The Evangeline Parish School Board met Wednesday night in the School Board Media Center.  Chief Financial Officer for the School Board, Amy Lafleur, addressed the Board about the 2015-2016 Revised General Fund Budget.  Lafleur reported that the revised budget, which had an expected deficit of $564,881.08, actually had a deficit of $1,090,073.57.  Three other budgets were discussed from the 2015-2016 year.  The budgets from the Parish Wide Maintenance Fund came in with a surplus of $206,276.86, the Basile Maintenance Fund came in with a surplus of $173,870.30 and the Basile High School Athletic Fund came in with a surplus of $8,241.41.  The Board voted to adopt the revised budgets along with the 2016-2017 Consolidated Budget. 

The Board approved the purchase of CLEP Vouchers for high schools.  These vouchers are used for students to “test out” of classes and receive college credits in return.

Superintendent of Schools, Toni Hamlin, reported that there will be an additional MFP student count taken on September 16^th because of the flooding and get a better count on children who have been displaced.  She said three students to date have been displaced.  Hamlin also stated that twenty-five students in the Parish have been identified as “homeless” after meeting the criteria.  She stated how sad it is to see the “level of need and poverty with some of our families.”  Hamlin stated the Official MFP Count will be performed on October 1^st.