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DeSoto County School District board

7 meetings on our record, 4 of them from the past year and 3 with unconfirmed dates · 34,819 students · 5 members on our roster

Latest · Oct 1, 2026
School board takes up architectural contracts for flooring, HVAC, paving and roofing projectsPlay 2:53
Newest meeting we have
Oct 1, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)
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On the board: Jerald Wheeler, Board President · Charles Barton, Board member · Michele Henley, Board member · Shelia Riley, Board member · Josh Sullivan, Board member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 20 minThursday, October 1, 2026School board takes up architectural contracts for flooring, HVAC, paving and roofing projects
Play 2:53
Board meeting · 11 minThursday, August 20, 2026
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Board meeting · 27 minThursday, August 6, 2026School board takes up annual tax levy order and architectural contracts
Play 4:12
Board meeting · 1 h 02 minThursday, May 21, 2026
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The board

Who talks on this board

We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 4 from the past year on our record.

Runs the meetingJerald WheelerBoard President · District 3 · shown, not rankedWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings
Members · listed by nameCharles BartonBoard member · District 5We can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetingsMichele HenleyBoard member · District 2We can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetingsShelia RileyBoard member · District 4We can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetingsJosh SullivanBoard member · District 1We can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings
Meetings on our record
All 7 meetings on our record
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Ceremony and recognition16%0%–34%
Budget and finance13%5%–27%
Public comment9%0%–21%
Safety and discipline0%0%–26%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 39% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 7 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 7; 3 had at least one.

    1 speaker1 speaker0.4 a meeting on average

    Federal district ID 2801320 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district