“The Minutes in Minutes” highlights Jefferson Parish School Board meetings. To see everything that happened at the October 7, 2020 school board meeting, watch the video above. You can click here to view the agenda from each meeting or click here for more information about the Jefferson Parish School Board. To learn how you can watch our board meetings live, click here.

Second Reading authored by Mr. Nugent:

• Move that we name the band building at John Q. Adams Middle School, The Haydel Performing Arts Center.

Second Reading authored by Mr. North co-authored by Ms. Kuhn:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board immediately reinstate the Teacher Supply Reimbursement policy as per the 2019-2020 school year.

Second Reading authored by Mr. North co-authored by Ms. Kuhn:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board require that all K-5 and K-8 schools offer after care, should the numbers allow, as a service to our parents. The superintendent and his administrative team will offer assistance as needed to fulfill this board policy.

• Motion to renew the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the Jefferson Parish School Board, the Jefferson Federation of Teachers and the Jefferson Federation of Teachers Health and Welfare Fund for calendar year 2021. DEFERRED FROM SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 - PULLED FOR DISCUSSION

• Items on the consent agenda are approved by a unanimous vote. View the board agenda to see the full consent agenda.

First Reading authored by Mr. Dickerson:

• Move to form a task force to help change the name of any school or mascot that is offensive to ethnicity,
  culture, religion, or race. The task force is to be formed by November, and report it’s progress to March’s
  board meeting

First Reading authored by Mr. Dale:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board withdraw membership’s from the Louisiana School Board
  Association.

First Reading authored by Mr. North:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board direct the Superintendent to do the following:
  1. to immediately stop all financial transfers from the JPPSS bank accounts directly to the Jefferson
  Federation of Teachers Committee On Political ED (COPE); 2. Through his legal team, determine the
  legality of moving money from our school board accounts to the JFT PAC account when this is not
  stipulated in the present CBA; 3. To have our legal team investigate when the funneling of this
  money directly into the JFT PAC began, and who made these arrangements with the JFT PAC
  Administrators; 4. To determine the cost of servicing this PAC, since it’s inception, and bill the PAC
  for using public funds to service such PAC.

 First Reading authored by Mr. North:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board approve the hiring of an accounting firm to conduct a
  forensic audit of the Jefferson Parish Public School system. The firm hired may not have any
  personal, professional, financial, or political affiliation or ties to a current school board member,
  superintendent, or chief financial officer, or anyone who has served in these positions since
  January 1, 2011. The firm must be selected by December 15, 2020 and must provide a full report to
  the Board no later that May 15, 2021. The report must also include a recommended spending plan
  encompassing the next 10 years. The cost of this project must not exceed industry average. A
  committee selected by the JPSB president will oversee the selection of this accounting firm. This
  “Forensic Audit Committee” will report audit progress to the entire JPSB on a monthly basis.