Meeting Minutes
President Rev.Eddie Fountain called the Regular Board Meeting of the Madison Parish School Board to order on Monday, November 18, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the Madison Parish Training Center (Board Meeting Room), 600 Bayou Drive, Tallulah, Louisiana by asking for a moment of silent prayer. The audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Attendance of board members for the above meeting substantiated by the roll call as recorded:
District 1: Mr. Jeff Wilson Present
District 2: Ms. Shelly Crawford Present
District 3: Rev. Eddie Fountain Present
District 4: Mrs. Kathy Gultery Present
District 5: Ms. Paula Hamilton Absent
District 6: Mr. Willie Patterson Present
District 7: Mrs. Lisa Johnson Present
District 8: Mrs. Marguerite Hargrave Present
On motion of Mrs. Hargrave and seconded by Mr. Wilson to adopt agenda. The board approved to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
On motion of Mrs. Crawford and seconded by Mrs. Gultery to approve item (b) Approve the bills for payment. Motion carried.
On motion of Mrs.Gultery and seconded by Mr. Patterson the board approved item (c) Approve the minutes of Regular Board Meeting October 20, 2025 and Public Hearing/ Special Board Meeting of November 10,2025. Motion carried.
Item (d) Presentation and Consideration of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Ms. Dakota Herring spoke on behalf of the program
Item (e) Principal Updates- Mrs. Strozewski spoke on behalf of Wright Elementary School, Dr. Perry Revels spoke on behalf of Madison High School
Item (f) Crisis management plan update- Dr. Charlie Butler spoke about the plan
Item (g) Receive updated report from the Fiscal Administrator: Mrs. Debroah Finlay explained to the board about the school lunch repayment, stipends, and general funds.
1) School Fund Service repayment
2) Coach stipends
3) General
Item (h) Discuss introducing new policies for review. The board discussed policies that will be approved in the December Regular Meeting.
Item (i) Review directive eliminating out of state travel for the 2025-2026 school year. Fiscal Administrator Finlay spoke about not to travel out of state.
The board approved item (j) Approval of December sales tax supplement to be distributed on or before
December 10, 2025.
On motion of Mrs. Crawford and seconded by Mr. Patterson the board approved item (k) Discuss the Superintendent’s evaluation date Motion carried. Evaluation due to attorney December 8, 2025.
The Superintendent’s Report included the following:
Personnel Report for November 18, 2025
On motion of Mrs. Hargrave and seconded by Mr. Patterson, the board voted to adjourn the meeting.
Eddie Fountain, Board President
Dr. Charlie Butler. Jr.,
Superintendent
Published in the Madison Journal in Tallulah, Louisiana for a total cost of $163.08 on January 8, 2026
