001ly. Next item on the agenda is board and superintendent recognition students. High school students are National Merit Scholar semi-finalists. Desterhan High School's Cecilia Cody [Applause] Hondo High School's Cooper Mthn [Applause] Avery Ortling, [Applause] Kelly, you should come up. A talented art teacher at Norcco and St. Rose Elementary Schools is the Louisiana Art Education Association's elementary art educator of the year, Ashley Ko for [Applause] If you'd like, we'll pause for a couple moments if you'd like to before we start the business portion. Just a brief rec All right, we're back. Next item on the agenda is 4.01 consent agenda. The board will vote on the items discussed for consent at the October at from the October 20th, 2025 committee meetings. 4.02 Ratification of Substantial Completion St. Charles Parish Public Schools renovation edition project. 4.03 Ratification of
002Substantial Completion St. Charles Parish Public Schools Building Bition. 4.04 Bid authorization request St. St. Charles Parish public schools elementary schools auxiliary gyms 4.05 bid authorization request high school and Hanville High School stadium turf replacement project and 4.06 personnel items 4.07 request for proposal internal connections network infrastructure upgrades and cabling. 4.08 request for qualifications lobbying services. And finally 4.09 09 accounts payable for the month of September 2025. >> Mr. President, I move that we approve the consent agenda items 4.02 through 4.09 as listed. >> A second. >> Uh first by Mr. Cody, second by Mr. Oak. Any discussion? All in favor, please indicate by saying yay. >> Yay. >> Any opposed? Please cast your vote. That item passes unanimously. Next item on the agenda is 5.01 expulsion appeal for student number one. As part of Louisiana
003Revised Statute 17 col416 C3B4, the school board may review expulsion decisions and choose to affirm, reverse, or modify the actions previously taken by the superintendent or the superintendent's designate. The St. Charles Parish School Board members met as an ad hoc committee on Monday, October 20th, 2025 at the request of student number one's mother to consider her request for the board to review the decision to expel student number one and the resulting sanctions. The members of the St. Joe's Parish School Board need to consider and then act upon the recommendations of its ad hoc committee. >> Mr. President, I move to approve the ad hoc committee's recommendation to affirm the sanctions of student number one. Second >> first by Mr. Cody, second by Mr. Oak. Any discussion? >> All in favor, please indicate by saying yay.
004>> Any opposed? >> Please cast your vote. >> Second. Uh first by Mr. Cody, second by Miss Weber. Any discussion? All uh all in favor say yay. >> Any opposed? >> Opposed. Please cast your vote. I'm sorry, I pressed the wrong button. Thank you. Yes. Yes. I pressed the wrong button. She was able to change it, but >> All right. For the record, we have seven yays, one no. It It will be reflected in the minutes uh of the meeting with Mr. Alexander voting no. Next item on the agenda is and that item passes 5.02 passes. So 5.03 Medicare Advantage plan retiree rates. The district provides health insurance benefits to its retirees and spouses who are Medicare eligible through its human Medicare Advantage plan. The board sets the rates that the retirees and spouses pay
005for this coverage. This agenda item was reviewed at the board retreat on October 10th, 2025 and the riskmanagement insurance committee meeting of the board on October 20th, 2025 and is align with gold D at the board strategic action plan. >> Mr. President, I move to approve the Medicare Advantage plan retirey rates as presented. >> I'll second. >> Uh first by Mr. Cody, second by Mr. Oaken. Any discussion? All in favor sign by signify by saying yay. >> Any opposed? >> I oppos. >> Please cast your vote. That item passes with seven. yeses and one no. Next item on the agenda is 5.04, board meeting minutes. Mr. President, I move to approve the minutes for the following meetings. September 15, 2025 budget review committee. September 15, 2025 committee meetings. September 17th, 2025 board meeting. and October
00610th, 2025 board retreat minutes. >> Second >> first by Mr. Cody, second by Mr. Suffering. Any discussion? Please uh indicate by indicate by saying yay. >> Yay. >> All in favor board's strategic action plan. >> Mr. President, I'll move that we approve the proposed 2026 2027 school session calendar for first reading. >> A second. First by Mr. Suffren, second by Miss Weber. Any discussion? All in favor signifi signify by saying yay. >> I. >> Uh any opposed? Please cast your vote. That item passes unanimously. Next item is 5.06. Louisiana revised statute spec cameras and special education classroom setting second reading and adoption. Louisiana revised statute colon 17 colon 41 1948 requires school districts to place operate and maintain video cameras with audio recording capability in certain self-contained classrooms and other special education settings for students
007with disabilities for the purpose of promoting student safety. The statute is intended to protect students who because of disability may not be able to report mistreat by district employees and other students. These procedures have been specifically developed for the purpose of promoting student safety in complying with Louisiana law. This agenda item was reviewed and accepted for a first reading at the meeting of the board on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Islamic goal A of the board strategic action plan. >> Mr. President, I move that we accept and adopt policy 5.1.7c cameras and special educations classrooms and settings. >> First by Mr. Suffin, second by Miss Bjo. Any discussion? All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Please cast your vote. That item passes unanimously. Next item on agenda is standing committee
008reports. Any board members with a standing committee report, please do so at this time. Seeing none, next item is 6.0. 02 the superintendent report. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The website nish.com has released it 2026 rankings of the best schools and school districts in the country. This recognition takes into account more than just test scores. The 2026 rankings have St. Charles Parish public schools as the number four best school district in Louisiana, earning the number one spot in categories in the New Orleans area. These noteworthy rankings highlight the shared commitment of our students, employees, and community to excellence. We are ranked as number one best school district in the New Orleans area, number four in Louisiana, number one best school district for athletes in the New Orleans area, and number two in Louisiana, number one
009most diverse school district in the New Orleans area, number one district with the best teachers in the New Orleans area. This information will be shared with the community on our social media pages and website. This recognition is a credit to the strong leadership of our board, our students hard work, our employees dedication, and our community support of public education. You can view our complete rankings at nish.com. Daylight savings time. Finally, as a reminder, daylight saving time ends on November 2nd at 2 a.m. Remember to set your clocks back an hour. And then Halloween is right around the corner. All right, I have to go to see my baby.