July 2025 Board Minutes & Agenda

Lakeside Board of Education
Regular Meeting
July 14, 2025
Administration Building Cafeteria
5:30 P.M.

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.

The June 9, 2025 minutes and financial report were approved as presented.

The superintendent gave the board a letter from the US Department of Education Secretary rescinding its prior extensions of the liquidation period for COVID-related grants awarded under the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) Program. Also, a statement on delayed FY25 Allocations released by the School Superintendents Association regarding disbursements for Title I, Title II, Title III and Title IV-B to school districts.

The superintendent gave the board an overview of the 2024-2025 ATLAS 3-10 and End-of-Course summative assessment results. Also, discussed the ATLAS Performance Levels based on End-of-Year expectations; Bell to Bell, No Cell Policy Submission date); the District Five-Year Professional Development Plan; ACT 120 (Posting School members name, email address, position and term on the District website) and the ASBA 2025 Fall Institute in Hot Springs.

A motion was made by Mr. Livingston and seconded boy Mrs. Smith to accept Dermott School District’s Petition granting legal transfer under 6-18-317 to Jayden Love into the Lakeside School District. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Mr. Livingston and seconded by Mrs. Smith to accept the resignation of Sarah Vaught (middle school social studies), Jennifer Walker (RN) and approve the contract of DeVonte Jackson (K-5 Elementary Paraprofessional Facilitator). The motion carried.

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