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SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEES

STANDING COMMITTEES

The President, with Plaquemines Parish School Board approval shall authorize the creation of standing School Board committees, to be charged with deliberations of certain issues as deemed necessary.  Such committees shall be composed of members of the School Board whose chairperson shall be appointed by the President, and the President shall be given the option to change committee membership.  Standing committees and their areas of responsibility of the Plaquemines Parish School Board are:

Budget and Finance

Extracurricular Activities

Personnel Service

Inter-Governmental Relations

Land and Construction

Technologies

Student Services

Support Services

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

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

Standing committee meetings shall be held on the third Thursday of every month.  The agenda 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.  Once approved, the committee chairperson shall be notified prior to notification of other members.

All committee meetings shall be advertised according to state law, and 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.

Revised:  February, 1997

Revised:  March, 1999

Adopted:  November 1, 2010

Revised:  March 4, 2024

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:55

Board minutes, 2-2-98, 3-4-24

Plaquemines Parish School Board