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Ouachita Parish School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Ouachita Parish board takes up school health center agreements, 390-minute school day 6:51

  • The board also heard a 4-H update, a financial report showing a fund balance of $31 million in the general fund and a construction update. 5:15
  • The Ouachita Parish School Board considered consolidated master agreements with Community Health Services that would add a school-based health center at Washtenaw Junior High School, and no opposition was stated when the chair called the vote. 7:07
  • A district staff member presented changes to the 2026⁠-⁠27 pupil progression plan, including 390 instructional minutes per day at all schools and changing remote learning day to flex day. 20:39
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and routine business 0:17
    • The chair asked for approval of the minutes from September 8th and September 29th and of the agenda. 2:17
    • The chair announced that the motions to approve the minutes and the agenda carried with no opposition. 2:41
  2. Personnel announcements 3:03
    • A speaker announced that the assistant principal at West Monroe High School would move to acting director of transportation after an unexpected leave in the transportation department. 3:03
    • The speaker also announced an acting assistant principal at West Monroe High School. 3:03
    • A speaker said there were no cards for the meeting. ~4:02
  3. School-based health center agreements 6:51
    • The CEO of Community Health Services asked the board to consolidate existing agreements into one master cooperative endeavor agreement and one master lease agreement, with the same terms, and to add Washtenaw Junior High School as a fourth location. 7:07
    • The CEO said the center would take two classrooms, that renovations would probably take 3 to 4 months and that a mobile unit would start services once parent consents were returned. 7:07
    • No opposition was stated when the chair called the vote on the motion to accept the agreements. 11:34
  4. Naming of high school weight room 11:53
    • A speaker made a motion to name the West Monroe High School football weight room in honor of a former strength coach at the school. 11:53
    • Speakers said the coach had contributed to the football program's success and had been named a high school strength coach of the year by the NFL. 13:30
    • No opposition was stated when the chair called the vote. 14:18
  5. Architect for middle school multipurpose building 14:32
    • A speaker made a motion to use TBA as the architect for a multipurpose building at Calhoun Middle. 14:32
    • No opposition was stated, and the chair noted one abstention. 15:00
  6. Financial report 15:05
    • A district staff member reported a general fund balance of $31 million for the period ending August 31st, 2026, and said the district paid the first half of state-required stipends of $1,000 for certified employees and $500 for support employees. 15:19
    • The staff member reported fund balances of $20.7 million in District 1 M&O, $13.8 million in the 1995 sales tax and $14.6 million in West Washtenaw sales tax. 15:19
    • The staff member said the stipend distribution would be right at $3 million and that the second half would be paid before spring break in March. 16:18
  7. Pupil progression plan for 2026-27 20:39
    • A district staff member said all schools would have 390 instructional minutes per day and that remote learning day would be changed to flex day. 21:10
    • The staff member said transfer students must earn a basic achievement level on both the ELA and math portions of a placement test for regular 9th grade placement, or be placed as transitional 9th graders. 25:15
    • Asked about state requirements, speakers said the 390 minutes exceed the state requirement. 29:02
    • No opposition was stated on the motion to approve the plan. 32:02
  8. Construction and renovation update 32:13
    • A district staff member said 22 projects are listed under architect and 9 are completed or within a month of completion. 32:27
    • Asked about Sturgeon High School, the staff member said change orders pushed the expected completion to February the 6th, with softball and baseball facilities planned to finish before the season. 34:17
  9. Permission to bid band instruments 35:08
    • A district staff member requested permission to bid on Bid 15⁠-⁠27 for district band instruments with a budget amount of $60,000. 35:33
    • Asked which schools were affected, the staff member said the bid was district-wide. 35:52
    • No opposition was stated when the chair called the vote. ~36:25
  10. Announcements and reminders 36:27
    • The chair said the next board meeting is November the 10th. 36:27
    • A speaker said the annual Employees of Distinction banquet would be held next Tuesday night at West Monroe Convention Center and that schools will be closed for Veterans Day, November 11th. 36:38

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Video: posted by the district as “Ouachita Parish School Board Meeting Live Stream - October 20, 2026”