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• Leave without pay: The board approved a leave‑without‑pay request for teacher Marie Boswell of Waller Elementary. The transcript records the request and board approval but does not provide precise dates in the meeting record; the leave timeline was described in the superintendent’s memo and is recorded as “not specified” in the public remarks.

• One‑time staff stipend: The finance committee recommended and the full board approved a one‑time stipend to be paid May 20: $1,600 for professional staff and $1,000 for support staff. The committee reported unanimous approval in committee; the board subsequently approved the item at the regular session.

• Memorandum of Understanding with Barksdale (2d Force Support Squadron): The board approved an MOU allowing Barksdale’s Military and Family Readiness Center to establish an Emergency Family Assistance Center using district facilities when needed. The MOU is a 10‑year agreement with periodic reviews; no payment to the district is required. The JMAC facility was identified as the first option and Parkway High School as a backup site.

• Declaration of surplus and routine procurement actions: The board declared listed items surplus, and authorized the issuance of solicitations to select a legal journal and a fiscal agent for the 2025–26 fiscal year. Chief Procurement Officer Carrie Douglas presented the requests; the board approved permission to issue formal solicitations and to bring responses back in June for award.

• Administrative and finance committee reports and policy revisions: The administrative committee reported unanimous recommendations to approve revisions to policies (listed in committee summary as GBRA, GBA, GBN and JBC) and recommended naming the Airline High School baseball field “Clay Bohannon Field.” The finance committee reported the stipend item and reviewed February 2025 financials (discussion only).

• Trip requests and other routine items: The board approved trip requests and other routine agenda items (minutes and agenda approvals were passed earlier in the meeting).

Motions were moved and seconded by board members as recorded in the meeting transcript; where the transcript recorded specific movers or seconds those names are noted in the official minutes. The meeting record announces each item as passed; roll‑call tallies were not included in the public transcript for most items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BPSB Regular Session - 5/1/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Bossier Parish School Board on May 1 approved a set of routine and operational items, including a one‑time staff stipend, a 10‑year MOU with Barksdale Air Force Base for emergency family assistance, surplus declarations and permissions to issue solicitations for the 2025–26 fiscal year.","taxTitle","Bossier Parish, School Boards, Louisiana","taxId",13132,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6581023,"Bossier Parish Schools approves 'GREAT' therapeutic day‑school pilot for 2025–26",128,3483000,3611000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3174346-fc6e85e95afbbcf2e795487d8f814210&start=3483&end=3611","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3174346-fc6e85e95afbbcf2e795487d8f814210/thumbnail_3483000.jpg","/articles/6581023/Louisiana/Bossier-Parish-Schools-approves-GREAT-therapeutic-dayschool-pilot-for-202526","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6581023-f3c1c2e24211e478f06a4232f883b24f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770917242&Signature=YIYzNyflfiu4f8nTJEnCiVvn0qYbn9OSh0~j3V~zb9pEIt8jUInZnE6FGzJNSF0ArNoXUZbY-7cFrG~RwBdj0QUGyc5BYEuQ8aRUZENnQ1jzq7G8cD5UixJgR9KghJ~6Dnd6M1oPvmNG6gaQPmW1oy~GbolS4bpNcP-vst02yVzzXTBXFQKJ4UBZggruX3gAK8f0PZc9qBnYA8TxINp~c7R03n60O16OrLfqVAubPiRny8htKVpkdtbJqjlFaudS8OKNWdEOS-CHq-aDO4e06Am9HKMALSLsGj-vohFRzE35XLpW~lTahX-fDKll3jKo1f7~gKpywFfO~hbmlwqtkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bossier Parish School Board on May 1 approved a pilot therapeutic day‑school program known as GREAT — Growth Reflected in Education and Therapy — to begin in the 2025–26 school year.

Assistant Superintendent Andrea Spinney and Director of Special Education Vicki Junger told the board the program is intended to provide the district’s curriculum in a therapeutic setting for students whose educational and behavioral needs exceed current placement options.

Spinney said the pilot would place the program on the district continuum of special education as what she described as “a therapeutic day school” and that the plan would be vetted by the district’s legal counsel before implementation. Junger, who answered board questions about staffing, said, “we anticipate 2 certified SPED teachers with a special certification in registered behavior technician training, 2 paraprofessionals with that same training, as well as 1 behavior‑focused clinician,” adding that the clinician “could be a social skills interventionist, a social worker, or a mental health liaison.”

Board member Logan McConathy asked whether existing positions would be repurposed or new positions hired. Junger said the two teacher positions would be new but that the clinician and two paraprofessional roles would be filled from positions the district already maintains. Spinney said the board had received a one‑page summary of the pilot prior to the meeting and that leaders in the special education department were “very excited to implement this in this next school year.”

Board member D. Bullard made the motion to approve the request; Miss Tammy Smith seconded. The board voted to approve the pilot.

District staff said further operational details — including exact student eligibility criteria, school assignment, and campus location for the pilot — will be developed with the special education department and brought back to the board as the program is finalized.

Questions raised during discussion focused on staffing and the program’s therapeutic supports rather than on funding sources; no dedicated funding source was specified at the meeting.","The Bossier Parish School Board on May 1 approved a pilot therapeutic day‑school program known as GREAT (Growth Reflected in Education and Therapy) to begin in the 2025–26 school year.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6581022,"Bossier Parish highlights teacher‑pipeline gains: Pre‑Educator growth, Call Me Mister partnerships and Reach apprenticeship graduates",1296,694000,1990000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3174346-fc6e85e95afbbcf2e795487d8f814210&start=694&end=1990","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3174346-fc6e85e95afbbcf2e795487d8f814210/thumbnail_694000.jpg","/articles/6581022/Louisiana/Bossier-Parish-highlights-teacherpipeline-gains-PreEducator-growth-Call-Me-Mister-partnerships-and-Reach-apprenticeship-graduates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6581022-c4630c0e980a5ae7fbca588c1d152971/orig.mp4?Expires=1770917242&Signature=K4G9Gy0vXZIqA71xXEXbY~emASXGDuR~yC1KqN~yUVNtqWMwjDavt5ZuJYhKgAq9-owcdw~5xEDCzxFR7m22ngU9sPAiXSdZem0X8Cnb-qOBNwZOsYgaSolqF2LX0Q21fceW7sW42BXZ-F7UxVXXChyk~yclK0ssdsINp3nl6KF3w4ZmlTQM5EN6NmNa8GtW7FPrDiZK7xJgRlAR4VfuV7qhQXFArBdm486BYoU9vDE-bRSRwuQ6vGFbx2y-qICptGapE~IcuiAeB8iRwGL3VrEQY0-CmYEa9tEJOxJRsD99PEoGOanKG2AHzQvzQ4cNZE2BWdZzzn7se4NYY89t1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Tracy Burrell, the district’s supervisor of recruitment and retention, presented a progress report May 1 on Bossier Parish Schools’ teacher pipeline programs, detailing growth in student programs and partnerships with universities and national initiatives.

Burrell said the Pre‑Educator club — a three‑year program for middle‑ and high‑school students — grew from 50 to 62 registered students this year, and 17 students placed in the top 10 at the Louisiana State Educators Rising conference. She said two students received bids to attend the national conference in Orlando.

Burrell also reported that the Aspiring Mister program increased from 50 to 88 students and that the district added a junior program at an elementary school so fifth graders can feed into the middle‑school program. Burrell introduced Regina DigiLarmo (identified in the presentation as the district’s Pre‑Educator teacher leader), who recognized students who qualified for state and national competitions.

Grambling State University representative Dr. George Nofflin Jr. spoke about the Call Me Mister program, a national initiative to recruit men of color into the teaching profession. Nofflin described outcomes from partner institutions, named current graduates who are teaching in local districts, and said Grambling has memorandums of understanding with multiple school districts, including Bossier Parish.

Burrell also reviewed the district’s Reach University apprenticeship pathway, presenting graduates who completed registered apprenticeship degrees that combine full‑time employment with coursework that meets Louisiana teacher licensure requirements. Reach University representatives and district staff named multiple graduates from June, December and May cohorts who are expected to enter classrooms.

Other highlights included: 11 seniors received honors cords for completing pre‑educator course requirements and dual‑enrollment credits; 28 seniors signed to local institutions committing to education programs; and Regina DigiLarmo was recognized as a Phi Delta Kappa 2025 Emerging Leaders Fellow, a national honor for education leaders.

Burrell and university partners emphasized that the district’s pipeline strategy combines in‑school programs, university partnerships, and residency pathways to address teacher shortages. They did not specify budget figures for the initiatives during the presentation.","Supervisors told the board that pre‑educator club membership rose to 62, the Aspiring Mister program grew to 88 students, and Reach University apprenticeship candidates and other residency pipelines produced graduates and hires. Officials and university partners described local partnerships and regional recruiting efforts.","actionData","errors"]

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