Meeting Thursday:

• Approved minutes from Sept. 22.

• Accepted the following donations: $295 from Robert Morrisson III to purchase graduation stoles for the National Technical Honor Society of the Class of 2012 at Vicksburg High; $247.45 from McDonald’s for student activities at Dana Road Elementary; $150 from Dr. Kimberly Winters for the girl’s basketball team at Vicksburg Junior High; and $50 from Outlets of Vicksburg for cheerleaders at Warren Central Junior High.

• Approved amendments to the 2011-12 budget, the accounts payable claims docket for September; personnel matters: compensation for extra duties, September; certified recommendations; certified resignations; classified recommendations; and substitute recommendations.

• Approved request to declare surplus items.

• Approved out-of-state travel: Eddie Spann, Heidi Chausse and Laura Prather for the Brustein and Manasevit Fall Forum on Managing Federal Education Grants in Clark County, Nev., Dec. 1 and 2; Warren Central High School NJROTC rifle meet in Rayville, La.; Henrietta Spates, Pearlie Goodman, Angela Stamps and Roderick Henderson for the 2012 Region IV Conference in Albuquerque, N.M., April 18 to 21; Rodney Smith and Derrick Reed for the NASSP Principals Convention in Tampa, Fla., March 8 to 10; Tonya Stewart-Magee and Sharon Williams for the Response to Intervention Convention in New Orleans Nov. 2 to 4; Paula Johnson for the Instruction Book Summit in Orlando, Fla.; two school resource officers for the National School Response Conference in Las Vegas Nov. 30 to Dec. 1; Tasha Jones and Joycie Bright of Warren Central Junior High School for a science conference in New Orleans Nov. 10 to 12; high school band directors for the band directors clinic in Chicago Dec. 14 to 17; and Paula Johnson and Lynn Case for the 2011 Fall Leadership Academy Conference in Dallas Nov. 4 to 6.

• Approved the agreement with Central Mississippi Prevention Services for use of a school bus; a bus turnaround repair at 255 Ironwood Drive; and ratified a vote for a budget amendment.

• Accepted high bid items to capital assets.

In closed session:

• Approved a student transfer.