The School Facilities Steering Committee will have it’s third meeting Monday, 1/19 at 6:30 PM at Trinity Driving School next door to the School Board office.  The meeting is open to the public and all interested persons are encouraged to attend.  The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

STEERING COMMITTEE ON

SCHOOL FACILITIES MEETING
Trinity Driving School
13421 Hooper Road, Suite 5
City of Central , LA

January 19, 2009

6:30 P.M.

AGENDA

1.       To consider Comprehensive Facilities Assessment (Mr. Faulk)

2.      To consider informational procedures. (Mr. Faulk)

3.      To consider establishment of Sub Committees. (Mr. Faulk)

4.      To receive input from Committee Members on future steps.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Junior Deputy Program is seeking applicants, both male and female, ages 12 to 18, who are US citizens and residents of East Baton Rouge Parish. Junior Deputies will learn the knowledge and skills needed to build strong, solid, patriotic, moral character, integrity, trustworthiness, and the desire to perform good deeds for others. They will be exposed to Law Enforcement topics, agencies, and demonstrations. The program summary is attached with more detailed information. If you would like an application, please contact your school counselor. At the middle school, you can ask for Cara Zito or Julia Boatner at 261-3804.

CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL 08/09

BOY’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

DATE & TIME           OPPONENT                         LOCATION

Jan 10(Sat)   11:00a.m.( 7)         Jackson-7^th                               Jackson Complex

Jan 10(Sat)   12:00p.m.(8)         Jackson-8^th                               Jackson Complex

Jan 12(Mon) 7:00p.m. (7) Clinton-7^th                                Central Middle

Jan 12(Mon) 8:00p.m. (8) Clinton-8^th                                Central Middle

Jan 14(Wed) 6:00p.m. (7)          West Feliciana-7^th                     Central Middle

Jan 14(Wed) 7:00p.m. (8)          West Feliciana-8^th                     Central Middle

Jan 21(Wed) 8:00p.m. (8)          Baker-8^th                                  Central Middle

Jan 24(Sat)   11:00a.m.(7)          Episcopal Gold-7^th                    Jackson Complex

Jan 24(Sat)   12:00p.m.(8)         Episcopal-8^th                            Jackson Complex

Jan 28(Wed) 6:00p.m. (7)          CSAL-7^th                                 Scotlandville High

Jan 28(Wed) 7:00p.m. (8)          CSAL-8^th                                 Scotlandville High

Jan 31(Sat) 10:00a.m. (7)           Parkview-7^th                             U-High

Jan 31(Sat) 11:00a.m. (8)           U-High-8^th                                U-High

CAYL Coaches Meeting – Thursday, January 15th at 6:30 at Central Middle in the school cafeteria.

Registration – Saturday, January 24th – 10:00 – 1:00
Thursday, January 29th – 6:00 – 8:00
Tuesday, February 3rd – 6:00 – 8:00
Saturday, February 7th – 10:00 – 1:00

Draft – Saturday, February 14th

Coaches receive rosters February 26th at CMS – 6:30 P.M.

Pre-Season Tournament – March 20th – 22nd

League Begins – March 23rd

CAYL will not schedule games (due to LEAP testing) April 1st – 7th or Good Friday, April 10th

There will be league play the week of April 13th

Upcoming Games:

Thursday, January 15  5-5A vs 6-5A Classic at St. Amant
Central vs East Ascension  6pm    
Catholic vs St. Amant  7:30

Friday, January 16 at Catholic High
Central vs St. Amant 6pm
Catholic vs East Ascension  7:30

The District Season opens Tuesday, January 20 vs Woodlawn at Home!!!
We invite everyone out to watch an exciting group of young men compete and come enjoy the game festivities:

Raising Cane’s Airplane Toss
Kittens and Cheerleaders performances and more.

Cub Scout Pack 13 of Blackwater UMC is holding their annual Pinewood Derby in the Gym at Blackwater on January 17,2009 at 9am. They will have a special guest judge–Tim Martin of BPI Racing of Amite, LA. Tim is going to bring one of his cars. His wife Allison is a 1990 graduate of Central High School. She grew up at Blackwater and still has family in Central. They have sponsers in the Central and Denham Communities. The community is invited to come see the races.

The School Facilities Steering Committee will meet at 6:30 PM at Trinity Driving School next door to the School Board Offices.  The meeting is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.  The following are items detailed by Superintendent Faulk to be discussed at the meeting:

1.  We are planning to have the first of several tours of the facilities on Saturday, January 17th beginning at 9:00 A.M.  We will discuss the itinerary at our meeting on the 15th.  The public will also be invited to attend.

2.  We will be planning some public forums toward the end of the month to allow for public input regarding our school facilities.

3.  I did a Request For Proposals relative to a Comprehensive Facilities Assessment.  I received 3 proposals.  Two were submitted at a cost of $60,000 and one proposal was submitted at a cost of $125,000.  I reviewed all three proposals and will be recommending to the board that we engage the services of PBK Architects to conduct a Comprehensive Facilities Assessment and present Facilities Plans to address the facility needs of our school system.

4.  PBK Architects will work with the Steering Committee, staff members in the school system, and receive input from parents, the business community, and the community at large in formulating a Comprehensive Facilities Assessment of the facilities in our school system.

5.  All facilities will be examined for compliance with applicable codes and ADA regulations.  A list of corrective work items, including anticipated material and/or equipment replacements as well as a review of the major building components will be provided.  Determinations will be made as to the educational adequacy of spaces.  All existing facilities will be analyzed for their maximum and best useage.  The information will be used by the school district not only for any possible tax issue but will also be used by the district for long range planning and budgeting needs.

The Central Community Alliance will hold its next forum next Tuesday, January 20th, at 7 PM in the DEMCO meeting room at 16262 Wax Road.  The meeting will be a “Louisiana Legislative Update” featuring Cliff Richardson and Bodi White, our Representatives to the state legislature.  Make your plans to attend.

Visit the CCA site at WWW.CentralCommunityAlliance.org for more information on the CCA.

We all enjoyed December 11th, 2008 and will remember it as “The day it really snowed.” The kids got to stay home from shool and play in the snow! Unfortunately, that missed day of instruction has to be made up. Having used up our “storm days” and then some due to hurricanes, the snow day will have to be made up by going to school on Wednesday, February 25th, which is the day after Mardis Gras.

This information was discussed at the 1/12/09 School Board meeting and was approved by the board.

Highway Updates:

Wax Road at DEMCO:  The new turn lane is almost completed!  All that is left is to dress the area and then striping will complete this project.  Enjoy the new turn lane.

Joor Road:  Ahead of schedule!  Contractors are working on bridge at this time.  We are driving entirely on the new pavement