WPSS Committee Meeting 10/15/2026

The Washington Parish School Board WPSS Committee met on October 15, 2026, to review financial reports and proposed grant budgets. September sales-tax collections were up year over year, but the general fund remained under significant pressure: officials cited a projected deficit of about $4 million for FY2027 and warned that declining student counts could widen the gap if staffing levels remain similar. The committee also reviewed the annual fiscal agency contract renewal. Hancock Whitney was the only bank to submit a proposal for several years; its proposal matched the prior year’s terms, with interest based on Treasury rates. The contract was presented for consideration, but no vote was captured in the transcript.

The committee discussed a new 2026–27 Direct Student Services budget, including ACT vouchers for seniors and acceleration camps, and revisions to Title I, Title II, and Title V/REAP budgets using newly available prior-year allocations. Planned uses included instructional materials and supplies, teacher tuition and Praxis reimbursement, Saturday tutoring, reading interventions, and staff/student software licenses. The transcript indicates these budgets were to be brought forward for approval, but does not record votes. A December stipend distribution was also discussed for approval at a future board meeting; no spending-related motion or vote was recorded here.