2011 november-december update
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Bi-monthly newsletter of the Mississippi School Boards Association.TRANSCRIPT
Volume 40, No. 3 November • December 2011
8 Lighthouse School Leaders presented awards. Beginning on page 8, districts honored at the Fall Leadership Conference for outstanding student achievement gains are pictured.
5 The MSBA 2012 Legislative Agenda, approved by board members across the state in November, is provided, with tips for informing law-makers of school district concerns...and much more!
Congratulations to Tommie Cardin, MSBA board member and assistant board secretary for the Clin-ton School District
Board of Trustees. He has been appointed to serve on Governor-Elect Phil Bryant’s Transition Policy Team for Education. Cardin is an attorney with the law firm of Butler Snow O’Mara Stevens & Can-nada, PLLC. He was elected to the MSBA Board of Directors in No-vember 2008 and is in his second two-year term on the board.
Cardin on Gov. Bryant’s Education Transition Team
Attorney/author/motivational speaker Michael Thurmond will be the opening general session speaker at MSBA’s 40th Annual Conference, set for February 27-29,
2012. The passionate public education supporter has notable accomplishments throughout his career in both the public and private sectors. He is an attorney, author and former Georgia legislator, three-term Georgia Labor Commissioner, and state department head. In addition to two general sessions, MSBA’s 40th Annual Conference will spotlight school district Best Practices along with other current education topics in concurrent sessions on both Tuesday, February 28 and Wednesday, February 29. An Early Bird Leadership Seminar on Monday, February 27 will focus on Effective Communication with the media and parent/community organizations. Look for the conference registration brochure in early January. You can register online now at www.msbaonline.org.
Georgia attorney/author featured at Opening General Session at 40th Annual Conference
With the Delegates Assembly’s action during MSBA’s November 14-15 Fall Leadership Conference, a new slate of officers is in place for the association for the 2011-12 school year. Miranda Beard, president of the Laurel School District Board of Trustees, is the new MSBA president. Other officers are Vice President Bobby Gault, New Albany board president; and, Secretary-Trea-surer, James Stubbs, Long Beach board member. As new president, Beard has appointed four board members to serve during her one-year term: Glenda Bar-rett, Newton County; Lygunnah Bean, South Panola; Gary Golden, Pontotoc City; and, Ann Chapman, Hattiesburg. See more MSBA election details inside.
New Albany board president Bobby Gault is the third recipient of the MSBA Board
Member of the Year Award, recognizing extraordinary board member leadership on behalf of children’s education. Gault, whose name was among 18 nominated for consideration, was presented the award Tuesday, November 15 during the MSBA Lighthouse School Leader Awards Luncheon during the MSBA Fall Leader-ship Conference in Jackson. A selection committee of board members from each of the congressional districts examined the documentation for each nominee and selected Gault. The BMOY Award honors a current school board member who has exhibited distinguished leadership demonstrated by effective efforts in advocating for children, increasing student achievement, understanding school board gover-nance, and involving the community in children’s’ education. Congratulations!
Gault was presented the BMOY Award by 2010-11 MSBA President Marian Barksdale.
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The Update is published bimonthly as a resource for school board members and administrators throughout Mississippi.
Comments and suggestions are welcomed.
Michael W. Waldrop, Ph.D.Executive Director
Denotris JacksonDirector of Policy / Advocacy
Linda Buford-BurksDirector of Communications
Darla J. WarrenBusiness Manager
Anissa Young, CSRMInsurance Program Manager
Paul ChambleeRisk Management [email protected]
Andrew OusleyTechnology Manager
Jenni Owen Trainer, MSBA Center
for Board Development (CBD)[email protected]
Rose ReginaCoordinator of
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April MillsExecutive Assistant
Alexis ColeReceptionist / Marketing Assistant
Jim Keith, J.D.General Counsel
John T. MandevilleBusiness Development / Marketing225-953-1124 / [email protected]
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MISSIONThe mission of the Mississippi School Boards Association is to ensure qual-ity school board performance through advocacy, technical assistance, board development and information dissemi-nation.
CORE VALUESAt MSBA, we are:
• Honest• Promise Keepers• Membership Service Focused• Seekers of Perfection
Some news items in this issue may have been taken in part or in whole from
resources outside MSBA’s organization. Regular columns in this newsletter from
outside resources include: • Technicalities, compiled from a news-
letter of the same name published by State Auditor Stacey Pickering’s Office;
• AG’s Opinions, from Attorney General Jim Hood’s Office; and,
• Ethics Opinions, from the Mississippi Ethics Commission - Tom Hood,
Executive Director.
Additionally, information in this issue about school district honors not pre-sented by MSBA or about exemplary
school district programs is likely from the districts or from the
Mississippi Department of Education.
Clinton Public School District sixth grade math teacher Michelle Brister is the latest Mississippian to receive a $25,000 unrestricted financial award from the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards. The foun-
dation presents awards annually to the best teachers in the country, providing public recognition and a financial reward to teachers, principals and other educators who have a proven record of excellence in education. Brister, a teacher at Lovett Elementary School, is one of only 40 teachers nationwide to receive the 2011 Milken Award. The 11-year educator uses creative strategies to engage students and teach mathematical concepts. After her first year at Lovett Elementary School, stu-dents in her classes scored 87 percent proficient or advanced on the MCT.
“Her positive attitude and love for teaching children are reflected in the outstanding quality of teaching that she provides her students,” said Lovett Elementary Principal Richard Burge.
Brister was chosen for recognition by a Mississippi Department of Education-appointed blue ribbon committee that identified candidates for evaluation and selection. Mississippi has participated in the program since 1991, with a total of 66 state educators receiving more than $1.6 million from the Milken Family Foundation, a private-non-profit organization. Nationwide, Milken Family The Foundation has given away more than $60 million as part of the awards program.
MSBA extends congratulations to the entire Clinton Public School District. The district leadership consists of board members Ingrid Williams (president) Chip Wilbanks, Sheila Grogan, Tommie Cardin, and Dennis Dyse, and Superintendent Phillip Burchfield.
Clinton math teacher earns Milken Award
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Technicalities from the State Auditor’s OfficePolicy References, where applicable, are in blue.
May a state agency or local government (city, county, school, etc.) purchase Christmas gifts for or give cash bonuses to its employees?No. Section 96 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 prohibits compensation that is not an obligation. GBQ Is it legal for a newly elected public official to begin to exercise their duties prior to taking the oath of office and giving bond, if a bond is required for that office?No. Section 97-11-41 makes it illegal for a person to exercise the discharge of the du-ties of the office to which they have been elected without first having taken the oath of office and giving bond as required by law. A person doing this shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined up to $500.00, imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year, or both. ABCE, BBBD, DH, CEM Is it time to select depositories?Yes. Under Section 27-105-305, counties must give notice by publication that the board will receive bids or proposals at the January meeting (or subsequent meeting if a later date is listed in the publication) for qualifying financial institutions to keep county funds. The qualifications are listed in Section 27-105-315. Counties must select depositories annually or every two years, at the discretion of the board. Munici-palities follow the same procedure, under Section 27-105-353. County/municipal hospitals follow the same procedure, except the selection is every three years (Section 27-105-365). Under Section 37-7-333, school boards must follow the same proce-dure, but give notice after the December meeting and by the May meeting, with the award made no later than the June meeting (no less than every three years). DG
When do the terms of office begin for county elected officials?The term of office for county, beat or multi-county district offices begins on the first Monday in January, according to Section 25-1-5. ABCC
Are exemptions granted to board members who fail to receive the required basic training during the first six months of service? No. Section 37-7-306(3) makes continuing education a requisite condition of hold-ing office. Section 37-7-306(2) provides in part “In the event that a board member fails to complete such training within six (6) months of his election, such board mem-ber shall no longer be qualified to serve and shall be removed from office.” Section 37-7-306(5) provides in part “Upon the failure of any local school board member to file with the school board the certificate of completion of the basic or continuing course of training as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, the school board member shall be removed from office by the Attorney General.” (Attorney General’s Opinion to Taplin, dated July 27, 2007) ABCB, BBBC
What is the form of the oath of office that is to be taken by public officers as referenced in Section 25-1-9?Set forth in Mississippi Constitution Article XIV, Section 268, it reads: All officers elected or appointed to any office in this state, except judges and members of the legislature, shall, before entering upon the discharge of the duties thereof, take and subscribe the following oath: “I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, and obey the laws thereof; that I am not disqualified from holding the office of __________; that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. So help me God.” ABCE4
How you can help promote the 2012 MSBA Legislative Agenda
Efficient communication between school board members and law-makers is critical, especially as the
upcoming legislative session approaches. Here are some tips and strategies for making the most of your contacts with lawmakers while they are at home:
Know your legislators. Find out background, committee assignments and voting record. The more you know when making contacts, the more likely legislators will take your comments seri-ously. Regularly update lawmakers (e-mail or fax) and recruit your fel-low school board members to do the same! CAUTION: Do NOT become a pest. Be helpful, but avoid becoming a nuisance.
Organize a meeting with your legislator(s). Generally, the board chair should schedule the meeting to discuss the issues. At your meeting, be ready with facts and figures to support your
position(s). Remember, board member opinions carry the most weight when all members are present. Also, consider writing a follow up letter to reinforce the matters discussed at the meeting.
Use the Media AND your Website to help communicate with your legislators. Get to know the reporters who cover education in your area and meet with the editorial board of your local newspaper about issues of concern to your district. Place the MSBA Legislative Agenda on your web-site and provide supporting local data/information for each priority.
Localize and prioritize the priorities. Lawmakers’ time is very limited; so, provide your district’s most important issues first.
Always be positive and cour-teous. Remember to thank lawmak-ers for the time they took to hear your views and receive district data and other information.
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MSBA 2012 Legislative PrioritiesApproved by the MSBA Delegates Assembly on November 15, 2011
Restore full funding for teacher supply money and public school buildings
Full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) and all “add-on” programs
Increase teacher pay
Increase State funding for at-risk children
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The second in a series of Legal Hot Topics with Attorney Jim Keith is scheduled 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wednes-day, January 18 at Eagle Ridge Con-ference Center in Raymond. Attorney Jim Keith helped provide guidance on state legislation that resulted in Mississippi’s Education Employment Procedures Law. The required process-es for termination notices, employee contracts and other potential “sticky” issues are ones he knows well. And, the Mississippi Legislature’s 2011 enactment of House Bill 641 brought new factors into play regarding revo-cation or suspension of the license of teachers or administrators for sexual misconduct. Board members can earn three hours of credit for the session. Register at www.msbaonline.org.
Jan. 18 Seminar: EEPL, other employment issues
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PRESIDENTMiranda Beard, presi-dent of the Laurel School District Board of Trust-ees, is assistant news director at WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg. Beard was elected to the Board of Directors of the National School Boards Association at NSBA’s April 2011 annual confer-ence. The Ole Miss broadcast journal-ism graduate was appointed by former Governor Kirk Fordice as commissioner to the Mississippi Employment Secu-rity Commission, a position she held for eight years. Her many community activities include serving on the advisory board for the Domestic Abuse Family Shelter, the Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse in Jones County, and the advisory board for the University of Southern Mississippi School of Mass Communication and Journalism.
VICE PRESIDENT Bobby Gault has served on the New Albany School Board of Trustees since 1976. Currently president of his local board, Gault retired from Mohasco Industries after 35 years as vice president of administration and went right back to work as vice president of operations and partner in his own com-pany, Gault Office Products. A former FBI investigator, he attended Northeast Mississippi Community College and Strayer College of Accounting in Wash-ington, D.C. He is active in his church, serving as a deacon, and is a member of the New Albany Kiwanis Club. He also is a Mason and a Shriner. In addition to being elected MSBA vice president at the Novemember Fall Leadership Con-ference, MSBA honored Gault as the 2011 Board Member of the Year.
SECRETARY- TREASURERJames C. Stubbs, a mem-ber of the Long Beach School District Board of Trustees, is former direc-tor of civilian training for the Department of Navy’s Professional Development Center in Gulfport. A cer-tified Navy Alternate Dispute Resolution Specialist, facilitator and mediator men-tor, Stubbs retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Colonel after 30 years of service. His service on the MSBA Board of Directors began as a presidential ap-pointee in November 2006 and he was subsequently elected to a two-year term. Stubbs earned a M.S. degree in educa-tion administration and supervision from the University of Southern Missis-sippi and a B.S. degree in mathematics from Alcorn State University.
Delegates Assembly elects MSBA’s 2011-12 Officers
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New MSBA Directors electedIn addition to the officers on the previous page, the Delegates Assembly — con-vening November 15 during the MSBA Fall Leadership Conference — elected the fol-lowing directors to two-year terms:
A member of the South Tip-pah School Board since 2006, David Duncan presently serves as board president. He has been a pharmacist at Tippah County Hospital in Ripley since 2005. Former owner of Duncan’s Pharmacy, Duncan earned undergradu-ate degrees in chemistry and pharmacy from the Univer-sity of Mississippi. He and wife Cathy have two grown children.
Tommy Prude served a three-year term as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Municipal School District beginning March 1988. After a 10-year absence, he returned to the board in August 2001 and has served continuously since. Prude earned Ed.S. and M.A. degrees from Mississippi State University in Starkville and a B.S. degree from Tennessee State University in Nashville. A retired U.S. Department of Defense civilian employee, he currently is a volunteer
chaplain at Baptist Memorial Hospital in the Columbus area.
Employed in the Technology Services Division of Federal Express in Memphis, Steven Dodd is a journalism gradu-ate from the University of Memphis. In addition to serving on the Board of Trust-ees of the DeSoto County School District, Dodd is a member of the Board of Directors for Christian Minis-tries International. He and his wife, Dana have one grown daughter.
A member of the South Pike School District Board of Trustees, Dr. Lucius “Luke” Lampton also chairs the Mississippi State Board of Health. One of his favorite projects is serving annually as “camp doctor” for Camp Keewayden, the oldest canoe camp in North America, located on Lake Temagami in Ontario, Canada. A fifth gen-eration Mississippi physician, Dr. Lampton practices family medicine at the Magnolia Clinic in Magnolia.
Pearl Public School Dis-trict board member Sondra Odom has served five terms as president of her local board. A former Rankin
County youth court coun-selor she is active in her community and church. She and husband Steve are partners in several businesses in the Rankin County area. A 1976 graduate of Mississippi State University, Odom and her husband have two adult children.
A member of the Board of Trustees of the North Pike School District since 2003, Etta Taplin is a consultant specializing in grant writ-ing. Formerly chief financial officer of the Amite County Medical Center and the SHARP Community Health Center, she helped establish the Pike County Animal League Shelter and was a committee volunteer for the Mississippi March of Dimes efforts in Pike County. She and husband Estes have two children.
Marie Shepard, president of the Columbia School District Board of Trustees since 2008, was a CPA for 10 years in the public and private sectors. The University of Mississippi graduate now works part-time for her family’s business, Shepard Discount Drugs and spends much of her time as a homemaker. She and husband Jack have 4 children.
Duncan Prude Dodd Lampton Taplin ShepardBarrett Bean
Chapman Golden
Presidential Appointees...MSBA bylaws permit its president to appoint four members to serve on the MSBA Board of Directors during his/her one-year term. New MSBA President Miranda Beard has appointed the following: Glenda Barrett, Newton County; Lygunnah Bean, South Panola; Ann Chapman, Hattiesburg; and, Gary Golden, Pontotoc City. Barrett, a family nurse practitioner, and Bean, Panola County road man-ager, are former MSBA presidents. Chapman is joining the MSBA Board of Directors for the first time. Executive Director and owner of her business, Kid’s, INC., she also is a parent counselor and in-terventionist for childcare directors. Golden, Adult Program Director at the Three Rivers Planning and Development Dis-trict, served on the MSBA board in 2010-11 as a presidential appointee. One Stop:
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Students urged to plant trees in FebruaryIn honor of Toyota’s arrival in Mis-sissippi, Governor Haley Barbour declared February 10 as Toyota Arbor Day and asked superin-tendents across the state to have students plant state Forestry Com-mission-provided tree seedlings to “symbolize the company’s commit-ment to the environment andMississippi.” Toyota recently opened a manufacturing facility in Blue Springs. Students are encour-aged to plant the trees on Feb. 10, the official Arbor Day in Missis-sippi as established by the National Arbor Day Foundation. In a letter sent to school district superinten-dents October 24, Gov. Barbour requested that districts order the desired number of trees by Decem-ber 15, with trees to be delivered to local districts by the Mississippi Forestry Commission in early January. The governor noted that trees could be planted as class projects and/or given to students to take home for planting.
State Auditor issues warningState Auditor Stacey Pickering, in a letter to State Supt. Tom Burn-ham on November 1 noted that his office had received information that “emails that are political in nature have been distributed to school district employees and oth-ers using school district computer networks. We have been shown emails that go so far as to endorse specific political candidates.” Pointing out that districts do not have authority to distribute such communications, Pickering warned, “This office can and does investigate the misuse of public equipment, but we would much rather these problems not arise.”
Beacon AwardsCRITERIA: “Star School District”
2011 Lighthouse School Leader Awards
Presented at FLCThirty-seven Mississippi school districts were spotlighted in the 2011
MSBA Lighthouse School Leader Awards Program during MSBA’s Annual Lighthouse School Leader Awards Luncheon on Tues-
day, November 15. More than 400 school leaders witnessed the presentation of the awards, sponsored in partnership with PREPS
(Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools). Photos from the presen-tations are included on the next several pages.
Clinton School District - Supt. Phillip Burchfield (center), Board members Tommie Cardin (center left) and Chip Wilbanks (directly behind Burchfield), and other school district leaders.
Enterprise School District - (from left) Board President Andrew Kersh, Board Member Kay Risher, Supt. Rita Windham, and Board Members Robin Moore, John McPhearson and Mike Gunn.
Pass Christian School District - (from left) Supt. Sue Matheson and Board Members Margaret Kalif, Randall Dewitt (President), Portia Stewart, and Walter King.
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MSBA joins in Amicus Brief filed by TASBMSBA is joining the Texas Asso-ciation of School Boards (TASB) in filing an amicus brief (friend of the court) document in the Doe v. Covington County School District case, involving the school district’s obligation to ensure students are picked up by actual family mem-bers. A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiff, and attorneys for the district contend that the ruling could have far-reaching effects in placing undue regulations on school districts regarding ensuring that students are picked up from school by legitimate family members and friends. The matter is being ap-pealed by the Covington County School District, asking the Fifth Circuit Court to reconsider the case.
POLICY REFERENCES in Blue.
A school board may accept a pri-vate donation if the board makes a finding of fact reflected by its minutes that the use of funds will support or benefit the operation of the schools. (9/9/2011) (#170) (OP-11-00354)
If teachers are currently under con-tract with the school district and part of their contractual duties in-clude working games and extracur-ricular activities, Article 4, Section 96 of the Mississippi Constitution prohibits the school district from using state dollars to compensate teachers for working at extra-cur-ricular activities which are already covered by the contract. (Mayfield, 9/30/2011) (#209) (P-11-00405)
Lantern Awards CRITERIA: “High Performing School District”
Petal School Dis-trict - (from left) Board Members Andre Heath, Bob Hopkins, Bruce Magee (President), Supt. John Bu-chanan, and Board Member Laurie Porciello.
Amory School District - Supt. Gearl Loden and Board Secre-tary Mindy Brand.
Booneville School District - (from left) Board Member James H. Caver, Jr. and Supt. Todd English.
Corinth School District Lead-ers - (from left) Board Member Jerry Finger, Board President Ann Walker and Supt. Lee Childress.
Bay St. Louis - Waveland School District - (from left) Board President Sherry Ponder, Supt. Rebecca Ladner, and Board Member Mike Benvenutti.
Clay County School District - (from left) Board Members Priscilla Mosley, Annie Johnson, Supt. Mae Brewer, and Board Member Sandra Davenport.
DeSoto County School District - (from left) Supt. Milton Kuykendall and Board Members Steven Dodd, Theron Long, Ann Jolley (President), Milton Nichols, and Patricia Hurt. 9
Lantern Awards (continued) CRITERIA: “High Performing School District”
Jackson County School District - Board President Kenneth Fountain and Supt. Barry Amacker.
Kosciusko School District - Board Presi-dent Kenny Dungan (2nd from left) and Supt. Tony McGee (2nd from right).
Lamar County School District - Supt. Ben Burnett (2nd from left) and Board Mem-ber Steve Lampton (2nd from right).
Long Beach School District - Supt. Carrolyn Hamilton (2nd from right) stands beside the district’s Board Member / MSBA Vice President James Stubbs.
Lowndes County School District - Supt. Mike Halford (2nd from right).
Madison County School District - Supt. Ronnie McGehee (2nd from right).
New Albany School District - (from left) central office administrator Lecia Stubblefield and Board President / MSBA Vice President Bobby Gault.
Harrison County School District - Supt. Henry Arledge and Board President Bill Bradley (from left) with MSBA Officers Beard and Stubbs.
PLEASE NOTE: Lantern Award Winners are pictured with MSBA Officers Bobby Gault, Vice-President (far left on most photos); Miranda Beard - President (center); and James Stubbs - Secretary/Treasurer (far right).
Itawamba County School District - Supt. Teresa McNeece (2nd from left) and Board Member Wes Pitts (2nd from right).
LEFT PHOTO: Newton County School District - Board Vice Presi-dent James Laird (2nd from left) and Supt. Patrick Ross (2nd from right). RIGHT PHOTO: Ocean Springs School District - Board President Sharon H. Walker (far left) and Supt. Robert Hirsch (2nd from right.). 10
Torch AwardCRITERIA: “High Poverty District (90 percent or more students in the federal free/reduced lunch program)
AND the district has at least one (1) “High Performing School”
Oxford School District - Board Member Whitney Byars (2nd from right).
Pearl Supt. Ray Morgigno and Board Member Sondra Odom.
Pontotoc Public School District - Board Members Gary Golden (President) David Owen, Charlotte Bass, Supt. Karen Tutor, Board Members Shanna Franklin and Wally Henry.
Pontotoc County School District - Supt. Kenneth Roye (2nd from left).
Rankin County School District - Board President Ann Sturdivant and Supt. Lynn Weathersby.
Stone County School District - Board Member Gertie Brown.
Tishomingo County School District - Supt. Malcom Kuykendall.
Union County School District - Supt. Ken Basil (2nd from left) and Board Member Terry Cook (2nd from right).
Union Public School District - Supt. Mi-chael McInnis (2nd from left) and Board President Kay Smith.
PHOTOS CLOCKWISE: Coahoma County School District - (from left) Board Mem-ber Lester Myles, Supt. Pauline Rhodes, Sherrard Elementary Principal Zandra Keyes, and Board President Patrick Campbell; Claiborne County School District - Board Members (from left) Donald Reeves, Johnny Brown, Janice Gray, Josie McClorine (President), Supt. Annie Kilcrease, and Board Member Jimmy Curry; East Jasper School District - (from left) Keithsha Jones, former Heidelbergh Junior High Principal; Board Members Jimmie L. Smith,Bobbie Whitefield (President), Ernest Byrd, Supt. Gwendolyn Page and Board Members Jean Morgan and Colevia James. Greenwood School District - Supt. Margie Pulley (left) and Board Member Elizabeth Powers. 11
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OFFICERSPresident
Miranda BeardLaurel
Vice PresidentBobby Gault New Albany
Secretary-TreasurerJames Stubbs Long Beach
Immediate Past President
Marian BarksdaleOxford
DIRECTORSDISTRICT 1 (2011-13)
David Duncan South Tippah
Tommy PrudeColumbus
Steven DoddDeSoto County
DISTRICT 2 (2010-12) Tommie Cardin
Clinton
William Kinard, Jr.Coahoma County
Demetric WarrenHollandale
DISTRICT 3 (2011-13)Lucius Lampton
South Pike
Sondra OdomPearl
Etta TaplinNorth Pike
DISTRICT 4 (2010-12)Steve Conner
Quitman
Patricia StennetHancock County
Marie ShepardColumbia
MASBO REP.Sandy Halliwell
Clinton - Ex Officio
MSBA Board of Directors
Glenda BarrettNewton County
Gary GoldenPontotoc City
Annie ChapmanHattiesburg
Lygunnah BeanSouth Panola
Presidential Appointees (Serve during the President’s 1-year term)