May 10, 2023

 Action Items

The School Board approved:

• Technology committee meeting and board committee minutes of April 24 and board meeting minutes of April 26, 2023.
• Second reading and adoption of revisions to Board Policy and Procedure 5.4.1 – Selection and Adoption of Textbooks and Instructional Materials.
• Receipt of recommended instructional materials for Health 9-12 at an approximate cost of $41,761.92.
• Receipt of recommended instructional materials for Law Studies at an approximate cost of $7,660.
• Receipt of recommended instructional materials for Speech at an approximate cost of $18,431.43.
• Receipt of recommended instructional materials for AP English III at an approximate cost of $15,939.84.
• Receipt of recommended instructional materials for AP U.S. History at an approximate cost of $20,316.25.
• Receipt of recommended instructional materials for AP English IV at an approximate cost of $14,938.40.
• Receipt of recommended instructional materials for Health 6-8 at an approximate cost of $71,413.50.
• Second reading and adoption of revisions to Board Policy 3.6.3 – Expense Reimbursement.
• Revisions to job descriptions.
• Receipt of personnel items.
• Lowest bid submitted by Economical Janitorial for Child Nutrition Program supplies at an approximate cost of $225,000.
• Lowest bids submitted by New Dairy Opco, LLC for milk and milk products; Diamond Food Distributors and S & W Wholesale Foods for frozen food products; and Cook Me Something Mister, Diamond Food Distributors, and S & W Wholesale Foods for processed food products at an approximate cost of $1,500,000.
• Bids submitted by Flowers Baking Company of New Orleans and Bread Biz Inc. for bread and bread products at an approximate cost of $50,000.
• Lowest bids submitted from Economical Janitorial and Lafayette Restaurant Supply for small cafeteria equipment at an approximate cost of $25,000.
• Lowest bids submitted from Associated Food Equipment and Supplies and Hotel Restaurant Supply for large kitchen equipment at an approximate cost of $500,000.
• Recommended proposals to process USDA commodities at a cost of $361,000.
• Accounts payable for April 2023 totaling $12,209,706.
• Revised General Fund ($187,835,200), Special Revenue Funds ($37,970,600), Debt Service Funds ($7,807,600), Capital Projects Funds ($23,194,000), and Lunch Fund ($7,409,200) budgets.

Recognition

• Tracy Engel, a Hahnville High School student, placed first in the Regional Science Fair Competition.
• Amelie Fuselier, a Lakewood Elementary School student, placed first in the State Social Studies Fair Competition.
• Destrehan High School Wildcat Robotics Team 3039 won the FIRST Robotics Magnolia Regional Competition and the World Championships Newton Division Team Spirit Award. The team was named semi-finalists in the World Championships Newton Division Competition, ranking fourth in the division.
• Four school system students were named to an LHSAA All-Academic Composite Team.
• Thirteen school system students were named to the All-District Tennis First Team.
• Two Hahnville High School students are Regional Tennis Doubles Champions.
• Hahnville High School Boys Tennis Team is the District and Regional Champion.
• Hahnville High School Girls Tennis Team is the District Champion.
• Marley Richard, a Destrehan High School student, is the State Long Jump Track & Field Champion.
• Three school system students are Individual Regional Track & Field Champions.
• Twelve school system students are Individual District Track & Field Champions.
• Destrehan High School Boys Track Team is the District Champion.
• Eleven school system students were named to the All-District Softball First Team.
• Todd Schulz, a Hahnville High School employee, was named District Softball Coach of the Year.
• Hahnville High School Softball Team is the District Champion.
• Nine school system students were named to the All-District Baseball First Team.
• Destrehan High School Baseball Team is the District Champion.

Superintendent’s Report

• Hahnville High School’s Graduation will be held on Wednesday, May 17, and Destrehan High School’s Graduation will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
• Students in third through eighth grades will take the LEAP 2025 between May 5-12.
• High school students enrolled in LEAP courses will take the LEAP assessments between May 15-17.
• The school system has incurred a total of $50,897,567 in Hurricane Ida recovery expenses.
• May 22-24 will be early dismissal days for all students. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 24.
• Schools and the School Board Office will begin a four-day work schedule from May 30 until July 17.