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Jefferson Parish Digest

School device policies and parish board agendas

Parish: Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, Nov. 12, 2026

The Board of Standards and Appeals agenda for Nov. 12 lists requests about house-shoring methods and missed building inspections (Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, p. 1; Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, p. 2).

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Planning and zoning, School board, Parish boards

Council

Nothing on the record this issue.

Planning and zoning

Parish: Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, Nov. 12, 2026

Summary of this meeting, at the top of this issue.

Details

  1. Item 1: Orleans Shoring Home Elevation, LLC is seeking approval of a house-shoring method for parishwide use. — Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, p. 2

  2. Item 2: A variance request at 1212 Claiborne Street in Jefferson concerns a missed framing inspection for an accessory building. — Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, p. 2

  3. Item 3: A variance request at 9 Khan Court in Metairie concerns missed electrical swimming-pool close-deck and pre-gunite equipotential-bonding inspections. — Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, p. 3

  4. Item 4: A variance request at 21 Goldenrod Lane in Waggaman concerns missing geo-tagged roof photos. — Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, p. 3

  5. Item 5: A request from VSK Properties LLC concerns the depth of working space around electrical equipment. — Board of Standards and Appeals Agenda, p. 4

Parish: Planning Advisory Board Agenda, Nov. 12, 2026

The Planning Advisory Board agenda sets a Nov. 12 meeting at 5 p.m. (Planning Advisory Board Agenda, p. 1). It lists a home hair-care special-use request under cases scheduled for Nov. 19 (Planning Advisory Board Agenda, p. 1).

Details

  1. Item 6: The Planning Advisory Board meeting location is the Council Chambers at 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard. — Planning Advisory Board Agenda, p. 1

  2. Item 7: The case listed for Nov. 19 seeks a special permitted use for hair care as an accessory use in a dwelling at 1825 N Upland Ave, with variances to the specific use standards. — Planning Advisory Board Agenda, p. 1

Drainage and public works

Nothing on the record this issue.

School board

Parish: School Board Item 6 26 Human Trafficking Prevention Policy, Nov. 4, 2026

The human trafficking policy document requires each public school to designate an employee for annual advanced training (School Board Item 6 26 Human Trafficking Prevention Policy).

Details

  1. Item 8: The trafficking policy document requires each school to retain a record of its designated employees and their completion of annual training. — School Board Item 6 26 Human Trafficking Prevention Policy

  2. Item 9: The policy document requires school employees who suspect a student is a trafficking victim to report the suspected trafficking immediately under state guidelines. — School Board Item 6 26 Human Trafficking Prevention Policy

  3. Item 10: Written trafficking-report records must be kept in a confidential file separate from the student’s routine school records, under the policy document. — School Board Item 6 26 Human Trafficking Prevention Policy

Parish: School Board Item 6 27 Gami Employee Phones Policy Final, Nov. 4, 2026

The employee-device policy document limits smart wearable use on school property or during school duties to authorized, work-related use that follows district policies and applicable law (School Board Item 6 27 Gami Employee Phones Policy Final).

Details

  1. Item 11: The employee-device policy document prohibits non-work-related electronic communication while employees direct classroom instruction. — School Board Item 6 27 Gami Employee Phones Policy Final

  2. Item 12: The policy document prohibits employees from using smart eyewear to capture school activities or people and records at school unless the use is work-related, expressly authorized and consistent with district policies and applicable law. — School Board Item 6 27 Gami Employee Phones Policy Final

Parish: School Board Item 6 27 Jcdae Student Electronic Devices Policy Final, Nov. 4, 2026

The student-device policy document prohibits wearing or using smart wearables during the instructional day, with exceptions for emergencies or required use under a student’s education or health plan (School Board Item 6 27 Jcdae Student Electronic Devices Policy Final).

Details

  1. Item 13: The student-device policy document applies the smart-eyewear restriction even to devices with corrective lenses. — School Board Item 6 27 Jcdae Student Electronic Devices Policy Final

  2. Item 14: The policy document requires each school to establish and communicate consequences for electronic-device violations. — School Board Item 6 27 Jcdae Student Electronic Devices Policy Final

Parish: School Board Item 6 28 Cg Administrative Records Policy Final, Nov. 4, 2026

The administrative-records policy document applies a per-page fee to paper and electronic records requests unless the Superintendent or designee waives it in writing (School Board Item 6 28 Cg Administrative Records Policy Final).

Details

  1. Item 15: The administrative-records policy document requires electronic storage of all school-system records, including contracts and invoices. — School Board Item 6 28 Cg Administrative Records Policy Final

  2. Item 16: The policy document requires written requests to inspect public records to identify the specific records sought. — School Board Item 6 28 Cg Administrative Records Policy Final

Sheriff’s Office notices

Nothing on the record this issue.

City news

Nothing on the record this issue.

Parish boards

Parish: Personnel Board Agenda, Nov. 10, 2026

The Personnel Board’s Nov. 10 public hearing will consider payroll and building-plan-reviewer pay proposals and new personnel-rule sections (Personnel Board Agenda, p. 17).

Details

  1. Item 17: The Personnel Board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. in Room 204 of the Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard. — Personnel Board Agenda, p. 1

  2. Item 18: The Personnel Department recommends changing the Payroll Officer class title to Payroll Administrator. — Personnel Board Agenda, p. 2

  3. Item 19: The recommended market-based pay grade for Payroll Administrator lists an annual salary range of $75,462 to $117,066. — Personnel Board Agenda, p. 3

  4. Item 20: The hearing proposals include pay-grade changes for Building Plan Reviewer I, Building Plan Reviewer II, Building Plan Reviewer III and Building Plan Reviewer Supervisor. — Personnel Board Agenda, p. 17

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Board of Standards and Appeals AgendaagendaA842eab598c3e
Planning Advisory Board AgendaagendaA06259368762a

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