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Winn Parish School Board approves contract for Superintendent-elect Dr. Troy Bell
Summary
The Winn Parish School Board on Aug. 18 approved an employment contract hiring Dr. Troy Bell as superintendent beginning Jan. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, and named him superintendent-elect effective Sept. 2, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2025.
President Joe Lynn Browning presented the Winn Parish School Board with an employment contract for Dr. Troy Bell and the board voted to approve it on Aug. 18, 2025. On a motion by board member Harry Scott, seconded by board member Steve Vines, the board approved Dr. Bell’s contract with a primary term from Jan. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
The board’s minutes state that Dr. Bell will serve as superintendent-elect beginning Sept. 2, 2025, and that the superintendent-elect appointment will end “upon Mr. Simmons retirement on December 31, 2025,” with the superintendent-elect position governed by the same provisions as the superintendent’s contract. The minutes identify Alfred L. Simmons by name in the signature block as secretary; the minutes do not explicitly state Mr. Simmons’s role referenced in the retirement clause.
Attorney Jon Guice presided over the meeting during the contract approval. Earlier in the meeting the board adopted the order of business on a motion by Michelle Carpenter, seconded by Harry Scott. The minutes record that there was no further business and the meeting was adjourned.
The minutes do not record a roll-call vote tally in the text; they list members present: President Joe Lynn Browning and members Michelle Carpenter, Amber Cox, Patrick Howell, Joe Llaine Long, Lacey McManus, Harry Scott, Dan Taylor, Lance Underwood, Steve Vines and Carnesha Willis. The board did not provide additional discussion, public comment, or direct quotations in the posted minutes for this special session.
