McComb School District work session, Sep 14, 2026
1 h 17 min · 0 public speakers
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
Board majority opposes open enrollment and vouchers on state legislative survey 16:06
- The board heard a presentation on uniforms the district is looking at purchasing, and speakers asked what happens if the uniforms go missing and about storage. 4:46
- A staff member read legislative survey questions, and the majority was announced as opposed on legislation allowing public funds to go to non-public schools by means of vouchers. 24:22
- A staff member said the FY24 audit had to be submitted this week or the district would have a credit rating violation. 40:29
- During review of the claims docket, a speaker said several testing entries gave no indication of what location they were purchased for, and a speaker asked that the location be on claims at the next work session. 42:31
Item by item (9)
- Call to order 0:04
- The September 14th work session was called to order after a motion and a second. 4:26
- Band uniform purchase discussion 4:40
- A staff member who described the role as band director presented a 2-in-1 uniform design meant for both marching and concert season. 5:08
- A speaker asked what issues the district had with its current uniforms, and a staff member said there are only probably about 30 or 40 of them there. 7:54
- A staff member said the district will have a system of inventory control going forward, and a speaker said uniform storage needs to be climate controlled. 10:05
- Agenda review and legislative survey 13:15
- A staff member read each question on the 2027 school board legislative survey, and members raised hands for support, oppose or no opinion, with the majority submitted on behalf of the board. 13:15
- The majority was announced as opposed to open enrollment regardless of residency, homeschool participation in extracurricular activities and diverting public funds to non-public schools. 18:01
- A speaker suggested increasing salaries for classroom teachers and teacher assistants, saying teachers make one of the lowest salaries in the nation. 31:13
- The majority was announced as supporting legislation to increase superintendent qualifications, to create a board member removal process and to prohibit student cell phone use during school hours. 18:44
- Technology update 35:05
- District police department report 37:43
- A speaker asked what the description information only meant, and a staff member said it can be a report where officers may have responded to some of the principals. 38:08
- Audit update 39:05
- A staff member said the FY24 audit was being finished and the auditor expected to send it to the state no later than Wednesday, with FY25 field work planned for the first week of December. 39:22
- A staff member said any school district that is 3 years behind will get hit with a credit rating violation and that, once FY24 is submitted, FY25 and 26 would be worked on simultaneously. 40:29
- Claims docket review 42:14
- A speaker said about 12 testing-related docket entries did not indicate the location they were purchased for, and a speaker asked that claims at the next work session list the location. 42:48
- A speaker asked about claim 848520 for $36,865, and a staff member said it was a curriculum purchase for Canvas software. 46:26
- A member raised concerns about unused and outdated textbooks found while touring schools, and a staff member said the district could work on a draft policy. 1:07:17
- Superintendent's business and agenda items 1:13:05
- Executive session and adjournment 1:16:39
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Video: posted by the district as “Board Work Session 9/14/26”