McComb School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026
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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)
- Opening, agenda and minutes 3:04
- 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
- Technology update and police report 5:42
- Financial statements 6:31
- Lynn D. Martin moved to review and approve the financial statements. 6:42
- Claims docket 7:14
- Consent agenda 9:17
- A staff member presented the consent agenda, and the chair called for a motion and asked for questions. 9:17
- 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
- Staff time, purchases and pay scale 12:04
- 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
- Policy and service agreements 16:47
- 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
- Consulting firms and personnel 32:13
- Executive session and adjournment 34:03
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Video: posted by the district as “Board Meeting 9/21/26”