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Iberia Parish School District board meeting, Oct 21, 2026

41 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Iberia Parish board votes to keep retiree Medicare Advantage plan with Blue Cross 32:47

  • The board also passed the consent agenda, a salary schedule update and an increase to the district's FuelMan credit card limit. 7:24
  • The board discussed an Insurance Committee recommendation to switch the retirees' Medicare Advantage plan from Blue Cross to United. 15:49
  • A substitute motion to instead take up Option 1 and stay with Blue Cross was offered, and the chair announced that the substitute motion passed. 32:47
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and public comment procedures 0:03
    • The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM, followed by roll call, a prayer and the pledge. 0:03
    • The chair said requests to address the board on an agenda item would be heard before each item and that no cards were turned in. 2:04
  2. Group health plan financial update 0:42
    • A presenter reported total plan costs of $1,497,271 for September and a deficit for the month of $273,582. 2:38
    • No board questions were raised. ~4:29
  3. Monthly and quarterly sales tax reports 4:29
    • A presenter reported September sales tax collections of $2,972,698.80, a decrease of 32.37% compared to September 2025, and said the entire decrease came from 3 large payments for manufacturing equipment last year. 4:51
    • The presenter reported quarterly collections of $10,083,921, a decrease of 4.28%, and said a larger decrease was expected next quarter. 6:11
  4. Tax supplement report 6:54
    • A presenter reported a September cash balance of $7,596,889.93 in the 90% of the half-cent sales tax salary supplement. 7:01
  5. Consent agenda 7:24
    • The consent agenda included progress payments, budget revisions, financial reports, a facilities housekeeping report and minutes of the October 7th, 2026, regular meeting. 7:24
    • The chair announced that the motion passed. 7:24
  6. Salary schedule update for state stipend 7:24
    • A district staff member said the update is to remain in compliance with the Louisiana Department of Education, which recommends that additional compensation be shown in a footnote or appendix to the salary schedule. 8:36
    • The chair announced that the motion passed. 8:52
  7. Fuel credit card limit increase 8:52
    • A district staff member said the FuelMan credit limit is $200,000, that fuel and diesel prices have significantly increased, and requested raising the threshold to $300,000. 9:23
    • The chair announced that the motion passed. 9:44
  8. Architect services for two high school projects 9:44
    • A district staff member said the Jennerette High School re-roofing design comes at a fee of $168,644, a 7% flat fee funded by the 2023 bond renewal. 10:32
    • The staff member said the Westgate High School new weight room design comes at a 7% flat fee of $81,144, also funded by the 2023 bond renewal. 11:33
    • The staff member said 2 more gym projects would be presented in the next couple months. 12:14
    • After each architect services vote, the chair announced that the motion passed. 10:55
  9. Westgate High gym repairs completion 12:27
    • A district staff member said there are no payments associated with the item and that it is a declaration of substantial completion for the Westgate High gym building repairs and new finishes. 12:45
    • The staff member said crews are completing punch list items with the hope of turning the building over to the school on Monday. 12:45
    • The chair announced that the motion passed. 13:47
  10. Retiree Medicare Advantage plan renewal 13:47
    • The presenter of the committee report said remaining with Blue Cross would bring a $131,000 increase to the retirees and nothing to the board, while switching to United would give the board a $169,000 decrease. 13:47
    • One speaker called on for questions said retirees the speaker had talked to were satisfied with Blue Cross and said the speaker would not back the committee's recommendation, and another said retirees wanted to keep what they have and said the speaker would vote against switching to UnitedHealthcare. 19:05
    • A presenter said the provider network is identical with Blue Cross and UnitedHealthcare and that the main disruption from switching would be new ID cards. 21:26
    • The chair announced that the substitute motion to stay with Blue Cross under Option 1 passed. 32:47
  11. Announcements 34:30
    • The speaker called on for announcements said the Excellence in Education Awards luncheon would be November 18th and asked for help finding sponsors. 34:30
    • The same speaker said the Insurance Committee would reconvene Wednesday, October 28th, at 5:30 to continue discussions regarding the commercial plan. 37:09
    • A speaker announced a Calm Minds resource fair at 9 AM Saturday at Westgate High School, open to the public. 38:08
  12. Adjournment 40:07
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 40:07
    • The chair announced that the motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 6:10. 40:07

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Video: posted by the district as “Iberia Parish School Board Meeting 10/21/2026”