Washington Parish School Board
Regular School Board Meeting
04/06/2023 06:00 PM
Media Center
800 Main Street, Franklinton LA 70438
Printed: 05/19/2023 10:51 AM
MEETING MINUTES
Attendees
Voting Members
Keith Giles, District 1
Bruce Brown, District 3
Kendall McKenzie, District 4
Scott Breland, District 6
David Pettit, District 7
Frankie Crosby, District 8
Lesley McKinley, District 9-Vice President
Dr. John Wyble, District 2-President
Non-Voting Members
Frances Varnado, Superintendent
G. Wayne Kuhn, Attorney
Absent
Robert Boone, District 5
1. Call to Order
John Wyble
2. Invocation
Lesley McKinley
3. Pledge of Allegiance
Dave Pettit
4. Recognize LSBA Art Winners
Sheryl Holiday presented the winners with certificates.
5. Recognize Student of the Year
Ms. Beninato presented the Student of the Year from each school with a plaque and Ms. Varnado presented the Parish winners with a plaque.
6. Approval of minutes for the March 16, 2023 Regular Board Meeting
Motion to approve minutes
Motion made by:Frankie Crosby
Motion seconded by:Kendall McKenzie
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
7. Discussion on School Safety-Chief Justin Brown and Sheriff Randy Seal
8. Presentation of February 2023 financial statements
Ms. Knight presented the February 2023 financial statements for the following funds:
General Fund
School Lunch Fund
Tax District #4 Bond Sinking Fund
9. Consider a motion to authorize advertisement on July 19, 2023, that a Public Hearing on the Washington Parish School Board Budgets will be held August 7, 2023 5:30 p.m.
Motion to approve advertisement for Budget Hearing on July 19, 2023
Motion made by:Kendall McKenzie
Motion seconded by:Frankie Crosby
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
10. Consider a motion to approve an allocation to schools for next year's operations budget
Motion to approve an allocation to schools for the 2023/2024 school year
Motion made by:Keith Giles
Motion seconded by:Kendall McKenzie
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
11. Discuss and take appropriate action to approve bids for surplus equipment Franklinton High School
Motion to approve bid for Franklinton High School surplus equipment to JJ merchant for $1077.77
Motion made by:Frankie Crosby
Motion seconded by:Lesley McKinley
Voting:
Keith Giles - No
Bruce Brown - Yes
Kendall McKenzie - Yes
Scott Breland - Yes
David Pettit - Yes
Frankie Crosby - Yes
Lesley McKinley - Yes
Dr. John Wyble - Yes
Motion passed 7-1
12. Personnel Report
13. Approve Transportation Adjustments
Motion to approve Transportation Adjustments
Motion made by:Kendall McKenzie
Motion seconded by:Lesley McKinley
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
14. Facility Update
15. Superintendent's Report
16. Personal Privileges
17. Adjourn
Motion to adjourn
Motion made by:Frankie Crosby
Motion seconded by:David Pettit
Voting:
Unanimously Approved
Board Chair
Secretary