Time change for the Lafayette School Board meeting

The Lafayette Parish School Board meeting on the proposed closure of several schools and relocation of hundreds of students will take place at a different time.

None of the New Orleans consulting firm’s recommendations will take effect unless elected members of the Lafayette Parish School Board approve them.

Board officials decided to hold the Nov. 20 meeting at 4 p.m., which is an hour earlier than scheduled.

“The time change was made to accommodate an expanded agenda and anticipated high interest from the community,” a news release said.

According to the press release, the meeting will take place at the school board office, with the following arrangements:
● The boardroom and additional seating areas will open to participants at 3:30 p.m.
● Additional seating will be available in adjacent rooms in the building to accommodate a larger audience.
● A process will be established for members of the public to comment on each action item on the agenda.

The news release states that “the meeting agenda will prioritize routine business topics,” followed by a presentation by Civic Solutions Group, the New Orleans contractor hired by the school system to present recommendations to the board.

To read the recommendations, click here. You can check out some of our stories about this here, here And here.

“Additionally, the list of CSG’s final recommendations is expected to be released on Wednesday, November 13 and posted on the District Optimization page of the LPSS website for review by both board members and the community prior to the November 20 meeting. ” is stated in the publication.

If you would like to see the school board’s page on this process, click here.