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Tensas Parish School Board accepts $35,200 bid for NES field, approves minutes and receives financial update
Summary
At the April 10 meeting the board approved March minutes, accepted a $35,200 bid for the NES football field and fieldhouse, voted to readvertise the NES building after no bids, received the February financial statement and heard routine superintendent announcements.
The Tensas Parish School Board approved several routine items during its April 10 regular meeting in St. Joseph.
On a motion by Mr. George Matthews, seconded by Mrs. Jennifer Burnside, the board approved the minutes from its March 13, 2025 meeting. The board then voted to accept a single bid of $35,200.00 from Mr. Christopher Burden for the NES football field and fieldhouse; the transcript records Burden as the only bidder. Because no bids were received for the NES building, the board voted to readvertise that property to solicit further offers.
The board received the February financial statement and a budget-to-actual update on a motion by Mr. Joseph Tarver, seconded by Mr. George Matthews; the transcript does not include the detailed figures beyond noting receipt of the report. The board also recognized Mr. Elija Washington as Tensas Parish School Bus Driver of the Year.
Superintendent Joyce M. Russ announced that 8th-grade testing had begun the day before the meeting, tutoring had concluded, the Athletic Banquet was scheduled for 6:00 p.m. that night, Easter Break would be April 18 and April 21, and TES would hold a testing pep rally on April 22 with the theme “Boots on the Ground.” She also said the district would begin advertising for a high school principal and certified teachers for both schools.
There was no recorded vote tally for several routine motions (minutes approval, acceptance of the bid, readvertisement and financial receipt) beyond the clerk’s notation that motions passed. The transcript does not include additional detail on the NES building readvertisement timeline or any contract award procedures beyond acceptance of the single bid for the field and fieldhouse.
