Superintendent David Claxton was given permission to sign the State of Louisiana Cooperative Endeavor Agreement for Act 397 (Weston High School Baseball and Softball Complex Renovations) for and on behalf of the Jackson Parish School Board.

The action was the first taken by board members Rick Barlow, Paulette Belton, Dennis Clary, Mary Saulters, and Calvin Waggoner (President) during their regularly scheduled monthly meeting that was held on Monday, November 7th. 

School Board President Calvin Waggoner was also granted permission to sign a
Credit Sale Deed between Jackson Parish School Board and the Village of Hodge, to
purchase a tract of immovable property described as the old Hodge school grounds. An exact description of property can be found in the minutes of the meeting shown in the Classifieds section under Public Notice. 

Further actions taken were:
1. Payment of General Fund, Federal Program, School Food Service, Sales Tax, Special Education, District Maintenance bills.
2. Payment of $48,751.92 for Fall Dual Enrollment Tuition to be paid as follows: Delta Community College $30,526.92, University of Louisiana at Monroe $12,300.00, La. Tech University $5,550.00 and Grambling State University $375.00, to be paid from 2023-2024 SCA funds.
3. Approval of revising the contract for the current Occupational Therapist ($70.00 an hour – 20 hours a week) to 10 hours a month for supervision purposes.
4. Hire an Occupational Therapist Assistant at $40.00 an hour not to exceed 20
hours a week for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year,to be paid from General Fund.
5. Approve payment to Communications Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $36,724.30 to purchase 2 Opengate Metal Detectors with LTE Board, to be paid from Administrative fund. This cost to include training.
6. Approve to pay Employer’s Share of Office of Group Benefits insurance premiums
from General Fund for the December 2023 sales tax distribution.
7. Presentation of Monthly Financial Report by Kristi Bass, Business Manager.