Warren A. Banks

The document provides the header information for the South Pike School District Board of Trustees Regular Board Meeting scheduled for October 2, 2025, at the Braswell Educational Complex in Magnolia, MS. No specific discussion topics, actions, or detailed proceedings are available in this excerpt to summarize.

The meeting agenda included an adoption of the agenda, followed by approval of minutes from the October 2, 2025 Regular Board Meeting and the October 14, 2025 Special Call Board Meeting. The Consent Agenda covered approvals for Superintendent Professional Development, Fundraisers, Field Trips, various Policies including annual updates and Credit Recovery Program, Fixed Assets Deletions, and basketball schedules for SPJH and South Pike Varsity teams. The Approval Agenda involved reviewing and approving the continuation of an Interstate Battery Agreement, Timber Sale Bids, an hourly increase for Child Nutrition Employees, Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission matters, a USM Teacher Candidate Contract, an Instructional Assistant position at SPHS, the South Pike School District Organizational Chart for SY25-26, SPJH data updates and learning contracts/software licenses, parental and family engagement plans, an increase in the Per Diem Rate, Safe Deposit Box terms, Short Term SBITA Agreement terms, a School Violence Prevention Grant Bid, and various software subscription licenses. The board also reviewed and approved Financial Reports and the Docket of Claims, reviewed personnel matters, held an Executive Session, and addressed an addendum.

The agenda for this meeting included adoption of the agenda, presentations, review and approval of various consent items such as fundraisers, fixed asset deletions, field trips, policy updates, and a basketball schedule update. The approval agenda covered a board meeting date change, monthly data updates for SPJH, extension of the Excellence Group Contract, legal services review, and financial services review. The board was also scheduled to review and approve the financial report, docket of claims, and personnel matters, with a consideration for executive session.

The agenda for this board meeting includes the adoption of the agenda, presentations, public comments, and several sections for review and approval. Key items under the Consent Agenda involve the annual review of policies, approval of fixed asset deletions, and review/approval of the Pre-Kindergarten Handbook, Dropout Prevention & High School Restructuring Plan, Emergency Plan, an Out of State Field Trip for the Band, and Fundraisers. The Approval Agenda covers contractual agreements for educational services (Progress Learning-Science, Renaissance Learning, and K-12 content for Osyka Elementary), clarification on the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Psychological Services, the MS Action of Progress-Head Start Collaborative Agreement, the FY26 IDEA, Part B & Preschool Application, and the Career Coach Grant. The meeting also includes review and approval of the Financial Report and the Docket of Claims, as well as personnel matters, and consideration for an Executive Session.

The agenda for this meeting included the adoption of the agenda, presentations, public comments, and various approval items grouped under Consent and Approval Agendas. Key discussion and approval topics covered policy reviews, fixed asset deletions, out-of-state field trips, student transfers, a Memorandum of Understanding with Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources, school status contractual services, instructional support services, Title II Funding for FY24, School Improvement plans for SPJH, reviews and approvals of Athletic and Alternative School Handbooks, Occupational Safety, Requests for Proposals (SPED), monthly open purchase orders for Child Nutrition and the Maintenance Department, advertising for bids for the Maintenance Department, janitorial services, open purchase orders for Transportation, and advertising for land use related to hunting and fishing. The meeting also addressed the renewal of an LMS contract and district school bus travel rates, followed by reviews and approvals of the financial report and the docket of claims, personnel matters, and a planned executive session before adjournment.