McComb School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

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What happened

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Board members seek consultant data during Lavender Joy consulting agreement discussion 19:14

  • The board also took up motions on the claims docket, the consent agenda and policy GBCAA. 8:24
  • Board members discussed a consulting agreement with Lavender Joy and asked for data showing results of consultant services. 19:14
  • One board member said the board should receive data each month on the consultant's progress, and another board member said the board had agreed on data reports on a semester basis. 24:02
  • A staff member said the board could collectively request that the superintendent provide periodic updates for all consultants. 26:48

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, agenda and minutes 3:04
    • The meeting was called to order, and Lynn D. Martin recited the district vision statement. 3:04
    • Lynn D. Martin moved to approve the minutes as written. 4:45
  2. Legislative survey 5:07
    • The chair called for a motion to approve the legislative survey the board went over during its work session. 5:07
  3. Technology update and police report 5:42
    • During a technology update, the board was told the 50 APs discussed the previous week had been ordered and would arrive in about 4 and a half weeks. 5:42
    • The chair called for a motion to approve the district police department's August report. 6:00
  4. Financial statements 6:31
    • Lynn D. Martin moved to review and approve the financial statements. 6:42
  5. Claims docket 7:14
    • A staff member said claim 848643 would be set aside for further consideration, and Dr. Alvin Burks asked that the clarification be restated. 7:39
    • Lynn D. Martin moved to approve the claims docket minus item 848643, which Lynn D. Martin said was being tabled until another day. 8:24
  6. Consent agenda 9:17
    • A staff member presented the consent agenda, and the chair called for a motion and asked for questions. 9:17
  7. Attendance and enrollment report 9:46
    • Lynn D. Martin cited August out-of-school suspension totals of 13 at Higgins Middle School, 8 and 10 at the elementary school, 8 at the junior high and 12 at the high school, and asked what they entailed. 10:25
    • A staff member said the infractions were primarily policy violations such as vaping and classroom disruption and that there were no altercations on any campus in August. 11:02
    • Lynn D. Martin asked whether the report gave the total days students missed for out-of-school suspension combined, and a staff member said that was correct. 11:29
  8. Staff time, purchases and pay scale 12:04
    • Lynn D. Martin moved to approve a staff time item, and the board then took up open purchase orders and a noninterruptible power supply RFP. 12:12
    • The board also took up an updated teacher assistant scale and an LPA fiscal year '27 CCE LOFA plan application. 13:57
  9. Insurance and early learning scale 15:04
    • A staff member presented a proposal for insurance services and an updated early learning collaborative scale. 15:04
    • Lynn D. Martin asked why the early learning scale differed from the regular assistant teacher scale. 16:02
    • A staff member said an assistant teacher must have 40 college hours while the early learning position requires a degree. 16:19
  10. Policy and service agreements 16:47
    • Lynn D. Martin moved to approve Policy GBCAA Recruitment and Retention Policy. 17:01
    • The board took up an agreement with Jumpstart Test Prep and a service agreement with Total Mechanical Repair Services. 17:56
  11. Consulting agreement and consultant data 19:14
    • A staff member said the Lavender Joy agreement was for the '26-'27 school year and the intention was to use the consultant again based on principal feedback. 19:43
    • One board member said the board should receive data each month on the consultant's services, and a staff member said the board could collectively request periodic updates for all consultants from the superintendent. 24:02
    • One board member said the board had agreed on semester data reports and, during the vote, said they opposed. 29:35
  12. Consulting firms and personnel 32:13
    • Lynn D. Martin moved to approve Harper Educational Consulting LLC. 32:19
    • Lynn D. Martin moved to approve the personnel recommendations. 33:39
  13. Executive session and adjournment 34:03
    • Asked whether the board needed to go into executive session, a staff member said there was nothing to report. 34:03
    • Dr. Alvin Burks seconded the motion to adjourn. 34:25

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Video: posted by the district as “Board Meeting 9/21/26”