PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
RESERVE, LA – MEETING OF NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The Chair called the meeting to order and read the following call:
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Parish of St. John the Baptist
Dear Board Member:
Upon call of the President, the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board will meet in regular session at Godchaux Grammar Cafeteria (Board Meeting Room), 1600 Highway 44, Reserve, Louisiana, on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
An agenda for the meeting is attached.
Sincerely, s/Rebecca Johnson
Interim Superintendent/Secretary
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and called for a moment of silence (Mr. Triche led the Lord’s Prayer), followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Wallace asked that the Board recognize all Veterans in the audience and thanked them for their service.
ITEM 2. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS:
PRESENT: Burl, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
ABSENT: Holden, Keller
There were 9 members present and 2 members absent.
Mrs. Mitchell-Williams stated that Dr. Keller is running late, and Mrs. Holden is unable to be in attendance.
ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
ITEM 3a. Public Comment. Meeting of: October 5, 2022 Board Workshop; October 13, 2022; and October 26, 2022 Special Meeting
Public Comment: Alvin Scuioneaux; Derron Cook
MOTION BY: DeFrancesch
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve the minutes from the meeting of: October 5, 2022 Board Workshop; October 13, 2022; and October 26, 2022 Special Meeting
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
2 Absent – Holden, Keller
The motion carried.
ITEM 4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Mrs. Johnson gave the following report:
Mrs. Johnson stated that the BESE Board voted against the proposal to adopt the new accountability system and thanked all who supported this. The District and School Performance Scores will be released by the state on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. High School LEAP Testing begins Tuesday, November 29th.
The ESJH Wildcats made the playoffs and our first game will be on Friday night @ 7:00 p.m. at Joe Keller Stadium.
Teacher Certification: Scholarship letters were sent to 67 teachers. In one year, we will have 67 additional certified teachers with the commitment to remain in St. John for 5 years.
Curriculum: There is a major shortage in the aviation industry. In conjunction with our Drone program we are starting at both high schools and STEM, we are partnering with aviators from Greens Aviation, Black Pilots of America and Civil Air Patrol to broaden career choices at our high schools. They are volunteering their time and resources to help us develop a comprehensive aviation program with our high school curriculum team and this will be an advanced credential for our students. Also, we will soon initiate an expansion with River Parish Community College, in an effort to give our students the opportunity to access more technical career opportunities.
We have fully implemented the RAVE PANIC BUTTON in our district schools, including the central office. We have loaded all employees to the system, trained administrators, and all employees are in the process of installing the app on their smart phones. Mr. Schaff trained school-based personnel at all schools. In addition, during PD this past Monday, principals were provided training and materials in the use of the ap and how to conduct drills. The ap will be used to notify the police in the case of an emergency on a campus, including an intruder, medical emergency, fire etc. while at the same time providing responders with the exact location of the person making the call. Every school site and school board property has been "geo fenced" so that anyone using the ap can be immediately located if they are located within the perimeter of a school property.
Both the Louisiana State Police and the St. John the Baptist Sheriff's Office are fully integrated in the process. In the event of an incident (fire, shooter on campus, etc.) responders will immediately know the location of a person making the report and have immediate access to vital information about the school including the school's Crisis Plan, floor plans of the schools, staff directories, and the contact information for all parents.
SAFE SCHOOLS LOUISIANA AP:
All faculty, staff, students, and parents were sent via text and email Louisiana's new Safe Schools CrimeStoppers' AP information including the step-by-step instructions how to use it.
ITEM 5. EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE BOARD OR STAFF
ITEM 6a. Public Comment. Request approval of New Policy: JQE – Expectant and Parenting Students (Introduced 10-13-2022 ~ Executive Committee Approved 11-2-2022)
MOTION BY: Wallace
SECOND BY: Jones
MOTION: To approve New Policy: JQE – Expectant and Parenting Students
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Sanders, DeFranceshc, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
2 Absent – Holden, Keller
The motion carried.
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JQE - EXPECTANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS
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The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board is cognizant of the problems of marriage, pregnancy and parenthood among students prior to their graduation from high school. The School Board authorizes the Superintendent to assure that such students have the opportunity to earn the education which they deserve.
It is recommended that a student who becomes pregnant shall notify the principal or guidance counselor in writing immediately upon knowledge of the condition. Pregnant students will be permitted to continue in school in all instances when continued attendance has the sanction of the expectant mother's physician. A physician's statement shall be submitted stating the student's medical condition, approval for continued attendance, and activities in which the student may not participate. The student shall keep the school administration continually apprised of her progress. The school shall not be held responsible for any medical problems that may arise with a pregnant student while she is in school.
Should the student need to be absent from school for a prolonged period of time, the student may enroll in the School Board’s homebound instruction program until released by her physician to return to regular classes. Any student who is not able to return to regular classes shall be encouraged to enroll in an appropriate alternative education program.
Marital, maternal, or paternal status shall not affect the rights and privileges of students to receive a public education nor to take part in any extracurricular activity offered by the schools.
After delivery, the student shall be permitted to return to school as soon as she is physically able, upon certification by her physician.
In regard to each expectant and parenting high school student, each school and the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board shall:
1. Maintain confidentiality in regard to the student.
2. Ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for the student.
3. Promote academic success for the student.
4. Utilize sensible attendance policies, taking into account all necessary factors.
5. Provide a supportive school environment that promotes high school graduation.
6. Excuse absences due to conditions related to pregnancy or parenting, including but not limited to labor, delivery, and recovery; prenatal and postnatal medical appointments and other medically necessary pregnancy-related absences; a child's illness or medical appointment; and legal appointments related to pregnancy or parenting, including but not limited to adoption, custody, and visitation.
7. Provide at least ten (10) days of excused absences for both a parenting mother and a parenting father after the birth of a child.
8. At the conclusion of any pregnancy-related or parenting-related period of absence, allow a student to make up missed work in a reasonable amount of time that shall not be less than the number of days the student was absent and choose from various options to make up the work, including retaking a semester, participating in an online course credit recovery program, being granted six (6) weeks to continue at the same pace and finish at a later date, or receiving home-based instruction services.
9. Provide that for absences or checkouts for reasons provided above, a school shall accept either of the following:
A. Documentation from a physician.
B. Permission from a parent or legal guardian.
BREASTFEEDING
The high schools of the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board shall:
1. Provide for reasonable accommodations for a lactating student on a school campus to express breast milk, breastfeed, or address other breastfeeding needs, which shall include, at a minimum:
A. Access to a private and secure room other than a restroom to express breast milk or breastfeed a child.
B. Permission to bring a breast pump and any other equipment used to express breast milk to school.
C. Access to a power source for a breast pump or any other equipment used to express breast milk.
D. Access to a place to store breastmilk safely.
2. Provide that a lactating student shall be provided a reasonable amount of time to accommodate the need to express breast milk or breastfeed a child while at school.
3. Provide that a student shall not incur an academic penalty as a result of use, during the school day, of the reasonable accommodations specified herein and shall be provided the opportunity to make up any work missed due to such use.
CHILD CARE
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board shall provide both high school student mothers and student fathers information regarding availability of child care options within (if available) and outside the school system, and shall provide them assistance in identifying child care providers.
New policy: July, 2022
Ref: US Constitution, Amend. XIV, '1, 20 USC '1681 et seq. (Discrimination Based on Sex or Blindness); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:221.7, 17:221.8; Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur, 94 S.Ct. 791 (1974); Davis v. Meeks, 344 F.Supp. 298 (N.D. Ohio 1972); Holt v. Shelton, 371 F.Supp. 821 (M.D. Tenn. 1972).
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ITEM 6b. Public Comment. Request approval of Revised Policy: JCDB Dress Code (Introduced 10-13-2022 ~ Executive Committee Approved 11-2-2022)
MOTION BY: Jones
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve Revised Policy: JCDB Dress Code
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Sanders, DeFranceshc, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
2 Absent – Holden, Keller
The motion carried.
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JCDB - DRESS CODE
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The policy of the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board shall be that no mode of attire shall be considered proper for school wear that distracts from or disrupts classroom and school decorum. In questions regarding student dress and grooming, the principals of each school will make the final decision as to what is considered proper or improper dress.
DRESS AND PERSONAL GROOMING
Student dress and grooming are not to adversely affect the students' participation in classes, school programs, other school‑related activities or detract from the learning environment of the school. Extremes in style and fit in student dress and extremes in style of grooming will not be permitted. Administrators are authorized to use their discretion in determining extremes in styles of dress and grooming and what is appropriate and suitable for school wear. Policies regarding dress and grooming stress the importance of reducing distractions that inhibit learning and are addressed as an attempt to enhance the learning environment.
The School Board shall not exclude a student on account of a natural, protective or cultural hairstyle. Natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle shall include, but is not limited to, afros, dreadlocks, twists, locs, braids, cornrow braids, Bantu knots, curls, and hair styled to protect hair texture or for cultural significance.
NOTIFICATION
Each school shall notify the parent or guardian of each student of the dress code specifications and their effective date. Each school shall include in its official student handbook the uniform policy/dress code for students. The dress code shall be distributed in written form or posted on the school’s website annually.
If a school adopts a new uniform policy or modifies an existing uniform policy, it shall notify in writing the parent or guardian of each student of the policy adoption or uniform policy modification at least sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the new or revised policy. Each school shall display any uniform selected for a reasonable period prior to the proposed effective date for wearing of the uniform.
However, nothing shall prohibit the School Board from requiring a new or revised dress code or uniform policy without the required notice in the event of an emergency. For the purposes of this policy, emergency shall mean an actual or imminent threat to health or safety which may result in loss of life, injury, or property damage.
DRESS CODE
Any substantial complaint concerning the dress code shall be dealt with by the school administration.
In accordance with the above, all St. John the Baptist Parish schools’ dress codes shall adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Clothing should be so constructed and worn in such a manner that it is not unduly revealing. Halter tops, "tank tops", see-through garments, cut-off tops, midriff tops and other garments of this nature are not acceptable. All shirts, blouses, and other tops must exceed beltline with no waistline-skin exposed.
2. Shorts are not appropriate for school wear for boys and girls with the exception that unaltered, uniform shorts will be authorized.
3. Shirts and blouses are to be buttoned.
4. Hair shall be neat, clean and well-groomed.
5. Sundresses are not permitted in grades 7-12.
6. No article of clothing shall be worn that distracts from the educational process.
7. Articles of clothing associated with alcoholic beverages, tobacco, or drugs shall not be worn.
8. No article of clothing or accessories shall be worn that contains obscene, profane, or sex-related words or pictures.
9. No student shall wear, possess, use, distribute, display or sell any clothing, jewelry, emblem, blade, symbols, sign or other things which are evidence of affiliation with violence or gang related activities.
10. Personal hygiene and cleanliness of dress are expected of all students.
11. Proper undergarments should be worn at all times.
12. Skirts should be at least to the knee.
13. Clothes shall not be skin-tight, form-fitting, nor contain holes.
ACCESSORIES
All students shall be required to use clear (see-through) book bags or completely mesh bags, except for such bags and packs which have bullet-resistant metal or other material intended to provide protection from weapons or bodily injury, and girls shall have purses no larger than 8" x 8".
BODY ARMOR
It shall be unlawful and against School Board policy for any student or non-student to wear or possess on his/her person, at any time, body armor on any School Board property, school campus, at a school-sponsored function, on a school bus or other school transportation, or in a firearm-free zone, with limited exceptions as enumerated in La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:95.9, which includes permitting a student to wear, carry, or possess a backpack on school property or a school bus that has bullet-resistant metal or other material intended to provide protection from weapons or bodily injury.
School-sponsored functions shall include, but not be limited to, athletic competitions, dances, parties, or any extracurricular activities. A firearm-free zone means any area inclusive of any school campus and within 1,000 feet of any such school campus, and within a school bus, wherein the possession of firearms is prohibited, except as specifically set forth in La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§14:95.2(C) and 14:95.6(B).
Body armor shall mean bullet-resistant metal or other material intended to provide protection from weapons or bodily injury.
DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS
Students who violate the dress code shall be disciplined in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.
A student enrolled in grades prekindergarten through five shall not be suspended or expelled from school or suspended from riding on any school bus for a uniform violation that is not tied to willful disregard of school policies.
Adopted: September, 1978 Revised: December, 2008
Revised: October, 1988 Revised: September 22, 2011
Revised: June, 1991 Revised: August, 2015
Revised: August, 1991 Revised: March 17, 2016
Revised: March, 1994 Revised: August 16, 2018
Revised: September, 1994 Revised: July, 2022
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§14:95.9, 17:81, 17:111, 17:416, 17:416.7; Scott v. Board of Education, 304 N.Y.S.S. 2d 601 (1969); Karr v. Schmidt; 460 F. 2d 609 (5th Cir. 1972); Board minutes, 8-4-88, 1-10-91, 3-21-91, 5-2-91, 3-3-94, 7-21-94, 10-2-08, 9-22-11, 3-17-16, 8-16-18.
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ITEM 6c. Public Comment. Request approval of Revised Policy: JDE Expulsion(Introduced 10-13-2022 ~ Executive Committee Approved 11-2-2022)
MOTION BY: Jones
SECOND BY: Wallace
MOTION: To approve Revised Policy: JDE Expulsion
Roll Call:
9 Yeas – Burl, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
2 Absent – Holden, Keller
The motion carried.
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JDE: EXPULSION
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The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board may expel a student from school if an offense committed by the student is serious enough to warrant such action or is in violation of state law or the School Board’s code of conduct. Prior to any expulsion the school principal or his/her designee shall advise the student of the particular misconduct of which he/she is accused as well as the basis for such accusation, and the student shall be given an opportunity at that time to explain his/her version of the facts. The principal/designee shall contact the parent or legal guardian of the student to notify them of the expulsion, and establish a date and time for a conference with the principal or designee as a requirement for readmitting the student. Notice shall be given by contacting the parent or legal guardian by telephone at the telephone number shown on the student's registration card, or by electronic communication and additionally by a certified letter sent to the address shown on the student's registration card. If the parent or legal guardian fails to attend the required conference within five (5) school days of notification, the truancy laws shall be effective.
Upon the recommendation for expulsion of a student by the principal, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall conduct a hearing shall be conducted by the Superintendent or his/her designee within fifteen (15) school days to determine the facts of the case and make a finding of whether or not the student is guilty of conduct warranting a recommendation of expulsion. The School Board shall provide written notice of the hearing to the student and his/her parent or legal guardian, and the notice shall advise the student and his/her parent or legal guardian of their rights. Notification of the time, date, and place of the expulsion hearing shall be mailed to the parents. Following the hearing, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall notify the parents of the decision rendered.
At the hearing, the principal and/or teacher concerned may be represented by any person appointed by the Superintendent and the concerned teacher shall be permitted to attend and present any relevant information. Until the hearing, the student shall remain suspended with access to classwork and the opportunity to earn academic credit. A student who is expelled for longer than ten (10) days shall be provided with academic instruction at an alternative setting in accordance with La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:416.2.
Upon the conclusion of the hearing and upon finding the student guilty of conduct warranting expulsion, the Superintendent shall determine whether such student shall be expelled and the specified period of expulsion, or if other disciplinary action shall be taken. Unless otherwise stipulated by state statutes, the period of expulsion shall not be less than one school semester and may carry over into the next school year, if necessary. During an expulsion, the Superintendent shall place the student in an alternative school or in an alternative educational placement.
APPEALS
The parent or tutor legal guardian of the student who has been recommended for expulsion in accordance with state law may, within five (5) days after the decision to expel has been rendered, submit a request to the School Board to review the findings of the Superintendent or designee at a time set by the School Board; otherwise the decision of the Superintendent shall be final. If requested, as herein provided, and after reviewing the findings of the Superintendent or his/her designee, the School Board may affirm, modify, or reverse the action previously taken. The parent or tutor legal guardian of the student shall have such right of review even if the recommendation is reduced to a suspension.
The parent or tutor legal guardian of the student who has been recommended for expulsion in accordance with state law may, within ten (10) school days, appeal to the district court for the parish in which the student’s school is located, an adverse ruling of the School Board in upholding the action of the Superintendent or his/her designee. The court may reverse or revise the ruling of the School Board upon a finding that the ruling of the School Board was based on an absence of any relevant evidence in support thereof. The parent or tutor legal guardian of the student shall have such right to appeal to the district court even if the recommendation for expulsion is reduced to a suspension.
EXPULSION INVOLVING FIREARMS
Any student, age sixteen (16) or older, or under sixteen (16) and in grades six (6) through twelve (12), who is found guilty of being in possession of a firearm on school property, on a school bus or in actual possession at a school-sponsored event, pursuant to a hearing, shall be expelled from school for a minimum period of four (4) complete school semesters and shall be referred to the district attorney for appropriate action.
Any student in kindergarten through grade five (5) who is found guilty of being in possession of a firearm on school property, on a school bus, or in actual possession at a school-sponsored event, pursuant to a hearing, shall be expelled from school for a minimum period of two (2) complete school semesters and shall be referred to the district attorney for appropriate action.
However, the Superintendent, however, may modify the length of the minimum expulsion required in the above paragraphs on a case-by-case basis, provided such modification is in writing.
EXPULSION INVOLVING DRUGS
Any student, sixteen (16) years of age or older, found guilty of possession of, or knowledge of and intentional distribution of or possession with intent to distribute any illegal narcotic, drug, or other controlled substance on school property, on a school bus or at a school-sponsored event, pursuant to a hearing, shall be expelled from school for a minimum period of four (4) complete school semesters.
Any student who is under sixteen (16) years of age and in grades six (6) through twelve (12) and who is found guilty of possession of, or knowledge of and intentional distribution of or possession with intent to distribute any illegal narcotic, drug, or other controlled substance on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored event pursuant to a hearing shall be expelled from school for a minimum period of two (2) complete school semesters.
Any case involving a student in kindergarten through grade five (5) found guilty of possession of, or knowledge of and intentional distribution of or possession with intent to distribute any illegal narcotic, drug, or other controlled substance on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored event, pursuant to a hearing, shall be referred to the School Board through a recommendation for action from the Superintendent.
VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION
The provisions related to mandatory recommendation for expulsion shall not be applied to virtual instruction received by a student in the student's home.
ADDITIONAL REASONS FOR EXPULSION
Students may also be expelled for any of the following reasons:
1. Any student, after being suspended for committing violations of any discipline policies or other rule infractions, depending on the severity of the behavior, may be expelled upon recommendation to the Superintendent by the principal and after an appropriate hearing is held by the Superintendent or designee.
2. Any student who is found carrying or possessing a knife with a blade which equals or exceeds two and one-half (2 ½) inches in length.
3. In accordance with federal regulations, a student determined to have brought a weapon to a school under the School Board's jurisdiction shall be expelled for a minimum of one calendar year. The Superintendent may modify the expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis. A weapon, in accordance with federal statutes, means a firearm or any device which is designed to expel a projectile or any destructive device, which in turn means any explosive, incendiary or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket, missile, mine or similar device.
4. Any student, after being suspended on three (3) occasions for committing drugs or weapons offenses during the same school year, shall, upon committing the fourth offense, be expelled from all the public schools of the system until the beginning of the next regular school year, and the student's reinstatement shall be subject to the review and approval of the School Board.
5. The conviction of any student of a felony or the incarceration of any student in a juvenile institution for an act which had it been committed by an adult, would have constituted a felony, may be cause for expulsion of the student for a period of time as determined by the School Board; such expulsions shall require the vote of two-thirds ⅔ of the elected members of the School Board, shall not be for a period of time longer than the student's period of adjudication as determined by the applicable court presiding over the student's criminal matter, and shall run concurrent to the student's period of disposition. If the student was serving an expulsion period when the student was incarcerated for a separate offense and the student completes the period of incarceration with time left in the expulsion period, the Superintendent or his/her designee may require the student to serve the time left in the expulsion period.
EXPULSION NOT APPLICABLE
Expulsion shall not apply to the following:
1. A student carrying or possessing a firearm or knife for purposes of involvement in a school class, course, or school approved cocurricular or extracurricular activity or any other activity approved by appropriate school officials.
2. A student possessing any controlled dangerous substance that has been obtained directly or due to a valid prescription or order from a licensed physician medical provider. However, such the student shall carry evidence of that the prescription or physician's medical provider’s order on his/her person at all times when in possession of any controlled dangerous substance which shall be subject to verification. Evidence of the prescription or medical provider’s order includes possession of the controlled dangerous substance in its original packaging as received from the pharmacy.
In addition, school officials, in accordance with statutory provisions, shall have total discretion and shall exercise such discretion in imposing on a student any disciplinary actions authorized by state law for possession by a student of a firearm or knife on school property when such firearm or knife is stored in a motor vehicle and there is no evidence of the student's intent to use the firearm or knife in a criminal manner.
DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS
A student enrolled in grades prekindergarten through five shall not be expelled from school for a uniform violation that is not tied to willful disregard of school policies.
READMITTANCE FOLLOWING EXPULSION
Required Parent Conference
In each case of expulsion, the school principal, or his or her designee, shall contact the parent, tutor, or legal guardian of the student to notify them of the expulsion, and establish a date and time for a conference with the principal or designee as a requirement for readmitting the student. Notice shall be given by sending a certified letter to the address shown on the student's registration card. Also, additional notification may be made by contacting the parent, tutor, or legal guardian by telephone at the telephone number shown on the student's registration card.
If the parent, tutor, or legal guardian fails to attend the required conference within five (5) school days of notification, the student may be considered a truant and dealt with according to all applicable statutory provisions. On not more than one occasion each school year when the parents, tutor, or legal guardian refuses to respond, the principal may determine whether readmitting the student is in the best interest of the student. On any subsequent occasions in the same school year, the student shall not be readmitted unless the parent, tutor, or legal guardian, court, or other appointed representative responds.
In any case where a teacher, principal, or other school employee is authorized to require the parent, tutor, or legal guardian of a student to attend a conference or meeting regarding the student's behavior and after notice, the parent, tutor, or legal guardian willfully refuses to attend, the principal or his or her designee shall file a complaint, in accordance with statutory provisions, with a court exercising juvenile jurisdiction.
Readmittance After All Expulsions
Any student expelled may be readmitted to school on a probationary basis at any time during the expulsion period on such terms and conditions as may be stipulated by the School Board. Readmission to school on a probationary basis shall be contingent on the student and legal guardian or custodian agreeing in writing to the conditions stipulated. Any such agreement shall contain a provision for immediate removal of the student from school premises and returned to the school system’s alternative school setting without benefit of a hearing or other procedure upon the principal or Superintendent determining the student has violated any term or condition of the agreement. Immediately thereafter, the principal or designee shall provide proper notification in writing of the determination and reasons for removal to the Superintendent and the student's parent or legal guardian.
Readmittance After Expulsion for Firearms, Knives, Weapons, or Drugs
In addition to the readmittance provisions for all expulsions stated above, a pupil that has been expelled for possessing on school property or on a bus, a firearm, knife, or other dangerous weapon, or possessing or possession with intent to distribute or distributing, selling, giving, or loaning while on school property or a school bus any controlled dangerous substance may be readmitted to school on a probationary basis at any time during the specified period of expulsion contingent on the following:
1. In order to be readmitted to their any regular assigned public school, the student shall be required to attend an alternative education program at the redirection center for a minimum of nine (9) weeks, and can only be readmitted to their regular assigned school after the initial nine (9) week period upon recommendation and approval of the Superintendent under such terms and conditions as may be stipulated by the Superintendent and agreed to in writing by the student and the student's parent or person responsible for the student's school attendance.
2. If after the second nine (9) week period the student is not recommended to be readmitted to their any regular public school, the student may request the School Board to allow the student to be readmitted to their a regular public school upon terms and conditions set by the School Board and agreed to by the student and parent or other responsible person as stated above.
3. Any written agreement required for readmittance to the alternative school and/or the regular school shall include a provision that upon the school principal or Superintendent making a determination that the student has violated any term or condition agreed to, the student shall be immediately removed from the school premises without the benefit of any hearing or other procedure applicable to student suspensions and expulsions. As soon thereafter as possible, the principal or his designee shall provide verbal notice to the Superintendent of any such determination and also shall attempt to provide such verbal notice to the student's parent or other person responsible for the student's school attendance. The principal or his designee also shall provide written notice to the determination and the reasons therefore to the Superintendent and to the student's parents or other responsible person.
4. Readmission on a probationary basis as provided above shall not be applicable to any student found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction or adjudicated a delinquent by a court of competent jurisdiction of a criminal violation of any provision of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes which is related to the reason for the suspension, unless the judge finds otherwise.
A. In addition to any other limitation established by this policy on the admission of previously expelled pupils, no pupil who has been expelled for possessing on school property or on a school bus a firearm, knife, or other dangerous weapon or instrumentally customarily used or intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon, or for possessing, possessing with intent to distribute, or distributing, selling, giving, or loaning while on school property or on a school bus any controlled dangerous substance governed by the Uniformed Controlled Dangerous Substances Law shall be admitted until the pupil produces written documentation that he/she and his/her parent or legal guardian have enrolled and participated or is participating in an appropriate rehabilitation or counseling program related to the reason or reasons for the pupil's expulsion.
B. The rehabilitation or counseling required by this policy shall be provided by existing or new programs approved by the juvenile or family court having jurisdiction, if applicable, or by the school system and shall be at no additional cost to the school system. Such rehabilitation or counseling programs may include the following components relative to successful programs, approaches, and activities for parental involvement which better equip parents to provide support for the education of their children:
(1) Enhancing parenting skills and expanding curriculum offerings relative to character development, the development of a healthy self esteem and sense of personal and social responsibility, violence prevention, and conflict resolution.
(2) Raising the educational level of the parents of public school students through instruction in basic skills.
(3) Improving developmental skills of students to prepare them for academic success.
(4) Providing a role model for the child through parental interest in education.
(5) Enabling parents to become familiar with and comfortable in the school setting.
(6) Enhancing the relationship of the parent and child through planned, structured parent‑school interaction.
(7) Demonstrating to parents their power to affect their child's ability to learn.
C. The requirements stated here for enrollment and participation in a rehabilitation or counseling program may be waived by the school system upon a documented showing by the student that no appropriate program is available in the area or that the student cannot enroll or participate due to financial hardship.
6. The provisions governing readmission of students after expulsion shall be applicable to exceptional children provided special education services pursuant to Part I of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statues to the maximum extent allowed by federal law and rules applicable to the education of exceptional students in the state (the IEP process).
Review of Records
A student who has been expelled from any school in or out of state shall not be admitted to a school in the school system except upon the review and approval of the School Board following the request for admission. To facilitate the review and approval for readmittance, the student shall provide to the School Board information on the dates of any expulsions and the reasons therefor. Additionally, the transfer of student records to any school or system shall include information on the dates of any expulsions and the reasons therefor.
CREDIT FOR SCHOOL WORK MISSED
A student who is expelled and receives educational services at an alternative school site shall be assigned work by a certified teacher and shall receive credit for school work if it is completed satisfactorily and timely as determined by the teacher. Such work shall be aligned with the curriculum used at the school from which the student was expelled.
RECUSAL OF ADMINISTRATOR IN DISCIPLINE MATTERS
Any school administrator or administrator's designee who is required to make a recommendation, decide an issue, or take action in a matter involving the discipline of a student shall recuse himself/herself whenever a member of the immediate family of the administrator or administrator's designee is involved in any manner in the discipline matter. In case of recusal, the action to be taken shall be done so by the Superintendent or an impartial designee of the Superintendent.
Immediate family means the individual's children, brothers, sisters, parents, and spouse and the children, brothers, sisters, and parents of the spouse.
EXPULSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR EXCEPTIONALITIES
Expulsion of students with disabilities or exceptionalities, or an Individualized Education Program or Section 504 Individualized Accommodation Plan, shall be in accordance with to the extent allowed by applicable state or federal law and regulations or the provisions of the student’s specific plan.
DEFINITIONS
Definitions of terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in policy JD, Discipline.
Revised: October, 1995 Revised: July, 2021
Revised: July, 1996 Revised: July, 2022
Revised: September, 1997
Revised: August, 1999
Revised: August, 2003
Revised: August, 2007
Revised: September, 2008
Revised: October 15, 2009
Revised: March 21, 2013
Revised: March 17, 2016
Revised: December 10, 2020
Ref: 18 USC 921 (Firearms – Definitions); 20 USC 7151 (Gun-Free Schools Act); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ''17:223, 17:416, 17:416.1, 17:416.2, 17:2092; Goss v. Lopez, 95. S. Ct. 729 (1973); Regulations for Implementation of the Exceptional Children's Act, Bulletin 1706, Louisiana Department of Education; Board minutes, 7-11-91, 11-11-92, 7-15-99, 10-15-09, 3-21-13, 3-17-16, 12-10-20.
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Dr. Keller arrived at 6:25 p.m. and was recorded as absent.
ITEM 6d. Public Comment. Request approval of Revised Policy: JCDAF Bullying and Hazing (Introduced 10-13-2022 ~ Executive Committee Approved 11-2-2022)
MOTION BY: Jones
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve Revised Policy: JCDAF Bullying and Hazing
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
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JCDAF - BULLYING AND HAZING
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The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board is committed to maintaining a safe, orderly, civil and positive learning environment so that no student is subject to bullying, hazing, or similar behavior while in school or participating in school-related activities. Students and their parents/ or legal guardians shall be notified that the school, school bus, and all other school environments are to be safe and secure for all. Therefore, all statements or actions of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior made on campus, at school-sponsored activities, or events, on school buses, at school bus stops, and on the way to and from school shall not be tolerated. Even if made in a joking manner, these statements or actions of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior towards other students or school personnel shall be unacceptable.
All students, teachers, and other school employees shall take responsible measures within the scope of their individual authority to prevent violations of this policy.
BULLYING
Bullyingshall mean:
1. A pattern of any one or more of the following:
A. Gestures, including but not limited to obscene gestures and making faces.
B. Written, electronic, or verbal communications, including but not limited to calling names, threatening harm, taunting, malicious teasing, or spreading untrue rumors. Electronic communication includes but is not limited to a communication or image transmitted by email, instant message, text message, blog, or social networking website through the use of a telephone, mobile phone, pager, computer, or other electronic device.
C. Physical acts, including but not limited to hitting, kicking, pushing, tripping, choking, damaging personal property, or unauthorized use of personal property.
D. Repeatedly and purposefully shunning or excluding from activities.
2. Where the pattern of behavior as enumerated above is exhibited toward a student, more than once, by another student or group of students and occurs, or is received by, a student while on school property, at a school-sponsored or school-related function or activity, in any school bus or van, at any designated school bus stop, in any other school bus or any other school or private vehicle used to transport students to and from schools, or any school-sponsored activity or event.
3. The pattern of behavior as provided above must shall have the effect of physically harming a student, placing the student in reasonable fear of physical harm, damaging a student's property, placing the student in reasonable fear of damage to the student's property, or must shall be sufficiently severe, persistent, and pervasive enough to either create an intimidating or threatening educational environment, have the effect of substantially interfering with a student's performance in school, or have the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the school.
Each elementary and secondary school shall institute a program to prohibit and prevent bullying. The program shall:
1. Define bullying as provided above.
2. Ensure each student, each student's parent or legal guardian, and each school administrator, teacher, counselor, bus operator, school employee, and volunteer is aware of his/her duties and responsibilities relative to preventing and stopping bullying.
3. Provide for a process for reporting and investigating alleged incidents of bullying.
4. Provide for appropriate discipline of a student found guilty of bullying.
5. Provide for appropriate remedies for a student found to have been bullied.
6. Provide for procedures for investigating and reporting each school administrator, teacher, counselor, bus operator, and school employee for failure to act as provided.
HAZING
Hazing shall mean any knowing behavior, whether by commission or omission, of any student to encourage, direct, order, or participate in any activity which subjects another student to potential physical, mental, or psychological harm for the purpose of initiation or admission into, affiliation with, continued membership in, or acceptance by existing members of any organization or extracurricular activity at a public elementary or secondary school, whether such behavior is planned or occurs on or off school property, including any school bus and school bus stop. Hazing does not mean any adult-directed and school-sanctioned athletic program practice or event or military training program.
Any solicitation to engage in hazing, and the aiding and abetting another person who engages in hazing shall be prohibited. The consent, stated or implied, of the hazing victim shall not be a defense in determining disciplinary action.
NOTICE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS
The School Board shall inform each student, orally and in writing, at the required orientation conducted at the beginning of each school year, of the prohibition against bullying, hazing, or similar behavior of a student by another student; the nature and consequences of such actions; including the potential criminal consequences and loss of driver's license, and the proper process and procedure for reporting any incidents involving such prohibited actions. A copy of the written notice shall also be delivered to each student's parent or legal guardian.
REPORTING
The principal or his/her designee shall be authorized to receive complaints alleging violation of this policy. All employees, parents, volunteers, or any other school personnel shall report alleged violations to the principal or his/her designee. Any written or oral report of an act of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior shall be considered an official means of reporting such act(s). Complaints, reports, and investigative reports of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior shall remain confidential, with limited exception of state or federal law.
The reporting of incidents of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior shall be made on the Bullying Report form, which shall include an affirmation of truth. Any bullying, hazing, or similar behavior report submitted, regardless of recipient, shall use this form, but additional information may be provided. The form shall be available on the website of each public elementary and secondary school.
Students and Parents
Any student who believes that he/she has been, or is currently, the victim of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior, or any student, or any parent or legal guardian, who witnesses bullying, hazing, or similar behavior or has good reason to believe bullying, hazing, or similar behavior is taking place, may report the situation to a school official, who in turn shall report the situation to the principal or his/her designee. A student, or parent or legal guardian, may also report concerns regarding bullying, hazing, or similar behavior to a teacher, counselor, other school employee, or to any parent chaperoning or chaperone supervising a school function or activity. Any report shall remain confidential.
School Personnel
Any school employee, whether full- or part-time, and any parent/volunteer chaperoning or chaperone supervising a school function or activity, who witnesses or learns of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior from a student or parent, immediately shall report the incident to the principal or his/her designee. Verbal reports shall be submitted by the employee or parent/volunteer chaperone on the same day as the employee or parent/volunteer chaperone witnessed or otherwise learned of the incident, and a written report shall be filed no later than two (2) days thereafter.
All other members of the school community, including students, parents or legal guardians, volunteers, and visitors shall be encouraged to report any act that may be a violation of this policy to the principal or his/her designee.
False Reports
Intentionally making false reports about bullying, hazing, or similar behavior to school officials shall be prohibited conduct and shall result in appropriate disciplinary measures as determined by the School Board.
INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
Investigations of any reports of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior of a student shall be in accordance with the following:
1. Timing
The school shall begin an investigation of any complaint that is properly reported and that alleges the prohibited conduct the next business or school day after the report is received by the principal or his/her designee. The investigation shall be completed as expeditiously as possible, but not later than ten (10) school days after the date the written report of the incident is submitted to the principal or his/her designee. If additional information is received after the end of the ten-day period, the school principal or his/her designee shall amend all documents and reports required to reflect such information.
2. Scope of Investigation
An investigation shall include documented interviews of the reporter, the alleged victim, the alleged bully or offender, and any witnesses, and shall include obtaining oral, visual or written evidence, including, but not limited to statements, writings, recordings, electronic messages, and photographs. Interviews shall be conducted privately, separately, and confidentially. Unless necessary for the purpose of the investigation, the alleged offender and alleged victim shall not be interviewed together.
The principal or his/her designee shall collect and evaluate all facts using the Bullying Investigation form.
3. Parental Notification
Upon receiving a report of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior, the school shall notify the parents or legal guardians of the alleged offender and the alleged victim each involved student no later than the following business or school day. Delivery of notice to the parents or legal guardians by an involved student shall not constitute the required parental notice.
Before any student under the age of eighteen (18) is interviewed, his/her parent or legal guardian shall be notified by the principal or his/her designee of the allegations made and shall have the opportunity to attend any interviews with their child conducted as part of the investigation.
All meetings with the parents or legal guardians of the alleged victim and the parents or legal guardians of the alleged offender perpetrator shall be in compliance with the following:
A. Separate meetings shall be held with the parents or legal guardians of the alleged victim and the parents or legal guardians of the alleged offender perpetrator.
B. Parents or legal guardians of the alleged victim and of the alleged offender perpetrator shall be informed of the potential consequences, penalties, and counseling options.
In any case where a teacher, principal, or other school employee is authorized to require the parent or legal guardian of a student who is under the age of eighteen (18) and not judicially emancipated or emancipated by marriage to attend a conference or meeting regarding the student's behavior and, after notice, the parent, tutor, or legal guardian willfully refuses to attend, the principal or his/her designee shall file a complaint, pursuant to Louisiana Children’s Code, Article 730 or 731, with a court exercising juvenile jurisdiction. The principal may also file a complaint on the grounds the student is a truant or has willfully and repeatedly violated school rules, or any other applicable ground when, in his/her judgment, doing so is in the best interests of the student.
4. Documentation
At the conclusion of an investigation of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior, and after meeting with the parents or legal guardians of each involved student, the principal or his/her designee or School Board shall:
A. Prepare a written report containing the findings of the investigation, including input from the involved students’ parents or legal guardians, and the decision by the principal or his/her designee or school system official. The document shall be placed in the school records of both students each involved student.
B. Promptly notify the reporter/complainant of the findings of the investigation and whether remedial action has been taken, if such release of information does not violate the law.
C. Keep reports/complaints and investigative reports confidential, except where disclosure is required to be made by applicable federal laws, rules, or regulations or by state law.
D. Maintain reports/complaints and investigative reports for three (3) years.
E. As applicable, provide a copy of any reports and investigative documents to the School Board for disciplinary measures, or to the Louisiana Department of Education, as necessary.
F. As applicable, provide a copy of any reports and investigative documents to the appropriate law enforcement officials.
During the pendency of an investigation, the school district may take immediate steps, at its discretion, to protect the alleged victim, students, teachers, administrators or other school personnel pending completion of the investigation.
Handling Evidence
Whenever an employee/administrator receives notice of a bullying or hazing, or similar behavior, any physical evidence of the act/communication shall be secured in the building administrator’s office with as little physical contact as possible. If the act/communication is in the form of graffiti, the area shall be sealed off by the building administrator. Photographs shall be taken as soon as possible. Student/public exposure shall be as minimal as possible. Graffiti shall not be removed until law enforcement has properly examined the area.
APPEAL
If the school principal or his/her designee does not take timely and effective action in any bullying incident, the student, parent or legal guardian, or school employee may report, in writing, the incident to the School Board. The School Board shall begin an investigation of any properly reported complaint that alleges prohibited conduct the next business day during which school is in session after the report is received by the School Board.
If the School Board does not take timely and effective action, the student, parent or legal guardian, or other school employee may report any bullying incident to the Louisiana Department of Education.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Once a report has been received at a school, and a school principal or his/her designee has determined that an act of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior has occurred, and after having met with the parent or legal guardian of the student involved, the principal or his/her designee, or applicable school official shall take prompt and appropriate disciplinary action against the student, and report criminal conduct to law enforcement. Counseling and/or other interventions may also be recommended.
Students may be disciplined for off-campus bullying, hazing, or similar behavior the same as if the improper conduct occurred on campus, if the actions of the offender substantially interfere with the education opportunities or educational programs of the student victim and/or adversely affects the ability of the student victim to participate in or benefit from the school’s education programs or activities.
PARENTAL RELIEF
If a parent, legal guardian, teacher, or other school official has made four (4) or more reports of separate instances of bullying, and no investigation pursuant to state law or this policy has occurred, the parent or legal guardian of the alleged victim may request that the student be transferred to another school operated by the School Board.
Such request shall be filed with the Superintendent. Upon receipt of the request to transfer the student to another school, the School Board shall make a seat available at another school under its jurisdiction within ten (10) school days of the parent or legal guardian's request for a transfer. If the School Board has no other school under its jurisdiction serving the grade level of the alleged victim, within fifteen (15) school days of receiving the request, the Superintendent shall:
1. Inform the student and his/her parent or legal guardian and facilitate the student's enrollment in a statewide virtual school.
2. Offer the student a placement in a full-time virtual program or virtual school under the School Board’s jurisdiction.
3. Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Superintendent or director of another governing authority to secure a placement and provide for the transfer of the student to a school serving the grade level of the student, in accordance with statutory provisions.
If no seat or other placement is made available within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the request by the Superintendent, the parent or legal guardian may request a hearing with the School Board, which shall be public or private at the option of the parent or legal guardian. The School Board shall grant the hearing at the next scheduled meeting or within sixty (60) calendar days, whichever is sooner.
At the end of any school year, the parent or legal guardian may make a request to the School Board to transfer the student back to the original school. The School Board shall make a seat available at the original school that the student attended. No other schools
shall qualify for transfer under this provision.
FAILURE TO ACT
Any teacher, counselor, bus operator, administrator, or other school employee, whether full- or part-time, who witnesses bullying or who receives a report of bullying from an alleged victim, and who fails to report the incident to a school official shall be investigated by the School Board. Upon finding a reasonable expectation that the individual failed to act, the School Board shall suspend the individual without pay. The length of the suspension shall be determined by the School Board based on the severity of the bullying inflicted on the victim. The School Board shall report each finding of a failure to report and the length of suspension issued to each employee who failed to report to the State Department of Education.
Any school administrator or official who fails to notify a parent or legal guardian of a report of bullying, timely investigate a report of bullying, take prompt and appropriate disciplinary action against a student that was determined to have engaged in bullying, or report criminal conduct to the appropriate law enforcement official shall be investigated by the School Board. Upon finding a reasonable expectation that the individual failed to act, the School Board shall suspend the individual without pay. The length of the suspension shall be determined by the School Board based on the severity of the bullying inflicted on the victim. The School Board shall report each finding of a failure to report bullying and the length of suspension issued to the employee who failed to report to the State Department of Education. The report shall be submitted by August first annually.
TRAINING
The School Board shall provide a minimum of four (4) hours of training for all new employees who have contact with students and two (2) hours of training each subsequent year for all school employees who have contact with students, including bus drivers, with respect to bullying, in accordance with state statutory provisions.
RETALIATION
Retaliation against any person who reports bullying, hazing, or similar behavior in good faith, who is thought to have reported such conduct, who files a complaint, or who otherwise participates in an investigation or inquiry concerning allegations of bullying, hazing, or similar behavior is prohibited conduct and subject to disciplinary action.
CHILD ABUSE
The provisions of this policy shall not be interpreted to conflict with or supersede the provisions requiring mandatory reporting pursuant to Louisiana Children's Code, Art. 609 and as enforced through La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14:403.
Revised: December 2, 2010 Revised: July, 2022
Revised: March 21, 2013
Revised: October 17, 2013
Revised: November 15, 2018
Ref: 20 USC 1232(g-i) (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ''14:40.3, 14:40.7, 14:40.8, 14:403, 17:105, 17:105.1, 17:183, 17:416, 17:416.1, 17:416.13, 17:416.14; La. Children’s Code, Art. 609, 730, 731; Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, 119 S. Ct. 1661 (1991); Board minutes, 9-23-04, 12-2-10, 3-21-13, 10-17-13, 11-15-18.
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ITEM 6e. Public Comment. Dr. Curt Green – Request approval of Revised Policy: GAMB Employee Dress Code (Introduced 10-13-2022 ~ Executive Committee Approved 11-2-2022)
MOTION BY: Wallace
SECOND BY: Jones
MOTION: To approve Revised Policy: GAMB Employee Dress Code
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
Public Comment: Alvin Scioneaux
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EMPLOYEE DRESS CODE
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The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board is committed to providing an excellent educational system that focuses on outstanding student achievement and preparation for lifetime success. The School Board believes that its mission is enhanced by the professionalism of its employees. The professional status of staff members is reinforced by appropriate dress and appearance. Since students learn by example, it is important that employees serve as role models for students. Moreover, the community’s attitude toward the school system and the education profession is related to the manner in which employees present themselves.
All employees shall exercise good judgment in their choice of appearance at work by dressing in a way that is appropriate to the situation and in a manner that will invoke a positive impression with students and the community. Such professional dress should promote a working and learning environment that is conducive to high student and staff performance. Inappropriate clothing, paraphernalia, grooming, jewelry, accessories, or body adornments that are in any way disruptive or potentially disruptive to the learning environment are prohibited.
The School Board shall not discriminate against an employee on the basis of a natural, protective or cultural hairstyle. Natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle shall include, but is not limited to, afros, dreadlocks, twists, locs, braids, cornrow braids, Bantu knots, curls, and hair styled to protect hair texture or for cultural significance.
Principals and other administrative supervisors are delegated the authority and bear the responsibility for ensuring compliance with this mandatory policy and are expected to counsel and/or discipline employees whom they supervise on professional appearance in conformance with this mandatory policy.
DRESS CODE GUIDELINES
• Personal hygiene and cleanliness of dress are expected of all staff.
• Shirt length must be long enough so that when arms are raised, skin is not exposed.
• Low-cut blouses shall not be worn (cleavage shall not be visible).
• Halter tops, tank tops, or spaghetti strap tops (sundresses) shall not be worn.
• Skirts and dresses shall be of a reasonable length. (All dresses and skirts should be no more than 2 inches above the knee with or without leggings.)
• Clothes shall be loose-fitting; leotard-type pants or biker pants shall not be worn. This shall include leggings, jeggings, and tights, except when worn under articles of clothing which cover the leggings and fall at least two (2) inches above the knee.
• Proper undergarments should be worn at all times but shall not be directly visible or seen through clothing.
• All clothing shall be free of alcohol, tobacco advertisements, and drug references. In addition, all clothing shall be free of any wording or graphics that are suggestive or offensive in nature or content.
• Shorts shall not be worn. Exception: Coaches, physical education personnel, and bus operators/monitors may wear loose fitting shorts of the appropriate length no more than two (2) inches above the knee.
• Capri pants may be worn.
• Denim jeans shall not be worn (unless specified by site administrator.)
• Jogging suits or sweat suits shall not be worn. Exception: Coaches, physical education personnel, and bus drivers/monitors may wear jogging suits or sweat suits.
• Tennis shoes and sandals may be worn. All footwear is required to have a back, and at a minimum, a restraining strap. No flip flops (beach footwear) shall be worn. Exception: Food service workers, maintenance workers, custodians, school bus operators/monitors must wear footwear that fully encloses the foot from heel to toe (the footwear must cover and protect the top, bottom, back and sides of the foot).
• No visible body piercings with the exception of earrings.
New policy: October 17, 2019
Revised: July, 2022
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 23:332; Board minutes, 10-17-19.
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ITEM 6f. Public Comment. Dr. Curt Green – Introduction of Revised Job Description: Special Education Program Coordinator
This item was for introductory purposes.
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JOB TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
REPORTS TO/EVALUATED BY: Director of Special Education TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 12 Months (Externally Funded) SALARY RANGE: Coordinator Salary Schedule
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES: To develop and coordinator programs within the special
education department in an effort to provide effective programs and services to students with disabilities as established in St. John Parish Schools in accordance with all state and federal guidelines.
For individuals with a disability, hiring decisions will be based only on the individual's ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
1. Coordinates staffing to include classes, teachers, paraeducators, age waivers, etc.
2. Coordinates the development and implementation of programs for students with disabilities within the guidelines of IDEA and Louisiana Act 754 (exception of Speech Pathology).
3. Supervises the record keeping required for the programs related to special education
4. Monitors the programs within St. John Parish Schools in accordance with program guidelines and state and federal regulations.
5. Prepares and disseminates correspondence and notices regarding program development.
6. Provides in-service training to special education personnel and regular education personnel, as required for appropriate program development and implementation.
7. Coordinates the preschool programs offered for students with disabilities.
8. Serve as an Officially Designated Representative at IEP meetings as needed for programming.
9. Coordinates the Adapted Physical Education program.
10. Coordinates the community based training program.
11. Represents the special education department for textbook adoptions.
12. Represents the special education department on the pupil Progression Plan Committee.
13. Represents the school system and/or Director of Special Education at parish, regional, state and/or national level meetings when requested.
14. Works in professional harmony with staff members, administrators, teachers, parents, students, and the community.
15. Establishes and promotes a positive relationship between the school system and community.
16. Becomes familiar with and executes the educational philosophy, organizational structure, policies and procedures governing education as defined by the Administration and the School Board.
17. Prepares a daily itinerary and weekly proposal of activities to be forwarded to the Director of Special Education and maintained on file.
18. Follows rules and regulations of the St. John Parish School Board
19. Coordinates Special Education homebound programs and coordinates the Interagency Transition Core Team serves as the transition coordinator including assists with development and implementation of transition planning.
20. Notifies supervisor promptly in case of absence, and communicates in advance the date of return so that proper provisions can be made.
21. Attends work regularly and arrives punctually.
22. Works cooperatively in sharing knowledge, expertise and skills with others.
23. Displays proper respect for superiors.
24. Observes professional lines of communication at all times with individuals inside and outside of the school system.
25. Maintains the confidentiality of school and student records.
26. Assisted by his/her evaluator, collaboratively develops and implements a professional growth plan based on the district's Personnel Evaluation criteria.
27. Serves as an acceptable role model for students; demonstrates personal and intellectual honesty and respects the rights of others.
28. Makes use of constructive criticism and avoids the use of sarcasm, undue criticism, inappropriate language and behavior, and use of racial and/or ethnic slurs when dealing with others.
29. Accepts other duties as may be assigned which are related to the scope of the job.
30. Serves as the Transition Coordinator for St. John Parish Schools and assists with the development and implementation of transition plans.
The Special Education Program Coordinator is required to: 1) work in an office type setting, climate controlled environment adhering to School Board energy policy; 2) sometimes works evenings, weekends and holidays as required by job responsibilities and supervisors; 3) often visits schools and attend meetings in various locations locally and outside of the parish; and 4) provide own transportation.
The Special Education Program Coordinator must: 1) be able to communicate in standard English both orally and in writing. This must be commensurate with the age and skill of the listener; 2) have the ability to accurately give and receive information via telecommunication system; and, 4) accurately compile and assess data, summarize information and provide written reports to supervisor.
Normal equipment found in an educational administrative office, such as computers, typewriter, telephone, etc., utilize word processing program for report writing.
Sitting is required most of each day. Must be able to operate office equipment. Standing, walking, reaching, bending, lifting 10 to 50 pounds is sometimes required. Mobility skills necessary to access a variety of work locations are required.
The Special Education Program Coordinator must be able to: 1) understand and interpret written and oral verbal instructions; 2) work independently with minimal supervision; and, 3) comply with federal, state and parish regulations.
The Special Education Program Coordinator must be able to: 1) work cooperatively with students, parents, and school personnel; 2) respond positively to supervision and accept suggestions for improvement; and, 3) use resourcefulness, tact and sensitivity in meeting and assisting persons who inquire about the special education department as well as work positively with other departments.
The Special Education Coordinator must possess: 1) A valid Type A Louisiana Teaching Certificate; 2) three years of successful experience in a classroom of exceptional students; 3) a Master's Degree from a regionally accredited university; 4) certification in at least two areas of special education, one of which must be Mild/Moderate(Generic); 5) certification in one of the areas for evaluation coordinator as specified in Louisiana Bulletin 1508 or National Board certified as exceptional needs specialist and, 6) Certification in administration/supervision required.
1) Working knowledge of general education programs; 3) certification in Early Intervention or Non-Categorical Preschool; and, 4) certification in Severe/Profound (Generic).
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ITEM 6g. Public Comment. Dr. Curt Green – Introduction of Revised Policy: JGCD – Administration of Medication
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JGCD: ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
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It is the policy of the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board that the administration of medication to students at school shall meet the following conditions and limitations. As used in this policy, the term medication shall include all prescription and non-prescription drugs.
1. WRITTEN ORDERS, APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS, LABELS, AND INFORMATION
A. Medication shall not be administered to any student without a completed Medication Order from a physician or dentist licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana or an adjacent state, or any other authorized prescriber authorized in the state of Louisiana to prescribe medication or devices, and a letter of request and authorization from the student's parent or guardian. The following information shall be included:
1) the student's name
2) the name and signature of the physician/dentist/other authorized prescriber
3) physician's/dentist's/other authorized prescriber's business address, office phone number, and emergency phone numbers
4) student's relevant diagnosis
5) name, amount of each school dose, time of school administration, route of medication, and reason for use of medication
6) a written statement of the desired effects and the child specific potential adverse effects
B. Medication shall be provided to the school by the parent/legal guardian in the container that meets acceptable pharmaceutical standards and shall include the following information:
1) name of pharmacy
2) address and telephone number of pharmacy
3) prescription number
4) date dispensed
5) name of student
6) clear directions for use, including the route, frequency, and other as indicated
7) drug name and strength
8) last name and initial of pharmacist
9) cautionary auxiliary labels, if applicable
10) physician's/dentist's/other authorized prescriber's name
Labels of prepackaged medications, when dispensed, shall contain the following information in addition to the regular pharmacy label:
1) drug name
2) dosage form
3) strength
4) quantity
5) name of manufacturer and/or distributor
6) manufacturer's lot or batch number
2. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION: GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. Once trained, the school employee who administers medication may not decline to perform such service at the time indicated, unless exempted in writing by the MD or RN.
B. During the period when the medication is administered the person administering medication must be relieved of all other duties. This requirement does not include the observation period required in 2.-F below.
C. Except in the case of a trained unlicensed diabetes care assistant administering diabetes medications (if applicable) or in life-threatening situations, trained unlicensed school personnel may not administer injectable medications.
D. All medications must be stored in a secured locked area or locked drawer with limited access except by authorized trained school personnel.
E. Only oral, inhalant, topical ointment for diaper rash, and emergency medications may be administered at school by unlicensed, but trained, school personnel. Under special circumstances, other medications not mentioned above may be administered as necessary, as approved by the school nurse.
F. Each student must be observed by a school employee for a period of 45 minutes following the administration of medication. This observation may occur during instruction time.
G. School medication orders shall be limited to medication which cannot be administered before or after school hours.
3. PRINCIPAL
The principal shall designate at least two (2) employees to receive training and administer medications in each school.
4. TEACHER
The classroom teacher who is not otherwise previously contractually required shall not be assigned to administer medications to students. A teacher may request in writing to volunteer to administer medications to his/her own students. The administration of medications shall not be a condition of employment of teachers employed subsequent to July 1, 1994. A regular education teacher who is assigned an exceptional child shall not be required to administer medications.
5. SCHOOL NURSE
A. The school nurse, in collaboration with the principal, shall supervise the implementation of the school policies for the administration of medications in schools to ensure the safety, health and welfare of the students.
B. The school nurse shall be responsible for the training of non-medical personnel who have been designated by each principal to administer medications in each school. The training must be at least six (6) hours and include but not be limited to the following provisions:
1) Proper procedures for administration of medications including controlled substances
2) Storage and disposal of medications
3) Appropriate and correct record keeping
4) Appropriate actions when unusual circumstances or medication reactions occur
5) Appropriate use or resources
6. PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN
A. The parent/legal guardian who wishes medication administered to his/her child shall provide the following:
1) A letter of request and authorization that contains the following information:
a. the student's name;
b. clear instructions for school administration;
c. prescription number, if any;
d. current date;
e. student's relevant diagnosis;
f. name, amount of each school dose, time of school administration, route of medication, and reason for use of medication;
g. physician's/dentist's/other authorized prescriber's name;
h. the parent's/legal guardian's printed name and signature;
i. parent's/legal guardian's emergency phone number;
j. statement granting or withholding release of medical information;
2) A written order for each medication to be given at school, including annual renewals at the beginning of the school year. The new orders dated before July of that school year shall not be accepted. No corrections shall be accepted on the physician's Medication Order form. Alteration of this form in any way or falsification of the signature is grounds for prosecution. Orders for multiple medications on the same form, an incomplete form, or a form with a physician's/dentist's/ other authorized prescriber's stamp shall not be accepted. Faxed orders may be accepted; original orders must be received within five (5) business days.
3) A prescription for all medications to be administered at school, including medications that might ordinarily be available over-the-counter. Only the physician/dentist/other authorized prescriber or his/her staff may write on the Medication Order form. This form must be signed by the physician/dentist/other authorized prescriber.
4) A list of all medications that the student is currently receiving at home and school, if that listing is not a violation of confidentiality or contrary to the request of the parent/legal guardian or student.
5) A list of names and telephone numbers of persons to be notified in case of medication emergency in addition to the parent/legal guardian and licensed physician/dentist/other authorized prescriber.
6) Arrangements for the safe delivery of the medication to and from school in the properly labeled container as dispensed by the pharmacist; the medication must be delivered by a responsible adult. The parent/ legal guardian will need to get two (2) containers for each prescription from the pharmacist in order that the parent/legal guardian, as well as the school, will have a properly labeled container. If the medication is not properly labeled and does not match the physician's order exactly, it will not be given.
B. All aerosol medications shall be delivered to the school in pre-measured dosage.
C. Provide no more than a thirty-five (35) school day supply of medication in a properly labeled container to be kept at school.
D. The initial dose of a medication shall be administered by the student's parent/legal guardian outside the school jurisdiction with sufficient time for observation for adverse reactions.
E. The parent/legal guardian shall work with those personnel designated to administer medication as follows:
1) Cooperate in counting the medication with the designated school personnel who receives it and sign the Drug Receipt form.
2) Cooperate with school staff to provide for safe, appropriate administration of medications to students, such as positioning, and suggestions for liquids or foods to be given with the medication.
3) Assist in the development of the emergency plan for each student.
4) Comply with written and verbal communication regarding school policies.
5) Grant permission for school nurse/physician/ dentist/other authorized prescriber consultation.
6) Remove or give permission to destroy unused, contaminated, discontinued, or out-of-date medications according to the school guidelines.
7. STUDENT SELF-MEDICATION
Only those medical conditions which require immediate access to medications to prevent a life threatening or potentially debilitating situation shall be considered for self-administration of medication. Compliance with the school policy for a drug-free zone shall also be met if possible.
Asthma, Diabetes, or the Use of Auto-Injectable Epinephrine
Self-administration of medications by a student with asthma or diabetes or the use of auto-injectable epinephrine by a student at risk of anaphylaxis shall be permitted by the School Board, provided the student’s parent or other legal guardian provides the school in which the student is enrolled with the following documentation:
A. Written authorization for the student to carry and self-administer such prescribed medications.
B. Written certification from a licensed medical physician or other authorized prescriber that the student:
1) has asthma, diabetes, or is at risk of having anaphylaxis
2) has received instruction in the proper method of self-administration of the student’s prescribed medications to treat asthma, diabetes, or anaphylaxis
C. A written treatment plan from the student’s licensed physician or authorized prescriber for managing asthma, diabetes, or anaphylactic episodes. The treatment plan shall be signed by the student, the student’s parent or other legal guardian, and the student’s physician or other authorized prescriber. The treatment plan shall contain the following information:
1) The name, purpose, and prescribed dosage of the medications to be self-administered.
2) The time or times the medications are to be regularly administered and under what additional special circumstances the medications are to be administered.
3) The length of time for which the medications are prescribed.
D. Any other documentation required by the School Board.
The required documentation shall be maintained in the office of the school nurse or other designated school official.
The School Board shall inform the parent or other legal guardian of the student in writing that the school and its employees shall incur no liability as a result of any injury sustained by the student from the self-administration of medications used to treat asthma, diabetes, or anaphylaxis. The parent or other legal guardian of the student shall sign a statement acknowledging that the school shall incur no liability and that the parent or other legal guardian shall indemnify and hold harmless the school and its employees against any claims that may arise relating to the self-administration of medications used to treat asthma, diabetes, or anaphylaxis.
A student who has been granted permission to self-administer medication by the School Board shall be allowed to carry and store with the school nurse or other designated school official an inhaler, or auto-injectable epinephrine, or both insulin, at all times.
Permission for the self-administration of asthma or diabetes medications or use of auto-injectable epinephrine by a student shall be effective only for the school year in which permission is granted. Permission for self-administration of asthma or diabetes medications or the use of auto-injectable epinephrine by a student shall be granted by the School Board each subsequent school year, provided all of the requirements of this part of the policy are fulfilled.
Upon obtaining permission to self-administer asthma or diabetes medication or to use auto-injectable epinephrine, a student shall be permitted to possess and self-administer such prescribed medication at any time while on school property or while attending a school sponsored activity. A student who uses any medication permitted by this policy in a manner other than as prescribed shall be subject to disciplinary action; however, such disciplinary action shall not limit or restrict such student’s immediate access to such prescribed medication.
Auto-injectable epinephrine means a medical device for the immediate self-administration of epinephrine by a person at risk for anaphylaxis.
Glucagon means a hormone that raises the level of glucose in the blood. Glucagon, given by injection is used to treat severe hypoglycemia.
Inhaler means a medical device that delivers a metered dose of medication to alleviate the symptoms of asthma.
Insulin Pen means a pen-like device used to put insulin into the body.
Insulin Pump means a computerized device that is programmed to deliver small, steady, doses of insulin.
Other Permitted Medications
Self-administration of other medications by a student may be permitted by the School Board, provided that:
A. Medication Order from the physician or authorized prescriber and from the student's parent or guardian shall be on file and communication with the prescriber has been established.
B. The school nurse has evaluated the situation and deemed it to be safe and appropriate, and has developed a medical administration plan for general supervision. The administration plan may include observation of the procedure, student health counseling and health instruction regarding the principles of self-care.
C. The principal and appropriate staff are informed that the student is self-administering the prescribed medication.
D. The medication is handled in a safe, appropriate manner.
E. The school principal and the school employed registered nurse determine a safe place for storing the medication.
The medication must be accessible if the student's health needs require it; this information is included in the medication administration plan.
F. Some medication should have a backup supply readily available.
G. The student records the medication administration and reports unusual circumstances (as a general rule the student must record all dates and times he/she is self-medicating during school hours. The medication log shall be kept in the main office where the student shall record this information unless otherwise noted on the student's Individual Administration Plan).
H. The school employed registered nurse, and/or the designated employee monitors the student.
8. Acceptable School Medications
School medication orders shall be limited to medication which cannot be administered before or after school hours. Parents may come to school and administer medication to their children at any time during the school day.
Medications which may be considered as acceptable under this policy:
A. Medication to modify behavior (e.g., Ritalin, when the sustained action form of this medication is not effective.)
B. Severe allergic reactions ‑ must have specific written instructions from a physician.
C. Anticonvulsive medication.
D. Medication for asthma or diabetes.
E. Medication given in extenuating circumstances.
F. Non-prescription (over-the-counter) drugs will only be given if medical certification of extenuating circumstances and prescription is obtained.
G. Antibiotics and other short‑term medications will not be given at school, unless so ordered by a physician, dentist, or authorized prescriber.
H. The school nurse or trained school employee shall have the authority to administer auto-injectable epinephrine, as defined elsewhere in this policy, to a student who the school nurse or trained school employee believes is having an anaphylactic reaction, whether or not the student has a prescription for epinephrine. At least one employee at each school shall receive training from a registered nurse or licensed medical physician in the administration of epinephrine.
I. Other specific illnesses that require medication.
9. DIABETES
Each student with diabetes who seeks care for his/her diabetes while at school or while participating in a school-related activity shall submit a diabetes management and treatment plan on an annual basis. Such plan shall be developed by a physician licensed in Louisiana or adjacent state, or other authorized health care prescriber licensed in Louisiana who is selected by the parent or legal guardian to be responsible for such student’s diabetes treatment. School-related activities include, but are not limited to, extracurricular activities and sports.
A student’s diabetes management and treatment plan shall be kept on file in the school in which the student is enrolled and shall contain:
A. An detailed evaluation of the student’s level of understanding of his/her condition and his/her ability to manage his/her diabetes.
B. The diabetes-related healthcare services the student may receive or self-administer at school or during a school-related activity.
C. A timetable, including dosage instructions, of any diabetes medications to be administered to the student or self-administered by the student.
D. The signature of the student (if age appropriate), the student’s parent or legal guardian, and the physician or other authorized health care prescriber responsible for the student’s diabetes treatment.
The parent or legal guardian of a student with diabetes shall annually submit a copy of the student’s diabetes management and treatment plan to the principal or appropriately designated school personnel of the school where the student is enrolled. The plan shall be reviewed by appropriate school personnel either prior to or within five (5) days after the beginning of each school year, or upon enrollment if the student enrolls after the beginning of the school year or as soon as practicable following the student being diagnosed with diabetes, or as warranted by changes in the student’s medical condition.
Upon receipt of the student’s diabetes management and treatment plan, the school nurse shall conduct a nursing assessment of the student’s condition and develop an Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP). The school nurse shall be given not less than five (5) school days to develop the IHP and shall implement the IHP within ten (10) school days of receipt of the diabetes treatment plan. The school nurse must assess the stability of the student’s diabetes both at home and in the school setting prior to the development of the IHP for care in the school setting.
The parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for all care related to the student’s diabetes management and treatment plan until the IHP is developed, the parents or legal guardian have agreed to and signed the IHP, and the diabetes management and treatment plan is put into place by the school nurse.
The School Board may utilize an unlicensed diabetes care assistant to provide appropriate care to a diabetic student, or assist a student with self-care of his/her diabetes, in accordance with the student’s diabetes management and treatment plan, the student’s IHP, and regulations contained in Health and Safety, Bulletin 135. An unlicensed diabetes care assistant is defined as a school employee who is not a healthcare professional, who is willing to complete training requirements established by BESE, and is determined competent by the school nurse to provide care and treatment to students with diabetes. An unlicensed diabetes care assistant also means an employee of an entity that contracts with the school or school system to provide school nurses who are responsible for providing health care services required by law or the Department of Education.
In accordance with the student’s diabetes management and treatment plan, the student shall be permitted to self-manage his/her diabetes care as outlined in the student’s management and treatment plan.
With written permission of a student’s parent or legal guardian, a school may provide a school employee with responsibility for providing transportation for a student with diabetes, or supervising a student with diabetes with an off-campus activity. An information sheet with pertinent information about the student’s condition and contact information in cases of emergency shall be provided the employee.
10. CLASSROOM STORAGE AND ADMINISTRATION OF AUTO-INJECTABLE EPINEPHRINE BY TEACHERS
The School Board shall allow a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine, as defined above, to be maintained in a secure location in each classroom assigned to a student who is deemed by his/her physician to be at high risk for anaphylactic reaction and incapable of self-administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
The student's parent or other legal guardian shall annually provide the school in which the student is enrolled with all of the following:
A. The supply of auto-injectable epinephrine to be kept in each classroom.
B. Written authorization for the student to be administered the medication.
C. Written certification from the student's licensed medical physician or other authorized prescriber that the student is at high risk of having anaphylaxis and is not capable of self-administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
D. A written treatment plan, as defined above from the student's licensed medical physician or other authorized prescriber for managing anaphylactic episodes.
The required documentation required shall be kept on file in the office of the school nurse or other designated school official.
The teacher in each classroom where auto-injectable epinephrine is stored shall be provided information regarding accessing and administering auto-injectable epinephrine, the signs and symptoms of anaphylactic reactions and specific information regarding condition, care, and treatment of the student assigned to the classroom who is at high risk of anaphylactic reaction.
The School Board shall inform the parent or other legal guardian of the student in writing that the school and its employees shall incur no liability as a result of any injury sustained by the student from the good faith administration of auto-injectable epinephrine. The parent or other legal guardian of the student shall sign a statement acknowledging that the school shall incur no liability and that the parent or other legal guardian shall indemnify and hold harmless the school and its employees against any claims that may arise relating to the good faith administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
This information shall be included in the student handbook of each school and posted on each school’s website. Such policy shall also be disclosed to any parent or other legal guardian who notifies the school in which the student is enrolled, in writing, that the student has a condition which puts him at risk of anaphylaxis.
11. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION ON FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
If a student with an identified medical need is to attend a field trip or other school-sponsored activity, the parents shall be notified to ascertain if any medication must be administered on the field trip or school-sponsored activity away from school. If so, the parent/legal guardian shall accompany the student to the activity to administer any medication.
If the parent/legal guardian cannot attend the field trip/activity with his/her child, the parent/legal guardian shall request in writing that the medication be administered on a pending field trip/activity by a non-School Board employee designated by the parent, or another trained person designated by the School Board. Such request shall include supporting documentation as outlined in this policy. The request shall state that the parent/legal guardian gives permission for the designee or another trained person to administer the medication. If the parent does not designate a non-School Board employee to attend the field trip/activity, once the proper documentation has been submitted, the School Board shall assign a trained School Board employee to accompany the student on the field trip or other school-sponsored activity.
12. EXTENDED DAY CARE
In the event that a student attends extended day care and requires medication outside school hours (before or after school), medication orders that include the dosage(s), time(s), and medication(s), shall be obtained from the physician/dentist/ other authorized prescriber before any administration of medication may be administered by properly trained personnel.
13. SUNSCREEN
In accordance with statutory provisions, sunscreen means a compound topically applied to prevent sunburn, and for the purpose of this policy shall not be considered medication. A student may possess and self-apply sunscreen at school, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored function or activity without parental consent or the authorization of a physician.
If a student is unable to self-apply sunscreen, a school employee may volunteer to apply the sunscreen to the student. However, a school employee may apply sunscreen to a student only if his/her parent or legal guardian has provided written consent for this application. Neither the School Board nor the school employee shall be held liable for any adverse reaction relating to the employee's application of the sunscreen or his/her cessation of such application.
14. STUDENT CONFIDENTIALITY
All student information shall be kept confidential. The parent/legal guardian shall be required to sign the Authorization for Release of Confidential Information form, so that health information can be shared between the School Board and health care providers, such as hospitals, physician, service agency, school nurse, and/or other health provider.
Revised: October, 2001 Revised: July, 2022
Revised: June, 2008
Revised: October 15, 2009
Revised: March 21, 2013
Revised: October 17, 2013
Revised: December, 2016
Revised: September, 2017
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ''17:81, 17:436.1, 17:436.3; Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education; Board minutes, 10-15-09, 3-21-13, 10-17-13.
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ITEM 6h. Dr. Curt Green – Introduction of New Policy: JGFHA – Student Biometric Information
Public Comment: Alvin Scioneaux
This item was for introduction only.
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The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board shall authorize the utilization of biometric information in the identification of students, as well as to enhance student safety and security and protect against instances of fraud throughout the school district. Biometric information shall mean the noninvasive electronic measurement of any physical characteristics that are attributable to a single person, including fingerprint characteristics, eye characteristics, hand characteristics, vocal characteristics, facial characteristics, and any other physical characteristics used for the purpose of electronically identifying that person with a high degree of certainty.
Prior to the collection of any student biometric information, expressed written permission from the student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if eighteen (18) or older, shall be obtained and kept on file in the principal's office at the school the student attends.
A student's biometric information shall be treated as any other student record in terms of access and confidentiality, and shall not be disclosed to a third party without the written consent of the student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if eighteen (18) or older, unless the disclosure is required by court order.
In addition, the School Board shall delegate to the Superintendent the development, implementation, and maintenance of adequate regulations and procedural standards to protect student biometric information held and/or used in accordance with the policy. Such regulations and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. The secure storage, transmission, and protection of all biometric information from unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
2. Restriction of access to student biometric information and processing to appropriate and authorized personnel.
3. Proper encryption of student biometric information.
4. Compliance of any collection of student biometric information with all applicable state and federal law and requirements, including the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
The use of student biometric information shall be discontinued after (1) the student graduates or withdraws from school, or (2) the School Board receives a written request to discontinue the use of biometric information from the from the student's parents or legal guardian or the student if eighteen (18) or older. All biometric information collected from a student shall be destroyed within thirty (30) days after use of such information is discontinued.
The failure to provide written consent for the collection of biometric information of students shall not be the basis for refusal or denial of any services otherwise available to the student.
New policy: November, 2010
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ITEM 6i. Public Comment. Dr. Curt Green - Introduction of New Policy: EBBB – School and Student Safety
This item was for introduction only.
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EBBB: SCHOOL AND STUDENT SAFETY
The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board is committed to providing a safe environment for the students and employees of its schools. The School Board shall take immediate action to address any potential threats of violence or terrorism to students and employees as required by the Louisiana School and Student Safety Act (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:409.1-17:410).
The School Board shall develop, in consultation with local law enforcement agencies, age appropriate information regarding internet and cell phone safety and online content that is a potential threat to school safety. The information shall include how to recognize and report potential threats to school safety posted on the internet, including but not limited to social media posts. This information shall be distributed or explained to school personnel and students at the beginning of each school year, and posted on an easily accessible page of each school's website, as well as the website of the School Board. Such information shall include instruction on how to detect potential threats to school safety, visual examples of possible threats, and the process for reporting such threats.
DEFINITIONS
Student means any person registered or enrolled at a school.
School is as defined by La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:236 as an institution for the teaching of children, consisting of an adequate physical plant, whether owned or leased, instructional staff members, and students, and which operates a minimum session of not less than one hundred eighty (180) days.
Threat is credible and imminent means that the available facts, when viewed in light of surrounding circumstances, would cause a reasonable person to believe that the person communicating the threat actually intends to carry out the threat in the near future or has the apparent ability to carry out the threat in the near future.
Threat of violence means communication, whether oral, visual, or written, including but not limited to electronic mail, letters, notes, social media posts, text messages, biogs, or posts on any social networking website, of any intent to kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm to a student, teacher, principal, or school employee on school property or at any school function.
Threat of terrorism means communication, whether oral, visual, or written, including but not limited to electronic mail, letters, notes, social media posts, text messages, biogs, or posts on any social networking website, of any crime of violence that would reasonably cause any student, teacher, principal, or school employee to be in sustained fear for his safety, cause the evacuation of a building, or cause other serious disruption to the operation of a school.
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ITEM 6j. Public Comment. Dr. Curt Green – Introduction of New Policy: JGC – Student Health Services
This item was for introduction only.
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JGC: STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
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HEALTH CARE CENTERS
In order to provide adequate health care and services to students, the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board may authorize the establishment of student health care centers in the schools of the parish. Any health clinic established shall be supervised by a school nurse, who shall be licensed in accordance with state law. Health care centers shall provide services which include, but are not limited to the following: treatment of minor illness and injury, routine physical examinations, immunizations, referrals to alcohol and drug abuse prevention program counselors, and mental health services. No student shall receive any type of service unless the required standardized school health forms as outlined in Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators Health and Safety, Bulletin 741 135 have been signed, returned to school, and have been filed in the clinic.
HEARING AND VISION SCREENING
The School Board, during the first semester of the school year, or within thirty (30) days after the admission of students entering school late in the session, shall test the sight, including color screening for all first grade students, and hearing of students according to the schedule outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics, except those students whose parents or guardians may object to such tests. Students may also be tested upon referral or requests of teachers and/or parents.
A record of such examination shall be kept and the administrators shall be required to follow up on the deficiencies within sixty (60) days, and shall notify in writing the parent or tutor of every student found to have any defect of sight or hearing.
EDUCATIONAL SCREENING AND EVALUATION
Every student in grades kindergarten through third shall be screened, at least once, for the existence of impediments to a successful school experience. No student shall be screened if his/her parent or guardian objects to such screening. Such impediments shall include:
1. dyslexia and related disorders;
2. attention deficit disorder; and
3. social and environmental factors that put a student "at risk."
Students in need of services and/or assistance shall have it provided to them.
The screenings shall be done directly by elementary school counselors, pupil appraisal personnel, teachers, or any other professional employees of the School Board who have been appropriately trained, all of whom shall operate as advocates for the students identified as needing services or assistance. No screenings shall be done by persons who have not been trained to do such screenings.
The School Board shall ensure that educational screening activities, conducted by a committee at the school level, shall be completed before a student is referred for an individual evaluation through pupil appraisal services.
Students who are experiencing learning or adjustment difficulties in a regular program, but are not thought to be exceptional, may receive support services from pupil appraisal by a referral from a committee at the school level.
Testing for Dyslexia
Upon the request of a parent, student, school nurse, classroom teacher, or other school personnel who has reason to believe that a student has a need to be tested for dyslexia and related disorders, that student shall be referred to the school building level committee for additional testing. The School Board shall provide remediation for students with dyslexia or related disorders in an appropriate education program.
For purposes of this policy, dyslexia shall be defined as difficulty with the alphabet, reading, reading comprehension, writing, and spelling in spite of adequate intelligence, exposure, and cultural opportunity an unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, most commonly caused by a difficulty in phonological processing, which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, and spell. Phonological processing means the appreciation of the individual sounds of spoken and written language.
OTHER HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
The School Board acknowledges that only properly trained personnel shall make recommendations regarding certain health issues of students.
The School Board shall prohibit, in accordance with statutory provisions, any teacher employed by the School Board from recommending that a student be administered a psychotropic drug, specifying or identifying any specific mental health diagnosis for a student, or using a parent's or guardian's refusal to consent to the administration of a psychotropic drug to a student or to a psychiatric evaluation, screening, or examination of a student as grounds for prohibiting the student from attending any class or participating in any school-related activity or as the sole basis of accusations of child abuse or neglect against the parent or guardian.
The provisions of the above paragraph shall not be construed so as to prohibit any of the following:
1. An employee of the School Board who is a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or an appropriately credentialed mental health professional or teacher from recommending that a student be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner.
2. A teacher or other certified employee of the School Board from suggesting a student be assessed or evaluated by qualified employees of the School Board who perform such function.
3. A teacher assessing or evaluating any element of a student's academic readiness, performance, or achievement.
4. Any employee of the School Board from discussing any aspect of a student's behavior or academic progress with the student's parent or guardian or any other employee of the School Board.
Definitions
Psychotropic drug shall mean a substance that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication and is intended to have an altering effect on perception, emotion, or behavior.
Teacher, for purposes of this section of the policy, shall mean any person employed by the School Board, who, as a condition of employment, is required to hold a valid teaching certificate issued by the Louisiana Department of Education and any person employed by the School Board as a substitute teacher.
SEIZURE TREATMENT AND TRAINING
The parent or guardian of a student with a seizure disorder may submit to the administration of the student's school a seizure management and treatment plan developed by the student's parent and treating physician for review and use by school employees with whom the student has regular interaction. The plan shall include the following:
1. The health care services the student may receive at school or while participating in a school activity.
2. Evaluation of the student's ability to manage and understand his/her seizure disorder.
3. Signatures from the student's parent or guardian and from the treating physician.
School nurses and such school employees and school bus operators who have regular interactions with a student for whom there is a seizure management and treatment plan shall be required to biennially successfully complete instruction provided by the Department of Education.
ADMINISTERING CATHETERS
The School Board shall not require any employee other than a registered nurse or a licensed medical physician to catheterize any student until all of the following conditions have been met:
1. A registered nurse or licensed medical physician, employed by the School Board, has assessed the health status of the specific child in his/her specific educational setting. The registered nurse has determined that the procedure could be safely performed, the results are predictable and could be delegated to someone other than a registered nurse following documented training.
2. The registered nurse or licensed medical physician shall train at least two (2) employees to catheterize the specific child in his/her educational setting. The employees shall be given not less than eight (8) hours of training in the area of catheterization of students.
3. Following the training provided for in #2, no catheterization may be performed unless prescribed in writing by a licensed medical physician. The employee, other than the registered nurse or licensed medical physician, shall be required to complete, under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, a minimum of five (5) catheterizations. Upon one hundred percent successful completion of these catheterizations, the registered nurse or licensed medical physician and the trainee shall sign a standard form indicating that the trainee has attained the prescribed level of competency. A copy of this form shall be kept on file by the school system.
4. Individuals who are required to perform catheterizations and have been trained according to statutory provisions, may not decline to perform such service except as exempted by a licensed medical physician or a registered nurse. The reasons for such exemption shall be documented and certified by the licensed medical physician or a registered nurse within seventy-two (72) hours.
5. Any employee shall have the right to request that another School Board employee be present while catheterizing the student, to serve as a witness to the procedure. After making such a request, the employee shall not be required to catheterize a student without such a witness.
The provisions of this part of the policy shall be restricted to those students who have had intermittent catheterization prescribed as a treatment for urinary or neurologic dysfunction and not for continuous bladder drainage or to obtain urine specimens for diagnostic purposes. No employee shall be requested to catheterize any student for continuous bladder drainage or to obtain urine specimens for diagnostic purposes.
PERFORMING NONCOMPLEX HEALTH PROCEDURES
The term noncomplex health procedure shall mean a task which is safely performed according to exact directions, with no need to alter the standard procedure, and which yields predictable results. It shall include the following:
1. Modified activities of daily living which require special instruction such as toileting/diapering, bowel/bladder training, toilet training, oral/dental hygiene, lifting/positioning, and oral feeding.
2. Health maintenance procedures such as postural drainage, percussion, tracheostomy suctioning, gastrostomy feeding and monitoring of these procedures.
3. Screenings such as growth, vital signs, hearing, vision, and scoliosis.
The School Board shall not require any employee other than a registered nurse, licensed medical physician, an appropriate licensed health professional, or, in the case of tracheostomy suctioning procedure, any hired and trained unlicensed nursing personnel or unlicensed assistive personnel as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, to perform noncomplex health procedures until all the following conditions have been met:
1. A registered nurse or a licensed medical physician and, when appropriate, another licensed health professional employed by the School Board, has assessed the health status of the specific child in his/her specific educational setting and has determined that, according to the legal standards of the respective licensed health professional performing such procedure, the procedure can be safely performed, the results are predictable, and the procedure can be delegated to someone other than a licensed health professional following documented training.
2. The registered nurse or the licensed medical physician and, when appropriate, another licensed health professional shall train, in his or her area of expertise, at least two (2) such employees to perform noncomplex health procedures on the specific child in his/her educational setting. The employees shall be given not less than four (4) hours of training in the area of noncomplex health procedures.
3. Following the training provided for in #2, no noncomplex health procedure, except screenings and activities of daily living such as toileting/diapering, toilet training, oral/dental hygiene, oral feeding, lifting, and positioning may be performed unless prescribed in writing by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana or an adjacent state.
The employee, other than the registered nurse, licensed medical physician, or appropriate licensed health professional shall be required to complete, under the direct supervision or coordination of a registered nurse, a minimum of three (3) satisfactory demonstrations. Upon satisfactory completion of these noncomplex health procedures, the registered nurse, licensed medical physician, or appropriate licensed health professional and the trainee shall sign a standard form indicating that the trainee has attained the prescribed level of competency. A copy of this form shall be kept on file by the school system.
4. Individuals who are required to perform noncomplex health procedures and have been trained according to the provisions of state law and this policy may not decline to perform such service at the time indicated except as exempted for reasons as noted by the licensed medical physician or registered nurse. The reasons for such exemption shall be documented and certified by the licensed medical physician or a registered nurse within seventy-two (72) hours.
5. An employee shall have the right to request that another School Board employee be present while he/she is performing noncomplex health procedures for a student, to serve as a witness to the procedure. After making such a request, the employee shall not be required to perform noncomplex health procedures without such a witness.
6. Employees who have volunteered to perform a tracheostomy suctioning procedure and who comply with the training and demonstration requirements outlined in #2 and #3 above may be allowed to perform such procedure on a child in an educational setting.
The School Board shall provide the necessary safety equipment, materials, and supplies to each employee who performs noncomplex health procedures. Such safety equipment, materials, and supplies shall include but not be limited to gloves, anti-bacterial soaps and wipes, paper towels and masks.
For the purposes of this section of the policy, employee means any appropriate member of the education staff, and appropriate licensed health professional shall include a licensed practical nurse.
Revised: December, 1995 Revised: May, 2018
Revised: December, 1997 Revised: August, 2020
Revised: August, 2003 Revised: July, 2022
Revised: September, 2006
Revised: June, 2008
Approved: October 15, 2009
Revised: May, 2013
Revised: October 17, 2013
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§14:403, 17:170, 17:392.1, 17:435, 17:436, 17:436.2, 17:436.4, 17:2112, 40:31.3; Irving Independent School District v. Tatro, 104 S. Ct. 33371 (1984); Health and Safety, Bulletin 135, Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education; Board minutes, 10-15-09, 10-17-13.
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ITEM 7. BUSINESS & FINANCE. ITEM 7a. Public Comment. Mr. Jason Akers/Ms. DeDe Riggins - A resolution authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana; and providing for other matters in connection therewith
MOTION BY: Triche
SECOND BY: Jones
MOTION: To approve a resolution authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana; and providing for other matters in connection therewith
Roll Call:
9 Yeas –Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Nay – Burl
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
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The following resolution was offered by __________ and seconded by ____________:
RESOLUTION
A resolution authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Issuer"), that:
SECTION 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Act" means Part II of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority.
"Agreement" means the agreement to be entered into between the Issuer and the Paying Agent pursuant to this Resolution.
"Bond" or "Bonds" means the Issuer's General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, authorized by this Resolution, in the total aggregate principal amount of not exceeding Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000), whether initially delivered or issued in exchange for, upon transfer of, or in lieu of any Bond previously issued.
"Bond Purchase Agreement" means the agreement to be entered into between the Issuer and the Underwriter in substantially the form presented at this meeting.
"Bond Register" means the records kept by the Paying Agent at its designated corporate office in which registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Date of Delivery" means the date on which payment is made by the Underwriter in exchange for the delivery of the Bonds, which shall be set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement.
"Executive Officers" means, collectively, the President and the Secretary of the Governing Authority.
"Governing Authority" means the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana.
"Government Securities" means direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which are non‑callable prior to their maturity, may be United States Treasury obligations such as the State and Local Government Series and may be in book‑entry form.
"Interest Payment Date" means March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2023.
"Issuer" means School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana.
"Outstanding" when used with respect to Bonds means, as of the date of determination, all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under this Resolution, except:
1. Any Bond theretofore canceled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
2. Any Bond for which payment sufficient funds or government securities, or both, have been tendered to the Paying Agent or deposited in trust for the owners of such Bond with the effect specified in this Resolution or by law;
3. Any Bond in exchange for or in lieu of which another Bond has been registered and delivered pursuant to this Resolution; and
4. Any Bond alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen which may have been paid as provided in this Resolution or by law.
"Owner" or "Owners" when used with respect to any Bond means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered in the Bond Register.
"Paying Agent" shall mean Regions Bank, in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint‑stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
"Resolution" means this resolution authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, as it may be supplemented and amended.
"Underwriter" means Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the original purchaser of the Bonds.
SECTION 2. Authorization of Bonds; Maturities. In compliance with the terms and provisions of the Act, there is hereby authorized the incurring of an indebtedness of not exceeding Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) for, on behalf of, and in the name of the Issuer, for the purpose of (i) financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and related facilities, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, and (ii) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds, and to represent said indebtedness, this Governing Authority does hereby authorize the issuance of not exceeding Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of the Issuer, authorized at a special election held on April 30, 2022. The Bonds shall be dated the Date of Delivery, shall be numbered consecutively from R-1 upwards, shall mature on March 1 in each of the years and in the principal amounts as shall be set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement, may be serial bonds or term bonds with mandatory call provisions, as set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement, and shall mature no later than twenty (20) years from the date of issuance. The unpaid principal of the Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided and shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date.
The Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates of interest (not exceeding 6.00% per annum) and shall be sold at such prices as shall be set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement.
The principal of the Bonds, upon maturity or redemption, shall be payable at the corporate trust office of the Paying Agent upon presentation and surrender thereof, and interest on the Bonds shall be payable by check mailed by the Paying Agent to the Owner (determined as of the close of business on the Record Date) at the address shown on the Bond Register. Each Bond delivered under this Resolution upon transfer of, in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond, and each such Bond shall bear interest (as herein set forth) so neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such transfer, exchange or substitution.
During any period after the initial delivery of the Bonds in book-entry-only form when the Bonds are delivered in multiple certificates form, upon request of a registered owner of at least $1,000,000 in principal amount of Bonds outstanding, all payments of principal and interest on the Bonds will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by such registered owner; CUSIP number identification with appropriate dollar amounts for each CUSIP number will accompany all payments of principal and interest, whether by check or by wire transfer.
No Bond shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Resolution, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Bond a certificate of registration substantially in the form provided in this Resolution, executed by the Paying Agent by manual signature.
SECTION 3. Book-Entry Registration of Bonds. The Bonds shall be initially issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), as registered owner of the Bonds, and held in the custody of DTC. The Secretary of the Issuer or any other officer of the Issuer is authorized to execute and deliver a Letter of Representation to DTC on behalf of the Issuer with respect to the issuance of the Bonds in "book-entry only" format. The Paying Agent is hereby directed to execute said Letter of Representation. The terms and provisions of said Letter of Representation shall govern in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Resolution and said Letter of Representation. Initially, a single certificate will be issued and delivered to DTC for each maturity of the Bonds. The Beneficial Owners will not receive physical delivery of Bond certificates except as provided herein. Beneficial Owners are expected to receive a written confirmation of their purchase providing details of each Bond acquired. For so long as DTC shall continue to serve as securities depository for the Bonds as provided herein, all transfers of beneficial ownership interest will be made by book-entry only, and no investor or other party purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring beneficial ownership of Bonds is to receive, hold or deliver any Bond certificate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, while the Bonds are issued in book-entry-only form, the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds may be payable by the Paying Agent by wire transfer to DTC in accordance with the Letter of Representation.
For every transfer and exchange of the Bonds, the Beneficial Owner may be charged a sum sufficient to cover such Beneficial Owner's allocable share of any tax, fee or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto.
Bond certificates are required to be delivered to and registered in the name of the Beneficial Owner under the following circumstances:
(a) DTC determines to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Bonds. Such a determination may be made at any time by giving 30 days' notice to the Issuer and the Paying Agent and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law; or
(b) The Issuer determines that continuation of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or a successor securities depository) is not in the best interests of the Issuer and/or the Beneficial Owners.
The Issuer and the Paying Agent will recognize DTC or its nominee as the Bondholder for all purposes, including notices and voting.
Neither the Issuer or the Paying Agent are responsible for the performance by DTC of any of its obligations, including, without limitation, the payment of moneys received by DTC, the forwarding of notices received by DTC or the giving of any consent or proxy in lieu of consent.
Whenever during the term of the Bonds the beneficial ownership thereof is determined by a book entry at DTC, the requirements of this Resolution of holding, delivering or transferring the Bonds shall be deemed modified to require the appropriate person to meet the requirements of DTC as to registering or transferring the book entry to produce the same effect.
If at any time DTC ceases to hold the Bonds, all references herein to DTC shall be of no further force or effect.
. Unless otherwise provided in the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Bonds maturing on March 1, 2033, and thereafter, shall be callable for redemption at the option of the Issuer in full or in part at any time on or after March 1, 2032 at the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.
Official notice of such call of any of the Bonds for redemption will be given by first class mail, postage prepaid by notice deposited in the United States mails, or by accepted means of electronic communication, not less than twenty (20) days prior to the redemption date addressed to the registered owner of each bond to be redeemed at his address as shown on the registration books of the Paying Agent.
The Bonds may further be subject to Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption or other special redemption provisions as may be set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 5. Registration and Transfer. The Issuer shall cause the Bond Register to be kept by the Paying Agent. The Bonds may be transferred, registered and assigned only on the Bond Register, and such registration shall be at the expense of the Issuer. A Bond may be assigned by the execution of an assignment form on the Bond or by other instruments of transfer and assignment acceptable to the Paying Agent. A new Bond or Bonds will be delivered by the Paying Agent to the last assignee (the new Owner) in exchange for such transferred and assigned Bonds after receipt of the Bonds to be transferred in proper form. Such new Bond or Bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity. Neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent shall be required to issue, register, transfer or exchange any Bond during a period beginning (i) at the opening of business on a Record Date and ending at the close of business on the Interest Payment Date or (ii) with respect to Bonds to be redeemed, at the opening of business fifteen (15) days before the date of the mailing of a notice of redemption of such Bonds and ending on the date of such redemption.
SECTION 6. Form of Bonds. The Bonds and the endorsements to appear thereon shall be in substantially the following form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 7. Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be signed by the Executive Officers for, on behalf of, in the name of and under the corporate seal of the Issuer shall be signed by the Secretary of the Governing Authority, which signatures and corporate seal may be either manual or facsimile.
SECTION 8. Pledge of Full Faith and Credit. The Bonds shall constitute general obligations of the Issuer, and the full faith and credit of the Issuer is hereby pledged for their payment. This Governing Authority does hereby obligate itself and is bound under the terms and provisions of the Act and other provisions of law to impose and collect annually in excess of all other taxes a tax on all of the property subject to taxation within the territorial limits of the Issuer sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds falling due each year, said tax to be levied and collected by the same officers, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are levied and collected within the territorial limits of the Issuer and the Governing Authority.
SECTION 9. Sinking Fund. For the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Bonds, the Issuer will establish a special fund, to be held by the regularly designated fiscal agent of the Issuer (the "Sinking Fund"), into which the Issuer will deposit the proceeds of the aforesaid special tax and no other moneys whatsoever. The depository for the Sinking Fund shall transfer from the Sinking Fund to the Paying Agent at least one (1) day in advance of each Interest Payment Date, funds fully sufficient to pay promptly the principal and interest falling due on such date.
All moneys deposited with the regularly designated fiscal agent bank or banks of the Issuer or the Paying Agent under the terms of this Resolution shall constitute sacred funds for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, and shall be secured by said fiduciaries at all times to the full extent thereof in the manner required by law for the securing of deposits of public funds.
All or any part of the moneys in the Sinking Fund shall, at the written request of the Issuer, be invested in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana, in which event all income derived from such investments shall be added only to the Sinking Fund.
SECTION 10. Application of Proceeds. The Executive Officers are hereby empowered, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out all of the provisions of this Resolution, to cause the necessary Bonds to be printed, to issue, execute and seal the Bonds, and to effect delivery thereof as hereinafter provided. Except as may be otherwise set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement, the proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds, except accrued interest, if any, shall be deposited by the Issuer in a special fund, which may be a separate bank account, to be known as the "Series 2023 Bonds Construction Fund" and shall be used solely for the purpose of (i) financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and related facilities, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, and (ii) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds.
SECTION 11. Bonds Legal Obligations. The Bonds shall constitute legal, binding and valid obligations of the Issuer and shall be the only representations of the indebtedness as herein authorized and created.
SECTION 12. Resolution a Contract. The provisions of this Resolution shall constitute a contract between the Issuer, or its successor, and the Owner or Owners from time to time of the Bonds and any such Owner or Owners may at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required to be performed by this Governing Authority or the Issuer as a result of issuing the Bonds.
No material modification or amendment of this Resolution, or of any resolution amendatory hereof or supplemental hereto, may be made without the consent in writing of the Owners of two‑thirds (2/3) of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding; provided, however, that no modification or amendment shall permit a change in the maturity or redemption provisions of the Bonds, or a reduction in the rate of interest thereon, or in the amount of the principal obligation thereof, or affecting the obligation of the Issuer to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds as the same shall come due from the taxes pledged and dedicated to the payment thereof by this Resolution, or reduce the percentage of the Owners required to consent to any material modification or amendment of this Resolution, without the consent of all of the Owners of the Bonds.
SECTION 14. Severability; Application of Subsequently Enacted Laws. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Resolution or of the Bonds shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of this Resolution or of the Bonds, but this Resolution and the Bonds shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. Any constitutional or statutory provisions enacted after the date of this Resolution which validate or make legal any provision of this Resolution and/or the Bonds which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this Resolution and to the Bonds.
SECTION 15. Recital of Regularity. This Governing Authority having investigated the regularity of the proceedings had in connection with the Bonds herein authorized and having determined the same to be regular, the Bonds shall contain the following recital, to‑wit:
"It is certified that this Bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana."
SECTION 16. Effect of Registration. The Issuer, the Paying Agent, and any agent of either of them may treat the Owner in whose name any Bond is registered as the Owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal of and interest on such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever, and to the extent permitted by law, neither the Issuer, the Paying Agent, nor any agent of either of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION 17. Notices to Owners. Wherever this Resolution provides for notice to Owners of Bonds of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) in writing and mailed, first‑class postage prepaid, to each Owner of such Bonds, at the address of such Owner as it appears in the Bond Register. In any case where notice to Owners of Bonds is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice to any particular Owner of Bonds, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to all other Bonds. Where this Resolution provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Owner or Owners entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Owners shall be filed with the Paying Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
SECTION 18. Cancellation of Bonds. All Bonds surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, exchange or replacement, if surrendered to the Paying Agent, shall be promptly canceled by it and, if surrendered to the Issuer, shall be delivered to the Paying Agent and, if not already canceled, shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Bonds previously registered and delivered which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Bonds so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. All canceled Bonds held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of as directed in writing by the Issuer.
While the Bonds are held in the Book-Entry System they need not be physically presented to the Trustee on the Redemption Date. The transfer of beneficial interest will be affected in accordance with procedures of the Depository Trust Company.
SECTION 19. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Bonds. If (1) any mutilated Bond is surrendered to the Paying Agent, or the Issuer and the Paying Agent receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Bond, and (2) there is delivered to the Issuer and the Paying Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Paying Agent that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Issuer shall execute, and upon its request the Paying Agent shall register and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bond, a new Bond of the same maturity and of like tenor, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Bond, pay such Bond. Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section, the Issuer may require the payment by the Owner of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent) connected therewith. Every new Bond issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall be at any time enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Resolution equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds. Any additional procedures set forth in the Agreement, authorized in this Resolution, shall also be available with respect to mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds. The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement and payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds.
SECTION 20. Discharge of Resolution; Defeasance. If the Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid, or there shall otherwise be paid to the Owners, the principal of and interest on the Bonds, at the times and in the manner stipulated in this Resolution, then the pledge of any money, securities, and funds pledged under this Resolution and all covenants, agreements, and other obligations of the Issuer to the Owners of the Bonds shall thereupon cease, terminate, and become void and be discharged and satisfied, and the Paying Agent shall pay over or deliver all money held by it under this Resolution to the Issuer.
Bonds or interest installments for the payment or redemption of which money shall have been set aside and shall be held in trust (through deposit by the Issuer of funds for such payment or redemption or otherwise) at the maturity or redemption date thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect expressed above in this Section, if they have been defeased pursuant to Louisiana law.
SECTION 21. Successor Paying Agent; Paying Agent Agreement. The Issuer will at all times maintain a Paying Agent meeting the qualifications hereinafter described for the performance of the duties hereunder for the Bonds. The designation of the initial Paying Agent in this Resolution is hereby confirmed and approved. The Issuer reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent by (a) filing with the Person then performing such function a certified copy of a resolution or ordinance giving notice of the termination of the Agreement and appointing a successor and (b) causing notice to be given to each Owner. Every Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall at all times be a bank organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized under such laws to serve as Paying Agent, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. The Executive Officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute an appropriate Agreement with the Paying Agent for and on behalf of the Issuer in such form as may be satisfactory to said officers, the signatures of said officers on such Agreement to be conclusive evidence of the due exercise of the authority granted hereunder.
SECTION 22. Arbitrage. The Issuer covenants and agrees that, to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Louisiana, it will comply with the requirements of the Code in order to establish, maintain and preserve the exclusion from "gross income" of interest on the Bonds under the Code. The Issuer further covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, fail to take any action, or permit any action within its control to be taken, or permit at any time or times any of the proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the Issuer to be used directly or indirectly in any manner, the effect of which would be to cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" or would result in the inclusion of the interest on any of the Bonds in gross income under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) the failure to comply with the limitation on investment of Bond proceeds or (ii) the failure to pay any required rebate of arbitrage earnings to the United States of America or (iii) the use of the proceeds of the Bonds in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds."
The Executive Officers are hereby empowered, authorized and directed to take any and all action and to execute and deliver any instrument, document or certificate necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Section.
SECTION 23. Not Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations. The Bonds are not designated as a "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code.
SECTION 24. Publication. A copy of this Resolution shall be published immediately after its adoption in one (1) issue of the official journal of the Issuer.
SECTION 25. Sale of Bonds. The Bonds are hereby authorized to be sold to the Underwriter, and the Executive Officers, or either of them, are hereby authorized to execute the Bond Purchase Agreement, provided that the sale of the Bonds is within the parameters set forth in this Resolution. The Bond Purchase Agreement may provide for the purchase of bond insurance in the event an Executive Officer, on behalf of the Issuer, finds and determines that the purchase of such bond insurance will be of benefit. In such event, the Executive Officers, or either of them, are hereby authorized to execute all documents and agreements necessary and appropriate in connection with obtaining and securing the bond insurance. After their execution and authentication by the Paying Agent, the Bonds shall be delivered to the Underwriter or their agents or assigns, upon receipt by the Issuer of the agreed purchase price.
The Bond Purchase Agreement shall be in substantially the presented at this meeting with such changes as may be approved by the Executive Officer(s) signing the Bond Purchase Agreement, their execution being conclusive evidence of their approval of such changes. The Executive Officers are each hereby empowered to deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all documents required to be executed on behalf of the Issuer or deemed by them necessary or advisable to implement this Resolution or to facilitate the sale of the Bonds.
SECTION 26. Preliminary Official Statement. The Executive Officers and other officials of the Issuer shall prepare a Preliminary Official Statement pertaining to the Bonds, which is hereby approved for use by the Underwriter in connection with the sale of the Bonds.
SECTION 27. Continuing Disclosure. The Executive Officers or either of them are hereby empowered and directed to execute an appropriate Continuing Disclosure Certificate (substantially in the form to be set forth in the official statement issued in connection with the sale and issuance of the Bonds) pursuant to SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5).
SECTION 28. Section Headings. The headings of the various sections hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
SECTION 29. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
And the resolution was declared adopted on this 10th day of November, 2022.
/s/ Rebecca W. Johnson /s/ Nia Mitchell
Secretary President
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF BOND
NO. R-______ PRINCIPAL AMOUNT $____________
Unless this Bond is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Issuer or their agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any Bond issued is registered in the name of CEDE & CO. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to CEDE & CO. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, CEDE & CO., has an interest herein.
As provided in the Bond Resolution referred to herein, until the termination of the system of book-entry-only transfers through DTC and notwithstanding any other provision of the Bond Resolution to the contrary, this Bond may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to a nominee of DTC, or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or a nominee of DTC, or by DTC or a nominee of DTC to any successor securities depository or any nominee thereof.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL BOND, SERIES 2023
OF
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1
OF THE
PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, STATE OF LOUISIANA
Bond Maturity Interest CUSIP
Date Date Rate Number
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School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the "Issuer"), promises to pay, but solely from the source and as hereinafter provided, to:
REGISTERED OWNER: CEDE & CO. (Tax Identification #13-2555119)
or registered assigns, on the Maturity Date set forth above, the Principal Amount set forth above, together with interest thereon from the Bond Date set forth above, or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year (each an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing [September 1, 2023], at the Interest Rate per annum set forth above until said Principal Amount is paid, unless this Bond shall have been previously called for redemption and payment shall have been made or duly provided for. The principal of this Bond, upon maturity or redemption, is payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts at the designated corporate trust office of Regions Bank, in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, or any successor thereto (the "Paying Agent"), upon presentation and surrender hereof. Interest on this Bond is payable by check mailed by the Paying Agent to the registered owner. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the hereinafter defined Bond Resolution, be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on the Record Date (which is the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding an Interest Payment Date). Any interest not punctually paid or duly provided for shall be payable as provided in the Bond Resolution.
During any period after the initial delivery of the Bonds in book-entry-only form when the Bonds are delivered in multiple certificates form, upon request of a registered owner of at least $1,000,000 in principal amount of Bonds outstanding, all payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by such registered owner; CUSIP number identification with appropriate dollar amounts for each CUSIP number must accompany all payments of principal, premium, and interest, whether by check or by wire transfer.
FOR SO LONG AS THIS BOND IS HELD IN BOOK-ENTRY FORM REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. ON THE REGISTRATION BOOKS OF THE ISSUER KEPT BY THE PAYING AGENT, AS BOND REGISTRAR, THIS BOND, IF CALLED FOR PARTIAL REDEMPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION, SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE ON THE REDEMPTION DATE DESIGNATED IN THE NOTICE OF REDEMPTION GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION AT, AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF, THE REDEMPTION PRICE, PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST TO THE SPECIFIED REDEMPTION DATE; AND THIS BOND SHALL BE PAID, TO THE EXTENT SO REDEEMED, (i) UPON PRESENTATION AND SURRENDER HEREOF AT THE OFFICE SPECIFIED IN SUCH NOTICE OR (ii) AT THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF CEDE & CO., BY CHECK MAILED TO CEDE & CO. BY THE PAYING AGENT OR BY WIRE TRANSFER TO CEDE & CO. BY THE PAYING AGENT IF CEDE & CO. AS BONDOWNER SO ELECTS. IF, ON THE REDEMPTION DATE, MONEYS FOR THE REDEMPTION OF BONDS OF SUCH MATURITY TO BE REDEEMED, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST TO THE REDEMPTION DATE, SHALL BE HELD BY THE PAYING AGENT SO AS TO BE AVAILABLE THEREFOR ON SUCH DATE, AND AFTER NOTICE OF REDEMPTION SHALL HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION, THEN, FROM AND AFTER THE REDEMPTION DATE, THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS BOND SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF SO REDEEMED, NOTWITHSTANDING WHETHER THIS BOND HAS BEEN SURRENDERED TO THE PAYING AGENT FOR CANCELLATION.
This Bond is one of an authorized issue aggregating in principal the sum of Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) (the "Bonds"), all of like tenor and effect except as to number, interest rate and maturity, said Bonds having been issued by the Issuer pursuant to a Resolution adopted by its governing authority on [November 10, 2022] (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of (i) financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and related facilities, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, and (ii) paying cost of issuance of the Bonds, under the authority conferred by Part II of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority. The bonds were authorized at an election held on April 30, 2022, the result of which election has been duly promulgated in accordance with law.
The Bonds are issuable as fully registered bonds in the denomination of $5,000, or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity, exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Bonds of the same maturity of any other authorized denomination.
The Bonds maturing March 1, 20__, and thereafter, will be callable for redemption by the Issuer in full or in part at any time on or after March 1, 20__, and if less than a full maturity, then by lot within such maturity, at the principal amount thereof and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.
[The Bonds maturing March 1, 20__, shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption on March 1 in the years and in the principal amounts set forth below at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest thereon to the redemption date:
Year Principal
(March 1) Amount
* $
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* Final Maturity]
In the event a Bond to be redeemed is of a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Bond ($5,000 or any multiple thereof) may be redeemed. Bonds are not required to be redeemed in inverse order of maturity. Official notice of such call of any of the Bonds for redemption will be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, by notice deposited in the United States mails or by accepted means of electronic communication, not less than twenty (20) days prior to the redemption date addressed to the registered owner of each Bond to be redeemed at his address as shown on the registration books of the Paying Agent.
The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent a register (the "Bond Register") in which registration of the Bonds and of transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided in the Resolution. This Bond may be transferred, registered and assigned only on the Bond Register, and such registration shall be at the expense of the Issuer. This Bond may be assigned by the execution of the assignment form hereon or by other instrument of transfer and assignment acceptable to the Paying Agent. A new Bond will be delivered by the Paying Agent to the last assignee (the new registered owner) in exchange for this transferred and assigned Bond after receipt of this Bond to be transferred in proper form. Such new Bond shall be in the same denomination. Neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent shall be required to issue, register, transfer or exchange any Bond during a period beginning (i) at the opening of business on a Record Date and ending at the close of business on the Interest Payment Date or (ii) with respect to Bonds to be redeemed, at the opening of business fifteen (15) days before the date of the mailing of a notice of redemption of such Bonds and ending on the date of such redemption.
The Resolution permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modifications of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the owners at any time by the governing authority of the Issuer with the consent of the owners of two-thirds (2/3) of the aggregate principal amount of all Bonds issued and then outstanding under the Resolution, to be determined in accordance with the Resolution.
This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Resolution until the certificate of registration hereon shall have been signed by the Paying Agent.
This Bond and the issue of which it forms a part constitute general obligations of the Issuer, and the full faith and credit of the Issuer is pledged for the payment of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part. The Bonds are secured by a special ad valorem tax to be imposed and collected annually in excess of all other taxes on all the property subject to taxation within the territorial limits of the Issuer, under the Constitution and laws of Louisiana, sufficient in amount to pay the principal of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part and the interest thereon as they severally mature.
It is certified that this Bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana. It is further certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part to constitute the same legal, binding and valid obligations of the Issuer have existed, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the indebtedness of the Issuer, including this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part, does not exceed the limitations prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, has caused this Bond to be executed in its name by the [manual or facsimile] signatures of its President and its Secretary, and a facsimile of its corporate seal to be impressed or imprinted hereon.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST,
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Secretary President
St. John the Baptist Parish School Board St. John the Baptist Parish School Board
(SEAL)
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[FORM OF PAYING AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION]
This Bond is one of the Bonds referred to in the within mentioned Resolution.
Regions Bank,
as Paying Agent
Date of Registration: , 2023
Authorized Officer
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
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the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
attorney or agent to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
I, the undersigned Secretary of the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings taken by said School Board on November 10, 2022, authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of Fifty-Eight Million Dollars ($58,000,000) of General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023, of School District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature on this 10th day of November, 2022.
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ITEM 7b. Public Comment. Mrs. Janice Gauthier – Request approval to award contract to lowest qualified quote for the Demolition of the old Lucy Building (L&F Committee Approval 11-09-22)
MOTION BY: DeFrancesch
SECOND BY: Jones
MOTION: To award contract to lowest qualified quote for the Demolition of the old Lucy Building (D.L. Daigle) at a cost of $15,580.00
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
ITEM 8. OLD BUSINESS
ITEM 9. NEW BUSINESS. ITEM 9a. Ms. Cindy Janecke – Request Board approval to award contract for repairs to East St. John Prep (L&F Committee Approval 11-09-22)
MOTION BY: Burl
SECOND BY: DeFrancesch
MOTION: To award contract for repairs to East St. John Prep to Group Contractors, LLC
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
ITEM 9b. Public Comment. Ms. Cindy Janecke – Request approval to advertise for bids for demolition of WSJE Annex Building (L&F Committee Approval 11-09-22)
MOTION BY: DeFrancesch
SECOND BY: Sanders
MOTION: To award contract to advertise for bids for demolition of WSJE Annex Building
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
ITEM 9c. Public Comment. Ms. Cindy Janecke – Request Board approval to award contract to lowest proposer for repairs to Milesville and CDC (L&F Committee Approval 10-18-22)
Public Comment: Sylvia Taylor
MOTION BY: DeFrancesch
SECOND BY: Schum
MOTION: To award contract for the repairs to Milesville and CDC (Hubbs) at a cost of $249,700
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
ITEM 9d. Public Comment. Ms. Cindy Janecke – Request approval for a Deductive Change Order to ECW Roofing Project, for a total savings of $100,948.26 (L&F Committee Approval 11-09-22).
MOTION BY: Jones
SECOND BY: Keller
MOTION: To approve a Deductive Change Order to ECW Roofing Project, for a total savings of $100,948.26
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
ITEM 9e. Public Comment. Request Board approval for Change Order #001 – ESJHS Roofing project at a total cost of $27,248.00 (L&F Committee Approval 11-09-22)
Public Comment: Yevette Scioneaux
MOTION BY: Wallace
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: To approve Change Order #001 – ESJHS Roofing project at a total cost of $27,248.00
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
ITEM 9f. Public Comment. Mrs. Nia Mitchell-Williams – Introduction to the School Board Meeting Calendar for 2023
This item was for introduction only and will be brought to the Board in December for approval.
ITEM 10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
ITEM 11. BOARD ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mr. Wallace: Announce that the December Board Meeting will be held at Lake Pontchartrain Elementary
Mrs. Schum: Salary Study Committee Meeting will be Monday, November 28, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
ITEM 12. ADJOURNMENT
The agenda having been completed, and there being no further business, there was a
MOTION BY: Jones
SECOND BY: Triche
MOTION: Motion for adjournment.
Roll Call:
10 Yeas – Burl, Keller, Sanders, DeFrancesch, Jones, Johnson, Schum, Wallace, Triche, Mitchell-Williams
1 Absent – Holden
The motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
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Rebecca Johnson, Secretary Nia Mitchell, President