Blake Petri. Uh, no report. Buildings and ground committee, David Doey. >> No report, sir. >> Thank you, sir. We will now go to policy committee, Mr. Russell Walker. >> The policy committee met on Tuesday night. Um, approve the following policy changes are recommended by Forthart Consulting and JDP. Instrumental materials file at second motion. >> I got a motion by Mer. I got to
018take my >> Any board discussion, guys? [Music] Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. Oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. >> Report sir, >> transportation committee, Mr. Gregor, >> no report. 16 second. Charles District, no report. War two, Miss Paul Leger, >> no report. >> Thank you. Uh, legislative Greg Bordon, no report. Long range planning, Mr. Paul Trron, >> no report. and food service committee, Miss Summer Lour. >> No report. >> Thank you guys. We will now hear from Miss Miss Amber Miller, our tax collector. >> Hi everybody. How are y'all doing? >> Good. How are you? >> Um really good. Y'all see it's in green. >> Um this is the last report for the fiscal year um for the sales taxes for July of this month. This year we
019collected 1.2 2 million which is $140,000 over the same amount same time last year. So for the end of the year for the school board we have 13,31,000 and some change which is almost $360,000 more than we did last year. So um even though they did a couple of changes with the um taxabilities, we're still out there getting students, you know. Is there any questions or anything? No. >> Thanks for all you do. >> Thank you. strategy. >> Okay, we will now go to new business. And guys, I must read all of its resolutions. >> Uh, not resolution. Be it resolved that the following village are hereby levied on the 2025 tax ro on all property subject to taxation by Jeff Jefferson Davis Pair School Board and the parishes of Jefferson Davis and Allen, Louisiana
0202025. Millillage Jefferson Davis Pair School Board Constitutional Tax 6.48 special school tax 10.77 school district number one maintenance 11.29 maintenance special 7.71 bond series 2024 4%. School district number two maintenance 11.85 85 bond series 2019 13 school district number three maintenance 14.98 maintenance special 3.53 school district number five maintenance 4.15 bond series 2022 3.25 school district number eight maintenance 8.88 88 bond series 2016 7.30 school district 22 maintenance Jeff Jefferson Davis Parish 12.04 Allen Parish 12.04 bond series 2020 Jefferson Davis Parish 21 Allen Parish 21 Consolidated School District number one maintenance 11.66 66 bond series 202412. Be it for the resolve that the proper administration officials of this parish of Jefferson Davis in Allen State of Louisiana be in there and hereby empowered, authorized and directed to spread sales tax as hereby set forth upon
021the assessment role of said payers for the year 2025 and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on the behalf of the taxing authorities according to the law that the taxes here and levied shall become a permanent lean and privilege on all property subject to taxation as here set forth and collected thereon shall be enforceable in the matter provided by law. The foregone resolution was read in full and the role was called on the adopted therefore of the resolution was adopted by the following votes. um certificate a hereby certificate that foregoing is a true and exact copy of the resolution adopted at the board meeting held on August 21, 2025 at which meeting a corn was presented and voted Jennings Louisiana this 21st day of August 2025 motion by Mr. Arsenal a
022second by Mr. Doson. Any board discussion? Let me read it again. >> Okay, we will have to do a roll call vote. Debbie, can you >> Mr. Arseno? >> Yes. >> Mr. Dobson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Doiz? >> Yes. >> Mr. Fry? I'm sorry. He's not. >> Oh, Mr. Fry's here. Sorry, I'm late. >> Miss Jones? >> Yes. >> Miss Paula Lern? >> Yes. >> Miss Summer Lern? >> Yes. >> Mr. Patterson? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Trhan. >> Yes. >> Mr. Walker. >> Yes. >> And the record will flow will show that we have three absent. Mr. Borlaw, Mr. Brook House, and Mr. Petri. >> Thank you. >> No. >> Motion carries. It pass. Thank you'all. Number two, approve the following job description for the school board graduation coach. Jefferson Davis Parish Schools job
023description revised 2025. Title school board support. I got a motion by Mr. Zoe's. Second by Mr. Walker. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose say nay. I say. The motion passes. Number three, approve the following job description for literary teacher of students with visual. I got a motion by Mr. Al, a second by Miss Jones. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we will now go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose say nay. >> Eyes have it. Motion passes. Number four, approve the following non-faculty coaches for 2025 2026 consultation. I got a motion by Miss Summerjourn. >> Second. >> Got second by Miss Mr. Charles. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> All oppose say nay. >> Eyes
024have it. Motion passes. Number five. Declare the following items as surplus and sent to the next available public auction. Hathaway High School Delta 10 in table saw serial number. I got a motion by Mr. uh David Tho Mr. Paul Trron. Any board discussion hearing? None. Let's go to a vote. All in favor say I. All oppose say nay. I have. Motion passes. Grant permission for the following out of state travel Welch High School Renaissance student sponsors and principal to attend the Johnson Resna. I got a motion by Mr. Tro. A second by Mr. Arseno. Any board discussion hearing? None. We'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose say nay. Eyes have it. Motion passes. [Music] Number seven, accept a proposal from the Sultan group for project management owner representing the
025service of Jefferson C. Davis Paris School Board current and future declared fair. I got a motion by Miss Summerleger. A second by Miss Janet. Any board discussion hearing? None. We'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. >> I. All oppose say next. >> Eyes have it. Motion passes. uh got some information on condolences are extended to the family of Nicholas Bruge, former school board member. Also, 2025 special education advisory council is scheduled for Thursday, August 21st, 2025 at 3 p.m. >> We had a good one. >> Day at 3. >> We'll now turn it over to superintendent comments. have a few comments. Um, uh, want to briefly talk about some grants that we got. Miss Duhong applied for a grant, received it. It was for computer science grant. It was 40,000, right, Miss
026Lori? fuselier applied and received a grant of 60,000 for a transition program uh, grant. So, these were two things we were just recently notified about. Um Elton High School assistant principal Tyler Sasherie was accepted into a cohort. It's uh the it's called the inspiring principles fellowship. The fellowship is for one year and what he does is uh they have meetings throughout the year where it talks about school leadership and duties of a principal and it it's it's very focused and the group that's accepted is not very big and there's a lot of applicants. So we're really fortunate that that they that they chose him. So, I just wanted to give him a shout out. And u another uh grant that we got was for $57,3368. Uh and this was in the form of a donation
027from uh the public service commissioner Mike Francis. His office had called and said that they have they have a statewide energy efficiency program and he asked if we needed any gas appliances. Just so happened that Miss and we we called this it was a matter of a week, probably about a week, maybe 12 days. Miss Con was getting ready to put an oven for Elton. Uh and so we were able to get an oven for Elton High School for $27,025. Uh the the new oven that we're going to get is going to save us about $900 a year on on uh on energy cost. Lagassine High School. Uh we got them a new steamer that was at a cost of $30,311.68. And also that's going to it's it's a 30% uh energy efficiency that's better
028than what it what we had. Uh that steamer for over there was actually going to be probably in next year's budget. So we we knocked out two of them. So, I just wanted to to thank our public service commission for giving that money to us and said it came in a timely timely manner. >> Good. How's the school year going so far? >> Going well. Uh it's actually been extremely quiet. Um yeah, it's it's been really enjoyable. uh uh you know our schools and our principles they they have gotten to where they have so many big programs now that that they do for students. It's it's a and a matter of fact y'all just voted on this renaissance that a school-based program that focuses on rewards and and uh and student achievement. And so, uh,
029they have something at every school that we have now where there is a a schoolwide program to to reward students, uh, and and they also have it funded also. So, um, that's that's really great. May uh, next next month under superintendent's comments, I'll start talking about what each school has and what they do. Uh some of them are different names, some different programs, but I'll start sharing that with you because it's a first time that I've seen it since I've been in the schoolboard office that, you know, every school that we have now has some type of a just a really nice program that that engages students, makes them feel relevant, thanks them for what they, you know, for for for good behavior and and good grades. >> Good stuff. >> See, compared to the
030last year, enrollment up, down, stay up where I know I know it'll fluctuate. Yeah, it it's still fluctuating. Um, >> we're actually we're actually getting more students. We're not losing more students uh since the first day of school. Yeah. >> Um, for the last five years, we've lost 100 students a year. We've lost 500 kids. This year, we're maybe at about 20 that we lost is what we're figuring. But, um, that number that number keeps growing every day. They had two today that came. They had two yesterday that came. had a family of three at another school that came at the end of last week. So, uh so as it goes, we we hope to get it back >> y back to where it once was, but uh this is an issue with all public
031schools, you know, losing. But, uh it looks like it's it could be could be leveling out now. >> First is the first count. Yeah. Got a motion by Mr. Walker, a second by Mr. Thson. Any discussion? More discussion. Hearing none. Let's vote. All in favor say I. >> All oppose. Eyes have it. Meeting is done. >> Are we doing anything as a school board or Mr. Borderline sister? Are we to do it individually? We don't know what to do. You want me to order something? >> Yeah, I think you should. >> Let us know what we need. >> So, guys look mad. >> He didn't get >> I I uh wanted to commend your technology department. I attend a bunch of these meetings and the sound quality, the picture quality of your meeting is exceptional.
032So, uh, just want to let y'all know that. >> Thank you.