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The board accepted the lowest bids meeting specifications for lawn‑care services divided into 12 vendor groups for a five‑year period from Sept. 1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2027, with funds to be derived from the general fund. The board also accepted a five‑year award for HVAC filter supplies and delivery to Acadian Acadiana Filter Services, Inc., for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027.

Board member Roger Dale DeHart asked for a spreadsheet showing which schools were assigned to which vendor groups; Matthew Ford repeated that request and noted an apparent address error in one vendor listing and asked for verification of company details. “I'd like to know which schools are in group 1, 2, 3,” DeHart said, describing the practical need for contact information when constituents call.

Ford also said he was uncomfortable with a five‑year contract unless the price is fixed for the full term; other board members confirmed the contract documents showed a five‑year fixed price. Ford raised separate performance concerns about one vendor that had allegedly not met contract terms in the past and asked staff to investigate compliance outside the current agenda item.

After the discussion the motions to accept the bids passed. Board members instructed staff to provide the requested spreadsheet mapping vendor groups to schools and to look into vendor performance issues raised during the meeting.

Background: the items were the last of a long committee report; board members emphasized the need for clear vendor contact lists and for staff enforcement of contract terms if vendors fail to meet specifications.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TPSDBoard 2022 07 05","oneSentenceSummary","The school board accepted lowest responsible bids for lawn‑care services (12 vendor groups) and a five‑year HVAC filter contract, while members requested a school‑by‑school breakdown, raised vendor performance concerns and confirmed contract pricing terms.","taxTitle","Terrebonne Parish, School Boards, Louisiana","taxId",16966,"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},6156637,"Parent warns USDA guidance could cost school lunches; board members discuss informing parents and possible support for AG litigation",206,259000,465000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5468654-0e1348c5c85f931a9e1e2afe784a691c&start=259&end=465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5468654-0e1348c5c85f931a9e1e2afe784a691c/thumbnail_259000.jpg","/articles/6156637/Louisiana/Parent-warns-USDA-guidance-could-cost-school-lunches-board-members-discuss-informing-parents-and-possible-support-for-AG-litigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6156637-9a9c68abb2f8996877ba9a4d9190007e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770829701&Signature=GEPTlSJmCMVt3eJE06FM7TPTdDmiNToq2xgBPKJG04lR1HBdpWgve1NqDcJC~JKs0KFvXuZe4tx115Kp-9QLPkNx-jKTLsHNfU4A8gm8~xHwl~4yuoD6RcL8mQn3m1w6W6hmpVhdcX3K1mQqleUntYsOo0~9fIloYxga9GD6RAEcEtSIrmFHxeLqYt8nS6RrjyNVy~-zwsOEuZYrKpXsI7lcqyaMUoxN0EFOGj~qHaIQ8klLHTRZrqhKJfUzGhonTnGPekTWZhJevUzOU5DoCkUHYTW7q2VxwNjjglA4JLXtGMl32zrRvocFVDSKBk5-PS4hOuoCPy09OgybLXmYcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Terrebonne Parish resident urged the school board July 5 to oppose recent federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and to inform parents after warning that the agency’s interpretation of Title IX could tie lunch funding to new rules on restroom and locker‑room access.

Vicky Cloutier Schreiber told the board that in June FNS had issued guidance she described as requiring a “pro‑transgender interpretation of Title IX” and said the guidance could lead to withholding National School Lunch Program funds from low‑income students if districts did not comply. She said she had provided board members with a letter signed by 26 state attorneys general asking the administration to withdraw the guidance and said she had spoken with a staffer in Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office who indicated Louisiana would seek an injunction if the federal government tried to withhold funds.

“We are asking that Terrebonne School District proceed proactively,” Cloutier Schreiber said, asking the board to (1) inform parents about the USDA/FNS guidance, (2) publicly state opposition to the guidance, and (3) pass a resolution pausing any local policy changes and allow the Louisiana Attorney General to pursue legal action if necessary.

Board members responded with a mix of support for notifying parents and concern about funding and legal authority. Board member Matthew Ford said he agreed that “the federal government needs to stay out of education” and that the state and local districts should find ways to feed children without federal aid if necessary. Board member Debbie Benoit said she supported communicating with parents and noted a general principle that unfunded federal mandates need not be implemented. Board member Roger Dale DeHart said he would not comply if he believed federal direction contravened student interests.

No formal board resolution or vote on the requested actions was taken July 5; the matter was discussed during the public‑comment portion of the meeting and during subsequent board comments. Board members did not adopt a resolution that evening and did not direct staff to implement a formal noncompliance policy that would terminate participation in the National School Lunch Program.","A public commenter told the board that a June USDA/FNS notice would withhold National School Lunch Program funds unless local agencies adopt a broadened Title IX interpretation; the commenter urged the district to publicly oppose the guidance, inform parents, and pass a resolution to pause compliance pending state legal action.",{"_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},6156642,"Terrebonne board authorizes notices to proceed for multiple hurricane‑damaged schools using FEMA funds",1282,938000,2220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5468654-0e1348c5c85f931a9e1e2afe784a691c&start=938&end=2220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5468654-0e1348c5c85f931a9e1e2afe784a691c/thumbnail_938000.jpg","/articles/6156642/Louisiana/Terrebonne-board-authorizes-notices-to-proceed-for-multiple-hurricanedamaged-schools-using-FEMA-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6156642-9b548a8e4e4af07c9561b1681d83ef35/orig.mp4?Expires=1770829701&Signature=VjOdQQjc0svdd5U0lWmIBgT7DRUB4YH6mfHLc05ueET6wMqlRPjyr6f9JWMEGPz094dzTnTWMwQK8LTBCG7APNNeRnh6suEMyqg7QXd8gMOLNt03S~93Gf7Nu96w99bzgN24670HeQLWVIF36atVlw9lyF9WJ~BFliHfB4PZ8R1P66tFmLS1kS44yss~0TqMm6Djb1u-CqXiPUt9Dd-7umhA4CKqv4qOaoujFcd4GUyxH-JI15-bQYnTFNPdxMd1iOglyB7n9hJMuYBBfXM64SKZtyueFJoMLcd38lsZ5B5zTM5LY243hfO6YzZ2TF8VwXFHxWWkv8-V-Szcr0XaIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Terrebonne Parish School Board on July 5 approved a series of motions authorizing notices to proceed and design contracts for demolition and repairs at multiple schools damaged by Hurricane Ida, with work to be funded from FEMA reimbursement proceeds.

The board’s Buildings, Food Service and Transportation (BFT) committee presented a long slate of recommendations authorizing the district to issue notices to proceed “as per contractual agreement” to multiple architecture and design firms, including Orchestrate LLC, Duplantis Design Group APC, Verges Rome Architects, Virgis Rome Architects, Craig Abare AIA, Merlin Group LTD and others, for plans and specifications for demolition, modular classroom removal, roof and interior repairs at schools across the parish.

Each motion specified that funds would be derived from FEMA reimbursement funds, authorized advertising for bids or solicitation of quotes, and directed that any major project changes be reported to the BFT committee prior to advertising. The motions passed with routine roll calls; several board members asked clarifying questions about scope and future project planning.

Board members raised procedural and programmatic questions during the committee report. Board member Debbie Benoit urged that the board consider a consent agenda for repetitive “notice to proceed” items to speed meetings and allow members to pull any single project for separate discussion. “It’s tiring — we’re reading a lot of the same verbiage over and over and over again,” Benoit said, proposing grouping items unless a member requests one be pulled.

Board member Roger Dale DeHart and others asked for clarifications about specific projects. For the Fletcher Building, a member asked whether repairs would be limited to damaged items or would include broader reconfiguration; staff said repairs would be limited pending future decisions about building use. The board also discussed grouping architects and project managers to streamline oversight.

Background: the actions follow widespread storm damage from Hurricane Ida; the board repeatedly specified FEMA reimbursement as the funding source and required that major scope changes return to the BFT committee before bids are advertised.

No construction contracts were awarded July 5; the board authorized design and bid processes and the president to sign necessary documents subject to attorney review where noted.","The board approved a series of notices to proceed and design contracts for demolition and repairs at numerous schools damaged by Hurricane Ida, authorizing use of FEMA reimbursement funds and directing bids and committee oversight.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6156647,"Terrebonne board delays vote on expanded sick‑leave payout after legal, cost questions",1263,3537000,4800000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5468654-0e1348c5c85f931a9e1e2afe784a691c&start=3537&end=4800","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5468654-0e1348c5c85f931a9e1e2afe784a691c/thumbnail_3537000.jpg","/articles/6156647/Louisiana/Terrebonne-board-delays-vote-on-expanded-sickleave-payout-after-legal-cost-questions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6156647-8eafeeb90cb199ece3ba980ca9171dae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770829701&Signature=a0~gLEXvGaZFKnCHHOD6OjI0MYVeaE~D3~cnO6ehfA7Y3SjDIOmFZPSnM7I~KcT5N9KD8As1-ZjoJes8tJEwhrOR61Yt55FxdtW3FyuTEEtz2ZylDKXUOiAv-5gpr0f0XtOXexB~ZHmaV8EHAqNcCq3W5t98WcZpC6s3j68vWugSGNsPMVrIY1z7501uLqJXfqRlIp~Ytw5uQcPJ4yOcNrQXENKTq8eh~7iWjePKOhS4psXgvG~rzN8By~xzKBYePlYbMUhog6tf-pKFczixTLpLIJur5MVVW93i-PID7KC9okE7-Qw8ZNcYZdL9hWPIvPHmMOmeSQCQKd26l5PSsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Terrebonne Parish School Board members on July 5 paused consideration of a revised sick‑leave policy after heated debate about cost, timing and whether the change could be applied retroactively.

The board was presented a draft revision to policy file F‑11.4 that would add up to 20 additional paid sick days toward severance at retirement. A staff member presented an estimate saying the change would have cost the district about $232,764.58 for the 2021–22 school year if it had been in effect for that year.

Board members said they supported measures that reward long‑service employees but raised repeated legal and fiscal questions. “I’d like to move that we table this item until the August board meeting,” Board member Matthew Ford said. Ford and others said they wanted a written opinion from the board attorney about whether the change could be applied to employees who had already retired or whose retirement dates were imminent.

Several members noted that the district’s Teachers’ Retirement System (TRSL) representative told a board member that TRSL believed the policy could not be applied retroactively. “The answer was an emphatic no,” said Board member Clyde Hamner, recounting his conversation with TRSL officials and urging attorney review.

Superintendent’s timing also factored into the debate. A board member reported that the district’s recently retired superintendent’s TRSL retirement date had been recorded as June 30 and then changed to July 1; several members said that raised concerns about the appearance of last‑minute timing and reinforced the need for legal review.

After discussion, Board member Matthew Ford moved to table the item to the August board meeting; the motion, seconded by Clyde Hamner, passed. One board member registered an objection before the vote was recorded as passing; two members were reported absent during the tally.

The board directed staff to obtain the board attorney’s written review and to return the item to the August agenda with the requested clarifications, including confirmation of whether the policy could be applied to retirements that occurred before a stated effective date.

Background: the committee first considered the policy in late June and returned it to the full board July 5. The staff presentation included a three‑year comparison of hypothetical costs if the benefit had been in place in prior years.

Board members said they remain open to a policy that rewards long service but emphasized that legal clearance and clearer cost forecasts are needed before taking final action.","A proposed revision to sick‑leave policy that would have allowed up to 20 additional paid days at retirement was debated July 5; board members asked for attorney review and cost clarification and voted to table the measure to the August meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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