001File BCB, school board meeting rules of procedure. An individual speaker who appears at a school board meeting to speak on an agenda item must register prior to the meeting and will have allotted three minutes to speak on the agenda item prior to the schoolboard discussion of the agenda item. We will now call the meeting of the Jeff Davis Pair Schoolboard agenda to order. Miss Debbie, can you call? Mr. Arseno here. Mr. Borloff here. Mr. Brook House here. Mr. Dobson here. Mr. Doies, Mr. Fry, Miss Jones is virtual, Miss Paula Lashern here, Miss Summer Lashern, Mr. Patterson here, Mr. Petri here, Mr. Tronhan here, Mr. Walker here. You do have a quorum, sir, and I have had no requests for public comment or public speaking. Thank you. Also a reminder that the all meetings are live
002streamed. The link is at the top of the agenda item. I will now call uh rising 11th grader Jasper Stippic to lead us in prayer and also rising sixth grader Sam Gwyn from Hathway High School to lead us in the pledge. Y'all can come up to the podium, guys. Well, Sam could have came all the way if he wanted to. [Music] Thank you for all you do for our schools, our families, and friends. Thank you for doing a new day and for keeping Yes. We pray in Jesus name. Jesus name. Amen. Thank you. Right. flag of the United States of America stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all y'all can stay right there guys hold on hold on Sam Hold on y'all come on back up guys how you They
003already got kids. Yeah, I got something for y'all. Give these out. Whenever someone has done something very brave sometimes like tonight, you almost have to be brave, right? Sometimes it's can be a little scary sometimes, but y'all y'all did it. Y'all y'all y'all may have been nervous, but I'm telling you, this was this was great having y'all here. Thank y'all for doing this, and I hope y'all get to enjoy this. This is called a courage coin. Okay. It's just from the school board. It has a flag on the back and that's thanking you all for well done. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Y'all did a great job. I'll now need a motion, a second to approve the school board minutes of the regular meeting on May 8th, 2025. So move got a motion by
004Mr. Tran. Second by Mr. Brook House. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. I need a motion to second to vote to change the order of topics to be addressed and to add new items not on the original agenda. Motion. Got a motion by Petri and a second by Mr. Walker. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. We'll now hear from our finance committee president, Mr. Bill Arsen prayer permission to accept the following donations. Jennings High School Jennings cheer boosters $5,720 to the varsity cheerleaders funds to be used towards uniforms to Jazzus for supplies and other expenses. Donations of $200 Bogate Trucking LA form Bureau Kandra Reo donations of $150 Jeff's AC donations of $100. Rocket Drive, Rosebuds
005Gifts, Lefort Orthodontics, Easy Shop, Twice the Ice, Jason Smith, BAM Orthodontics, SAV, Ben Blanchard, Jeff Davis Insurance, Cormier's Meat Market, Greg Morantel, John's Affordable Lawn Care, Robbie's Front End, Dr. Karen and Tina Coleman, Lions Market, Charles K. Fatnau, Paty Fontnau, Yuing's Carpentry, The Bank, The Optimus Club, The Crane Guide, Helping Hearts Transportation, Bootstate Technologies, Salon, Chev Shio, Dugos Builders, Genie and Tob Toby, I mean, Totty Benois, Dave's Electric, Helping Hands, Hearts, I'm sorry, Helping Hearts Transportation, Patrick W. Griffin, MD, Andreas, Sigira's uh Family Medicine, donations of $50. Humble and Bless, Free Spirit Transportation, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel, Blackwater Gun Company LLC, Zena Botley, Kilroy Furniture, Parker's Hansen Superfood, Dagosel Phillip 66, Bontno Brothers Farm, Budang King, LeBlanc Tire, Tyrron and Marqueta Anthony, New Horizon Counseling Center, donations of $25. Carolyn Simon for the band the
006Ziggler Foundation $11,200 funds to be used towards new band uniforms. Teachers appreciation funds to be used for meals and supplies as needed donations of $100. Cormier's Meek Market Edwards Family Medicine donate donations of $50. Drive right Daniel Stretcher JD Insurance Briata donations of $25. Greg Markale Ace Donuts award days funds to be used for for awards and any supplies needed. Donations of $100. Oellet Chevy Ford dealership Jesus Jesus worship center Christ Church donations of $50. Daniel Stretcher JD donations of $25. Greg Markale, Mike Gillespie, Ace Donuts. General fund to be used for any needs school students may have. Bless Photography, $400. For the Key Club, funds to be used for expenses towards National Convention, the Ziggler Foundation, $6,450. Union Baptist Church, $500. Sparks law firm, $100. Kyle Mir sheriff, $100. Welch High School funds to
007be used towards rewarding students for good behavior throughout the year. Welch Pharmacy $50. Red Cardinal $150. Low lift $100. The Bank $500. Ducet tires $50. James Ward Center of Excellence. The Bank $250 funds to be used for teacher appreciation meals for Penton Elementary School. Gulf South Pipeline. $500 funds to be used for student supplies. Haway High School from Travis W. Mcmanaman to Hathaway High School FFA beekeeping program. The equipment estimated value of $4,500 will be used by students managing the FFA beekeeping program at Haway High School. 31 wear high frames, uh, swarm traps, eight medium boxes, two lids and four bottoms, seven inner covers, one queen excludder and nuculus hive inner cover, one bucket head vacuum, 14 frame extractors, 12 frame extractors, four beehive frames, 12 bags of smoke, two smokers, one butane torch, one
008quart beetle trap oil, three hive tools, Five medium two frame high feeders. One ocelic acid and ocelic acid vaporizer. Electric uncapping knife. 1.5 gallons ultra bead pollen substitute. One digital refract meter. One pair of lambkin gloves. A pair of rubber line gloves. Two heat belts. Five beekeeper jackets. One beekeeper hard hat. Two beekeeper hard hat veils. Two bony cap with screens. One life cycle of bee hoster. One honey thermometer. Lacasine High School. Greater Houston Community Foundation. $3,000 funds to be used for cheerleading program expenses at Lake Arthur. I'm sorry. Excuse me. Lake Arthur High School. Let me be corrected. I got a motion by Mr. Arseno. I got a second by Mr. David Owies. And please let the record reflect that Miss Paul needs to recuse herself. We have any board discussion. All right guys,
009all in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Grant permission to Jeff Davis Parish Department of Special Services to accept a donation in amount of $3369 from Hazard Foods of Louisiana LLC. I got a motion by Arsenal, second by second David Donings. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Uh approve the 2025 2026 salary schedule. Second. I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Mr. Troa. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. All oppose. I fabul passes. Award of bid for Lake Arthur bond for the Jeff Davis Parish School Board to contract a Pat Williams Construction LLC contract some I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal a second by Mr. Borlon. Any board discussion? Does everybody know exactly what we're
010getting here? Okay. Y'all want to tell them what we're getting? What? All the construction. What y'all are doing? what we're redoing the high school uh the front office of the way that kids come to school. We're fencing security fencing the whole school. Uh changing the air conditioners uh changing the track on the field and it uh the uh press box. So there's going a lot of little things repainting repainting the whole school. Repaint the whole school came the bid was real good too. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. the fence because yeah, it's decorative fan. Yeah. Gold Lake Arthur, right? So, everybody will come in on the metal detectors, too. You and Mr. Do paint. Yeah, we are. When we We're doing the inside the air conditioned rooms. Yeah, we're going to get a commission, too. All right,
011guys. No more board discussion. Let's go to vote. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have a motion passes. Grant permission to renew the frontline education absence management and recruiting and hiring system contract at a cost of $68,41246. This is to be paid from the general fund. Motion. I got a a motion by Carl, second by Blake Petri. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. permission to Jennings High School to purchase 130 band uniforms from Stanberry Uniforms at a cost of $74,980. Second, I got a motion by Mr. Ael, second by Paul. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Grab permission to the child nutrition program to purchase a 65gallon 300. I got a permission by RC, Mr.
012Arsenal. A second by Charles Brookass. Any board discussion? Hearing none. So the vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. I motion passes. Grant permission to Jennings High School to accept the bid of $26,80.92 from Tina's flooring to rip out old flooring in the office area and be replaced with new flooring. Other bids work from their way. I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal, a second by Mr. David Owens. Any board discussion? Hearing none, let's go to a vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes haven't. Motion passes. That will conclude my report. Thank you, sir. We will now turn over the meeting to the insurance committee president, Mr. Blake Petri. All right. Insurance committee request from the insurance committee board. Uh, number one, accept the renewal quotes from Progressive Flood for
013flood insurance on the Lake Elementary campus building in the amount of $26,818. I got a motion by Mr. Petri, a second by David Doings. Any board discussion? I just thought it was kind of excessive, but we had to pay it. Yes, sir. Yeah. Increase of almost four grand. All right. Any more, guys? All right. Hearing none, we'll go to vote. All in favor say I. I all oppose eyes have. Motion passes. Number two, accept the quotes provided by student insurance services incor and athletic insurance for the 2025 202 2016. Got a motion by Mr. Petri. A second by mail Dobson. Any board discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. Oppose. Eyes. Motion passes. Number three, accept the quote provided by Arthur J. Gallagher for general liability coverage through z. I got a motion by
014Mr. Petri, a second by Mr. Paul Trron. Any board discussion hearing? None. We'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. All oppose. I motion passes. Number four, set provided by Orthod. Gallagher for educators legal liability covered coverage through liberty mutual fire insurance. I got a motion by Mr. Patriots second by Mr. Phil Arsen. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll go a vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Five accept the quote provided by Arthur J. Gallagher for automobile fleet coverage through summer mutual. I got a motion by Mr. Petri, a second by Mr. Bordon. Any board discussion? Hearing none, go to the vote. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Number six is set the quote provided by author Alex G
015for cyber liability, employee dishonesty and crime. I got a motion a second by Miss Pauler. Any board discussion hearing? None. We'll go to vote. All in favor say I. All oppose. I have it. Number seven, accept the quote provided by order J. Gallagher for comprehensive violet asalent coverage CDA disaster management DMI from Lloyds of London for a total premium 13,900 I got a motion by Mr. Petri second by Mr. David doies any board discussion hearing none go vote to vote all in favor say I all oppose eyes have it motion passes number eight accepts provided by orth Jed for workers compensation coverage from Louisiana workers compensation Incorporation. Got a motion by Mr. Petrius, second by Mr. Trauma. Any board discussion hearing? None. We'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes
016have it. Motion passes. Number nine. Consider a motion to reject uninsured underinsured motors bodily injury coverage for the automobile. Second. I got a motion by Mr. Petri, a second by Mr. Steel Arsenal. Any board discussion? All right. Hearing none. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Number 10. Accept quote provided by McGriff for property insurance in the amount of 1,161,987. This is a traditional policy of AOP and AO with a 50 million in coverage and a $100,000 deductible in names and name storm with a 3% per building minimum of 100,000 deductible. I got motion by Mr. Petri. A second by Mr. Mailand Doson. Any board discussion? I have some. Go ahead. Okay. This is including uh 5 million uh flood insurance. Why can't So why can't we just back out
017of the Lake Author uh flood insurance to since we're going to be covered up to five? We're the only school that's in a flood zone. So that that I'll double check. Um, Mr. Forlon, but from my understanding, the flood insurance that the first one that you approved is required by FEMA and so we have to have those policies on Lake Arthur Elementary. This is just additional for all other campuses and like a second layer if something were to happen beyond the coverage that we have on Lakeworth Elementary. Yeah, just check and make sure I I will double I will confirm that. I did ask if that would be something we could do away with since we have that, but the first response was no, but I'm gonna go a little further just to confirm before
018I sign off. Not anything. Good question. This is being a little lazy here. Uh, but with all our in is this all our total insurance policies for everything for the year? Yes. For the year? Yes. So, what is our total insurance bill? Has it of going you know how much like total year Um we've saved about $450,000. Yes. In total because we've had some increases but then the property decreased so much. If you kind of it's approximately roughly 450. Um now I will say McGriff has already gone out to just to confirm that now that he has the go-ahad with you guys. He's gone to additional markets today and has asked if there's any way that they can even lower it further. So we're hoping Worst case scenario is the quote we pay the quote
019he gave us. Best case scenario, he could find us some more savings um for the same exact amount of coverage. Uh no no changes in the coverage just um maybe possibly a better rate. So it could it could get better. Yes. The 50 million. Yes. Yes. All the same deductibles, same coverage and everything, but potentially a lower premium. And so uh uh right now we're saving about a total of 450. Could be even better by the time it's all said and signed. So, so the I guess okay 7450 that's great. Now that the ah moment is what do we pay total per year that I don't I mean I could add it up I could add it up real quick for you but my I'm just being lazy but uh you don't want my simple
020math real quick. Okay. Hey that's okay. I'll talk I'll ask you later. That's just for me. I'll get it for you. I'll get the number for you. It's all right here. Just Yeah. No, but I can't do that for you. But you're probably looking at close to two million. I mean, by the time it's all said and done. Okay. For everyman's competence. Oh, yeah. Oh, that's Yeah. Yeah. All right, guys. We're all good on the insurance. Any more discussions? Any more questions? No, we need to vote right now. I'm just making sure we don't have any more discussion. All right. Hearing no more discussion, we'll go to a vote. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. This will complete my report. Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. We'll go to
021buildings and grounds. Mr. David Doies. No report. Thank you, sir. Uh we hear from policy committee uh president, Mr. Walker. Okay. We met on Tuesday night and following policy changes are recommended by JDP purchasing file DJ effective upon approval. It is recommended that we add a section to policy regarding suspension and debarment after our last FEMA audit. Second. I got a motion by Mr. Walker, a second by Mr. Pichu. Any board discussion? Hearing none, we'll vote. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have. The motion passes. That concludes your Oh, I'm sorry. That concludes my report. Thank you, sir. Transportation committee, Mr. Greg Bordon, no report. 16th section, Charles Brook House, no report. War two, Miss Paul, no report. Legislative, Greg Bordall. I have two items. one, the uh the governor has signed
022the half cent uh tax for employee payraises. Uh so that'll go to a vote this fall and u the waiting on the governor, it's already approved. Waiting on the governor to sign the stipen for the employees. So we should know that before the end of June. And that's it. That's about concludes my stop. You know how much you just say exactly? It's going to be about what it was last year, I'm sure. How much was it, Chris? Oh, 1,000 for support, 2,000 for certified. That is what that's what they have written to Good. No. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Appreciate it. Long planning, Mr. Paul. No report, sir. Service committee, Miss Sim, no report. Unless we have any update ones sales tax report by Miss Kristen Le. Yes, y'all forgive me for using my phone.
023I didn't since we were out of the office and she emailed me this morning or text me this morning and asked me if I could do it. So the for the month of May, the total collections for the school board is $1,144,82.95, which is an increase of $78,174. Wait. Yes. Oh, I just got an extra penny or an extra Okay. And 97 cents, I'm assuming. Um and then for the total uh 2425 year for the school board the collections are 10,870,632.93 which is a total increase of $148,88342. So we are in the black and good. Yes. Or agreeing this fee has it. It's got two more months. June and July. Yes sir. Yes sir. Well, yeah, because the sales tax collections are are two months behind. So, or three more months, actually. I want to
024say August is the last because you're collecting for for June in August. She explains it better than me, but yes, we're we're several month months behind, but yes, thank you to the report. We'll go on to new business south. Adopt the Louisiana audit and compliance questionnaire as required by the legislative auditor for the 2024 2025 fiscal year. Motion. Motion by Mr. Petri. Second. Second by Mr. Paul. Any board discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. All opposed. I have approve and sign the engagement letter for the physical year June 30th 2025 audit between management and the board and Micah Lesby CPA. I got a motion by Mr. Arsenal. A second by Miss Paul. Make Miss Pauljou. Sorry. Any board discussion hearing? None. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Approve the
025following out of state travel request. I got a motion by Mr. Ford second by Mr. Petri. Any board discussion. All in favor say I. All opposed. I have it. Grant permission to the following school board members to attend the southern region leadership conference like Charles. I got a motion by Mr. Petri. Second. Second by Mr. Paul. Any board discussion hearing? None. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Declare the following items as service salvage and send to the next available public auction. Motion. I got a motion by Mr. Petri. A second by Mr. Arseno. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Grant permission to superintendent Hall to enter into appropriate endeavor agreement with I got a motion by Mr. Arsen. Second
026by Mr. Petri. Any board discussion hearing? None. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have. Motion passes. Approve the federal the following behavioral intervention support teacher federal funded job description. I got a motion by Mr. Bordon. Sec. Second by Mr. Peachy. Um, any board discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. I have it. Number eight. App of whom the following behavioral intervention specialist school counselor job description. Jeff Davis Parish School job description revised 2025 titled behavioral inter. I got a motion by Mr. Petri. Second by Mr. David. I'll leave a minute. Any board discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Number nine, approve the following. Music future federally funded job description. Jeff Davis Parish School. I got a motion by Mr.
027Arsenal. A second by Mr. Paul Toronto. Any board discussion teacher? Hearing none. All in favor say I. All oppose. Eyes have it. Motion passes. Number 10, approve the following non-faculty coaches for 2025 2026. I got a motion by Mr. David Doit. Second by Mr. Blake Petri. Any board discussion? Um Mr. Charles Brook House will have to recuse on this his vote. Any hearing? None. All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have it. We have a coupleformational pieces here. Summer meal program. Meal boxes will be distributed every Monday beginning June 2nd through July 21st, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the following sites. Elton High, Lake Arthur Elementary, Haway High, Jennings Elementary, Fenton Elementary, Lacassine High, Welch High Elementary. Condolences are extended to the family of Theodore Cave, Lake Arthur Elementary, school
028teacher who retired in 1972 with 16.5 years of service. We have some personal changes y'all can read at Shel's Miser and we will go to Mr. Hall. Yeah, I had a statement that I have to read u and Mr. Borlaw had eluded to a while ago about the governor getting ready to sign uh or sign the tax the tax bill that that uh Mr. Romero had had been the representative for. So the next step since the governor did sign it is for us to read this announcement to the public. Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6 p.m. at its regular meeting place 203 East Plaqueman Street, Jennings, Louisiana, Parish of Jeff Davis Parish. The parish school board of the parish of Jefferson Davis State
029Louisiana plans to consider adopting a resolution ordering and calling an election to be held in the parish of Jefferson Davis State Louisiana to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax there within. So next next month we will have that on the agenda to do the resolution. That's the next step for next month. And I'll be on our regular Thursday uh meeting July 17th. 6 p.m. Anything else for sir? Can I entertain motion for I got a motion by Mr. Charles Brick House and I got a second by Mr. Men Doson. Any board discussion? All in favor say I. I. All oppose. Eyes have it. meeting in Jerus. you daddy.