Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
The board voted to adopt policy EFAB, an employee and student acceptable-use policy addressing artificial intelligence, after an Administrative Committee recommendation of 5–1; the full board recorded one opposing vote and one abstention before the motion carried.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
Procurement staff reported seven bids for Benton High’s 12-classroom addition and accompanying tornado shelter; Mayfield Construction was the low responsive bidder at $6,194,000 and the board approved the contract amid questions about why designer estimates were substantially higher than bid results.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
At its March 19 meeting the Bossier Parish School Board heard that Amendment 3 would use state trust funds to reduce teacher retirement liabilities and fund permanent pay increases, while Amendment 4 would allow parishes to opt out of inventory tax collection — a change the CFO said could cost the district more than $6 million.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
The Bossier Parish School Board recognized student award winners and a JROTC marksmanship team headed to national competition, and honored communications officer Sonya Bales after she was named a regional 'Remarkable Woman,' receiving a $1,000 charitable award and an all‑expenses trip to Nashville.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
At its March 5, 2026 regular meeting, the Bossier Parish School Board approved a $1,500 one‑time supplement for eligible elementary bookkeepers, updated a K–8 instructional coach job description, granted a leave without pay, approved a trip request and voted to enter an executive session for legal counsel.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
Board members debated a proposed employee and student AI acceptable-use policy and raised concerns about accuracy of detection tools and student due process; a motion to adopt failed when no second was offered, leaving the framework unapproved.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
A security/audit committee approved funding for an access-control project across remaining schools, authorizing BadgePass integration, door readers and site-specific hardware after questions about monitoring and cost variance; the motion passed by voice vote.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
After a market-improvement presentation, the board approved returning the districtto a $500 million total property-insurance limit and accepted additional coverages including a doubled ordinance/law limit and active-assailant/terrorism protections.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
The administrative committee approved amendments to several policies (procurement, emergency management, background checks, behavioral health, advertising), authorized two property listings and moved leftover stadium funds to complete Plain Dealing lighting upgrades; motions passed unanimously on most items.
Louisiana / School Boards / Bossier Parish
Doug Rogers recommended renewing the district's workers' compensation policy with LWCC; the board approved the renewal and heard that the district's experience modifier is 0.64, outperforming the average school system.