By JIM BUTLER

Perhaps the School Board will be more successful than Littlechap.

While the world moves more and more away from cash transactions board members this week rescinded the system’s no-cash policy for school events.

Responding to constituent complaints voiced at the meeting and to members before hand, the board, at least for the time being, stopped the world and got off.

An underlying issue when no cash became the rule some months ago remains for the board to resolve. 

Auditors have taken the system to task for what could be termed sloppy accounting, or worse, at some schools for gate receipts, concession revenue, etc. 

Removing cash transactions was one means of addressing the criticism. And indications are the next audit report, due any day now, will indicate more of the same before the plastic system took effect.  

The no-cash rule remains in effect for school fees and the like. 

On another system-wide matter, the board learned about 1,100 of the system’s approximately 1,700 teachers will receive a special check this month. 

Those judged highly effective under the appraisal and review system will get about $1,200 each. 

The funding comes through a state grant and its use in this manner was approved by the board more than a year ago. 

And a collective sigh could be heard when members heard a $350,003 offer had been made for the abandoned North Bayou Rapides Elementary property. 

Quicker than Colonel Parker signed Elvis the board accepted Heavenly Child Care Development Center’s bid. 

The money goes to the General Fund. The property is in District 62.