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  4. Marty PochePresident
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What happened at this meeting

St. James Parish School Board approves one-time stipend plan for full-time employees 6:44

  • The board approved an agreement allowing vendors to pay sales tax by credit card on the parish e-file system, along with a separate bank account for those transactions. 5:01
  • The board approved a one-time stipend plan under which eligible full-time employees working as of August 31st, 2026 would be paid on September 10th, 2026. 6:55
  • The board also approved five payment applications for construction projects. 10:14
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 0:02
    • Marty Poche called the meeting to order, and Sue Beier gave the opening prayer. 0:02
    • Marty Poche called for approval of the minutes from July 14th. 1:09
    • Marty Poche announced that the motion to approve the minutes carried. 1:23
  2. Committee reports 1:23
    • Marty Poche reported that the executive committee met August 10th and approved the agenda for the August 11, 2026 meeting. 1:23
    • A building committee report said the committee approved the substantial completion of the St. James Parish Schools Public Relations Building renovations. 2:20
    • Nicole Florent reported that the policy committee approved revised policies GAE, EE, EAA, EBBC and JC DAD. 3:33
    • Marty Poche announced that the motion to accept the policy committee report carried. 4:31
  3. Sales tax credit card processing agreement 4:31
    • A district staff member said the agreement would allow vendors paying sales tax on the parish e-file system to pay by credit card. 5:01
    • A speaker asked whether a charge would be added for using the service, and the staff member said a confirmation would be needed. 5:26
    • Marty Poche announced that the motion carried. 5:52
  4. Bank account for credit card payments 5:52
    • A district staff member said the resolution would create a separate bank account so credit card transactions are not mixed with the normal bank account. 6:16
    • The motion was announced as carried. 6:39
  5. One-time employee stipend plan 6:44
    • A district staff member said the plan covers employees identified in state guidance as well as other full-time employees not included in that guidance. 6:55
    • The staff member said eligible full-time employees actively working as of August 31st, 2026 would receive the payment on September 10th, 2026. 6:55
    • The motion was announced as carried. 8:18
  6. Montessori instructional support contract 8:23
    • A speaker said the contract would provide 6 hours of support to students for a total of 32 weeks, primarily on Wednesdays. 8:30
    • The speaker said the contract totals $6,720 with estimated benefits of about $1,382, for a total of $8,102, from funds already budgeted in the general fund. 8:30
    • The motion was announced as carried. 10:01
  7. Certificates of payment for construction 10:06
    • A district staff member presented 5 pay apps for construction projects, including $130,691.21 for the public relations building renovations. 10:14
    • Other pay apps covered design work for Letcher High School drainage and softball projects and St. James High School tennis courts. 10:14
    • Marty Poche announced that the motion carried. 11:43
  8. Adjournment 13:56
    • Marty Poche called for a motion to adjourn. 13:56
    • The meeting was announced as adjourned. ~15:10

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Video: posted by the district as “SJPS School Board Meeting 8/11/26”