The Jackson Parish School Board met in regular session on July 1, 2024 in the conference room of the Jackson Parish School District Central Office, located at 315 Pershing Highway in Jonesboro. The following were present for roll call: Dennis Clary, Gerry Mims, Paulette Belton, Rick Barlow, Calvin Waggoner, Mary Saulters and Wade McBride, as well as, JPSD Superintendent David Claxton and JPSD Business Manager Kristi Bass.
The session began with board members unanimously agreeing to levy the previously agreed upon millage rate of 26.87 mils on the 2024 tax roll on all property subject to taxation by the Jackson Parish School Board.
The total millage is broken down as….
5.09 mils – Constitutional Tax
8.42 mils – Parishwide Additional Support
7.78 mils – Parishwide Maintenance and Operation Tax
5.58 mils – Parishwide Additional Maintenance and Operation Tax
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26.87 mils – Total School Board Millage
In additional business the panel agreed to the following.
Name Robertson Produce as the supplier of the Produce and Eggs for the 2024-2025 school year.
Approve for payment the following bills: General Fund, Federal Program, School Food Service, Sales Tax, Special Education, District Maintenance bills.
Approve payment of $26,158.00 to The Charlie Edwards Company, LLC for the renewal of the MTM unlimited data with GPS for the 2024-2025 school year, to be paid from Parish Wide District funds.
Approve payment to Imagine Learning in the amount of $55,935.00 for the renewal of Edgenuity Site License, July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 for Jonesboro Hodge High School, Jonesboro Hodge Middle School, Quitman High School and Weston High School, to be paid from General Fund.
Approve payment to Presidio in the amount of $10,913.48 for eRate 2024 – Meraki MR Enterprise License and Support for 3 years, to be paid from General Fund.
Approve payment to Renaissance in the amount of $30,281.58 for the renewal of Accelerated Reader and Star Reading for all schools, to be paid from General Fund.
Accept State Contract Quote # 4400023941 from Veritiv in the amount of $41.95 per case to purchase 400 cases of copy paper for all schools and Central Office at a total cost of $16,780.00, to be paid from General Fund.
Accept low bid of $26,000.00 from Triad Maintenance Services, LLC for labor, equipment and material to waterproof the classroom wing foundation at Weston High School, to be paid from Weston District funds.
The agenda item to consider accepting low bid of $11,950.00 from Dodson Enterprises, Inc. for Bus Area Concrete and Metal Cover at Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School, to be paid from Jonesboro Hodge District funds was tabled.
A complete review of minutes from the meeting can be found in the Classifieds section under Public Notice – Jackson Parish School Board Meeting.