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A board member who introduced the item described Denise Latour as the head counselor at Ponchatoula High School who played a leading role in shaping counseling services across the district, saying she “was…a champion across our parish for mental health, for our counseling center.” The presenter said he had discussed the renaming with the Ponchatoula principal and that administration supported the request. He also said the committee discussed installing a plaque to explain why Latour was honored and proposed unveiling the renamed counseling center at the start of the next school year.

Committee members moved and seconded the item and voted to approve. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally in the provided excerpt. The committee adjourned the capital outlay portion of the meeting after the item passed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tangi Schools Capital Outlay 6 17 25","oneSentenceSummary","The capital outlay committee approved renaming the Ponchatoula High School guidance counselor suite to the Denise Latour Counseling Center and requested a plaque recognizing her contributions; members hope to unveil the change by the start of the school year.","taxTitle","Tangipahoa Parish, School Boards, Louisiana","taxId",13131,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6156773,"Committee approves Go Tech for drainage design work at multiple schools",72,600829,673005,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5468370-3016b0912bea5a310dc31dd31f8dd5bc&start=600&end=673","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5468370-3016b0912bea5a310dc31dd31f8dd5bc/thumbnail_600829.jpg","/articles/6156773/Louisiana/Committee-approves-Go-Tech-for-drainage-design-work-at-multiple-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6156773-42a461f7748f59747ce249c3138a61df/orig.mp4?Expires=1770726964&Signature=EudwcDbW4xXUsKXUSyVvh9nrMurI5gUQQlsMc1Vhg-5KbH~8Zzx~OeER0lmlnEYZACCqJQ5JvUOlW-jxVZfnMnqLCZQaHf4xNxmWkpCyESrMqWPGFa8icAfgBXipXCgXPIEw0SjjYTDm63LJn83QJLL6IlWDXj8bMvv0D-s5NXkGBPp7WkmJbLR9WAlGbTFLoKCHIPzCjJiU45pc44X~NR5IpAbOQHBLZmipiBQ2S12BHJ3zOx6nH5gEAH5duwHaCtpwg-t6XiCSG2S0YmthI0cmQeJit-3yu3OVHHfkJTqc6z5sOzDDcf0M9nEkMOh17lhTwMit1BFHpXkErujAEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The capital outlay committee approved a contract to add engineering services to Go Tech to perform hydrological and drainage design work at multiple district schools. The committee recorded a motion by Mister Toler, second by Mister Anthony; the transcript shows the motion carried.

Operations staff explained the decision was prompted by recent site walkthroughs that identified water issues at several campuses, including Spring Creek and Independence High School. A committee member said Go Tech previously performed design work for Kentwood and was already engaged at other campuses, and committee material indicated any specific construction projects resulting from the designs will be brought back to the committee for separate approval.

A committee member clarified the current approval covers design services only. As one committee member put it during the meeting: “This is just to do the design work.” The committee approved the addition without recorded vote tallies in the provided transcript; the record shows the motion was carried.

Next steps identified in the discussion include authorizing Go Tech to perform hydrologic studies and develop design documents for identified campuses, with any recommended construction or procurement returning to the committee for full review.","The capital outlay committee approved adding engineering services to Go Tech to design drainage-improvement projects at schools including Kentwood, LaRanger and Sumner; individual construction projects will return to the committee for approval.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6156778,"Committee approves $106,090 security gate system for Hammond High",554,45875,600529,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5468370-3016b0912bea5a310dc31dd31f8dd5bc&start=45&end=600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5468370-3016b0912bea5a310dc31dd31f8dd5bc/thumbnail_45875.jpg","/articles/6156778/Louisiana/Committee-approves-106090-security-gate-system-for-Hammond-High","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6156778-e74b2fddcf4ecb0d13755f6a700fe330/orig.mp4?Expires=1770726964&Signature=B0sjWToJjgl9-YpEMTRwFoFnL85h-kezf9o98q5IFnNDMorvinmw2L4C8xJP8eMoxkNsJ2d2isaQNwPoavghKt0jPi1ZEB-blhM8UpfhOqgl7nHf46WlA2e0HFGJ7FoX9GBCNzFeIBjONCsoHVcgqYXXBW067aDdfwiRyQgxUuAz9LRyAA~TO73ZX39E3O3A~Z6qjBW7L567O~59ys-hLMFUcFnGHEAlaY40cXnENVopU4ymor1hmaaBM1~n59WuNjGBanwFoOWRFOcpQTMK2zImVlMvNYPAVlf1IkgTS84GF0J-jAhhER-9CjbYilMmGAvTlvORRDTzuBPriwy-Jg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The capital outlay committee approved the low quote of $106,090 from JM Gate Operators to install controlled-access gates and a vehicle turnaround at Hammond High School, using the school’s small capital outlay funds. Committee members voted to adopt the administration’s recommendation; the transcript records the outcome as “motion carries.”

Committee members and school staff said the work is intended to reduce unsupervised access to the campus, improve morning carpool flow and help staff monitor who enters during school hours and on weekends. A school representative told the committee that the campus has roughly five entry points, including a main-office entrance, carpool entrances, two student entrances and a bus entrance, and that “right now…we can’t adequately secure the campus,” adding the gates would let staff “see who was getting into the building.”

Under the committee’s stated procedure, projects over $50,000 must come to capital outlay. The school’s small capital outlay account had a balance the administration reported as about $201,000, which the administrator said was sufficient to cover the $106,090 cost.

School staff described how the system would work: most gates would be closed outside set times, one entry would be available during arrival and dismissal for buses and carpool, and visitors would use a call/buzz system routed to the front office. The school representative said staff expect teachers and authorized personnel to use card or code access and that the front-office staff would receive and answer gate calls. The representative added the gates could help prevent people from driving onto campus to dump trash and reduce traffic conflicts during morning arrival.

The committee discussion included operational concerns about the front-office workload to handle gate buzz-ins during peak arrival times and questions about whether the system type would match gates already installed at other campuses. The transcript shows school staff suggested monitoring the system after installation and adjusting procedures if frequent buzz-ins strained office staff.

Action: the committee approved the low quote from JM Gate Operators to install gate access control and a turnaround at Hammond High School, funded from the school’s small capital outlay funds. The transcript records the motion as carried; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the provided transcript.

The committee moved on to other capital outlay items after the vote; committee members said they expect installation and operational details (such as card assignments, gate schedules and any adjustments for carpool) to be managed by school administration once the purchase is executed.","The capital outlay committee approved a $106,090 low quote to install controlled-access gates at Hammond High School, paid from the school’s small capital outlay fund, to limit campus access during and outside school hours.","actionData","errors"]

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