Votes at a glance: St. Tammany School Board approves minutes, retirements and two construction bids

At its Jan. 16 meeting the St. Tammany Parish School Board approved several routine agenda items by unanimous votes.

Key outcomes:
- Approval of minutes from the regular meeting held Dec. 12, 2024 — motion carried unanimously.
- Retirement resolutions for certificated personnel (10 retirees; combined service listed by district staff) — motion carried unanimously.
- Retirement resolutions for support personnel (number and combined years reported by staff) — motion carried unanimously.
- Acceptance of low base bid from CDX Construction LLC for a walk‑in cooler/freezer at Folsom Elementary — $290,000; motion carried unanimously.
- Acceptance of low base bid from Spartan Building Corporation for renovation of the Consumer Science ProStart classroom at Covington High School — $657,000; motion carried unanimously.

Board staff presented the retirements and the bids; board members offered brief thanks to retirees and comments of support for the projects. The motions were routine and carried without recorded opposition.

Details and totals provided by staff included a combined 288.62 years for certificated retirements (10 individuals) and 297.39 years for support retirements (number of retirees noted in staff report).