Allen Parish School District

The Board discussed the requirements, qualifications, and the selection process for an interim superintendent. A motion was passed to schedule a subsequent meeting for the purpose of voting on the appointment of an interim superintendent.

The board met to enter an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the position of superintendent. Following the interviews, the board reconvened in regular session and subsequently adjourned.

The Board engaged in a discussion regarding the operational guidance provided by the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Handbook. Action was taken to approve the bid for the Oberlin High School Reroofing Project. Several school board policies were revised, including those governing administrative records, donations and gifts, use of automated external defibrillators, probation procedures, parent conferences, school wellness, and student health services. Additionally, an out-of-state professional development trip for supervisors and a principal was approved.

The board recognized the parish Teachers of the Year and received a presentation on the SPIRE intervention system, a review of the Student Impact Jump Start Summers program, and introductions of new staff members. Board actions included authorizing the payment of bills and approving various out-of-state travel for employees and students. Additionally, the board approved multiple policy revisions, including updates to executive sessions, annual operating budgets, audits, emergency management, video and audio monitoring, student transportation, and leave policies. The board also authorized insurance coverage for liability and automobile policies, approved an updated stipend scale, accepted the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire for a past audit, and created a new Student Support Specialist job description. Two policy revisions regarding specific student and facility management were tabled.

The Board meeting included a presentation from Partners in Children's Safety of LC, Inc. Key actions included the authorization to begin the superintendent recruitment process, the approval of the 2023-2024 school calendar, a rate increase for substitute bus paras, the approval of an out-of-state trip for a high school ELA class, and the declaration of a school bus as surplus property. Additionally, the superintendent's report covered updates on ACT testing, the E-Sports pilot program, the AHEC summer program, personnel recruitment efforts via the REACH University program, and special recognitions for student and athletic achievements.