DATE, TIME, PLACE OF MEETING

The Calcasieu Parish School Board met in the Conference Room of the Calcasieu Parish School Board located at 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 5:00 p.m. John M. Falgout, President, called the meeting to order. James Karr led the prayer; Mr. Fontenot led the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL

The roll was called and the following members were present:

Joe A. Andrepont, Randall C. Armentor, Ricky Blackwell, Wilridge P. Doucet, Clara F. Duhon, Jay L. Duhon, John M. Falgout, L. J. "Berk" Fontenot, James W. Karr, Sr., Sheral A. LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Gregory P. Robert, Philip Tarver and Elray T. Victorian.

Carla C. Duplechin was absent.

MINUTES APPROVED

On motion by Mr. Andrepont, seconded by Mr. Duhon and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of April 16, 2002, were approved as presented.

Supplemental Agenda

By general consent the Supplemental Agenda was included as part of the regular agenda.

PRESENTATIONS

By general consensus of the Board, Item F, presentation of the “Student of the Year State Winners”, was moved to A.

Student of the Year State Winners

The Chair recognized Dolores Hicks, Administrative Director of Elementary Schools who recognized Phyllis Hess. Ms. Hess presented gift certificates to the following Student of the Year winners: Andrew Moss, a student at Moss Bluff Middle School, son of Mickie and Ken Moss, was awarded Parish Middle School, Regional and State Student of the Year Awards. Andrew spoke on the important factors that have made a difference in his life. The Board congratulated Andrew and his parents and commended Andrew on his accomplishments.

Claire Galley, a student at DeQuincy Elementary, daughter of Brian and Julie Galley, was awarded the Parish Elementary School, Regional and State Student of the Year Awards. Claire spoke on the importance of helping others and how it has affected her life. The Board congratulated Claire and her parents and commended Claire for her accomplishments.

By general consent of the Board, item E. “Insight 2001-2002 Team” was placed after the presentation of the Student of the Year State Awards.

Insight 2001-2002 Team

Kathy Severns, Assistant Principal at Moss Bluff Middle School, recognized the first CPSB Insight 2001-2002 Team, the new teachers and the mentors in support of their first year of teaching in our parish.

This process has been a part of the Louisiana First Grant for New Teacher Induction. It was noted that Calcasieu Parish is receiving grant monies from the state to assist with the induction process in an effort to retain teachers. Mrs. Severns stated that the system would add second year teachers to the process for next year and plan to add third year teachers in two years.

The Board congratulated the first year teachers and wished them many years of success.

By general consent of the Board, items VII. D, E, P, Q and R were placed after presentation of the Insight Team.

Resolution Promulgating the Results of a Special Election Held in School District Number 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on May 4, 2002

Lake Charles, Louisiana

May 7, 2002

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 5:00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at the regular meeting place of said Board in the Calcasieu Parish School Board Office, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pursuant to the provisions of written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.

President, John M. Falgout, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present:

Joe A. Andrepont, Randy Armentor, Ricky Blackwell, Wilridge Doucet, Clara F. Duhon, J. L. “Jay” Duhon, John M. Falgout, L. J. “Berk” Fontenot, James W. Karr, Sr., Sheral LaVergne, James W. Pitre, Greg Robert, Philip E. Tarver, and Elray T. Victorian

ABSENT: Carla C. Duplechin

The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above results.

The President of the Board stated that one purpose of the meeting was for canvassing and tabulating the returns of an election held in School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) on May 4, 2002, on the question of imposition of a special ad valorem tax of ten (10) mills for a period of ten (10) years from the first levy of said tax, upon all taxable property within the District, and thereupon presented the following proces verbal, which was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

PROCES VERBAL

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 7^th day of May, 2002, at 5:30 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), governing authority of School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on February 19, 2002, and recorded in the records of said Board, notice of which meeting was issued and published according to law, the undersigned members of the Board, being a quorum thereof, met at the regular meeting place of the Board, and according to law examined the tabulation blanks, certificates and statements which were received from the Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge of the election held in School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on May 4, 2002, in accordance with said resolution, together with the transcription of the totals made by the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Calcasieu Parish to determine the following proposition:

TAX PROPOSITION

SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO LEVY AND COLLECT A 10-YEAR SPECIAL TAX OF TEN (10) MILLS IN ADDITION TO OTHER TAXES LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT, FOR ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING AND/OR IMPROVING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER SCHOOL RELATED FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

Shall School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, levy and collect a special tax of ten (10) mills for a period of ten (10) years from the first levy of the tax, in excess of and in addition to other taxes levied by the District; for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for said School District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public?

The results of said election proved to be as follows:

NUMBER OF VOTES IN NUMBER OF VOTES

PRECINCT FAVOR OF PROPOSITION AGAINST ROPOSITION

260 (Part) 44 11

261 (Part) 44 16

262 (Part) 59 14

Absentees 0 0

TOTALS 147 41

We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election in the District voted in favor of the Tax Proposition.

At the same time and place, we did examine and canvass the returns as evidenced by said tabulation blanks, certificates, and statements received from the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge, the correctness of which were sworn to by the election Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners according to law, and our finding was that the returns indicated a majority voted in favor of said proposition.

Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of the Tax Proposition as stated above.

In accordance with law, a resolution promulgating the aforesaid results was adopted, and the Secretary of the Board was ordered to have a copy of said resolution signed by the President and published in one issue of the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Calcasieu Parish and of general circulation in said School District No. 28.

We did, likewise, order that one copy of this proces verbal be sent to the Secretary of State to be recorded in the archives of the State of Louisiana, and that one copy be sent to the Clerk of the District Court of Calcasieu Parish to be recorded in the mortgage records of said Parish and that one copy be filed in the archives of this Board.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in the presence of Sharon Allured and Joseph A. Delafield , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 7^th day of May, 2002, at a special meeting of the Board in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by the undersigned members of said Board present and participating in the canvass of said election.

WITNESSES:

/s/ Sharon Allured /s/ John M. Falgout President

/s/ Joseph A. Delafield /s/ Randall C. Armentor

V. President

/s/ Philip E. Tarver__________

Member

/s/ James W. Karr, Sr.,_______

Member

/s/ L. J. Berk Fontenot_______

Member

/s/ Wilridge P. Doucet _______

Member

/s/James W. Pitre ___________

Member

/s/Sheral A. LaVergne________

Member

/s/ Clara F. Duhon___________

Member

/s/ Gregory P. Robert________

Member

/s/ Elray Victorian________ __

Member

/s/ Joe Andrepont___________

Member

/s/ J. L. Duhon_____________

Member

/s/ James Richard Blackwell __

Member

The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Mr. Armentor and seconded by Mr. Victorian, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA ON MAY 4, 2002.

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2002, an election was held in School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out;

WHEREAS, the returns of said election were canvassed by the Board according to law and notice duly given as provided by law, and the result of said election was declared to be in favor of proposition;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the governing authority of School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:

SECTION 1. An election was held in School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on May 4, 2002, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on February 19, 2002, and recorded in the records of said Board, that notice of said election embracing all matters required by law to be contained therein was given by publication in the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Sulphur, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 28, on March 5, March 12, March 19, and March 27, 2002, the first of said publications being not less than 45 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date set for said election; that this Board did in said resolution designate the polling places for said election and did provide for the use of voting machines in the conduct of said election; that election officials were duly selected; that each election official received the certificate of instruction of the use of the voting machines and his duties in connection therewith as required by law; that the State Custodian of Voting Machines and the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines of Calcasieu Parish made available on the day of the election at the polling places designated for the conduct of said election the necessary voting machines and all necessary equipment and paraphernalia required by law in connection with the use of voting machines at elections; that the Registrar of Voters and the Clerk of Court of Calcasieu Parish furnished to the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge copies of the precinct registers for each precinct or ward entitled to vote at such polling places; that the Louisiana Secretary of State prepared and certified the ballot used in the voting machines as required by law; that the proposition voted on in said election and as it appeared in said voting machine was in due form provided by law and the resolution adopted by this Board on February 19, 2002, calling said special election; that the results of said election were written on a large sheet of paper at said polling places, which sheet of paper was signed by each of the election officials designated to conduct such election at said polling places and which sheet was thereupon posted in public view at the polling places in accordance with law; that only qualified electors under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voted at said election; that the officials who served at said election were duly and properly appointed; that the places of all absent election officials were properly filled in accordance with law; that before opening the polls all election officials were properly sworn in accordance with law; that the polls at the voting places were opened at 6:00 a.m. and remained open and until not later than 8:00 p.m.; that after the closing of the polls the votes for and against the proposition were properly counted and tallied and the necessary tabulation blanks, certificates and statements were made by the election officials in accordance with law and the voting machines delivered to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and a copy of the results of said election delivered to the Clerk of the District Court of Calcasieu Parish as required by Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1190 E; that on May 7, 2002, that being the third day after said election the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines, after breaking the seals and opening the voting machines used in said election did transcript the totals for the proposition voted upon at said election; and that all things whatsoever required by law to be done in connection with the holding of said election were properly and duly performed in manner and form as required by Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and the general election laws of the State of Louisiana.

SECTION 2. In said election the following proposition was approved by a majority of the electors qualified to vote and voting in said election in School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:

TAX PROPOSITION

SECTION 3. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication of this resolution of promulgation one time in the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Sulphur, Louisiana, the official journal of the Board and of general circulation in School District No. 28.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CALCASIEU

I, JUDE W. THERIOT, certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Superintendent of Public Schools for the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, and as such, Ex-Officio Secretary of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, governing authority of School District No. 28 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a public meeting of the Calcasieu Parish School Board held on May 7, 2002, and of a resolution adopted at said meeting, as said minutes and resolution appear officially of record in my possession.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

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Resolution Promulgating the Results of a Special Election Held in School District Number 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on May 4, 2002

Lake Charles, Louisiana

May 7, 2002

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 5:00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at the regular meeting place of said Board in the Calcasieu Parish School Board Office, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pursuant to the provisions of written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.

President, John M. Falgout, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present:

ABSENT: Carla C. Duplechin

The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above results.

The President of the Board stated that one purpose of the meeting was for canvassing and tabulating the returns of an election held in School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) on May 4, 2002, on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $29,600,000, which bonds are to be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the District, and thereupon presented the following proces verbal, which was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

PROCES VERBAL

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 7th day of May, 2002, at 5:30 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on February 19, 2002, and recorded in the records of said Board, notice of which meeting was issued and published according to law, the undersigned members of the Board, being a quorum thereof, met at the regular meeting place of the Board, and according to law examined the tabulation blanks, certificates and statements which were received from the Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge of the election held in School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on May 4, 2002, in accordance with said resolution, together with the transcription of the totals made by the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Calcasieu Parish to determine the following proposition:

BOND PROPOSITION

SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $29,600,000 OF UP TO 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR ACQUIRING AND/OR IMPROVING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER SCHOOL RELATED FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.

Shall School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $29,600,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding nine (9%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for said School District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?

The results of said election proved to be as follows:

NUMBER OF VOTES IN NUMBER OF VOTES

PRECINCT FAVOR OF PROPOSITION AGAINST ROPOSITION

313 (Part) 6 0

318 18 4

319 9 6

320 20 3

321 25 7

322 10 8

323 11 7

324 18 4

327 18 4

328 24 20

329 27 5

330 8 1

332 42 12

338 3 13

339 (Part) 0 0

364 19 5

365 (Part) 0 0

369 (Part) 17 8

370 26 8

371 (Part) 26 8

Absentees 9 _ 1

TOTALS 364 124

We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election in the District voted in favor of the Bond Proposition.

Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of the Bond Proposition as stated above.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in the presence of Sharon Allured and Joseph A. Delafield , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 7th day of May, 2002, at a special meeting of the Board in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by the undersigned members of said Board present and participating in the canvass of said election.

WITNESSES:

/s/ Sharon Allured , /s/ John M. Falgout ,

President

/s/ Joseph A. Delafield , /s/ Randall C. Armentor_ , V. President

/s/ Philip E. Tarver__________,

Member

/s/ James W. Karr, Sr.,_______,

Member

/s/ L. J. Berk Fontenot_______,

Member

/s/ Wilridge P. Doucet _______,

Member

/s/James W. Pitre ___________,

Member

/s/Sheral A. LaVergne________,

Member

/s/ Clara F. Duhon___________,

Member

/s/ Gregory P. Robert_________,

Member

/s/ Elray Victorian____________,

Member

/s/ Joe Andrepont_____________,

Member

/s/ J. L. Duhon______________,

Member

/s/ James Richard Blackwell____,

Member

The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Mr. Victorian and seconded by Ms. LaVergne, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA ON MAY 4, 2002.

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2002, an election was held in School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:

SECTION 1. An election was held in School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on May 4, 2002, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on February 19, 2002, and recorded in the records of said Board, that notice of said election embracing all matters required by law to be contained therein was given by publication in the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Sulphur, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 33, on March 12, March 19, March 26, and April 2, 2002, the first of said publications being not less than 45 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date set for said election; that this Board did in said resolution designate the polling places for said election and did provide for the use of voting machines in the conduct of said election; that election officials were duly selected; that each election official received the certificate of instruction of the use of the voting machines and his duties in connection therewith as required by law; that the State Custodian of Voting Machines and the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines of Calcasieu Parish made available on the day of the election at the polling places designated for the conduct of said election the necessary voting machines and all necessary equipment and paraphernalia required by law in connection with the use of voting machines at elections; that the Registrar of Voters and the Clerk of Court of Calcasieu Parish furnished to the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge copies of the precinct registers for each precinct or ward entitled to vote at such polling places; that the Louisiana Secretary of State prepared and certified the ballot used in the voting machines as required by law; that the proposition voted on in said election and as it appeared in said voting machine was in due form provided by law and the resolution adopted by this Board on February 19, 2002, calling said special election; that the results of said election were written on a large sheet of paper at said polling places, which sheet of paper was signed by each of the election officials designated to conduct such election at said polling places and which sheet was thereupon posted in public view at the polling places in accordance with law; that only qualified electors under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voted at said election; that the officials who served at said election were duly and properly appointed; that the places of all absent election officials were properly filled in accordance with law; that before opening the polls all election officials were properly sworn in accordance with law; that the polls at the voting places were opened at 6:00 a.m. and remained open and until not later than 8:00 p.m.; that after the closing of the polls the votes for and against the proposition were properly counted and tallied and the necessary tabulation blanks, certificates and statements were made by the election officials in accordance with law and the voting machines delivered to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and a copy of the results of said election delivered to the Clerk of the District Court of Calcasieu Parish as required by Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1190 E; that on May 7, 2002, that being the third day after said election the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines, after breaking the seals and opening the voting machines used in said election did transcript the totals for the proposition voted upon at said election; and that all things whatsoever required by law to be done in connection with the holding of said election were properly and duly performed in manner and form as required by Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and the general election laws of the State of Louisiana.

SECTION 2. In said election the following proposition was approved by a majority of the electors qualified to vote and voting in said election in School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:

BOND PROPOSITION

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CALCASIEU

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

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Resolution Authorizing Advertisement for Sale of $10,000,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District Number 33, 2002 Series

Lake Charles, Louisiana

May 7, 2002

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at the regular meeting place of said Board in the Calcasieu Parish School Board Office Building, 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pursuant to the provisions of written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.

President, John M. Falgout, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present:

ABSENT: Carla C. Duplechin

The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above result.

The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to motion made by Mr. Victorian and seconded by Ms. LaVergne, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF $10,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2002 SERIES.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, the governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana as follows:

SECTION 1. $10,000,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2002 Series (the “Bonds”), authorized by an election held in School District No. 33 on May 4, 2002, shall be sold as herein directed.

SECTION 2. Sealed bids shall be received for the purchase of the Bonds and the Bonds shall be opened in public session of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on June 4, 2002, at 5:00 o’clock p.m. Central Daylight (Louisiana) Time, at the regular meeting place of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

SECTION 3. In accordance with Article 1426 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, notice of the sale of the Bonds shall be published one time at least seven clear calendar days before the date scheduled for the receipt of bids, in the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, and at least once in the Daily Journal of Commerce, a financial journal or newspaper containing a section devoted to municipal bond news published in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, which publication shall be made at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the date scheduled for the receipt of bids. The notice of sale to be published shall be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE OF BOND SALE

$10,000,000

GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS

OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 OF

CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

2002 SERIES

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Issuer”), at the Parish School Board Office at 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, until 5:00 o’clock p.m., Central Daylight (Louisiana) Time, on Tuesday, the

4^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2002,

for the purchase of the following issue or issues of Bonds of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Bonds”), authorized at a special election held within the Issuer on Saturday, May 4, 2002:

$10,000,000 (being part of an authorized issue of $29,600,000) General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds, 2002 Series, maturing July 15 in each year in the principal amount as set forth opposite such year in the following table:

YEAR AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT

2003 300,000.00 2013 490,000.00

2004 320,000.00 2014 520,000.00

2005 335,000.00 2015 540,000.00

2006 350,000.00 2016 570,000.00

2007 365,000.00 2017 600,000.00

2008 385,000.00 2018 630,000.00

2009 405,000.00 2019 660,000.00

2010 430,000.00 2020 695,000.00

2011 445,000.00 2021 725,000.00

2012 470,000.00 2022 765,000.00

The Bonds will be in fully registered form, dated July 15, 2002, will initially be one bond for each maturity with transfers in multiples of $5,000, and will be payable from and secured by unlimited ad valorem taxation. All Bonds of the same maturity must bear interest from date thereof until paid at one basic rate of interest to be designated by the bidder not exceeding nine (9%) percent per annum on any Bond in any interest payment period, said interest to be payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning January 15, 2003.

Those Bonds maturing in the years 2003 to 2007, inclusive, shall not be subject to redemption prior to maturity. Those Bonds, or portions thereof in multiples of $5,000, maturing in the years 2008 to 2022, inclusive, shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the Issuer, in such order as the Issuer may determine and by lot within any maturity, on any interest payment date on or after July 15, 2007, at par and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.

The Bonds will be payable at Argent Trust Company, a Division of National Independent Trust Company, in the city of Ruston, Louisiana.

A certified or cashier's check in the amount of $200,000.00 drawn on an incorporated bank or trust company and payable to the order of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, must accompany each bid as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the bidder, to be forfeited as liquidated damages if such bid be accepted and the bidder fails to take up and pay for the Bonds. The check of the successful bidder will be retained uncashed by the Issuer and returned upon delivery of the Bonds and payment therefor. Checks of unsuccessful bidders will be promptly returned to each bidder’s representative or by certified mail.

All bids must be submitted on bid forms furnished by the Calcasieu Parish School Board without alteration or qualification. Bidders shall name one basic rate of interest for each Bond maturity not exceeding nine (9%) percent per annum on any Bond in any interest payment period to be expressed in a multiple of one-twentieth (1/20) or one-eighth (1/8) of one (1%) percent per annum. No bids for less than par and accrued interest from July 15, 2002 to the date of delivery of the Bonds or which specifies the cancellation of Bonds will be considered. Any premium bid must be paid in funds specified for the payment of the Bonds as part of the purchase price.

The Bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering to purchase the Bonds at such rate or rates of interest as will produce the lowest effective interest rate to the Issuer. The lowest effective interest rate will be determined in accordance with the “True” or “Canadian” interest cost method of calculation by doubling the semiannual interest rate (compounded semiannually) necessary to discount the debt service payments from the payment dates to the date of the Bonds and to the price bid, excluding the accrued interest from the date of the Bonds to the date of their delivery. If any bid for the Bonds shall be acceptable, a prompt award of the Bonds will be made. The right is expressly reserved to waive any irregularity in any bid or to reject any and all bids received.

The successful bidder shall make a bona fide public offering of the Bonds, and, as a condition to the Issuer’s obligation to deliver the Bonds, the successful bidder must furnish to the Issuer within forty-eight hours after being notified of the award of the Bonds, the initial public offering prices of the Bonds. Upon Delivery of the Bonds, the successful bidder will furnish a certificate acceptable to Bond Counsel to the Issuer (i) specifying the reoffering prices at which a substantial amount of the Bonds was sold to the public (excluding bond houses, brokers and other intermediaries) and (ii) certifying as to the accuracy of such reoffering prices. Bond Counsel advises that (i) such certificate must be made on the best knowledge, information and belief of the successful bidder, (ii) the sale to the public of 10% or more in par amount of the Bonds of each maturity at (or below) the initial reoffering prices would be sufficient to certify as to the sale of a substantial amount of the Bonds, and (iii) reliance on other facts as a basis for such certification would require evaluation by Bond Counsel to assure compliance with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

If the Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance or commitment therefor at the option of the bidder, any purchase of such insurance or commitment therefor shall be at the sole option and expense of the bidder and any increased costs of issuance of the Bonds resulting by reason of such insurance, unless otherwise paid, shall be paid by such bidder. Any failure of the Bonds to be so insured or of any such policy of insurance to be issued, shall not in any way relieve the purchaser of his contractual obligations arising from the acceptance of his proposal for the purchase of the Bonds.

It is anticipated that CUSIP identification numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but the failure to print such numbers shall not constitute cause for refusal by the successful bidder to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds. No CUSIP identification number shall be deemed to be part of the Bond or a part of the contract evidenced thereby, and no liability shall hereafter attach to the issuer or any officers or agents thereof because of or on account of such numbers. All expenses in relation to the printing of the CUSIP identification numbers on the Bonds shall be paid by the Issuer. However, the CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of such numbers shall be the responsibility of and shall be paid by the successful bidder.

A copy of the Issuer’s preliminary official statement may be obtained by contacting Joseph A. Delafield, Attorney at Law, 3401 Ryan Street, Suite 307, P. O. Box 4272, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605/70606, Bond Counsel. The Preliminary Official Statement is in a form “deemed final” by the Issuer for purposes of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(1) but is subject to revision, amendment, and completion in a final official statement.

Promptly after the sale date, but in no event later than seven (7) business days after such date, the Issuer will provide the successful bidder with a reasonable number of final Official Statements, not to exceed one hundred (100) f.o.b. Lake Charles, Louisiana. Such final Official Statements may be obtained without cost to the successful bidder from the Issuer as set forth herein. Additional copies of the final Official Statement may be obtained up to three months following the sale of the Bonds by a request and payment of costs for reproduction.

The approving legal opinion of Joseph A. Delafield, Attorney at Law, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and the transcript of record as passed upon, will be furnished to the successful bidder(s) without cost to it. The transcript will contain the usual closing proofs, including a certificate by the Issuer that up to the time of delivery, no litigation has been filed questioning the validity of the Bonds or the taxes necessary to pay the same.

For information relative to the Bonds not contained in the Notice of Bond Sale and the Official Statement, address The Honorable Jude W. Theriot, Superintendent of Schools of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and Ex-Officio Secretary of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, 1724 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601; or Joseph A. Delafield, Esq., Bond Counsel, 3401 Ryan Street, Suite 307, P.O. Box 4272, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605/70606.

SECTION 4. The Calcasieu Parish School Board hereby adopts the Notice of Bond Sale contained in Section 3 hereof as the official Notice of Bond Sale, which shall be sent to persons who seek further information with respect to the Bonds and which will form part of the contract of sale of the Bonds.

SECTION 5. The Calcasieu Parish School Board hereby adopts the following as an official bid form which shall be used by prospective bidders for the Bonds described herein, and which shall be supplied to all persons seeking information with respect to the Bonds:

We offer to purchase TEN MILLION AND NO/100 ($10,000,000) DOLLARS General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2002 Series, in the initial denominations of one Bond for each maturity, with transfers in multiples of $5,000.00, bearing interest payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning January 15, 2003, maturing serially, WITH OPTION OF PRIOR PAYMENT, all in accordance with the Notice of Bond Sale and Official Statement, all the terms and conditions of which by reference are made a part hereof, and bearing interest at rates as follows, viz:

MATURITY PRINCIPAL INTEREST MATURITY PRINCIPAL INTEREST

DATE AMOUNT RATE PER DATE AMOUNT RATE PER

(July 15) ANNUM (July 15) ANNUM

2003 300,000.00 _____% 2013 490,000.00 _____%

2004 320,000.00 _____% 2014 520,000.00 _____%

2005 335,000.00 _____% 2015 540,000.00 _____%

2006 350,000.00 _____% 2016 570,000.00 _____%

2007 365,000.00 _____% 2017 600,000.00 _____%

2008 385,000.00 _____% 2018 630,000.00 _____%

2009 405,000.00 _____% 2019 660,000.00 _____%

2010 430,000.00 _____% 2020 695,000.00 _____%

2011 445,000.00 _____% 2021 725,000.00 _____%

2012 470,000.00 _____% 2022 765,000.00 _____%

We will pay the principal sum of TEN MILLION AND NO/100 ($10,000,000) DOLLARS, together with accrued interest from the date of the Bonds to the date of delivery, plus a premium in the amount of $ .

For your information, we calculate the lowest effective interest rate to School District No. 33 to be %, said rate to be determined in accordance with the “True” or “Canadian” interest cost method of calculation by doubling the semiannual interest rate (compounded semiannually) necessary to discount the debt service payments from the payment dates to the date of the Bonds and to the price bid, excluding the accrued interest from the date of the Bonds to the date of their delivery.

Bonds bid for herein will be delivered and shall be paid for on or about July 24, 2002 at such place in Louisiana, and on such business day and at such hour, as the Issuer shall fix on five business days’ notice to the successful bidder, or at such other place and time as may be agreed upon with the successful bidder, it being understood that School District No. 33 will furnish to us, free of charge, at the time of delivery of the Bonds, the qualified approving legal opinion of Joseph A. Delafield, Attorney at Law, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and a certified transcript of this proceeding.

In accordance with the Notice of Bond Sale, we enclose herewith (certified) (cashier's) check(s) number(s) drawn on of , in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($200,000.00) DOLLARS, which is tendered as evidence of our good faith in accordance with and under the provisions of the Official Statement and of the Notice of Bond Sale. Said check shall be returned to the undersigned upon award of the Bonds, provided this proposal is not accepted; otherwise, to be retained uncashed by School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and returned upon delivery of the Bonds and payment therefor, or to be cashed and forfeited as and for full liquidated damages in case of the failure of the undersigned to make such payment.

We acknowledge and understand the Bonds are designated as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” pursuant to Section 265(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

This bid complies with the terms stipulated in the aforesaid Notice of Bond Sale, the receipt of which Notice of Bond Sale is hereby acknowledged.

Respectfully submitted,

by:

Authorized Representative

And Associates

Bid accepted by resolution adopted by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, as governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this 4^th day of June, 2002.

PRESIDENT

Calcasieu Parish School Board

SECTION 6. All resolutions and orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

Resolution Adopting the Preliminary Draft of the Official Statement to be Provided to the Initial Purchaser(s) of $10,000,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District Number 33, 2002 Series

The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Mr. Victorian and seconded by Ms. LaVergne, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Falgout, Mr. Fontenot, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO BE PROVIDED THE INITIAL PURCHASER(S) OF $10,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 33 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2002 SERIES, AND AUTHORIZING ITS DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS FOR THE BONDS; AND AUTHORIZING, APPROVING AND DIRECTING THE TAKING OF ALL OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS RESOLUTION.

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2002, an election was held in School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at which election the voters of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish authorized said District to incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $29,600,000, to run not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding nine (9%) percent per annum for the purpose of improving school buildings and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; and

WHEREAS, the sale of the Bonds in the principal amount of $10,000,000 will be held on June 4, 2002; and

WHEREAS, the Calcasieu Parish School Board must distribute to prospective bidders for the initial sale of the Bonds certain information to aid and assist those persons or institutions interested in bidding for the Bonds, in the form of a Preliminary Official Statement;

WHEREAS, an Official Statement must be provided to the successful bidder (initial purchaser of the Bonds) by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, which said Official Statement must contain not only all of the pertinent information which a prospective bidder requires but also information not yet available; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary or desirable to designate by resolution, (i) the Preliminary Official Statement as the “near final official statement” within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Rule") and to approve the form and distribution thereof, and (ii) the individual who, for and on behalf of this Board and School District No. 33, would make such a decision.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as the governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana as follows:

SECTION 1. Approval and Designation. There is hereby delegated to the Chief Financial Officer authority to designate the form of the Preliminary Official Statement, with such revisions, additions and appendices thereto as he may deem necessary, in his discretion, as the “near final official statement” within the meaning of the Rule. Such form, when so approved by the Chief Financial Officer, is hereby authorized to be distributed to prospective purchasers of the Bonds.

SECTION 2. Final Official Statement. The Official Statement shall describe the final terms of the Bonds approved by the resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board authorizing issuance thereof and shall constitute the “final official statement” within the meaning of the Rule.

SECTION 3. Ratification. All actions heretofore taken by the Calcasieu Parish School Board and by the officers thereof or on their behalf, not inconsistent herewith directed toward preparation and delivery of the Preliminary Official Statement are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.

SECTION 4. The Preliminary Official Statement. The preliminary draft of the Official Statement (a copy of which is on file in the office of the Superintendent of Schools of Calcasieu Parish) is hereby approved and adopted and copies thereof shall be distributed to prospective bidders for the Bonds.

SECTION 5. Other Matters. By the passage of this resolution, the Board does not intend to approve, nor is it approving hereby, any matters otherwise relating to execution and issuance of the Bonds.

SECTION 6. Severability. If any paragraph, clause, section or provision of this resolution is judicially adjudged invalid or unenforceable, such judgement shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining paragraphs, clauses, sections or provisions hereof.

SECTION 7. Repealer. All resolutions, ordinances, or orders in conflict herewith, be, to the extent of such conflict, and they are hereby repealed.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

(Other business not pertinent to the above appears in the minutes of the meeting.)

Pursuant to motion duly made and carried, the Parish School Board adjourned.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CALCASIEU

I, JUDE W. THERIOT, do hereby certify that I am the duly qualified and appointed Secretary of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a meeting of the Calcasieu Parish School Board held on May 7, 2002, insofar as said minutes pertain to the matters therein set out, and that the foregoing resolutions are true and correct copies of the original resolutions adopted at said meeting as they appear officially of record in my possession.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, governing authority of School District No. 33 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this 7^th day of May, 2002.

___________________________

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

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ABSENT: Carla C. Duplechin

Jude W. Theriot, Board Secretary, also attended. The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above results.

Thereupon, on motion made by Mr. Tarver and seconded by Ms. LaVergne, the following resolution was adopted, the vote thereon being as follows:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Robert, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: None

ABSENT: Ms. Duplechin

NOT VOTING: President Falgout

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE DESCRIBING THE GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:

SECTION 1. That the resolution adopted September 21, 1999, creating School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, be and same is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.

SECTION 2. That the President and Secretary of this Board are empowered, authorized and requested to cause to be published a public notice describing the geographic limits of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, said publication to be made in the Southwest Daily News, in the same edition as the Notice to Voters is published, pertaining to the special bond and tax election authorized for School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, by resolution adopted this date.

Adopted and approved this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ John M. Falgout

John M. Falgout, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

Jude W. Theriot, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

(Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.)

Upon motion duly made and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.

/s/ John M. Falgout

John M. Falgout, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

Jude W. Theriot, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CALCASIEU

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 7^th day of May, 2002.

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

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PUBLIC NOTICE

GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34

OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

Beginning at the Northwest Corner of Section 7, Township 10 South, Range 8 West;

Thence East along the North line of said Section 7, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, to the center line of Louisiana Highway 384 (Ryan Street);

Thence South along the center line of Louisiana Highway 384 (Ryan Street) through Sections 7, 18 and 19, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, to the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, said point being the center line of the intersection of Ryan and McNeese Streets;

Thence East along the center line of McNeese Street to the intersection of McNeese Street and Common Street, said point being on the East line of Section 19, Township 10 South, Range 8 West;

Thence South along the East line of Sections 19 and 30, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, to the center line of Leger Road;

Thence West along the center line of Leger Road to the corporate limits of the City of Lake Charles, said point being on the North/South center line of said Section 30, Township 10 South, Range 8 West;

Thence South along the North/South center line of Sections 30 and 31, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, to the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 31, Township 10 South, Range 8 West;

Thence West along the South line of Section 31, Township 10 South, Range 8 West to the center line of Lake Street, said point being the Southwest corner of said Section 31;

Thence South along the West line of Sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30 and 31 of Township 11 South, Range 8 West, to the Southwest Corner of said Section 31, Township 11 South, Range 8 West;

Thence West along the South line of Sections 36, 35 and 39 of Township 11 South, Range 9 West, to a point where the South line of Section 39, Township 11 South, Range 9 West meets the East bank of Calcasieu Lake;

Thence continuing West along the South line of Township 11 South, Range 9 West, to a point which constitutes the center of the old channel fo the Calcasieu River, which said point is located on the South line of Section 31, Township 11 South, Range 9 West;

Thence Northerly up the center of the Channel of the Calcasieu River (and through Calcasieu Lake) through Sections 31, 30, 29, 20, 17, 18, 19 and 18 of Township 11 South, Range 9 West, through Section 12, Township 11 South, Range 10 West, through Sections 7, 6 and 5 of Township 11 South, Range 9 West, and through Sections 32, 31, 30, 19, 20, 17, 20, 21, 15, 10, 11, 2, 3 and 2 of Township 10 south, Range 9 West, through Section 35, Township 9 south, Range 9 West, through Sections 2 and 1 of Township 10 south, Range 9 West, through Section 36, Township 9 south, Range 9 West to a point where the center of the channel of the Calcasieu River meets the Interstate Highway 10 right-of-way;

Thence East along the right-of-way of Interstate Highway 10 to the East line of Section 36, Township 9 South, Range West;

Thence South along the East line of Section 36, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, to the Northwest Corner of Section 7, Township 10 South, Range 8 West, the point of beginning.

/s/ John M. Falgout

John M. Falgout, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

Jude W. Theriot, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

Resolution Ordering and Calling a Special Election to be Held in School District Number 34 on July 20, 2002

A motion was made by Mr. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Pitre to adopt a resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in school district 34 on July 20, 2002.

The Chair asked for discussion.

Mr. Robert expressed his displeasure at being excluded from communication relative to the preliminary proposal process for an election of this magnitude.

The following issues were discussed:

· Timing of the election.

· Inflationary construction costs.

· The last called election failed in district 34.

· School administrators and constituents voicing the need of an election.

· District 34 schools in need of repair.

· Urgency of the election.

· Allow the voters to make the decision.

· The importance of district 34 working together proactively and in unison relative to the bond election.

Mr. Robert expressed concern with the concept of the bond election proposal that included a stadium bond election. He indicated that this could possibly create public controversy due to the limited time for planning prior to the election in July.

Mr. Victorian made a substitute motion, seconded by Ms. LaVergne to postpone the election until the district 34 board members communicate and work together on the planning process.

Mr. Tarver and Mr. Pitre expressed their support for the election and explained the necessity of approving the election at the May 7^th meeting in order for the election to be held in July.

The Chair called for a vote on the substitute motion. The motion failed; the vote being:

YEAS: Clara Duhon, Sheral LaVergne, Greg Robert, L. J. “Berk” Fontenot, Elray Victorian

NAYS: Joe Andrepont, Randy Armentor, Ricky Blackwell, Jay Duhon, Jimmy Pitre, Philip Tarver

ABSENT: Carla Duplechin

ABSTAINING: Wildridge Doucet, James Karr

NOT VOTING: Chairman John Falgout

Mr. Robert reiterated his previous concerns.

For clarification, it was noted that the stadium would be listed as a separate proposition on the ballot; proposition one being for the overall facility and proposition two being related to the stadium facility and will read “stadium improvements and renovations” as opposed to “acquiring a stadium.”

Thereupon, on motion made by Mr. Tarver and seconded by Mr. Pitre, the following resolution was adopted, the vote thereon being as follows:

YEAS: Mr. Andrepont, Mr. Armentor, Mr. Blackwell, Mr. Doucet, Mrs. Duhon, Mr. Duhon, Mr. Karr, Ms. LaVergne, Mr. Pitre, Mr. Tarver, and Mr. Victorian

NAYS: Mr. Robert

ABSENT: Ms. Duplechin

ABSTAINING: Mr. Fontenot

NOT VOTING: President Falgout

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, ON JULY 20, 2002; AUTHORIZING INCURRING OF DEBT AND ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT; AND MAKING APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOND COMMISSION AND UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

WHEREAS, by official action taken on September 21, 1999, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, the Calcasieu Parish School Board created School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”); and

WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and desirable by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, governing authority of the District, that bonds of the District be issued in the sum not to exceed THIRTY-FOUR MILLION AND NO/100 ($34,000,000) DOLLARS, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving land and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for said School District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; and

WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and desirable by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, governing authority of the District, that, subject to the approval of the electorate of the District, additional bonds of the District be issued in the sum not to exceed ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($1,750,000) DOLLARS, for the specific purpose of acquiring, constructing and erecting a football stadium and related athletic facilities for Alfred M. Barbe High School, located within said School District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; and

WHEREAS, authority for the issuance of the bonds of the said School District for such purposes is granted by Article 6, Section 33 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and by Subpart A of Part III of Chapter 4 of Sub-Title II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, provided issuance of such bonds is first authorized by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for such purpose; and

WHEREAS, the Calcasieu Parish School Board desires to provide for holding an election at which propositions for issuance of such bonds, as described above, may be submitted;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:

SECTION 1. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred by Article 6, Section 33 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and Subpart A of Part III of Chapter 4 of Sub-Title II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, a special election be and is hereby called and ordered to be held in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on Saturday, the 20^th day of July, 2002, between the hours of six (6:00) o’clock a.m. and eight (8:00) o’clock p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Section 1181 of Title 18 and of Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and that at said special election there be submitted to all the qualified electors of the District entitled and qualified to vote at said election under the Constitution and laws of the United States, the following propositions:

BOND PROPOSITION NO. 1

SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $34,000,000 OF 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR ACQUIRING AND/OR IMPROVING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER SCHOOL RELATED FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.

Shall School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $34,000,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding Nine (9%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?

BOND PROPOSITION NO. 2

SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $1,750,000 OF 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR RENOVATING AND IMPROVING THE FOOTBALL STADIUM AND RELATED ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT ALFRED M. BARBE HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.

Shall School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,750,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding Nine (9%) percent per annum, said bonds authorized for the specific purpose of renovating and improving the football stadium and related athletic facilities at Alfred M. Barbe High School within the District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?

SECTION 2. The polling places set forth in the Notice of Special Election in Section 4 hereof, be and the same are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold such election.

SECTION 3. Officers designated or such substitutes as may be selected, designated and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall hold said election substantially in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Said election officers shall make due returns of said election at a regular meeting of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, to be held at its regular meeting place, the School Board Office, Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 23^rd day of July, 2002, at 5:00 o’clock p.m., at which time said School Board will, then and there, in open and public session, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said special election. The compensation of election officials be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum as specified in Sections 424 and 425 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Assessed valuations shall not be voted in this election, and all qualified electors of the District are entitled to vote therein. Voting machines shall be used in this election, and voters shall not be required to sign a ballot or vote assessed valuation of property. The permanent registration law of the State of Louisiana being in force in Calcasieu Parish, said election shall be conducted in accordance with applicable provisions thereof.

SECTION 4. The Secretary of the Calcasieu Parish School Board is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to publish, entirely separate and apart from any publication which may be made of this resolution, once a week for four consecutive weeks, with the first publication not less than forty-five days nor more than ninety days before the date of the election, in the Southwest Daily News, a newspaper published in Sulphur, Louisiana, and having general circulation in Calcasieu Parish and in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, a Notice of Election, substantially in the following form:

NOTICE TO VOTERS OF

SPECIAL BOND ELECTION

To the qualified electors of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 7^th day of May, 2002, the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, ordered that a special election be held in School District No. 34 on Saturday, the 20^th day of July, 2002, for the purpose of submitting to all qualified electors of said School District No. 34, the following propositions:

BOND PROPOSITION NO. 1

BOND PROPOSITION NO. 2

Said election will be held at all polling places which are situated within the boundaries of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. All registered voters in each of the following precincts shall be eligible to vote on the proposition:

PRECINCT POLLING PLACE

316 Barbe Elementary School, 400 Penn Street, Lake Charles

317 Barbe Elementary School, 400 Penn Street, Lake Charles

325 Prien Lake Elementary School, 3741 Nelson Road, Lake Charles

326 College Oaks Elementary School, 3618 Ernest Street, Lake Charles

331 College Oaks Elementary School, 3618 Ernest Street, Lake Charles

333 S. J. Welsh Middle School, 1500 West McNeese Street, Lake Charles

334 S. J. Welsh Middle School, 1500 West McNeese Street, Lake Charles

335 Gayle Hall on McNeese State University Campus, 4414 Ryan Street, Lake Charles

336 A. A. Nelson Elementary School, 1001 Country Club Road, Lake Charles

337 Dolby Elementary School, 817 Jefferson Drive, Lake Charles

362 Prien Lake Park Pavilion, 3700 Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles

363 Prien Lake Park Pavilion, 3700 Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles

366 Prien Lake Park Pavilion, 3700 Prien Lake Road, Lake Charles

367 St. John Elementary School, 5282 Weaver Road, Lake Charles

ONLY THOSE REGISTERED VOTERS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PRECINCTS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 34 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSITION:

PRECINCT POLLING PLACE

302 (Part) Chateau du Lac, 333 Mill Street, Lake Charles

306 (Part) Drew Park Pavilion, 416 South Ryan Street, Lake Charles

338 (Part) Forrest K. White Middle School, 1000 E. McNeese Street, Lake Charles

339 (Part) Dolby Elementary School, 817 Jefferson Drive, Lake Charles

365 (Part) St. John Elementary School, 5282 Weaver Road, Lake Charles

369 (Part) M. J. Kaufman Elementary School, 301 Tekel Road, Lake Charles

371 (Part) Calcasieu Parish Agricultural Services Center, 7101 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles

The polls will be open at six (6:00) o’clock a.m. and shall remain open until not later than eight (8:00) o’clock p.m. The said special election will be held substantially in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. The officials appointed to hold the election or such substitutes therefor as may be selected, designated and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, will make due returns thereof to the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Voting machines will be used in the conduct of the election. All qualified electors of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, will be entitled to vote. No voter shall be required to sign a ballot or vote assessed valuation of property.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 23^rd day of July, 2002, at 5:00 o'clock p.m., the Calcasieu Parish School Board will meet in open and public session at the regular meeting place of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and will, then and there, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by authority of a Resolution adopted by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on the 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

ATTEST: Calcasieu Parish School Board

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT

Superintendent of Schools

and Ex-Officio Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

SECTION 5. The Secretary of the Calcasieu Parish School Board be and he is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to arrange for furnishing said election officers, in ample time for holding of said election the necessary equipment, forms and other election paraphernalia essential to the proper holding of said election.

SECTION 6. Application is hereby formally made to the State Bond Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2, Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and in compliance with Article 6, Section 33 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and other Constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, for consent, approval and authority to hold the aforesaid election in School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, under the provisions of Article 6, Section 33 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and Sub-Part A of Part III of Chapter 4 of Sub-Title II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other Constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, and in the event such election carries, for its consent and authority to levy and collect the ad valorem taxes therein provided, and to issue bonds to be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest as they respectively mature. The Secretary is empowered, authorized and requested to forward to the State Bond Commission a certified copy of this resolution which shall constitute a formal application to said Commission as herein provided.

SECTION 7. A certified copy of this resolution, together with other showings required by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Regulations pertaining thereto (28 C.F.R. Part 51) shall be submitted to the United States Attorney General, for approval in compliance with the said Voting Rights Act, should such a submission be required.

SECTION 8. Certified copies of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of Elections, the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for the Parish of Calcasieu, and the Registrar of Voters, as notification of the special election herein called in order that each may prepare for said election and perform their respective functions as authorized and required by law.

SECTION 9. There being a real public necessity for the retention and employment of legal counsel to provide specialized legal services in connection with issuance of the Bonds by the District, and it appearing that the public interest requires obtaining of such specialized legal services, Joseph A. Delafield, Attorney at Law, of Lake Charles, Louisiana (“Bond Counsel”), is hereby employed for such purposes. The fee for the work to be performed by Bond Counsel is contingent upon the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds, and shall be in accordance with the maximum fee schedule of the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana for comprehensive legal and coordinate professional work of bond attorneys and bond counsel in the issuance of general obligation bonds.

SECTION 10. All resolutions, ordinances, or orders in conflict herewith, be, to the extent of such conflict, and they are hereby repealed.

Adopted and approved on this 7^th day of May, 2002.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

(Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.)

Upon motion duly made and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.

/s/ John M. Falgout

JOHN M. FALGOUT, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Jude W. Theriot

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CALCASIEU

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 7^th day of May, 2002.

JUDE W. THERIOT, Secretary

[S E A L]

School Nurse of the Year Award

Mr. Leo Miller, Assistant Superintendent, made a presentation to Sherrie Raymond, RN, recipient of the 2001-2002 School Nurse of the Year Award. Mrs. Raymond has been a school nurse for the Calcasieu Parish School Board for eleven years. She serves nine schools with a case loan of 3,752 students. She currently is the newsletter chairperson for the Louisiana School Nurse Organization. The Board congratulated Mrs. Raymond and commended her for her dedication to the children of our parish. Mrs. Raymond extended her appreciation and stated that she loved her job because she loves all children.

Counselor of the Year Awards

James Powers, Counselor and Tech Prep Consultant, recognized the following recipients of the Counselor of the Year Awards:

Pam Bergeaux, “Outstanding Elementary Counselor,” has been an educator for thirty years. She has served as a guidance counselor for seven years at Dolby and Kaufman Elementary Schools. Mr. Powers stated that Ms. Bergeaux is very active in her church, community and is the Secretary of the Calcasieu School Counselors Association and Louisiana School Counselors Association.

Christiana White, “Outstanding Secondary Counselor,” has been an educator for twenty-nine plus years. She has served as a teacher and counselor at Washington/Marion High School for eighteen years and currently serves a counselor at Lake Charles Boston High school. She is very active in community service including service work with the Beta Kappa Zeta Chapter Sorority, Sowela Campfire Program, and a volunteer for the American Heart Association.

Norma Fisette, “Outstanding Middle School Counselor,” and “Calcasieu Parish Counselor of the Year,” has been an educator since 1970. She is currently serving as guidance counselor at F.K. White Middle School. She is very active in her church and the community including volunteering for the Literacy Council, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Cub Scout Leader. Her greatest contribution to her career is an unending desire to reach students.

Mr. Powers reported that all three outstanding counselors will be nominated in their respective levels for the Louisiana School Counselors Association Counselor of the Year to be awarded in the fall, 2002.

Mr. Powers recognized Trudy Hutton, counselor at Barbe High School and recipient of the Louisiana High School Counselor of the Year Award. Mrs. Hutton was named 2000-2001 Calcasieu Parish Counselor of the Year and last fall was named the Louisiana High School Counselor of the Year. Mr. Powers stated that Mrs. Hutton is successful because she always strives for excellence and places the children of our parish first.

The Board congratulated all of the counselors and thanked them for their dedication and commitment to the education and welfare of all children in Calcasieu Parish.

School Parent Volunteer of the Year Award

Suzanne Heath, President of APEL and Beth Eason, Program Facilitator recognized Brenda Guidry, recipient of the Parent Volunteer of the Year Award. Mrs. Heath stated that Mrs. Guidry is a parent volunteer at College Oaks Elementary School who donates her time to assist the Principal, students and teachers. The Board thanked Mrs. Guidry for her dedication and commitment to the school system.

CAE Retirement Program

Linda Ferguson, CAE Representative, announced that the Calcasieu Educators Association will host the 13^th annual retirement banquet at the Boarding House beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Perfect Attendance Award

Dorenda Turner, Child Welfare and Attendance Supervisor, presented a plaque and a certificate to Erin Leigh Hood for thirteen years of perfect attendance. Erin attended Fairview Elementary School, Forest K. White Middle School and is graduating from LaGrange High School this year. The Board congratulated Erin for this commendable accomplishment.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Goals and Objectives

Mr. Robert, Chair, reported that the Goals and Objectives Committee met on Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room. Due to lack of a quorum, the following items were discussed for informational purposes only.

Superintendent reviewed the 2001-2002 Goals with a report on the status of each goal.
Superintendent and staff made recommendations for 2002-2003 Goals

Written input was gathered from teachers and schools via teacher representatives that meet regularly with the superintendent.

On motion by Mr. Robert, seconded by Mr. Doucet and unanimously carried, the

following Goals and Objectives were approved:

GOALS 2001-2002 Status Report

CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

Mission Statement:

Provide Quality Education for All Students

SMART Goals = Specific - Measurable - Agreed Upon - Realistic - Timebound

KEY INDICATOR: Educational Services

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Develop and refine a system of communications to the public concerning Pre-K programs and eligibility requirements; and develop and complete a survey of parents, teachers, and administrators related to specific Pre-K needs by May 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. See Attachment A

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Refine and communicate to the public a district plan for implementing the Louisiana School and District Accountability System by Spring 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Partially met.

The Louisiana School Accountability System for elementary and middle schools has been fully refined and communicated to the public through the completion of Growth Cycle 1, beginning of Cycle 2 with new Performance Labels, and into the development and implementation of School Improvement Plans for Corrective Action 1 schools. The Louisiana School Accountability System for high schools and combination schools has been partially refined and communicated to the public through receipt of baseline scores and Performance Labels for Cycle 1. The Louisiana District Accountability System is scheduled to begin with receipt of the first district report cards in May.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

Move 15% of the schools up 1 category within 2 years while continuing to operate without any school in academic decline as defined by the State of Louisiana Accountability Standards.

Status/Recommendation: Partially met.

Seven of the district’s 44 elementary and middle schools, 15.9%, moved up one Performance Label category from the baseline of Cycle 1 in 1999 to the baseline of Cycle 2 in 2001. One of the district’s 44 elementary and middle schools, 2.3%, received a Growth Label of School in Decline at the end of Growth Cycle 1 in 2001. Twenty-nine (29) of the district’s 44 elementary and middle schools, 65.9%, received State Accountability monetary rewards and school flags from the state for their School Growth Labels of Exemplary School or Recognized School at the end of Growth Cycle 1 in 2001.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 4

The instructional program will provide for continuous improvement in student performance as measured annually by the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP21) and Nationally Normed Tests. (i.e.: ACT, SAT, PLAN, AND IOWA)

Status/Recommendation: In progress.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 5

By spring 2001 develop a budget plan and schedule for purchasing classroom sets of regular education textbooks with teachers’ manuals for all special education teachers of students expected to be assessed with LEAP21.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedure. Budget plan and schedule for purchasing textbooks and manuals have been developed for special education resource teachers and self-contained teachers of students expected to be assessed with LEAP 21, GEE 21, and LEAP/NRT.

See attachment B.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 6

Continue to refine a five-year plan of in-service for special education teachers on curriculum frameworks, benchmarks, and standards K-12, and in-service for regular education teachers on accommodations, modifications, and strategies for special needs learners in the regular classroom.

Status/Recommendation: In progress.

See attachment C.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 7

Provide a magnet school of academic and performing arts for middle and high school students by the 2003-2004 school session.

Status/Recommendation: Continuous goal

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 8

Increase the student enrollment and number of course offerings in the Vocational-Technical programs 15% by the 2001-2002 school session.

Status/Recommendation: 17% increase. Continue as 5% increase.

KEY INDICATOR: Employee Satisfaction

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Prepare and distribute to every teacher currently employed, and to those teachers that have recently left the Calcasieu Parish School System, a survey to solicit input for ways to prevent teachers from leaving Calcasieu Parish by May 2001.

Status/Recommendation: In progress. Continue.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Develop an exploratory committee to study and analyze the Calcasieu Parish School Board Salary Schedule with recommendations made to the Superintendent by the end of May 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Partially met. Continue.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

Form an employee committee to review present recognition processes and make recommendations. Prioritize and implement recommendations as approved each fiscal year.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue committee.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 4

Develop a committee to review and analyze employee benefits and insurance programs with recommendations made each fiscal year.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue committee.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Provide annual inservices for all supervisory staff on the current local and state evaluative process.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedure.

KEY INDICATOR: Community Satisfaction

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Research, define, and recommend a K-12 school uniform policy to the Calcasieu Parish School Board by January 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. See Attachment D. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue policy.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Partners in Education Program enhanced through creation of an Advisory Board of business and school liaisons by March 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Completed March 2001. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue Advisory Board function.

See Attachment E.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Celebrate success through annual development and maintenance of systematic intersystem and intrasystem communications.

Status/Recommendation: Complete – “Share” quarterly newsletter, “Annual Report”, “Board Briefs” in hardcopy and on website, “Employee Benefits Update” newsletter, “School Board Spotlight” on website, “Superintendent’s Report” on website, “Systemwide Directory”, ongoing news releases to local media, and email communiqués to principals, department heads, Share liaisons, and teacher representatives. Continuing upgrades of website through Technology Department to provide expanded information. Designated news liaisons in each school. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedures.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Communicate the budget through the development of information sheets and/or packets distributed annually to Board members, parents, policymakers, news media, and major employers.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedures.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

Newly adopted policies and/or revised policies will be distributed to all policy manual locations for inclusion and updating of the Calcasieu Parish School Board manuals each quarter.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedure.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 4

Each school will have a plan in place for parental involvement that is revised annually.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from

goals, continue procedure.

KEY INDICATOR: Fiscal Soundness

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Current data systems will be evaluated with formal plans of action for system improvements to be finalized by June 2001.

Status/Recommendation: In progress. Final decision by December 2002.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Use zero and program based budgeting techniques to develop a proposed balanced budget for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedure.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Thoroughly analyze expenditures, efficiency, and effectiveness associated with individual programs and departments through staff and Board budget workshops in preparation of the budget for each fiscal year.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Continue as ongoing.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

Utilize a Calcasieu Parish staffing formula for all grades for each fiscal year.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedure.

KEY INDICATOR: Quality Management System

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Develop and implement an action plan to integrate the Quality Management System in four pilot schools, Ralph Wilson Elementary, Dolby Elementary, Vinton Middle, and Iowa High, by May 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Complete.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Develop a plan to integrate the Quality Management System into the entire Calcasieu Parish School System by May 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Complete.

KEY INDICATOR: Facilities

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

A comprehensive systemwide energy plan will be presented to the Calcasieu Parish School Board by May 2001.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Continue development of implementation strategies.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Develop a matrix or checklist to rate the facilities by May 2001,

Status/Recommendation: Will be completed by May 8, 2002. Drop from goals.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

Utilize the action plan to assure safe, efficient and appropriate facilities during each fiscal year.

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Continue as ongoing.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 4

Continue developing and implementing a long-range plan to modernize facilities.

Status/Recommendation: Development of plan continues annually. Continue as ongoing.

2002-2003 CPSS GOALS RECOMMENDATIONS

SMART Goals = Specific – Measurable – Agreed Upon – Realistic - Timebound

Educational Services

1. By Fall 2003 thirty-five percent of the district’s elementary, middle, and high schools will receive Louisiana Accountability Growth Labels of Exemplary or Recognized at the end of the 2001-2003 two-year Growth Cycle (Cycle 1 for high schools and combination schools; Cycle 2 for elementary and middle schools).

2. The instructional program will provide for continuous improvement in student performance as measured annually by the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP 21 and GEE 21) and nationally-normed tests (ACT, SAT, EXPLORE, PLAN, and IOWA).

3. Meet the needs of gifted students and other high achievers participating in Academic Classes Enhanced (ACE) in By Spring 2003, develop and implement curriculum that will schools with low gifted populations.

4. By Spring 2003 develop a plan to offer enriched curriculum through on-line courses that will meet the needs of gifted students in core subjects.

5. By Spring 2003, develop a cooperative plan with the Louisiana Department of Education for offering available on-line courses to hospital/homebound students.

6. Increase the student enrollment and number of course offerings in the Vocational-Technical programs 5% by the 2002-2003 school session.

7. Full time counselor in each school

8. Pre-K in all elementary schools

9. Explore feasibility of science and computer labs in all elementary schools

10. Expand alternative program at elementary level

11. Increase # of teachers with National Certification

12. Encourage teachers to achieve advanced degrees

13. Reduce # of non-certified teachers

14. Modify field trip policy

15. Develop program to improve teacher attendance

Ongoing Goal

1. Continue to refine and communicate to the public a school and district plan for implementing the Louisiana School and District Accountability System by Fall 2003.

Employee Satisfaction

1. Prepare and distribute to every teacher currently employed, and to those teachers that have recently left the Calcasieu Parish School System, a survey to solicit input for ways to prevent teachers from leaving Calcasieu Parish by May 2003.

2. Develop an exploratory committee to study and analyze the Calcasieu Parish School Board Salary Schedule with recommendations made to the Superintendent by the end of May 2003.

3. Health Insurance

4. Streamline voluntary employee benefits

5. Support pay increase for support personnel

6. Support pay increase for teachers

Ongoing Goal

1. Utilize the committee to review and analyze employee benefits and insurance programs with recommendations made each fiscal year.

Community Satisfaction

1. Research possibility of picking up children within 1-mile area

2. Provide parents with system wide code of conduct for students

3. Revision of student discipline policy

Ongoing Goal

1. Each school will have a plan in place for increasing parental involvement that is revised annually.

GOALS RECOMMENDATIONS

Fiscal Soundness

1. Data Systems

2. All future bond issues set aside portion for maintenance of facilities in their bonding district

3. School consolidation

4. Review revenue sources

Ongoing Goal

1. Thoroughly analyze expenditures, efficiency, and effectiveness associated with individual programs and departments through staff and Board budget workshops in preparation of the budget for each fiscal year.

Quality Management System

1. Develop and implement an action plan to integrate Quality Management System in all schools by May, 2007

2. At least 50% of faculty at 12 schools rate 80% or higher as measured by the Baldrige Classroom Learning System Check by May, 2003

3. A system in place at each quality school to continuously improve student learning and stakeholder satisfaction

Facilities

1. A comprehensive systemwide energy plan will be continue to be analyzed, developed, and implemented throughout the year.

2. School cleanliness

3. Increase number of bathrooms

4. Improve/consolidate facilities for alternative learning

Ongoing Goal

1. Utilize the action plan to assure safe, efficient and appropriate facilities during each fiscal year.

2. Continue developing and implementing a long-range plan to modernize facilities.

Employee Benefits Committee

Mr. Duhon, Chair, reported that the Employee Benefits Committee met at 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2002, in the Board Room. A motion was made and seconded recommending a study of participation in the state health insurance program for CPSB employees provided the flowing conditions had been met:

The Louisiana Legislature changes the language of RS: 42:851A(1) D effective January 1, 2002, that removed state subsidies toward current retirees’ premiums to reinstate those subsidies;
CPSB has established a minimum of six months experience under its current health plan for risk rating purposes.

Mr. Duhon moved on behalf of the committee to approve the committee’s recommendation for the study. The motion carried.

Next, Mr. Duhon reported that the committee endorsed a newsletter for recommendation to the board that would be distributed to employees. The newsletter would be posted on the school system’s web site and e-mailed to the employees informing them of health insurance issues. The newsletter would be prepared and distributed monthly during the school term. Mr. Duhon moved on behalf of the committee to approve the recommendation. The motion carried.

Mr. Duhon commended Mr. Hayes and the committee for this communication tool that will inform

TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION

Appointment to the Board of Commissioners of the Chennault International Airport Authority

On motion by Mr. Doucet, seconded by Mr. Fontenot and unanimously carried, the appointment nomination will be postponed until the next Board meeting, June 4, 2002. It was noted that the new term would be in effect July 1, 2002.

Adoption of the Calcasieu Parish School Board Technology Plan

On motion by Mrs. Duhon, seconded by Mr. Robert and unanimously carried, the following Technology Plan was approved:

Calcasieu Parish Long-Range
Instructional Technology Plan

INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW

The Calcasieu Parish School System has been a leader in pioneering instructional technology in the state, nationally, and internationally for a number of years. Those accomplishments materialized because a committed group of people throughout the school system set lofty, but reachable goals and objectives that continue to move Calcasieu education forward. The Calcasieu Parish School System plan for technology education continues to project leadership, cutting edge ideas for training and implementation of new technology programs, and community outreach and assistance.

In the complex education systems that exist today, one of the final considerations for continuing excellent programs and pursuing new ones becomes the financing ability. The Calcasieu Parish School Board has made a significant commitment locally to being a technology leader, and will continue to do so. Whenever budget limitations create roadblocks for educational growth, the Calcasieu Parish School Board will pursue external funding sources. High standards often come with high costs, but in Calcasieu Parish, the standards remain as the constant search for funding continues.

Calcasieu Parish Long-Range
Instructional Technology Plan

MISSION, GOAL, and OBJECTIVES

System Mission: To provide quality education for all students.

Overarching Goal: All Calcasieu Parish P-12 educators and students will benefit from technology-rich environments that support academic excellence and produce lifelong learners able to succeed in an information society.

Objective 1: Technology-Rich Learning Environments: All educators and learners will have access to current and appropriate information technology resources.

Objective 2: Integration of Technology and Learning: Technology will be integral to standards-based student learning and school improvement.

Objective 3: Professional Development: All teachers will effectively use and integrate technology into the curriculum to enhance standards-based teaching and learning through professional development opportunities.

Objective 4: Instructional and Technology Leadership: Building, district, and teacher preparation administrators (cooperating teachers) will demonstrate leadership in the use of technology to support standards-based school and teacher preparation improvement.

Objective 5: Technology Policy, Accountability, and Leadership: The district will provide continuous leadership, guidance, and resources to schools to meet the rise and demand of educational technology.

Objective 6: Technology Partnerships: Partnerships will be developed with key education stakeholders to maximize the effective use of technology resources.

Objective 7: Public Awareness and Understanding: All stakeholders will be made aware of key proceedings and opportunities that impact educational technology as it relates to standards-based school improvement.

Goal	Improved student learning and achievement
Objective 1	Access: All learners will have access to current and appropriate information technology resources

Benchmarks Target Year: 2006		Evidence Sources	Data Collection Methods
1A. All instructional spaces and administrative offices will have multimedia computers with Internet and printing access.		End of the year Louisiana school surveys	· District Technology Survey · School visits
1B. All schools will have a school-wide LAN connected to a district WAN at T-1 or better		End of the year Louisiana school surveys	· School Technology Survey · School Visits
1C. Every learning environment will have at least a 5:1 student to computer ratio of multimedia, Internet-enabled computers		1. Annual student-to-computer ratio data 2. Report of model classroom data	· District Technology Survey · School Technology Survey · School visits
1D. Appropriate assistive/adaptive technology will be available to address the unique requirements of special needs students		1. Louisiana End-of-the-year report 2. Individual educational plans (IEP) 3. Pupil appraisal assessment	· District Technology Survey · (508) ADAAG Record Documentation
1E. Teachers and students will have access to a variety of electronic resources such as digital and video cameras, scanners, graphing calculators, and science probes		1. Annual school surveys 2. Fixed Asset Inventories	· School technology survey · School visits
1F. At least 75% of students will use software packages including a productivity package, virus protection, and software that promotes open-ended reasoning and higher-order thinking skills		Student portfolios (demonstrating ability to use suggested software)	· Portfolio assessment (at the school level) · District technology survey for students
1G. Every student, administrator, and teacher will receive high-quality technical support so that there will be at least one part-time technical support person for every 600 computers (can be provided by dedicated staff or equivalent services)		1. Documentation of onsite personnel 2. Work logs	· District Technology Survey · School Technology Plan
1H. Each school will post, disseminate, and review the district’s Technology Acceptable Use Policy with faculty and students		CPSB’s Technology Acceptable Use Policy	· School Website · School Meeting attendance sheet · Current signed AUP in student and employee personnel folders and/or catalogued in the SIS database
1I. All classrooms where pre-service teachers are assigned for field experiences will meet the requirements of the Model Classroom		District and university placement records	· District Technology Survey · Pre-service teachers’ observation logs

Strategies			Timeline
Develop and maintain staff to support the technical infrastructure			Ongoing
Seek partners for funding/support and/or allocate local funds and resources for technology implementation			Ongoing
Pursue or create courses to develop students as resources for technology support			Ongoing
Provide ample model classrooms to meet the needs of students, pre-service and in-service teachers			Ongoing
Provide, support, and facilitate electronic communication throughout the district so that teachers are able to utilize e-mail fully			Ongoing

Goal	Improved student learning and achievement
Objective 2	Integration of Technology: Technology will be integral to standards-based student learning and school improvement.

Benchmarks Target Year: 2006		Evidence Sources	Data Collection Methods
2A. Technology will be integrated into the teaching and learning environment as defined in the school improvement plan		1. Lesson plans reflecting technology use 2. Technology component in the school improvement plan 3. Goals, objectives, and strategies that reflect technology integration 4. Objectives and student activities that reflect technology integration	· Teacher evaluations · Lesson plans · School Improvement Plan · Student evaluations and surveys
2B. All students will use age-appropriate technology to conduct research, solve problems, analyze data, and to collaborate/communicate with peers and experts.		1. Student portfolios 2. Email archives 3. Blackboard server archives	Student and educator portfolios that include: rubrics checklists student created web pages electronic presentations
2C. All schools know and include criteria for evaluating software and online resources based on Louisiana content standards and technology guidelines in their school technology plan.		1. Criteria for software evaluations and online resources 2. List of appropriate software	Software and online resources’ evaluations indicating relationship to state content standards and technology guidelines
2D. At least 75% of students, educators, and parents will use technology as a communication tool linking school, family, and community.		1. Email archives 2. Number of hits to the school website 3. School and student produced video tapes and/or VCD/DVD	· End-of-the-year Technology Report · School website · Teacher log of parental contact
2E. Use of current research-based learning strategies through the utilization of technology will increase annually and will be included in annual revisions to the school improvement plan		1. Documentation of technology use in lesson plans 2. Teacher and student created products	· Observation instruments for teacher and pre-service educators · Classroom observations and evaluations by faculty and principal

Strategies			Timeline
Involve educators in professional development opportunities in the use of the Louisiana K-12 Database			Ongoing
Provide educators leave time to attend professional development opportunities			Ongoing
Include professional development in school improvement plan			Ongoing
Disseminate Louisiana K-12 Educational Technology Standards, State Standards for Distance Education, and NETS documents to educators within the district			Annually, at the beginning of each school year
Provide opportunities for educators and students to participate in the Louisiana Virtual Classroom and SDLN projects			Ongoing
Involve schools in the CLK project			Ongoing
Promote the usage of online resources such as MarcoPolo and ThinkQuest and Making Connections			Ongoing
Arrange for Online Database training for faculty			Ongoing
Include a technology liaison as a member of the school improvement committee			Ongoing

Goal	Improved student learning and achievement
Objective 3	Professional Development: All teachers will have access to ongoing professional development that prepares them to effectively use and integrate technology into the curriculum to enhance standards-based teaching and learning.

Benchmarks Target Year: 2006		Evidence Sources	Data Collection Methods
3A. All teachers will engage in professional development activities that demonstrate how to integrate digital content into their standards-based educational objectives and how to develop appropriate assessment measures to evaluate this benchmark		1. Lesson plans 2. Teacher portfolios 3. Job description 4. Classroom activities 5. Student products	· Administrator evaluation of annual plans · Technology / electronic portfolios · End-of-the-year state and district performance reviews · Peer assessment
3B. All teachers will model effective student management strategies to maximize the benefits of classroom learning with technology		1. Classroom observation 2. Electronic course review 3. Peer and performance review	· Classroom observation form · Course and performance review forms
3C. All teachers will be trained in software that uses technology to perform administrative tasks efficiently: e.g. digital records, IEP Maker, attendance, planning, electronic grade books, etc.		1. Grade books 2. Sign-in sheets 3. Planning 4. Digital records (of any sort) 5. Email 6. Degree plans 7. E-courses 8. Research 9. Agendas	· School administrators monitor teacher usage · Publications and presentation documentation
3D. All teachers will engage in coordinated and multi-faceted, interactive professional development that includes group instruction, one-on-one, face-to-face, and online experiences		1. Teacher created products 2. Teacher portfolios 3. Certificates of attendance 4. Sign-in sheets 5. Conference participation 6. Research	· Online evaluation of professional development · Publications and presentation documentation · Professional travel forms for technology infused professional development
3E. All teachers will be provided professional development designed to prepare them to integrate technology into classroom instruction		1. Anecdotal records 2. Interviews 3. Job descriptions 4. Surveys 5. E-Courses 6. Student products research 7. Professional development activities to include: Continuing education coursework University-based technology coursework INTECH LINCS INTECH II Assistive technology training	· State, district, and/or school surveys · National/state/local surveys · Performance reviews · College transcripts · School Improvement Plan
3F. All Pre-K to 12 teachers will receive instructional technology support on an on-going basis from a technology facilitator from the district so that there will be at least one half-time support person to support every site or every 20-30 teachers/administrators. This person will assist in the achievement of technology competency and integration of technology into the curriculum.		1. Job descriptions 2. Work logs 3. Faculty professional development training 4. Mentoring programs 5. Online workshops 6. School Improvement plans	· Teacher presentations at conferences and workshops · Student technology-driven projects · Building level evaluation form · Feedback and evaluation forms
3G. Appropriate support for assessment, acquisition, and implementation of assistive technology as outlined in the LA Pupil Appraisal Handbook, Bulletin 1508 will be provided by at least one assistive technology specialist and/or augmentative communication specialist.		1. IEP’s 2. Student evaluations/screening for Special Education services 3. Job description 4. Faculty professional development training 5. Online workshops	· IEP Progress reports · Student evaluations for Special Education services · Professional development feedback and evaluation forms

Strategies			Timeline
Allocate sufficient funds and resources for professional development and technology support personnel			Ongoing
Provide opportunities for all teachers to enhance their educational technology knowledge and skills by developing and providing access to professional development programs, funding substitutes, and providing travel assistance			Ongoing
Provide technical troubleshooting training for teachers			Ongoing

Goal	Improved student learning and achievement
Objective 4	Instructional and Technology Leadership: Building and district administrators will demonstrate leadership in the use of technology to support standards-based school improvement.

Benchmarks Target Year: 2006		Evidence Sources	Data Collection Methods
4A. All educational administrators /leaders will facilitate and assess integration of technology and curriculum in instruction		1. Louisiana Assessment Program; Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching 2. ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS)	· Teacher observation forms · Surveys · Interviews
4B. All educational administrators/leaders will provide opportunities for continuous professional development and ongoing systemic mentoring to support use of technology in teaching and learning		1. School improvement plans 2. Workshops and seminar course outlines and handouts 3. Number of teachers participating in INTECH	· District survey · Professional portfolios · District website link to all INTECH trained teachers
4C. All educational administrators/leaders will routinely model appropriate use of technology resources to support administrative and instructional functions		1. Web pages 2. Electronic portfolio 3. Data collection (grades, absentee reports, etc.) 4. Number of principals participating and completing LEAD Tech coursework	· District survey · Presentations at local, state, and national meetings by both principals and teachers · Evidence of leadership as reflected in minutes/email of information shared at faculty meetings
4D. Educational administrators/leaders who design instructional budgets will provide for technology hardware, software licenses, connectivity, technical assistance, maintenance, digital content, and professional development		1. Budget reports 2. School Technology plans	· Budgets
4E. All educational administrators/leaders will use a variety of emerging technologies (i.e., email, voice technologies, school intranet) to communicate with stakeholders		1. Email archives 2. E-Rate plans	· System activity logs · Archives
4F. Educational administrators/leaders will include components of effective technology integration in the development of school improvement plans		School Improvement Plan	· School Improvement Plan · School websites
4G. Educational administrators/leaders will support, evaluate, coordinate, and modify their school technology plans annually to maximize financial resources and to address “state of the art” curriculum standards		Revised plan	· End-of-the-year report · Case studies of selected teachers that reflect technology integration in schools

Strategies			Timeline
Develop school budgets that provide for technology hardware, site-licensing connectivity, technical assistance, maintenance, digital content, and professional development			Ongoing
Provide technical infrastructure (equipment and personnel) to support the effective use of instructional technologies			Ongoing
Provide funding and technical support for professional development for administrators and school leaders			Ongoing
Adopt certification for district and building level facilitators			2003 -2006
Provide ongoing professional development at all levels for new and emerging technologies.			Ongoing
Appoint a committee to research and compile information about technology resources appropriate for grade range and student needs, and provide a plan for dissemination and integration of these resources. Coordinate with school improvement teams and district assistant teams.			2003-2006

Goal	Improved student learning and achievement
Objective 5	Technology Policy, Accountability, and Leadership: The district will provide continuous leadership, guidance, and resources to schools to meet the rise and demand of educational technology.

Benchmarks Target Year: 2006		Evidence Sources	Data Collection Methods
5A. Regional technology leadership centers will continue to promote and expand statewide technology initiatives		Continuation of Teaching and Learning Technology Centers (TLTC) in each region	· TLTC monthly report and online calendar of events · End-of-the-year report for TLTC · TLTC web site
5B. Form partnerships to ensure collaboration with various education entities to ensure that initiatives and policies across PK-12 maximize the effective use of educational technology		District technology personnel partnerships	· Survey of district superintendents and the Administrative Director/Coordinator of Technology
5C. Participate in national and state professional organizations to ensure collaboration with other states to assist in maximizing resources		Membership and participation in national and state technology council	· Membership records
5D. Develop a systematized annual formative evaluation process of local policies to extend Louisiana’s educational technology efforts		Local school board policies	· Minutes from formal reviews of policies
5E. The school district will create new policies and revise existing policies to recognize certification in educational technology facilitation and educational technology leadership		1. District level policy statements 2. Job announcements 3. Salary structure for technology-certified employees 4. State-mandated reports of district policies and mandates	· Survey of school district superintendent and Human Resource Department · Statements from interviews with local school officials · Copies of documents · School Improvement Plan
5F. Expand leadership initiatives and guidance to support the assessment, acquisition, and implementation of assistive technology		1. IEP 2. Teacher professional development opportunities	· Survey of district Special Education supervisors

Strategies			Timeline
Cultivate leadership within each school to guide the appropriate integration of technology and curricula			Ongoing
Maintain active communication with educational technology leadership in the Louisiana Department of Education			Ongoing
Recognize and promote as models principals, teachers, and classrooms exhibiting successful technology integration			Ongoing
Provide ongoing evaluation data as requested by the Louisiana Department of Education.			Ongoing
Provide ongoing support to principals and teachers as they learn to integrate technology into the curricula			Ongoing
Assist beginning teachers to assure the appropriate integration of technology and curricula			Ongoing

Goal	Improved student learning and achievement
Objective 6	Partnerships: Partnerships will be developed with key education stakeholders to maximize the effective use of technology resources.

Benchmarks Target Year: 2006		Evidence Sources	Data Collection Methods
6A. Each school will establish formal partnerships with local businesses. These partnerships, increasing in number annually, will focus on school improvement, technology integration, and collaboration with the School Improvement team.		1. Formal documentation in the form of exchange of letters, acquisition of hardware/software or supplies 2. Exchange of resource/support personnel

DATE, TIME, PLACE OF MEETING

ROLL CALL

MINUTES APPROVED

Supplemental Agenda

Student of the Year State Winners

School Nurse of the Year Award

Counselor of the Year Awards

James Powers, Counselor and Tech Prep Consultant, recognized the following recipients of the Counselor of the Year Awards:

School Parent Volunteer of the Year Award

CAE Retirement Program

Perfect Attendance Award

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Goals and Objectives

KEY INDICATOR: Educational Services

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Status/Recommendation: Complete. See Attachment A

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 4

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 5

Status/Recommendation: In progress.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 7

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 8

KEY INDICATOR: Employee Satisfaction

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

KEY INDICATOR: Community Satisfaction

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

Status/Recommendation: Complete. See Attachment D. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue policy.

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Status/Recommendation: Completed March 2001. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue Advisory Board function.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedures.

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

Status/Recommendation: Complete. Standard Operating Procedure, drop from goals, continue procedure.

KEY INDICATOR: Fiscal Soundness

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 1

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

KEY INDICATOR: Quality Management System

KEY INDICATOR: Facilities

S.M.A.R.T. Goal 2

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 3

ONGOING S.M.A.R.T. Goal 4

15. Develop program to improve teacher attendance

Ongoing Goal

Employee Satisfaction

Ongoing Goal

Community Satisfaction

Ongoing Goal

Fiscal Soundness

Ongoing Goal

Quality Management System

Facilities

Ongoing Goal

Employee Benefits Committee

Adoption of the Calcasieu Parish School Board Technology Plan

Goal

Goal

Goal

Target Year: 2006

Goal

Goal

Goal