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SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEES

 

 

The Caddo Parish School Board shall create standing committees from its membership.  The duties of standing committees shall be delegated to the committees by the School Board as a whole.

 

The President shall appoint the committee member and assign a person to chair each standing committee.  If the chair is unable to attend a scheduled meeting the chair may appoint another member of the committee to preside over the committee.  The President may also appoint ad hoc committees.

 

The President and First Vice-President shall be ex-officio members of all committees, and the Superintendent shall serve as advisor to all committees.

 

Committees shall have deliberative and recommending powers only, unless the School Board by formal action grants the committee the right and responsibility to act on certain specified matters.  A committee shall consider only those items referred to it by the President of the School Board, by the Superintendent and/or designee, or by formal School Board action.  The President of the School Board has authority to refer any matter to a committee unless a majority of the School Board votes against the referral to committee.

 

The School Board shall maintain the following standing committees:

 

  1. Audit Committee

  2. Building, Grounds and Security Committee

  3. Insurance and Finance Committee

  4. Long Term Planning and Development Committee

  5. Transportation Committee

  6. Policy Committee

 

In addition, the President will appoint the following:

 

  1. Legislative Liaison

  2. Member of the Discipline Review Committee

  3. PTA Liaison

 

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

 

Other special committees may from time to time be appointed by the School Board to study specific issues.  The membership of any special committees need not be restricted to members of the School Board, but shall include such persons who may have knowledge or interest in the subject studied.

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

Meetings of School Board standing committees shall be scheduled periodically, provided that the President, Superintendent, or committee chairpersons shall have the authority to call special meetings should the need arise.

 

Announcement of committee meetings, the time and place of the meetings and the agenda items shall be posted at the central office and distributed by mail and/or e-mail to all members of the School Board and the media at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the committee meeting.

 

The agenda, time and date of committee meetings shall be tentatively set by the committee chairperson, pending discussion with and approval by both the Superintendent and School Board President of any proposed agenda items and meeting date.  Once approved, the committee chairperson shall be notified prior to notification of other members.

 

All committee meetings shall be advertised according to state statutes and shall be open to the public, except in those instances allowed as provided by state law.  A majority of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum for purposes of making recommendations or taking any action that has been previously authorized.  Ex-officio members of a committee shall not count towards a quorum and shall not vote on issues.

 

Minutes shall be taken of the proceedings of all committee meetings.  All items brought before committees shall be presented to the School Board with a recommendation from the committee.

 

If an item is not favorably recommended by the committee to the School Board for action, a two-third (⅔) vote of the members present at the school board meeting is required in order to add the item to the School Board's agenda.

 

Adopted:  February 23, 2016

Revised:  January 17, 2017

Revised:  January 17, 2023

 

 

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:55, 17:81, 42:19

Board minutes, 1-22-86, 2-5-92, 2-16-00, 11-27-01, 3-20-07, 1-17-17, 1-17-23

 

Caddo Parish School Board