The Jackson Parish School Board will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, October 6th. The session, which will take place in the Conference Room of the Jackson Parish School District Central Office, located at 315 Pershing Hwy. in Jonesboro, is scheduled to begin at 11:00 am. 

Agenda items that members Dennis Clary, Wade McBride, Gerry Mims (President), Mary Saulters, Paulette Belton, Rick Barlow, and Calvin Waggoner will discuss and possibly take action on are as follows. 

1. Consider approving the minutes as presented from the Regular Scheduled meeting held on September 15, 2025.
2. Consider payment of General Fund, Federal Program, Food Service, Sales Tax, Special Education Fund, and District Maintenance bills.
3. Consider approving payment to United Automation in the amount of $10,864.04 for the installation of a wall mount reader and door integration kit at Weston High School, to be paid from the 2025-2026 LCSS School Safety Grant.
4. Consider approving a five (5) year lease contract with R.J. Young for Ricoh copy
machines in the amount of $3,993.60 per month, with no excess copy fee for
Jonesboro Hodge High School, Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School, Quitman
High School, Weston High School, and Student Service Center, to be paid from
respective District funds and IDEA funds.
5. Consider approving a five (5) year lease contract with R.J. Young for Ricoh copy
machines in the amount of $1,118.23 per month with no excess copy fee for
Jackson Parish School Board Title One, Jonesboro Hodge High School, Jonesboro Hodge Elementary School, Quitman High School and Weston High School, to be paid from Title 1 School-Based funding.
6. Consider rescinding the motion made on September 15, 2025 – A motion was
made by Wade McBride, seconded by Dennis Clary and carried approving payment of $39,235.00 to CDW-G for the renewal of GoGuardian Subscription License for one (1) year, to be paid from the Education Excellence Fund (EEF).
7. Consider approving payment to Howard Technology Solutions in the amount of
$18,186.28 for Securly Aware – one (1) year contract for all schools, to be paid
from Education Excellence Fund (EEF).
8. Consider approving payment to CDW-G of $12,526.36 for the renewal of
GoGuardian Edulastic ENT for all schools, to be paid from Education Excellence
Fund (EEF).
9. Consider approving payment to Northwestern State University in the amount of
$15,868.50 for Dual Enrollment tuition fees, to be paid from 2025-2026
Supplemental Course Allocation Fund. Student reimbursement for additional
courses and textbooks in the amount of $6,270.00 will be deposited into
Supplemental Course Allocation Fund.
10. Presentation of Monthly Financial Report by Kristi Bass, Business Manager.
11. Consider accepting the low quote of $13,780.00 from JBW Fence Installair, LLC to install fences at Weston High School, to be paid from the 2025-2026 LCSS School Safety Grant.

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