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Votes at a glance: board approves vendor awards, school reconfiguration and consent agendas
Summary
At its meeting the Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees approved RFP awards for leadership and teacher supports, voted to close Ida B. Wells Elementary and reconfigure several campuses, approved consent agendas (finance, general and personnel) and voted to move into executive session.
The Jackson Public School District Board of Trustees recorded the following motions and outcomes during the meeting.
- Award RFP 2025-04 (school and district leadership) to recommended lead partners (The Kirkland Group, CT3/EduService and Instruction Partners). Motion moved by Trustee Mitch; second by Trustee Figures. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (5–0). Note: final contract terms and dollar amounts were not disclosed in the meeting record.
- Award RFP 2025-05 (teacher supports) to the slate of recommended providers (The Kirkland Group; EduService/CT3; Kids First; International Solutions for Growth Group; Core Learning; Center for Applied Linguistics; EL Engage). Motion moved by Trustee Mitch; second noted in the record. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (5–0).
- Approve the administration’s recommendation to close Ida B. Wells Elementary, reconfigure Bailey Magnet Middle School to grades 4–8 and relocate Barack Obama Elementary to co-locate with Northwest IB (Obama to retain its name and pre-K–5 programming; former Obama building to enter facility-repurposing process). Motion moved and seconded; Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (5–0).
- Approve information action item awarding RFPs and other recommended awards presented as information-action items (motion moved and seconded; Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote where recorded).
- Consent Agenda (Finance): Motion to approve consent finance items; seconded; Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (5–0).
- Consent Agenda (General): Motion to approve general consent items; seconded; Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (5–0).
- Consent Agenda (Personnel): Motion to approve personnel consent items; moved by board member and seconded; Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (5–0).
- Motion to close the meeting for executive session: moved and seconded; Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote (5–0).
These items were recorded during the meeting; the transcript did not include a roll-call tally listing each trustee’s name with their individual vote. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, this summary records the meeting outcome as unanimous based on the board chair’s statement that there were no nays.
