Votes at a glance: Lamar County School Board (March 10, 2026)

The Lamar County School District Board of Education recorded the following motions and vote outcomes at its March 10, 2026 meeting. All listed motions passed with a recorded vote of four yeas and one absent (Jennie Hensarling). Where the minutes did not specify dollar amounts, the entry notes that fact.

- Approval of General Agenda (motion by Lance LeFan; second Jared Slade): Passed 4'0 (SEG 006). - Approval of Feb. 10, 2026 Minutes (motion by Shae Farmer; second Jared Slade): Passed 4'0 (SEG 007). - Approval of Monthly Financial Report for January 2026 (motion by Jared Slade; second Lance LeFan): Passed 4'0 (SEG 006/008). - Approval of Accounts Payable Claims Docket (motion by Lance LeFan; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 008). - Approval of CTE Program Change Request for 2026'027 (motion by Shae Farmer; second Jared Slade): Passed 4'0 (SEG 009). - Approval to Use C Spire State Contract for fiber at new high schools (motion by Jared Slade; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 010; memo SEG 011—13SEG 013 shows estimated costs). - Approval of MOU between Mississippi School for the Deaf and Blind and LCSD (motion by Lance LeFan; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 016). - Approval of MOU between Pearl River Community College and LCSD (motion by Jared Slade; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 017). - Authorization to advertise bids for sanitation services and waste removal (motion by Lance LeFan; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 018; request memo SEG 019—13SEG 026). - Authorization to advertise for playground improvements at BES, SES, LLE, PLE (motion by Shae Farmer; second Jared Slade): Passed 4'0 (SEG 027). - Extension of agreement with ESS South Central, LLC for substitute staffing services (motion by Lance LeFan; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 028). - Payment of a $5,400 supplement to Tonieria Robinson (School Safety Specialist) for services Nov. 10, 2025'Feb. 27, 2026 (motion by Jared Slade; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 029). - Permission to reconfigure Lumberton schools effective 2026'027 (motion by Lance LeFan; second Jared Slade): Passed 4'0 (SEG 030). - Funding request for Metrassen Towers weapons detection (motion by Shae Farmer; second Lance LeFan): Passed 4'0 (SEG 031). - Funding request for Opengate Systems weapons detection (motion by Lance LeFan; second Jared Slade): Passed 4'0 (SEG 033). - Resolution authorizing preparations for sale and issuance of the district's 2026 general obligation bond (motion by Jared Slade; second Lance LeFan): Passed 4'0 (SEG 035). - Multiple 16th Section lease approvals and land-manager matters (motions recorded in packet): Passed 4'0 (SEG 036—13SEG 037). - Consent agenda motions including personnel matters and the FY2027 salary scale (motion by Shae Farmer; second Jared Slade): Passed 4'0 (SEG 038—13SEG 121). - Purchases and renewals across departments (charter buses, equipment, software renewals including Frontline, Follett, Linewize; bus tires; school-specific purchases) as listed in agenda packet: Passed 4'0 (SEG 518—13SEG 528). - Donations and fixed-asset receipts for schools (various amounts listed by school): Accepted (segmented in packet) (SEG 529—13SEG 535). - Rental of lift and employment/hiring recommendations under "Other" (motion by Jared Slade; second Shae Farmer): Passed 4'0 (SEG 549). - Motion to enter executive session and subsequent exit; personnel matters including removal from payroll approved in executive session (motions recorded): Passed (SEG 550—13SEG 551).

Where minutes list only the agenda item title and a recorded passed vote, staff documentation (purchase orders, contracts, grant forms) should be consulted for additional specifics such as dollar amounts, contractor terms and funding sources.