The Jackson Parish School Board will hold its first meeting of 2006 on Monday, January 5th. The session will take place at 11:00 am in the Conference Room of the Jackson Parish School District Central Office, located at 315 Pershing Hwy in Jonesboro. 

The regularly scheduled meeting will open with board members Rick Barlow, Gerry Mims, Paulette Belton, Dennis Clary, Wade McBride, Mary Saulters, and Calvin Waggoner approving the minutes as presented from the December 1, 2025, meeting.

An announcement of a Public Meeting to be held on Monday, February 2, 2026, where the School Board plans to consider adopting a resolution ordering and calling an election to be held in the Consolidated School District No. 1 to authorize the levy of an ad valorem tax therein will follow. 

David Huckaby, Principal of Weston High School, will then provide updates on the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) program and Embedded Coaching. 

The consideration of adopting recommendations from the Executive / Finance and Policies Committee will take place before Superintendent William “Billy” Carter closes the meeting with his comments. 

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