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Board President Greene called each candidate in alphabetical order and allowed up to 10 minutes for an opening statement. The candidates were Jeri Bowen; Shyanna (Shianna) Newman; and Emma Shepherd. Each described personal ties to District 8 and their reasons for seeking the interim seat.

Bowen, a longtime District 8 resident and executive director of the Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center, told the board she has served previously as an interim board member during the COVID‑19 period and emphasized community advocacy. “Education matters. Everything starts at home,” Bowen said. She noted family members who attended and work in Caddo Parish schools and said she would serve to “do the right thing” for the whole parish.

Shyanna Newman introduced herself as a parent of three children enrolled in District 8 schools and described professional experience as an independent contractor in the natural gas and oil industry and as a paralegal in family law. Newman said she would advocate for students’ emotional and mental health and for school‑based counseling and social and emotional learning programs. Emma Shepherd, a retired educator who has lived in District 8 for more than 25 years, said she would emphasize collaboration and innovative uses of closed school buildings.

President Greene described the voting procedure: one vote per board member, cast as a raised‑hand “yes” when the president said a candidate’s name; the candidate who received the majority of the quorum’s votes would be elected. After each name was put to the board, the chair announced Jeri Bowen as the winner. The transcript does not provide the vote tally or individual roll‑call votes.

Mr. Abrams administered the oath of office by leading Bowen through the standard oath; Bowen repeated the oath and concluded, “So help me God.” President Greene welcomed Bowen to the board and asked her to take her seat. The board then moved to adjourn.

The agenda packet and the board’s introductory remarks noted statutory eligibility requirements for interim appointment: the candidate must have a high‑school diploma or equivalent, meet the same hiring requirements as school employees, and have lived in the district for at least one year immediately prior and two years in the state of Louisiana. Bowen told the board she has lived in District 8 for nearly 25 years and has prior board experience serving through the COVID‑19 period.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CPSB: Special Session Board Meeting | September 2, 2025 | 4:00 pm","oneSentenceSummary","After interviewing three candidates for the District 8 vacancy, the Caddo Parish School Board selected Jeri Bowen as interim member and administered the oath; candidates presented 10‑minute statements and the board elected Bowen by majority raise of hands.","taxTitle","Caddo Parish, School Boards, Louisiana","taxId",14434,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6130173,"Caddo Parish School Board approves Presidio for endpoint detection under E‑Rate pilot, IT says 76% savings",142,503000,645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5741016-035f5abf2edce63266ebd7154edea23d&start=503&end=645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5741016-035f5abf2edce63266ebd7154edea23d/thumbnail_503000.jpg","/articles/6130173/Louisiana/Caddo-Parish-School-Board-approves-Presidio-for-endpoint-detection-under-ERate-pilot-IT-says-76-savings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6130173-d50afad11dbde8477fcbfb758cde053c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775933823&Signature=oMks1viWolbgWBbP39Scnf0kU4mmomcTDLrqrown5dAylRHXR~JsQQe7Z~kVBAdWFfxWnO6DbkXpz~LiovMTHMiiryu~vBujAB2XJfZfSQqv622nlmmpSfL~F7L7ZmzOhpF-y2gilRD919OZs~lg1b7uA4R1Sa-NT4CKuzjN5uZJ9Fl1zfUPl1e6bic3o-8SD8v9HlUq6GdQxHk4PGSnMyIJltwQQMgyLRenIGZd4t6vByrRQn11aKVZzBBFoXerA1a2bhIoiH~1EuqBF7KzMYBeKcWMldoEcE1nDDnEzNI0A0Pz9cmLKZNIJp7iEkk4lUJVltJCGWzJ9bswduCo~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Caddo Parish School Board on a special-session vote approved awarding RFP 03‑26 for endpoint detection and response to Presidio Network Solutions LLC after staff described an E‑Rate pilot that reduces the district’s annual antivirus/device protection costs by roughly 76 percent. Board members moved and seconded the action and then voted to approve it.

The district’s superintendent introduced the item and turned discussion to the district’s new director of information technology, Ricky Jones, who described the E‑Rate selection and the scope of the endpoint detection and response service. “So it’s going to save us about, I wanna say, about 76% on what we pay on an annual basis. So I think it’s a great opportunity for us,” Jones said.

Jones told the board the E‑Rate pilot is a new opportunity and that a funding “bucket” of about $200,000,000 was available nationally; Caddo Parish School System was selected as a recipient to participate. He compared the service to consumer antivirus software, saying the district needs that protection on “every device in the district to make sure we’re protected from threats.”

Board member Shale made the motion to approve the Presidio proposal as shown in the attached scoring tabulation; Miss Yates seconded the motion. The meeting record shows the board voted; a formal tally was not read aloud on the transcript.

Superintendent Burton and IT staff did not present a finalized itemized budget in the discussion on the record; board members pressed only briefly for broader departmental notification about the savings. One board member, John Little, joked about voluntarily reducing board pay in response to the savings discussion; the comment did not affect the motion or outcome.

The board’s approval authorizes the district to proceed with the contract award to Presidio Network Solutions LLC under RFP 03‑26 for endpoint detection and response, pending any routine contracting steps required by district policy and E‑Rate program rules. The transcript did not specify a contract start date, annual dollar amount to the vendor after E‑Rate discounts, or a formal roll-call vote tally.

The item appeared during a special session in which the board also conducted interviews and an appointment for a vacant District 8 seat. Board staff framed the endpoint detection item as a pilot funded in part through the federal E‑Rate program; the district will follow the E‑Rate program’s administrative and contracting requirements for implementation.","The Caddo Parish School Board voted to approve Presidio Network Solutions LLC for RFP 03‑26, an endpoint detection and response contract funded in part through an E‑Rate pilot the district was selected to receive; district IT said the program will cut annual costs by about 76%.","actionData","errors"]

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Caddo Parish School Board approves Presidio for endpoint detection under E‑Rate pilot, IT says 76% savings