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At Thursday's regular Vernon Parish School Board meeting, Beryl Ford (district three) submitted a letter of resignation to the board after a conflict of interest arose between her and the board.
Her resignation is effective Feb. 3.
Ford said that because the board and the IRS changed the therapist position from a contract worker to a full-time employee within the district, it created a conflict of interest for her, as her daughter currently serves in that position.
"It is with deep regret that I leave the Evans School District, which is close to my heart," Ford said.
"After spending 16 years as a student, 33 years in administration and six years on the school board, it's time for me to retire," she said at the meeting.
A replacement for Ford will be named at Tuesday's meeting.
The board also approved the Louisiana Secretary of State Office's recommendation that the board call a special election to be held on Nov. 6. Qualifying for the special election will be held on Aug. 15-17 and the runoff, if necessary, will take place on Dec. 1.
Superintendent Jackie Self presented Ford with a plaque commemorating her service to the board and thanked her for everything she had helped accomplish.
"We're going to miss her," he said.
"You've done many great things at Evans, which will be there for a long time," Mel Harris (district one) said.
Self also said at Thursday's meeting that officials from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) would be visiting with school board officials on Feb. 15 to discuss the construction of a new South Polk Elementary School.
Self said that officials would visit the current school as well as the proposed site and that OEA officials would have an opportunity to sit down with district officials.
He also said the board was hoping for a quick turnaround after their meeting.
"Hopefully, we'll have approval (for funding) in a short period of time," Self said.
The board also adopted a resolution to make an application to the State Bond Commission to issue, sell and deliver up to $1.6 million of certificates of indebtedness in order to fund the purchase of up to 40 used buses currently leased by the district.
Business and Finance Director Tim Ward said that 31 buses would be coming off the lease, but the requested amount allowed some leeway.
"We're thinking there will be enough for about 40," he said.
The board approved the transportation committee's recommendation in January that the district purchase the buses as opposed to re-leasing them.
At Thursday's regular Vernon Parish School Board meeting, Beryl Ford (district three) submitted a letter of resignation to the board after a conflict of interest arose between her and the board.
Her resignation is effective Feb. 3.
Ford said that because the board and the IRS changed the therapist position from a contract worker to a full-time employee within the district, it created a conflict of interest for her, as her daughter currently serves in that position.
"It is with deep regret that I leave the Evans School District, which is close to my heart," Ford said.
"After spending 16 years as a student, 33 years in administration and six years on the school board, it's time for me to retire," she said at the meeting.
A replacement for Ford will be named at Tuesday's meeting.
The board also approved the Louisiana Secretary of State Office's recommendation that the board call a special election to be held on Nov. 6. Qualifying for the special election will be held on Aug. 15-17 and the runoff, if necessary, will take place on Dec. 1.
Superintendent Jackie Self presented Ford with a plaque commemorating her service to the board and thanked her for everything she had helped accomplish.
"We're going to miss her," he said.
"You've done many great things at Evans, which will be there for a long time," Mel Harris (district one) said.
Self also said at Thursday's meeting that officials from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) would be visiting with school board officials on Feb. 15 to discuss the construction of a new South Polk Elementary School.
Self said that officials would visit the current school as well as the proposed site and that OEA officials would have an opportunity to sit down with district officials.
He also said the board was hoping for a quick turnaround after their meeting.
"Hopefully, we'll have approval (for funding) in a short period of time," Self said.
The board also adopted a resolution to make an application to the State Bond Commission to issue, sell and deliver up to $1.6 million of certificates of indebtedness in order to fund the purchase of up to 40 used buses currently leased by the district.
Business and Finance Director Tim Ward said that 31 buses would be coming off the lease, but the requested amount allowed some leeway.
"We're thinking there will be enough for about 40," he said.
The board approved the transportation committee's recommendation in January that the district purchase the buses as opposed to re-leasing them.
