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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> �p Lopc�9 DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> CONFIDEt" (225)219-5600 <br /> '••«o»•-' FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.Ia.gov <br /> December 9, 2025 <br /> Karla Wesley Jack <br /> Assistant Superitendent/Director of Federal Programs <br /> Pointe Coupee Parish School Board <br /> 14264 Patin Dyke Road <br /> Ventress, Louisiana 70783 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2025-605 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Ms. Jack: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on December 5, 2025, considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code")prohibits you, <br /> the Assistant Superintendent and Director of Federal Programs for Pointe Coupee Parish School <br /> Board, from providing grant writing and consulting services to other school districts. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated that you have been an Assistant Superintendent and Director of Federal Programs at <br /> the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board for 20 years. In this role, you oversee Federal Programs <br /> including Titles I, II, IV, Carl Perkins, EEF, and CDF. <br /> In July 7, 2024, you established Synergetic Educational Solutions, LLC (hereinafter referred to as <br /> "SES"). You are the sole owner of SES, which is a business that provides grant writing and <br /> consulting services to nonprofit organizations. You stated that another Louisiana school district is <br /> seeking the services of SES to assist their Federal Programs Director in understanding the policies <br /> regarding EDGAR implementation and providing additional support and guidance in completing <br /> their required documentation and applications. <br /> You are seeking an opinion as to whether you may enter into transactions with other Louisiana <br /> school districts, through SES, in order to provide support related to federal programs such as <br /> monitoring, budgeting, and application support. You also stated you may be retiring in the next <br /> year or two. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi)defines "agency" for public servants of political subdivisions to mean <br /> the agency in which the public servant serves, except that for members of any governing authority <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2025-605) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />