Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
District administration reported preliminary EOC benchmark data, a focus on vertical alignment across grades, professional development with Reach Mississippi, intercession attendance figures and ACT boot camps; administration also described a pilot reverse-auction procurement at select high schools.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Lamar County Board of Education approved the districts monthly financial report for June 2025 and considered several procurement, capital-asset and property items. One purchase item (section 2b16) was pulled for additional detail.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The board unanimously approved August minutes and an amended 2025–26 budget, and officials reported renewed accreditation by the Mississippi Department of Education and a state-supported attendance-awareness effort.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Lamar County School District recognized four transportation staff after a vehicle failed to stop for a stopped school bus on Baxter Mill Road; staff held students on the bus, stabilized the scene, and handed students to a relief bus within minutes, officials said.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Chief G. Hill briefed the Lamar County School District on tracing a summer social-media threat and on implementing a weapons-detection system at Summerall Middle and High, stressing planning with leadership teams to avoid classroom disruption.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
District officials reviewed preliminary plans and bid timelines for bond-funded school construction and said Oak Grove Middle School will relocate adjacent to Oak Grove High School after site research and road-access concerns with a previously considered Highway 98 location.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The school district board approved fiscal-year ad valorem resolutions for Lamar and Pearl River counties, adopted policies EFC and GBDB, and authorized advertising for bids to upgrade security cameras at Oak Grove High School.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The board introduced Caleb Simit as the district’s new Sixteenth Section land manager and assistant facilities director; interim work by Ms. Heshen and Ms. Williamson was acknowledged.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
District staff reported start-of-year programs including 'Read for the Win' book distributions, kindergarten readiness testing, intersession and ACT boot-camp scheduling, College and Career Wednesdays, and a partial restoration of air conditioning at Oak Grove High School.
Mississippi / School Districts / LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A parent told the board that Oak Grove Middle School cheerleading required nearly $2,400 per child this year and called on the district to cap out-of-pocket expenses and increase accountability for extracurricular pricing.