12-04-07

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, December 4, 2007, at 4:45 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Bryan LaRocque, President. The prayer was led by James Karr, Sr. and Jimmy Pitre led the Pledge of Allegiance.

ROLL CALL

The roll was called and the following members were present: Joe Andrepont, Annette Ballard, Dale Bernard, Billy Breaux, Randy Burleigh, Mack Dellafosse, Clara Duhon, Chad Guidry, Fred Hardy, Bill Jongbloed, James Karr, Sr., Bryan LaRocque, Jimmy Pitre, Elray Victorian, and R.L. Webb.

MINUTES APPROVED

On a motion by Joe Andrepont, seconded by R.L. Webb and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of November 13, 2007 were approved as presented.

SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

On a motion by Mack Dellafosse and seconded by James Karr, the Supplemental Agenda was included as part of the regular agenda.

PRESENTATIONS

Teacher of the Year

Pinelle Spain presented the following Teacher of the Year Runner-up winners:

Elementary School

First Runner-up: Angela Ardoin, Dolby Elementary; Pam

Quebodeaux, Principal

Second Runner-up: Karen Batchelor, Nelson Elementary; Jackie Smith, Principal

Middle School

First Runner-up: Carmen Williams, F.K. White Middle; Chris Fontenot, Principal

Second Runner-up: Theda Ambrose, Reynaud Middle; Carolyn Thomas, Principal

High School

First Runner-up: Paula Self Michalko, Barbe High; Beth Fraser, Principal

Second Runner-up: Ashley Martin, LaGrange High; Bobby Jack Thompson, Principal

Elementary winner: Rhona Wiley-Williams, Brentwood Elementary; Brent Washington, Principal. Assistant Principal Pam Bell presented in lieu of Mr. Washington and accepted for Mrs. Williams.

Middle School winner: Janice Biondini, W.W. Lewis Middle; Tony Dougherty, Principal

High School winner: Lori Benoit, Sulphur High School; Keith Bonin, Principal

Principal of the Year

Donna Mancuso presented the following Principal of the Year winners:

Delores Hicks, Elementary Administrative Director, presented John Spikes from Barbe Elementary School as the Calcasieu Parish Elementary Principal of the Year.

Charlotte Gallemore, Middle School Administrative Director, presented Steve Hardy from Vinton Middle School as the Calcasieu Parish Middle School Principal of the Year.

David Buller, High School Administrative Director, presented Keith Bonin from Sulphur High School as the Calcasieu Parish High School Principal of the Year and Regional High School Principal of the Year.

State Health Award Winner

Donna Mancuso presented Karen Williams, Principal of Kaufman Elementary School, and Coach Sharon Floyd. Kaufman Elementary was awarded the State Health Award in Baton Rouge on October 18, 2007, recognizing activities that promote healthful eating and physical activity.

TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION

(On request of Mr. Andrepont and with no opposition, this agenda item was moved ahead of the Personnel Packet/Executive Session item.)

Resolution for Proces Verbal/Promulgation of Election/District 23

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lake Charles, Louisiana December 4, 2007

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 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, BRYAN LaRocque called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present

ABSENT: None

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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) on November 17, 2007, on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000,000, 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: 14

NAYS: None

President LaRocque did not vote.

PROCES VERBAL

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 4^th day of December, 2007, at 4:45 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on August 7, 2007, 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on November 17, 2007, 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. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $35,000,000 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $35,000,000 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 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. 23 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:

PRECINCT IN FAVOR AGAINST

405 187 123

440 153 53

441 116 51

462 26 15

463 162 75

464 125 72

408 (Part) 67 33

461 (Part) 24 11

467 (Part) 3 0

Absentees 64 32

TOTALS 927 465

We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 23 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.

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 Bond 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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Calcasieu Parish and of general circulation in said School District No. 23.

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 and , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 4^th day of December, 2007, 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: R.L. Webb, Fred Hardy, Clara Duhon, Annette Ballard, Dale Bernard, Bill Jongbloed, Jimmy Pitre, Bryan LaRocque, Jim Karr, Mack Dellafosse, Randy Burleigh, Chad Guidry, Joe Andrepont, Billy Breaux, Elray Victorian

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

YEAS: 14

NAYS: None

President LaRocque did not vote.

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION PROMULGATING THE RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA ON NOVEMBER 17, 2007.

WHEREAS, on November 17, 2007, an election was held in School District No. 23 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:

SECTION 1. An election was held in School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on November 17, 2007, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on August 7, 2007 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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 23, on September 7, September 14, September 21, and September 28, 2007, 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 August 7, 2007, 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 18:572; that on November 20, 2007, 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:

BOND PROPOSITION

SECTION 3. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication of this resolution of promulgation one time in the Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the official journal of the Board and of general circulation in School District No. 23.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4^th day of December, 2007.

/s/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LaRocque, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary

Calcasieu Parish School Board

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CALCASIEU

I, WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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. 23 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 December 4, 2007, 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 4^th day of December, 2007.

WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary

Resolution for Proces Verbal/Promulgation of Election/District 30

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lake Charles, Louisiana December 4, 2007

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 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, Bryan LaRocque, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present

ABSENT: None

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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “District”) on November 17, 2007, on the question of incurring debt and issuing bonds in an amount not exceeding $37,500,000, 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: 14

NAYS: None

President LaRocque did not vote.

PROCES VERBAL

BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 4^th day of December, 2007, at 4:45 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Calcasieu Parish School Board (the “Board”), governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, adopted on August 7, 2007, 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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana on November 17, 2007, 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. 30 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $37,500,000 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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $37,500,000 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. 30 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:

PRECINCT IN FAVOR AGAINST

400 94 65

401 73 30

402 65 31

403 127 61

404 175 95

406 119 49

407 118 65

408 (Part) 37 13

460E 34 21

460W (Part) 46 53

461 (Part) 51 24

465 42 28

466E 111 57

466W 208 92

467 (Part) 55 34

468 141 70

469 (Part) 100 53

562 (Part) 2 2

762 (Part) 28 8

Absentees 284 130

TOTALS 1,910 981

We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of School District No. 30 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 and , competent witnesses and qualified voters of Calcasieu Parish on this 4^th day of December, 2007, at a meeting of the Board in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by the undersigned members of said Board present and participating in the canvass of said election.

SECTION 1. An election was held in School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on November 17, 2007, to determine the proposition hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on August 7, 2007 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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 30, on September 7, September 14, September 21, and September 28, 2007, 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 August 7, 2007, 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 18:571; that on

November 20, 2007, 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. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana:

BOND PROPOSITION

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 4^th day of December, 2007.

/s/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LaRocque, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LaRocque, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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 4^th day of December, 2007.

_________________________________

WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary

Authorization Advertisement for Sale/District 23/ Approval POS/District 23

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lake Charles, Louisiana December 4, 2007

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 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, BRYAN LaRocque called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present

ABSENT: None

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. Breaux and seconded by Mr. Burleigh, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: 14

NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

NOT VOTING: President LaRocque

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF $15,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2008 SERIES.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, the governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana as follows:

SECTION 1. $15,000,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2008 Series (the “Bonds”), authorized by an election held in School District No. 23 on November 17, 2007, 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 January 8, 2008, at 4:45 o’clock p.m. Central Standard (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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 23 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

$15,000,000

GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS

OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF

CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

2008 SERIES

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Issuer”), at the Parish School Board Office at 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, until 4:45 o’clock p.m., Central Standard (Louisiana) Time, on Tuesday, the

8^th DAY OF JANUARY, 2008,

for the purchase of the following issue or issues of Bonds of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Bonds”), authorized at a special election held within the Issuer on Saturday, November 17, 2007:

$15,000,000 (being part of an authorized issue of $35,000,000) General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds, 2008 Series, maturing February 15 in each year in the principal amount as set forth opposite such year in the following table:

YEAR AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT

2009 455,000.00 2019 740,000.00

2010 475,000.00 2020 775,000.00

2011 500,000.00 2021 815,000.00

2012 525,000.00 2022 855,000.00

2013 550,000.00 2023 900,000.00

2014 580,000.00 2024 940,000.00

2015 610,000.00 2025 990,000.00

2016 635,000.00 2026 1,040,000.00

2017 670,000.00 2027 1,095,000.00

2018 705,000.00 2028 1,145,000.00

The Bonds will be in fully registered form, dated February 15, 2008, 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 February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning February 15, 2009.

Those Bonds maturing in the years 2009 to 2013, inclusive, shall not be subject to redemption prior to maturity. Those Bonds, or portions thereof in multiples of $5,000, maturing in the years 2014 to 2028, 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 February 15, 2013, at par and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.

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

A certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $300,000.00 drawn on an incorporated bank or trust company and payable to the order of School District No. 23 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 February 15, 2008 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, A Professional Corporation, 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, A Professional Corporation, 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 Karl Bruchhaus, Chief Financial Officer of the Calcasieu Parish School Board, 1724 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601; or Joseph A. Delafield, A Professional Corporation, 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 FIFTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 ($15,000,000) DOLLARS General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2008 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 February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning February 15, 2009, 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 DATE(Feb.15) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT MATURITY DATE (Feb. 15) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

2009 455,000.00 2019 740,000.00

2010 475,000.00 2020 775,000.00

2011 500,000.00 2021 815,000.00

2012 525,000.00 2022 855,000.00

2013 550,000.00 2023 900,000.00

2014 580,000.00 2024 940,000.00

2015 610,000.00 2025 990,000.00

2016 635,000.00 2026 1,040,000.00

2017 670,000.00 2027 1,095,000.00

2018 705,000.00 2028 1,145,000.00

We will pay the principal sum of FIFTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 ($15,000,000) 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. 23 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 February 27, 2008 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. 23 will furnish to us, free of charge, at the time of delivery of the Bonds, the qualified approving legal opinion of Joseph A. Delafield, A Professional Corporation, 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 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($300,000.00) 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. 23 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 not 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.

Bid accepted by resolution adopted by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, as governing authority of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this 8th day of January,

2008.

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 4^th day of December, 2007.

/s/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LAROCQUE, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary

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

YEAS: 14

NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

NOT VOTING: President LaRocque

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO BE PROVIDED THE INITIAL PURCHASER(S) OF $15,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2008 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 November 17, 2007, an election was held in School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at which election the voters of School District No. 23 of Calcasieu Parish authorized said District to incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $35,000,000, 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 2008 Series of the Bonds in the principal amount of $15,000,000 will be held on January 8, 2008; 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. 23, 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. 23 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 judgment 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 4^th day of December, 2007.

/s/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LAROCQUE, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LAROCQUE, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CALCASIEU

I, WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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. 23 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 December 4, 2007, 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. 23 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this 4^th day of December, 2007.

Authorization Advertisement for Sale/District 30/Approval POS/District 30

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lake Charles, Louisiana December 4, 2007

President, Bryan LaRocque, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present

ABSENT: None

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. Guidry and seconded by Mr. Breaux, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: 14

NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

NOT VOTING: President LaRocque

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR SALE OF $15,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT, NO. 30 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2008 SERIES.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, the governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana as follows:

SECTION 1. $15,000,000 General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2008 Series (the “Bonds”), authorized by an election held in School District No. 30 on November 17, 2007, shall be sold as herein directed.

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 Lake Charles American Press, a newspaper published in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and of general circulation in School District No. 30 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

$15,000,000

GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS

OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 30 OF

CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

2008 SERIES

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Issuer”), at the Parish School Board Office at 1732 Kirkman Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, until 4:45 o’clock p.m., Central Standard (Louisiana) Time, on Tuesday, the

8^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2008,

for the purchase of the following issue or issues of Bonds of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the “Bonds”), authorized at a special election held within the Issuer on Saturday, November 17, 2007:

$15,000,000 (being part of an authorized issue of $37,500,000) General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds, 2008 Series, maturing February 15 in each year in the principal amount as set forth opposite such year in the following table:

YEAR AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT

2009 455,000.00 2019 740,000.00

2010 475,000.00 2020 775,000.00

2011 500,000.00 2021 815,000.00

2012 525,000.00 2022 855,000.00

2013 550,000.00 2023 900,000.00

2014 580,000.00 2024 940,000.00

2015 610,000.00 2025 990,000.00

2016 635,000.00 2026 1,040,000.00

2017 670,000.00 2027 1,095,000.00

2018 705,000.00 2028 1,145,000.00

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

A certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $300,000.00 drawn on an incorporated bank or trust company and payable to the order of School District No. 30 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.

We offer to purchase FIFTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 ($15,000,000) DOLLARS General Obligation Public School Improvement Bonds of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 2008 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 February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning February 15, 2009, 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 DATE PRINCIPAL MATURITY DATE PRINCIPAL

(Feb. 15) (Feb. 15)

2009 455,000.00 2019 740,000.00

2010 475,000.00 2020 775,000.00

2011 500,000.00 2021 815,000.00

2012 525,000.00 2022 855,000.00

2013 550,000.00 2023 900,000.00

2014 580,000.00 2024 940,000.00

2015 610,000.00 2025 990,000.00

2016 635,000.00 2026 1,040,000.00

2017 670,000.00 2027 1,095,000.00

2018 705,000.00 2028 1,145,000.00

We will pay the principal sum of FIFTEEN MILLION AND NO/100 ($15,000,000) 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. 30 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 February 27, 2008 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. 30 will furnish to us, free of charge, at the time of delivery of the Bonds, the qualified approving legal opinion of Joseph A. Delafield, A Professional Corporation, 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 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($300,000.00) 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. 30 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 not 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.

Bid accepted by resolution adopted by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, as governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this 8^th day of January, 2008.

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 4^th day of December, 2007.

/s/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LaROCQUE, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary

The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by ______________ and seconded by _____________, was adopted by the following vote:

YEAS: 14

NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

NOT VOTING: President LaRocque

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO BE PROVIDED THE INITIAL PURCHASER(S) OF $15,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 30 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, 2008 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 November 17, 2007, an election was held in School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, at which election the voters of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish authorized said District to incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $37,500,000, 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 2008 Series of the Bonds in the principal amount of $15,000,000 will be held on January 8, 2008; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as the governing authority of School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana as follows:

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 4^th day of December, 2007.

/s/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LaRocque, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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/ Bryan LaRocque

BRYAN LaRocque, President

Calcasieu Parish School Board

ATTEST:

/s/ Wayne R. Savoy

WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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 4^th day of December, 2007.

WAYNE R. SAVOY, Secretary

Resolution for Election/District 21

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The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in special session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 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, Bryan LaRocque, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present

ABSENT: None

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

Thereupon, upon motion made by Mr. Karr and seconded by Mr. Bernard, the following resolution was adopted, the vote thereon being as follows:

YEAS: 14

NAYS: None

President LaRocque did not vote.

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 21 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, ON MARCH 8, 2008, AUTHORIZING THE 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, it is deemed necessary and desirable by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, governing authority of School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, (the "District"), that bonds of the District be issued in the sum of not to exceed ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 ($11,500,000) 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, authority for the issuance of the bonds of the said School District for such purpose is granted by Article 6, Section 33 and Article 7, Section 26(E) of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, by those portions of Part II not repealed by the 1977 Louisiana Legislature 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, 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 to be held for such purpose; and

WHEREAS, the Calcasieu Parish School Board desires to provide for the holding of an election at which the proposition of issuing such bonds may be submitted; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 21 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 and Article 7, Section 26(E) of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, those portions of Part II not repealed by the 1977 Louisiana Legislature 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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 8^th day of March, 2008, 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 541 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 School District No. 21 entitled and qualified to vote at said election under the Constitution and laws of the United States, the following proposition:

BOND PROPOSITION

SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 21 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $11,500,000 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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $11,500,000 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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 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.

662 Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, Company No. Two Fire Station, 4775 Highway 27, DeQuincy

663 Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, Company No. Three Fire Station, 3533 Highway 27, DeQuincy

664 Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, Company No. Three Fire Station, 3533 Highway 27, DeQuincy

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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Voting machines will be used in the conduct of the election. All qualified electors of School District No. 21 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 _______ day of ___________, 2008, at 4:45 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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on the 6^th day of December, 2007.

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, Sections 29, 30 and 32 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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, under the provisions of Article 6, Section 22 and Article 7, Section 26(E) of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, those portions of Part II not repealed by the 1977 Legislature 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 said ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, 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. By virtue of the District’s application for, acceptance and utilization of the benefits of the Louisiana State Bond Commission’s approval(s) resolved and set forth herein, the District resolves that it understands and agrees that such approval(s) are expressly conditioned upon, and it further resolves that it understands, agrees and binds itself, its successors and assigns to, full and continuing compliance with the “State Bond Commission Policy on Approval of Proposed Use of Swaps, or other forms of Derivative Products Hedges, Etc.,” adopted by the Commission on July 20, 2006, as to the borrowing(s) and other matter(s) subject to the approval(s), including subsequent application and approval under said Policy of the implementation or use of any sway(s) or other product(s) or enhancement(s) covered thereby.

SECTION 8. 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 9. Certified copies of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, 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 10. All resolutions, ordinances, or orders in conflict herewith, be, to the extent of such conflict, and they are hereby repealed.

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

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 4^th day of December, 2007.

The Parish School Board of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, governing authority of School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, met in regular public session at 4:45 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 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, Bryan LaRocque, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: All were present

Thereupon, upon motion made by Mr. Karr and seconded by Mr. Breaux, the following resolution was adopted, the vote thereon being as follows:

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE DESCRIBING THE GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 21 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA

BE IT RESOLVED by the Calcasieu Parish School Board, acting as the governing authority of School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as follows:

SECTION 1. That the resolution adopted November 5, 1924 creating School District No. 21 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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, said publication to be made in the Lake Charles American Press in the same edition as the Notice to Voters is published, pertaining to the special bond election authorized for School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, by resolution adopted this date.

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

I, WAYNE R. SAVOY, 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. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Calcasieu Parish School Board on this 4^th day of December, 2007.

Beginning at the northeast corner of Section Four (4), Township Seven (7) South, Range Ten (10) West, Louisiana Meridian, thence South on east line of Sections Four (4), Nine (9), Sixteen (16), Twenty-one (21), Twenty-eight (28) and Thirty-three (33) to the southeast corner of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Seven (7) South, Range Ten (10) West; then east on the north line of Sections Three (3), Two (2) and One (1), Township Eight (8) South, Range Ten (10) West, and Sections Six (6), Five (5) and Four (4), Township Eight (8) South, Range Nine (9) West, to the center of Hickory Branch; then down the center of Hickory Branch through Sections Four (4), Nine (9), Sixteen (16) and Seventeen (17), Township Eight (8) South, Range Nine (9) West; to the intersection of Hickory Branch and Backwith Creek in Section Seventeen (17), Township Eight (8) South, Range Nine (9) West; then down the center of the West Fork of the Calcasieu River, through Sections Seventeen (17), Sixteen (16), Twenty-one (21), Twenty-eight (28) and Thirty-three (33), Township Eight (8) South, Range Nine (9) West, and Sections Four (4), Three (3) and Ten (10), Township Nine (9) South, Range Nine (9) West, to the intersection of the West Fork of the Calcasieu River and Houston River in Section Ten (10), Township Nine (9) South, Range Nine (9) West; then up the center of the Houston River through Sections Ten (10), Nine (9), Eight (8) and Seven (7), Township Nine (9) South, Range Nine (9) West, and Sections Twelve (12), Eleven (11), Ten (10), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5) and Six (6), Township Nine (9) South, Range Ten (10) West, and Sections Thirty-two (32) and Thirty-one (31), Township Eight (8) South, Range Ten (10) West, and Sections Thirty-six (36), Thirty-five (35), Thirty-four (34), and Thirty-three (33), Township Eight (8) South, Range Eleven (11) West, and Sections One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), and Five (5), Township Nine (9) South, Range Eleven (11) West, to the west line of Section Five (5), Township Nine (9) South, Range Eleven (11) West, then north on the west line of Section Five (5), Township Nine (9) South, Range Eleven (11) West, and Sections Thirty-two (32), Twenty-nine (29), Twenty (20), Seventeen (17), Eight (8), and Five (5), Township Eight (8) South, Range Eleven (11) West, to the north line of Section Five (5) Township Eight (8) South, Range Eleven (11) West; then east on the north line of Sections Five (5) and Four (4) to the northeast corner of Section Four (4), Township Eight (8) South, Range Eleven (11) West; then north on the west line of Sections Thirty-four (34), Twenty-seven (27), Twenty0two (22), Fifteen (15), Ten (10), and Three (3), Township Seven (7) South, Range Eleven (11) West, to the northwest corner of Section Three (3), Township Seven (7) south, Range eleven (11) West, then east on the north line of Sections Three (3), Two (2), and One (1), Township Seven (7) South, Range Eleven (11) West, and Sections Six (6), Five (5), and Four (4), Township Seven (7) South, Range Eleven (11) West, to the northeast corner of Section Four (4), Township Seven (7) South, Range Ten (10) West, the point of beginning; COMPRISING ALL OF WARD SIX OF CALCASIEU PARISH, AND HAVING THE SAME BOUNDARIES AS SAID WARD.

On a motion by Mr. Andrepont and seconded by Mr. Burleigh, the Board adjourned into Executive Session at 6:25 p.m. The Board resumed the Regular Session at 6:32 p.m.

Mr. Gary Anderson, Assistant Superintendent of Administration & Personnel, requested a motion supporting the recommendations as listed in the personnel packet. On a motion by Mr. Karr and seconded by Mr. Victorian, the motion carried.

Litigation #AAIC 1001951 settled on a motion by Mr. Breaux and seconded by Mr. Guidry, with no opposition.

Mr. Webb, Committee Chair, gave the report from the Curriculum and Instruction Committee meeting of November 15, 2007. The 2008-2009 School/Administrative Calendar was presented and on behalf of the committee, Mr. Webb made a motion to the Board to accept. On a vote, the motion carried.

(A copy of the calendar is available in the official Minutes at 1724 Kirkman Street.)

At committee, Steve Wieschhaus, Director of Central Warehouse and Textbook Services, gave a briefing of the textbook adoption procedure. Committees are comprised of administration, teachers, and parents. Books are selected from those already approved on the state level. About 95% or more of textbooks are ordered through Schoolbook Supply Company in Baton Rouge, where state contract prices are locked in for all seven years of adoption. On behalf of the committee, Mr. Webb made a motion to accept the Textbook Adoption Committee recommendations. On a vote, the motion carried.

At committee, Sheryl Piper, Director of Early Childhood, presented the key management people in the Pre-KN Department, as well as teachers and parents who were present. At a later time, Mrs. Piper will report to the Board concerning funds received for HeadStart and how it is distributed.

Mrs. Piper reported that the Federal Government came in May to monitor the Head Start Program. The monitors were looking at ten areas. Of approximately 1822 standards, the District had only two deficiencies. The two deficiencies refer to the need for shared decision-making between the Policy Council and the School Board. To correct these deficiencies, a report must be made periodically to the School Board, relating to the activities of the Head Start Program. Of an estimated 756 regulations monitored, there were only ten areas of non-compliance. These are in the process of being corrected.

At committee, the Deficiency Determination items were approved, along with the Plans and Procedures for Shared Decision Making. Also, the By-Laws for the Head Start Policy Council, the Composition/Selection Procedures of the Policy Council, and the Conflict Resolution and Impasse Procedures. On behalf of the committee, Mr. Webb made a motion to accept. Upon a Board vote, the motion carried.

Mr. Victorian asked if we will ever be able to accommodate all of the students that are eligible for Pre-Kn, which would be approximately fifty new classes. Mr. Savoy replied that we are given a certain allocation and with more students, we will go through an application process to get the money from the Federal Government for more classes.

Mrs. Piper and several staff members were present at the Board meeting and were recognized.

Mrs. Duhon said that she serves as the representative on the Head Start Policy Council and will report to the Board.

Mr. Webb reported that Dr. Billy Stokes, Director of the Center for Child Development at the University of Lafayette, said that Calcasieu Parish had one of the top Pre-K Programs in the state. Pre-K has a definite impact on school readiness and increases student achievement by closing the achievement gap at kindergarten entry, reducing grade retention by 36%, reducing referral and identification to special education by 35%, and increasing student achievement (iLEAP scores increased by 16%-19%.) The Pre-K Program is defined as being balanced between social, emotional, and cognitive skills. This was for information purposes only.

Band Uniforms for the High School Department for the Calcasieu Parish School Board

Bid Number 2008-16 was opened November 26, 2007. Bids were received from the following vendors:

The Staff recommends accepting the low bid for each item meeting specifications.

The Staff recommends accepting the low bid meeting specifications from Stanbury Uniforms for the total amount of $153,134.00.

Stanbury Uniforms has agreed to issue a discounted cost of $7,656.60 if CPSB awards the bid for all three schools (Barbe, DeQuincy, Vinton) bringing the total cost to $145,477.30.

On a motion to approve by Mr. Dellafosse and seconded by Mrs. Duhon, the motion carried.

Renewal Bid for Library Books for the Calcasieu Parish School Board, General Funds

Bid Number 2008-17 (Renewal), original bid #2007-18. The Staff recommends accepting the renewal bid for items meeting specifications in original bid. If accepted, total will be as follows:

On a motion to approve by Mrs. Ballard and seconded by Mrs. Duhon, the motion carried.

School Uniforms for the Calcasieu Parish School Board, McKinney-Vento Act for the Homeless, Title I Funds. On a motion to approve by Mrs. Duhon and seconded by Mr. Dellafosse, the motion carried.

Diversion of Commodities for Processing for SY 2008-2009 (beef, chicken, pork, turkey, cheese, oil, eggs, peanut butter, and/or tomato paste) – Advertisements to run December 8, 12, and 16, 2007 and opening on Friday, January 18, 2008. On a motion to approve by Mr. Burleigh and seconded by Mrs. Ballard, the motion carried.

Beneficial Occupancy, Project “Phase VI-Classroom Pods for the Calcasieu Parish School Board,” Riverboat Funds, DeQuincy High School, Bid # 2007-06 PC; C.R. Fugatt, A.I.A., Architect; Miller & Associates Development Co., Inc., Contractor. On a motion to approve by Mr. Karr and seconded by Mr. Victorian, the motion carried.

Change Order Number Two (2), Project “Phase I Improvements, Vinton Middle School,” Bid # 2007-04 PC; Increase of $24,001.37; Ellender Architects & Associates, LLC, Designer; Priola Construction Co., Inc., Contractor. On a motion to approve by Mr. Guidry and seconded by Mr. Karr, the motion carried.

Change Order Number Three (3), Project “Phase I Improvements, Vinton Elementary School,” Bid # 2007-03 PC; Increase of $8,432.09; Ellender Architects & Associates , LLC, Designer; Priola Construction Co., Inc., Contractor. On a motion to approve by Mr. Guidry and seconded by Mr. Karr, the motion carried.

Recommendation of Acceptance, “Phase I Improvements, Vinton Elementary School, “ Bid # 2007-03 PC; Ellender Architects & Associates, LLC, Designer; Priola Construction Co., Inc., Contractor. On a motion to approve by Mr. Guidry and seconded by Mr. Karr, the motion carried.

On a motion to accept by Mr. Karr and seconded by Mrs. Duhon, the motion carried.

Wayne Savoy, Superintendent, suggested to the Board that a year long calendar be adopted at the January Board meeting.

Mr. Savoy recognized J.I. Watson Middle School, DeQuincy Middle School, F.K. White Middle School, and S.J. Welsh Middle School, as they are recipients of the Quality in Science and Mathematics Equipment Fund. Various teachers of these schools applied for this grant, which is normally $500 for classroom equipment.

He offered congratulations to an Oak Park Elementary student, Klay Williams, for second place in the DDC Inclusion state-wide art contest.

Mr. Savoy reported that the Louisiana Association of School Transportation Officials was given a $2000.00 donation by the New York Association of Pupil Transportation, for the purpose of assisting Louisiana school districts in hurricane recovery. Calcasieu Parish received $500 from this donation, for the Transportation Department.

He congratulated the Westlake High School Football Team for their undefeated season and making the state title game. Mr. Savoy told about a program at Westlake High School where teachers and faculty “adopted” members of the football team. In this program, attendance, discipline, and grades are monitored and the student is treated to meals out. Mr. Savoy said it has really made a difference in the way that the students have started treating each other.

Mr. Burleigh is involved in the program and said that the idea came from Coach Caldarera. He said he encourages everyone to look at this program, and that Westlake High School is going to try to implement the program into other sports.

Mr. Webb asked for a letter of condolence to Beth Armentor at the loss of her mother. He asked for a letter of thanks to Mrs. Beloney and her staff for the Christmas dinner, held prior to this Board meeting.

Mr. Hardy asked for a letter of condolence to the family of Jewell Merchant. He also asked for a letter of condolence to the family of Thelma Thomas.

Mrs. Duhon asked for a letter of condolence to the family of Misty Cook and a condolence letter to the family of Thelma Thomas.

Mrs. Ballard gave her congratulations to the Westlake High School Football Team. She congratulated Sheryl Piper and her staff for the committee report on the Head Start/Pre-KN program.

Mr. Bernard also asked for a letter of condolence to the family of Jewell Merchant. He asked for a letter of condolence to Sandra DeWitt at the loss of her mother. He asked for a letter of congratulations to LSU Coach Les Miles and his staff for winning the SEC Championship. Mrs. Ballard said we should wait until LSU wins the National Championship.

Mr. Breaux also thanked Mrs. Beloney and her staff for the Christmas dinner. He thanked Charlene Chiasson and her staff for the good job they did in lining up the speakers for the Board retreat. He congratulated the football team at Westlake High School for making the state play-off. He asked for a letter of appreciation to John Paul Duhon at Sulphur High School. He continued, saying that his son had broken his leg playing football on the Sulphur High School field and he feels that because Mr. Duhon reacted very fast and stabilized his son’s leg, he kept the situation from being worse than it was.

Mr. Andrepont asked for a letter of condolence to Dru Stains at the loss of her mother. He thanked the voters of Bond District 30 for supporting the bond election. He congratulated the football team at Westlake High School. He thanked Mrs. Beloney and her staff for the Christmas dinner and wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

Mr. Burleigh thanked everyone for the support that Westlake High School has received and wished everyone a Merry Christmas.

Mr. Dellafosse thanked Mrs. Beloney and her staff for the Christmas dinner. He congratulated the football team at Westlake High School and also asked for a letter of condolence to the family of Misty Cook.

Mr. Karr asked for a letter of appreciation to Coach Viator, the head football coach at McNeese State University, for their excellent season. He asked for a letter of condolence to Jim Crawford at the loss of his step-father. He said he wished good things to all Board members and a happy holiday season.

Mr. LaRocque asked for a letter of condolence to Karen Palermo at the loss of her husband. He wished everyone a Merry Christmas and thanked everyone for the support he has received during his year as President of the Board.

Terry Manuel, Legal Counsel, thanked the Board members for a good year together and invited all Board members to the District Attorney’s Christmas party. He also said that we should all remember our soldiers that cannot be at home during the holidays.

Mr. Andrepont asked Mr. Heath to have maintenance to look at the aluminum bleachers at Sulphur High School, as some of them are wobbling. He also asked for the number of certified teachers that are working in non-instruction jobs in our system, and not teaching in the classroom. He asked that the grading policy for high school students be discussed. He asked for the status on the drug and alcohol policy for employees, not for new hires only. He asked that staff have a policy by next school year regarding hoodies. He asked for information on the number of grants that have expired and we are now using General Fund money to fund.

Mr. Breaux asked for an update on the special alternative school for summer school. He asked for information on the Change Order Committee. He asked for an update on the process for expulsion of special education students. Mr. Savoy replied that there are things that can be handled internally, that we can do within the law and there was a plan to hire a special education hearing officer. He asked for information on TAP payments to the TAP teachers.

Mr. Jongbloed asked for information on the hoodie issue and where we are on that right now. Mr. Savoy said that Principals have been told to continue doing what they are doing now, until they are told differently.

Mr. Webb said he was concerned about the Elementary Alternative School not being open and asked when it will be open. Mr. Savoy said that Principals need to work with the students at their school and after they have tried everything, then that student will be a candidate for extra help at the Alternative School.

Mrs. Duhon asked for the programs for low performing schools to be researched and looked into, to turn around our low performing schools. Mrs. Duhon asked that whoever takes care of the website keep it updated.

Mr. Dellafosse asked for the number of certified teachers in each school that are in the core subjects, so he can see if we have a number of uncertified teachers teaching core classes. He would like to have an update on the Academy from Mr. Adkins. He asked for an update on the zoning of the old Lake Charles-Boston district. Mr. Savoy said that legal counsel was doing some background research on that and what can and cannot be done. He asked for an update on the Agenda Committee and the Goals Committee and hoped that they would be in place no later than February. He asked that School Handbooks be discussed and that each school not have its own handbook, and that each handbook follow Calcasieu Parish School Board policy. He asked for an update on the Reynaud Middle School Scholastic Audit. Mr. Savoy replied that there are copies of the Audit, available upon request. He asked for the results on the recommendation for TAP.

Mr. Hardy asked about non-certified teachers and how they are being acclimated to the classroom. He said he would like to have the process of team teaching discussed. He asked that the hourly wage of some of our employees be discussed and if someone changes jobs, why they should have to start over at the bottom of the scale. He said he is concerned about the Elementary Alternative School not being open and available for principals now. He asked that we look into the International Baccalaureate Curriculum. He asked for a report on the Agenda Committee.

Mr. LaRocque said that a lot of the calls that he receives are “gray” areas, as it relates to policy. He said the Board sets policy and he requested a way to develop a respect for the policies that are in place. He said they should not be looked at as “old” policies, but that they should be viewed as approved policy. He said he thought a lot of the issues could be eliminated by asking the administrators to be familiar with the policy and uphold the policy. He used as examples: hoodies, uniforms, concession stands during school hours.

Mr. Victorian said that different personalities interpret the same rules in different ways. He said that when you start trying to make everyone do things the exact same way, you become a micro manager.

On a motion to adjourn by Mr. Burleigh and seconded by Mr. Dellafosse, the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.