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Richland Parish School Board elects 2026 leadership, adopts meeting schedule and approves routine business
Summary
At its Dec. 9, 2025 meeting in Rayville, the Richland Parish School Board unanimously elected Chris Pruitt as 2026 president, elected Emily Ogden as vice president, approved the 2026 meeting schedule and several committee appointments, and approved an updated Behavioral Paraprofessional job description.
The Richland Parish School Board convened at 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2025, in Rayville and took a series of routine but organizational actions to set leadership and the calendar for 2026. All motions recorded carried unanimously among members present.
The board approved the Nov. 18, 2025 regular meeting minutes for publication in the official journal after a motion by Scott McKay and a second from Dr. Georgia Ineichen. The minutes record that six members were present and three were absent for the meeting; votes on motions are recorded as "Yeas: All; Nays: None."
Nicholas Raven was named Student of the Month for December, and Anteenee Thomas was named Employee of the Month. The board also received a report from Assessment and Accountability on the 2025 district and school performance scores; the minutes note receipt of the report but do not include details from that presentation.
The board approved a change of location for its Feb. 10, 2026 regular meeting, moving it from the Board Room at 411 Foster Street to the Rayville Rosenwald/Eula D. Britton Alumni Center at 103 Cotton Street, Rayville, by motion of Dr. Georgia Ineichen (seconded by James Hough). The board adopted the 2026 meeting schedule — meetings to be held at 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, with the Board Room at 411 Foster Street listed as the regular place — following a motion by Dr. Georgia Ineichen and a second from Rev. William Cleveland.
In leadership elections, the board elected Chris Pruitt as 2026 board president on a motion by Reed Trisler, seconded by Rev. William Cleveland. The board elected Emily Ogden as 2026 vice president on a motion by James Hough, seconded by Reed Trisler; the minutes also list Ogden earlier among members marked absent for the meeting.
President Pruitt appointed Reed Trisler, Rev. William Cleveland and Scott McKay as the 2026 Executive Committee. He also named James Hough, Emily Ogden, Marie Lewis and himself (Chris Pruitt) as the 2026 Finance Committee; both committee appointments were recorded as carried.
On personnel matters, the board approved an updated job description for a Behavioral Paraprofessional after a motion from James Hough and a second from Dr. Georgia Ineichen. The minutes state the job description was approved but do not include the revised text or specifics of the changes.
The board received routine monthly materials, including the personnel chart, the school lunch monthly financial statement, the sales tax revenue statement and the general fund monthly financial statement, and was provided information on upcoming district events. The meeting adjourned following a motion from Scott McKay and a second from Dr. Georgia Ineichen.
The minutes were signed by Dr. Samuel Williams, Secretary Pro Tem, and Mr. Chris Pruitt, President of the Richland Parish School Board.
