September 2025 Board Minutes

Lakeside Board of Education
Regular Meeting
September 8, 2025
Administration Building Cafeteria
5:30 P.M.
Report to the Public

The Agenda is:

I. Roll Call

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Financial Statement

IV. Data Review

V. Superintendent's Report

VI. Executive Session

The meeting was called to order by the president. The following members were present: Rev. Green, Mr. Lane, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Smith, Ms. Sykes, Mrs. Thompson and Mr. Williams.

A motion was made by Mr. Livingston and seconded by Mrs. Smith to approve the minutes, the monthly financial statement, the Annual Financial Report (AFRB), projected legal balance and the proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The motion carried.

The superintendent, principals, curriculum specialist, LEA supervisor, technology coordinator and the STEM Director gave an annual report to the public.

The following topics were discussed: Title I Schoolwide Program, Title II, Title IV, Title V, Indistar, District AR App, Arkansas Teaching Learning and Assessment System (ATLAS), School Intervention, parent engagement activities, integrating technology into the classroom, GT Program, ELL students, Homeless, LEARNS Act, School Safety, STEM, Title IX Compliance, Standards for Accreditation, Standards of Assurance, Accelerated Learning, Students with Disabilities, 504, Wellness requirements, Child Nutrition Program, student enrollment, and how federal and special needs funds were used. Also, the superintendent showed the board a video facilitated by Kiffany Pride, Assistant Commissioner and others from ADE discussing how to support districts in implementing Arkansas’s 3 rd grade promotion requirements in accordance with the LEARNS Act. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, third grade students must meet the state’s minimum reading standard or qualify for a good cause exemption to be promoted to fourth grade.

A motion was made by Mr. Livingston and seconded by Rev. Green to approve Carpenter and Sons Construction change order to an existing contract to install restrooms in the warehouse/fieldhouse for $192,517.50. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Mr. Livingston and seconded by Mr. Thompson to adopt a resolution approving the Chicot County Election Commission to conduct the annual school election on March 3, 2026 (See attached resolution). The motion carried.

The superintendent discussed the damage to the high school gym floor, ACT 573 (The Ten Commandments Law), New Paraprofessional Praxis Test (effective 9/1/2005) and school board trainings (APSRC Training On Demand), Region 14 ASBA Training (October 14, 2025 in Hamburg) and ASBA Annual Conference (December 10-12) in Little Rock at the Convention Center.

The president requested that the board go into executive session for the purpose of employment, promotion, discipline or resignation of personnel. After the discussion, the public was allowed to return.

A motion was made by Mr. Livingston and seconded by Rev. Green to approve the contract of Joshua Shaw as an Assistant Band Director for Lakeside Middle and High School. All required background checks must be cleared before the contract goes into effect. The motion carried.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:15 P.M.