Natchez-Adams board unanimously approves routine motions, accepts 21st CCLC grant and adopts facility name changes

The Natchez-Adams School District Board of Trustees met Dec. 16 at the Braden Administrative Building and unanimously approved a series of consent and action items, including acceptance of a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant award and formal facility name changes.

The three trustees presentPresident Amos James Jr., Secretary LLJuna Grennell Weir and Assistant Secretary Dr. Brenda Robinsonvoted 3-0 to adopt the agenda and to approve minutes, consent items and a package of action items. Motions throughout the meeting were consistently moved and seconded by board members LLJuna Grennell Weir and Dr. Brenda Robinson and carried without opposition. Vice President Phillip West and Member Dr. C. Dianne Bunch were recorded as absent.

Votes at a glance: The board approved the Nov. 20, 2025 special-called and regular meeting minutes; consent items covering equipment retirements and disposals, staff travel and donated property; personnel recommendations and vacancy list; the claims docket and November financial statements; acceptance of a resolution for recently deceased employee Rosie Bates; 2025-26 athletic schedules (powerlifting, baseball, indoor track and tennis); transfer of sixteenth section interest; multiple overnight and out-of-state student travel requests (NHS Track to Baton Rouge; AFJROTC to Monroe; NHS Beta to Biloxi; NMS/NHS TSA to Jackson); facility-use requests for the Braden auditorium and school gyms; extension of a child nutrition MOU with Instant Impact Global Charter School for Jan.-May 2026; a co-op agreement for workforce development at part of Natchez Options Academy; consideration to lease portions of Robert Lewis Magnet School to the Golden Bridge Foundation; formal adoption of facility name changes (NHS track to Henry "Doc" Woods Track Field; Natchez Options Academy to Daisy C. Newman Performing Arts School); acceptance of the 21st CCLC grant and related contractual agreement; an MOU allowing Boys and Girls Club use of portions of Morgantown Elementary; acceptance of a corrective action plan addressing audit Process Standards 4.0 and 4.2; and authorization to request payment from the Carpenter LAAB Fund. All recorded motions passed with the three members present voting "Yea." No member voted against any motion.

Financial oversight and audit: Business & Finance Manager Timothy Byrd presented the capital reports, reconciled bank statements, statement of revenues and expenditures and related financial documentation for November 2025; the board voted to accept those documents and approve the claims docket.

Partnerships and facilities: The board approved multiple MOUs and facility uses, including an extension of the child nutrition services MOU with Instant Impact Global Charter School (Jan.-May 2026), an MOU with the Boys and Girls Club for Morgantown Elementary, and consideration to lease school space to the Golden Bridge Foundation. The board also adopted two facility-name resolutions: renaming the NHS track to Henry "Doc" Woods Track Field and renaming Natchez Options Academy to Daisy C. Newman Performing Arts School.

Grant and compliance actions: The board authorized entering into a contractual agreement and accepting a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant award for program implementation, and accepted a corrective action plan tied to the recent annual financial audit and fund-balance compliance items.

What happens next: The board recorded no closed-session determination and adjourned at 12:09 p.m. The motions and approvals recorded at this meeting will be reflected in the official minutes following board approval.