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Pearl River County School District board meeting, Jun 23, 2026

59 min · 0 public speakers

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 12:49Enrollment ▶ 11:00

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Pearl River County school board hears budget showing enrollment down 262 students 11:00

  • A district staff member presented the budget, covering the fund balance, declining enrollment and state-funded pay raises. 7:41
  • The staff member said the board would vote on the budget when it returns on July 13th because 10 days must pass. 43:05
  • The board approved motions by roll call votes, moved to the consent agenda and then went into closed session. 47:31
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and invocation 0:37
    • The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM, and Jerry Frazier gave the invocation. 0:37
    • The Pledge of Allegiance followed. 1:44
  2. Prior year audit findings 2:14
    • A district staff member said last year's audit was complete and copies were provided to the board. 2:14
    • The staff member said the audit had a couple of findings, one involving a board member's filing not done in time and another involving the amended budget being one day late. 2:36
    • The staff member said the new state reporting system is now working and the issue would not happen next year. 2:57
  3. Insurance overview 4:21
    • A district staff member said renewing the expiring insurance premium as is would bring a $56,000 decrease, and said all school districts are underinsured. 4:21
    • Another staff member said the district has a $10 million loss limit on property and that buying more coverage increases the premium. 5:57
  4. Budget presentation 7:41
    • The staff member presenting the budget said the fund balance rose from $3.6 million to $5 million and that FY26 would not see that kind of increase. 8:26
    • The staff member said enrollment dropped by 262 students over 2 years, which at a base student cost of $7,200 meant about $1.8 million down in funding. 11:44
    • The staff member said state funding rose by roughly $100,000 to $22.7 million while the teacher raises cost approximately $750,000. 12:49
  5. Agenda approval 44:44
    • The board considered the agenda with item 7A4B moved to executive session. 46:31
  6. Financial matters 47:01
    • The board took financial matters A through F as one motion. ~47:05
  7. Property and liability insurance 47:38
    • An insurance agent said property rates had decreased and that the district could see a $56,000 decrease. 48:20
    • The agent said an option existed to increase the total loss limit from $10 million to $15 million, and cited budget pressures on the district. 49:52
    • Asked about competing bids, the agent said Travelers, Liberty Mutual and the Mississippi School Board Association declined. 50:29
  8. Consent agenda 57:36
    • The board took a roll call vote on a motion to consider the consent agenda. 58:00
  9. Executive session 58:17
    • The board voted by roll call on a motion to go into closed session. 58:17
    • The board went into closed session. 58:42

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Video: posted by the district as “PRCSD School Board Meeting June 23, 2026”