Bogalusa board approves personnel changes; EL coordinator position abolished

The City of Bogalusa School District board approved multiple personnel changes at its June 10 meeting, including abolishing the district’s English Learner (EL) coordinator position and approving a new central-office coordinator role to manage student-data and state testing coordination.

Superintendent (speaker 1) told the board the proposed coordinator position would combine responsibilities for state testing administration, attendance tracking, student-information systems and coordination with third-party benchmark and multi-tier systems-of-support vendors. “So it’s crucial that these individuals … are trained properly,” the superintendent said, describing the job as requiring data and technical skills to translate state and vendor information to school-level practice.

A board member (speaker 2) moved to approve the job description and to begin advertising the coordinator position; the motion passed after a roll-call vote. Separately, the superintendent said the EL coordinator role was no longer justified by current enrollment levels (she said the EL population fell from over 60 to about 20) and recommended abolishing the full-time post and offering the incumbent a role within a school if desired. The board moved and approved the abolishment.

During public comment, community members asked for transparency about salary and workload when titles and responsibilities change. Reneequa Watkins (speaker 9) urged the board to disclose salary information before approving changes that increase responsibilities, saying pay transparency is necessary for equity and informed decision-making.

The board also voted on related finance and administrative items tied to staffing and the budget. The superintendent said the district will post the coordinator job description and proceed with recruitment once the board’s approval is reflected in posted agenda minutes.

The district did not provide salary details for the reclassified or abolished positions during the meeting; public commenters requested that those figures be disclosed before finalizing compensation decisions.