The district is governed by an elected and compensated school board. Daniel R. Rawls begins duties as superintendent on January 7, 2014.[1] In 2017, Johnny Rowland, Jr., was unanimously chosen by the school board as the superintendent to succeed Rawls.[2]
J. E. Harper Elementary School (Minden) opened in 1971 as a "new concept" school with one large open space without separate classroom and doors. Joe Windham, the former elementary school supervisor, became the first Harper
principal.[3]