Board approves canvass of election returns, renews levies and adopts multiple policies

The DeSoto Parish School Board approved a series of routine but consequential items, including resolutions to canvass election returns for levy renewals and the adoption of multiple district policies.

On items brought forward, the board adopted resolutions to canvass and declare results of the 11/05/2025 special election that renew municipal ad valorem taxes (transcript items cited renewal of 43.7 mills and 8.7 mills in the discussion). Motions were made and seconded and the board voted by show of hands; the transcript records the chair declaring the ayes have it but does not include a numerical roll-call tally.

The board also approved a set of policies covering board committees; compensation and expenses; notification of school board meetings; property and equipment sales; emergency process management; employee use of social media; smoking, tobacco and marijuana use; recruitment; dismissal of employees; employee conduct; homeless children and youth; and behavioral-health supports for students. The policies were presented and approved after a motion and second; no substantive debate on the policies was recorded in the transcript.

The meeting also approved minutes of the Feb. 5, 2026 regular meeting and accepted a finance committee report from Feb. 26, 2026 that included a recommendation to fund pension-related budget provisions. Board members noted these items and passed motions by show of hands.

The transcript does not include numerical vote tallies or a roll-call for these items; actions were recorded as passed by the chair’s announcement.

Documents referenced in the meeting (resolutions, canvass returns and policy text) are not attached to the transcript provided.