Little Rock School District public meetings in 2022
6 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board Meeting
The Little Rock School District Board will vote on financing six special-needs buses through Arvest Bank at $115,658.53 per year, and consider a second reading of Policy 4.63 requiring full-day attendance for grades 9-12. They will also hear a presentation on community schools, approve consent items including personnel changes and student transfers, and receive training on the superintendent evaluation process.
- Approve financing of six special-needs buses with Arvest Bank at $115,658.53 annual rate
- Policy 4.63 (2nd reading) requiring full-day attendance for grades 9-12, with appeals process added
- Consent agenda includes personnel changes, October 2022 purchase reports, and student legal transfers
- Presentation on Coalition for Community Schools strategy across six LRSD schools
- Election of board officers for 2023
Board Meeting
The Little Rock School District Board is meeting to discuss and potentially adopt a policy (4.63) that would require students in grades 9-12 to attend a full school day, reversing a COVID-era waiver. The board will also receive updates on a tiered school support plan and review the draft 2021-22 annual report. No final decisions are expected on the policy, as it is a first reading.
- First reading of Policy 4.63 on student full-day attendance for grades 9-12
- Discussion of tiered plan for school support (no recommendation at this time)
- Review of draft 2021-22 annual report
- Executive session and board comments
Board Meeting
The Little Rock School District Board is meeting to consider action items including a memorandum of understanding for Acme Elementary School and budget approval. The agenda also includes routine items such as consent agenda approval, personnel changes, purchasing reports, and board minutes, along with public comments and committee reports.
- Action item: Acme Elementary School MOU
- Action item: Budget approval
- Consent agenda: personnel changes, purchasing reports, board minutes
- Public comments session
- Executive session scheduled
Board Meeting
The Little Rock School District Board will consider granting administration authority to negotiate a payment arrangement to resolve a network issue caused by unauthorized access. The board will also hear public comments and receive board comments. This is a special meeting with one main action item.
- Authorization to negotiate settlement agreement for network issue (action item)
- Public comments session
- Board comments session
Board Meeting
The Little Rock School District board will consider approving a $1,627,732.32 tutoring program funded by ESSER to address learning loss, and a partnership with the Health Information Project (HIP) for peer-to-peer health education. They will also hear a presentation on school grades and discuss a new student registration platform.
- Approve $1,627,732.32 tutoring agreements with TutorMe, Ignite! Reading, Amira, Carnegie Learning for spring 2023
- Approve HIP partnership for peer health education at all high schools
- Receive presentation on school A-F grades and tiered support plan
- Approve October 2022 financial reports
- Consider policy change on Board President duties and delegate appointment to ASBA conference
Board Meeting
The Little Rock School District Board will hold a special meeting to vote on two action items: salary equity adjustments for classified staff and an agreement with Opengate Weapons Detection Systems for middle and high schools. They will also discuss aligning teacher work hours with contracts, reaffirming Ford NGL implementation, and next steps for a marketing RFP.
- Approval of salary equity adjustment proposals 101002 and 101002-A for classified staff
- Agreement with Opengate Weapons Detection Systems for all middle and high schools (14 high school units, 19 middle school units, plus other campuses)
- Discussion on adjusting teacher work hours to 7.5 hours per day (plus 30-min lunch) for 2023-24
- Board to reaffirm or clarify Ford NGL implementation plans for all high schools
- Marketing/Recruitment RFP: internal evaluation committee to select a firm