Staff Report
RUSTON, La. — The Lincoln Parish School Board voted today to reconfigure the Ruston School district elementary schools to be PreK – 5th grade neighborhood schools (Hillcrest, Glen View, Cypress Springs and Ruston Elementary) following nearly an hour of public comments primarily in protest to the proposal and requesting the board take more time before voting.
The Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center will then become the home for the school board office and house the parish buses, which are housed at Ruston Junior High. All PreK teachers will then be embedded into the different elementary schools.
Seven yes votes were enough for a majority to pass.
The seven yes votes: Hunter Smith (District 7), Donna Doss (District 4), Joe Mitcham (District 6), Danny Hancock (District 5), Debbie Abram (District 12), Gregg Phillips (District 8) and George Mack, Jr. (District 11).
Those not in favor: Dr. Danielle Williams (District 1), David Ferguson (District 2), and Lynda Henderson (District 9).
Both Otha Anders (District 10) and Clark Canterbury (District 3) were absent.
The reconfiguration will take effect in the 2026-27 school calendar year.
This is a developing story.
