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Tensas Parish School Board approves employee payments, a floor‑maintenance contract and summer school dates
Summary
At its May 14 meeting in St. Joseph, the Tensas Parish School Board approved April minutes, renewed insurance with Risk Services of Louisiana, authorized employee sales tax checks totaling $4,000 (certified) and $2,000 (support) to be paid June 12, contracted JaniKing for floor work not to exceed $25,000, and heard superintendent announcements about end-of-year schedules and summer remediation programs.
The Tensas Parish School Board met May 14 in St. Joseph and approved routine business and several budgeted items affecting staff pay and school facilities. President John L. Turner called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.; Vice‑President Esaw Turner led an invocation, and Superintendent Joyce M. Russ led the Pledge of Allegiance.
On a motion by John L. Turner, seconded by Annice Miller, the board approved the minutes of the April 9, 2026 regular meeting. The board then approved an insurance renewal for the 2026–2027 school year with Risk Services of Louisiana on a motion by Turner, seconded by Miller.
The board received the April financial statement and a budget-to-actual update after a motion by Annice Miller, seconded by Jennifer Burnside. The board approved June sales tax checks for employees: $4,000 for certified staff and $2,000 for support staff, to be paid June 12; the motion was made by the board and recorded as passed. The board also approved contracting JaniKing to strip and wax floors at Tensas Elementary School and Tensas High School in a contract not to exceed $25,000.
Superintendent Joyce M. Russ gave administrative announcements. She said Tensas High will hold an honors breakfast for honor students on May 18 at 8:00 a.m., and Tensas Elementary will hold an awards day on May 20 at 9:30 a.m. She outlined the end-of-year schedule: May 18 is the last full day of classes; May 19–21 are 12:30 p.m. dismissal days with May 21 the last student day; May 22 is a teacher workday and the teachers’ last day. Summer school will run June 1–25, Monday–Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., for third graders needing Diebel remediation and ninth through eleventh graders needing LEAP remediation, both groups to retest at Tensas High. "Thank you all for being here tonight and have a safe trip home," Russ said.
There were no roll-call vote tallies listed in the meeting minutes provided; each motion is recorded as "motion passed" or "approved." The meeting was adjourned on a motion by John L. Turner, seconded by Annice Miller.
Actions recorded at the meeting include: approval of the April 9 minutes; approval of the 2026–2027 insurance renewal with Risk Services of Louisiana; receipt of the April financial statement and budget-to-actual update; authorization of June sales tax checks for employees ($4,000 certified, $2,000 support) payable on June 12; approval of a JaniKing contract for floor stripping and waxing at TES and THS not to exceed $25,000; and adjournment. No legal authorities or ordinance numbers were referenced in the transcript.
The board roster recorded President John L. Turner and members Jennifer Burnside, Annice Miller and Esaw Turner present, with George Matthews, Knola Ransome and Joseph Tarver absent.
