School Board to hold Special Called Meeting on Thursday

The Jackson Parish School Board announces a Special Called Meeting for 12:00pm on Thursday, May 4th. The session will be held in the Conference Room of the JPSD Central Office, located at 315 Pershing Hwy. in Jonesboro.

Four items are on the agenda to be discussed and possibly acted on as shown below.

1. Consider approving to pay a one-time retention stipend in the amount of $2,000.00 for certified staff and staff required to have a degree (IT Department, Nurses and Business Office Staff) and $1,000.00 for non-certified staff, to be paid out of General Fund. The stipend is intended for the retention of our employees’ services for the 2023-2024 school year.

2. Consider rescinding a motion made by Mary Saulters, seconded by Dennis Clary to accept low quote of $12,975.00 from Dodson Enterprises, Inc. for the material and labor to build deck and ramp at Quitman High School on Portable Building, to be paid from District funds.

3. Consider approving the reimbursement of $12,975.00 to Quitman District funds for the material and labor to build deck and ramp at Quitman High School on Portable Building, to be paid from ESSER II funds.

4. Consider approving out of state travel for Hayden Davis and Maddox Duck to attend the High School Fishing National Championship to be held in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, June 21-24, 2023.

Comments by Superintendent David Claxton will close the meeting. 

In accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact David Claxton at 318-259-4456 describing the assistance that is necessary.


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