“The Minutes in Minutes” highlights Jefferson Parish School Board meetings. To see everything that happened at the February 1, 2023 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. Ricky Johnson:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish Administration provide this Board with a revised "2023 Infrastructure and Efficiency Plan" informed by the following considerations:
  School Consolidations to optimize occupancy and reduce operational costs, Expansion of the Pk-8 model where appropriate, Increase Early Childhood Education (ETC) seats where possible, Expanded opportunities for Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings, Ensures greater efficiency in transportation costs, eliminating light loads and dead mileage as much as possible, Creates future opportunities for purchasing/leasing of busses which includes establishing a site for overnight parking and maintenance, Any pervasive, urgent issues at any of our campuses. This plan is to be presented to the Board at the March 2023 meeting.

Second Reading Authored by Mr. Derrick Shepherd:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish Administration provide this Board with a revised "2023 Infrastructure and Efficiency Plan" informed by the following considerations:
  School Consolidations to optimize occupancy and reduce operational costs, Expansion of the Pk-8 model where appropriate, Increase Early Childhood Education (ETC) seats where possible, Expanded opportunities for Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings, Ensures greater efficiency in transportation costs, eliminating light loads and dead mileage as much as possible, Creates future opportunities for purchasing/leasing of busses which includes establishing a site for overnight parking and maintenance, Any pervasive, urgent issues at any of our campuses. This plan is to be presented to the Board at the March 2023 meeting.

Second Reading Authored by Mr. Derrick Shepherd:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board rescind the decision taken at the March 16, 2022, Board Meeting that the Jefferson Parish School Board, Superintendent, Facilities department develop designs, choose architects and or engineers to determine cost with will not exceed 2,000,000.00 per building in order to build athletic complexes at Higgins and Riverdale High Schools.

• 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. Michael Pedalino:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board rescind the decision taken at the March 16, 2022, Board Meeting that the Jefferson Parish School Board, Superintendent, Facilities Department develop designs, choose architects and or engineers to determine cost which will not exceed 2,000,000.00 in order to build an Athletic Complex at Riverdale High School.

First Reading authored by Mr. Derrick Shepherd:

• Move that the Jefferson Parish School Board task the Superintendent and the Facilities Department to develop designs, choose architects and or engineers to determine cost which will not exceed 6,000,000.00 in order to build an Athletic Complex/Field House at L.W. Higgins High School.