The Jackson Parish School Board has voted to have a new LED scoreboard installed at Caldwell-Peacock Stadium on the campus of Jonesboro-Hodge High School. The decision to accept the low quote of $21,289.00 from Rainey Electronics, Inc. was made at the regularly scheduled monthly meeting held on July 2nd at the Jackson Parish School District Central Office. 

The session where Bonnie Buckelew also presented information on the 
Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant also carried special significance as it was the first that William “Billy” Carter was a part of as the new Jackson Parish Schools Superintendent.

In addition, board members Gerry Mims, Mary Saulters, Paulette Belton, Rick Barlow, Wade McBride, Dennis Clary, and Calvin Waggoner agreed to approve the following:

1. Name Robertson Produce as the supplier of the Produce and Eggs for the 2025-2026 school year.

2. Approve the Contract of Employment for Temporary Promotional Appointment according to L.R.S. 17:444.

3. Approve for payment the following bills: General Fund, Federal Program, School Food Service, Sales Tax, Special Education, and District Maintenance bills.

4. Grant Superintendent Carter permission to approve all expenditures up to
$10,000.00 without Board approval.

5. Approve the Job Description for Instructional Coach.

6. Approve the Job Description for Literacy Mentor.

7. Approve payment to National Institute for Excellence in Teacher(NIET) in the amount of $84,000.00 for 2025-2026 NIET Support for Jackson Parish, to be paid from the 2025-2026 Redesign Grant fund. 

8. Approve payment to Amplify in the amount of $25,600.00 to provide eight (8) onsite coaching sessions to ELA teachers at Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School, to be paid out of the CLSD Grant fund. 

9. Approve payment of $26,477.00 to The Charlie Edwards Company, LLC for the renewal of the MTM unlimited data with GPS for the 2025-2026 school year, to be paid from Parish Wide District funds.

10. Approve payment to Software and Services in the amount of $23,452.00 for the renewal of the GFA licensing and support, to be paid from the General Fund.

Official meeting minutes can be found in the Classifieds section of the Jackson Parish Journal.