FILE:   FDBB

 

OBSOLESCENCE DETERMINATION

 

 

As population shifts within the school system, certain school buildings and campuses may no longer be needed and should be recycled for the benefit of the taxpayers.  In determining which facility is to be retired for school purposes, the Iberville Parish School Board shall be guided by this combination of factors:

 

1.

Educational flexibility.  Which school building is least adaptable for housing a modern and flexible educational program?

 

2.

Neighborhood.  Which school building is most isolated in terms of proximity to the residences of students?

 

3.

Cost.  Which school building represents the highest cost in terms of upkeep and maintenance?

 

The Board will seek both professional advice and the advice of the community in making its final determination as to the retirement of a school facility.

 

Recognizing that retired school property may have value for recreational or other community purposes the Board will grant first opportunity to acquire such property to the city parks and recreations department; the second opportunity to other municipal bodies; and the third opportunity to private entrepreneurs whose use of the property would return it to the parish's tax rolls.

 

Upon declaring school sites and buildings no longer needed for public school purposes disposition thereof shall be in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.

 

Pending final disposition of said abandoned schools, the Superintendent shall do all things necessary and possible to secure and protect the site, buildings, equipment and fixtures attached thereto or located therein, and said Superintendent shall be held accountable thereafter.

 

In an effort to assure the accountability of the Superintendent, said Superintendent and only the Superintendent shall have the authority to grant permission to School Board employees or any other persons to enter said vacated premises, and nothing shall be removed therefrom without the specific written consent of the Superintendent.

 

Adopted:  October 23, 1978

Revised:  June, 1989

 

 

Ref:   Board minutes, 4-24-89

 

Iberville Parish School Board