Meeting Minutes
President Rev.Eddie Fountain called the Special Board Meeting of the Madison Parish School Board to order on Thursday, October 2, 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 Absent
District 5: Ms. Paula Hamilton Present-arrived late
District 6: Mr. Willie Patterson Present -arrived late
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 with the motion the board approved to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
On motion of Mrs. Crawford and seconded by Mrs. Hargrave to approve item (b) Consider the elimination of the following positions effective October 3, 2025:
1. Director of Literacy
2. Director of Instruction and Accountability
3. Testing Coordinator and Parental Involvement
4. Regular Education Bus Monitors
The roll call of board members as recorded:
District 1: Mr. Jeff Wilson YES
District 2: Ms. Shelly Crawford YES
District 3: Rev. Eddie Fountain NO
District 4: Mrs. Kathy Gultery Absent
District 5: Ms. Paula Hamilton NO
District 6: Mr. Willie Patterson NO
District 7: Mrs. Lisa Johnson NO
District 8: Mrs. Marguerite Hargrave YES
On motion of Mrs.Crawford and seconded by Mrs. Hargrave the board approved item (c) Consider the recommendation of the Fiscal Administrator for the Superintendent to continue with the RIF Policy implementation in accordance with law to include the elimination of the following:
1.One School Counselor
2.One School Librarian
3.One Custodian
The roll call of board members as recorded:
District 1: Mr. Jeff Wilson YES
District 2: Ms. Shelly Crawford YES
District 3: Rev. Eddie Fountain YES
District 4: Mrs. Kathy Gultery Absent
District 5: Ms. Paula Hamilton NO
District 6: Mr. Willie Patterson NO
District 7: Mrs. Lisa Johnson NO
District 8: Mrs. Marguerite Hargrave YES
On motion of Ms.Hamilton and seconded by Mrs.Hargrave the board voted to table item(d) Consider the restructuring of the composition of the Finance Committee, any changes needed in the committee policy, and the change of the meeting date and time to the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. The first meeting is to be held on October 7, 2025, due to fall break. The roll call of board members as recorded:
District 1: Mr. Jeff Wilson YES
District 2: Ms. Shelly Crawford YES
District 3: Rev. Eddie Fountain YES
District 4: Mrs. Kathy Gultery Absent
District 5: Ms. Paula Hamilton YES
District 6: Mr. Willie Patterson YES
District 7: Mrs. Lisa Johnson YES
District 8: Mrs. Marguerite Hargrave YES
On motion of Mrs.Hargrave and seconded by Mr.Wilson the board voted to approve item (e) Adopt a resolution to authorize the withdrawal of specific Certificates of
Deposit from Tensas State Bank. The roll call of board members as recorded:
District 1: Mr. Jeff Wilson YES
District 2: Ms. Shelly Crawford YES
District 3: Rev. Eddie Fountain YES
District 4: Mrs. Kathy Gultery Absent
District 5: Ms. Paula Hamilton YES
District 6: Mr. Willie Patterson YES
District 7: Mrs. Lisa Johnson YES
District 8: Mrs. Marguerite Hargrave YES
On motion of Mrs.Hargrave and seconded by Mr.Wilson the board voted to approve item (f) Institute a parish-wide hiring freeze effective October 1, 2025. The roll call of board members as recorded:
District 1: Mr. Jeff Wilson YES
District 2: Ms. Shelly Crawford YES
District 3: Rev. Eddie Fountain YES
District 4: Mrs. Kathy Gultery Absent
District 5: Ms. Paula Hamilton YES
District 6: Mr. Willie Patterson YES
District 7: Mrs. Lisa Johnson YES
District 8: Mrs. Marguerite Hargrave YES
On motion of Ms. Hamilton and seconded by Mrs. Crawford, the board voted to adjourn the meeting.
/s/Eddie Fountain, Board President
/s/Dr. Charlie Butler. Jr., Superintendent
Published in the Madison Journal in Tallulah, Louisiana for a total cost of $226.62 on October 30, 2025
