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School Board Meeting April 14, 2025 p2

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Source
YouTube / Pea Ridge Schools Network
Date
2025-06-02
Location
Benton County, AR
Material
Transcript
Extent
661 words · about 4 min
Collected
2026-06-29

Transcript

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001[Music] All right, it is 7:35 and we're back from executive session. First, um we have additional personnel for the 2526 school year. I have we have been I've been working with the smart training building principal um to work on additional needs for to be our current grow. Um our current position is the students at the primary school. That's a part-time position. um with that you um and everything. The reason why is you know I've got students at the junior high and students at the high school there are three grade levels. I have a three grade level band at the primary school. Sometimes we think that the kids do not have the same behaviors in reality their behaviors there. It can be more of a and it can be a different type of behavior. It may

002not be discipline. it may be management of students as well. And so we're needing that to help the primary continue to on their way. Um the second position is a high school sped um high school/ special education scheduling administrative assistant to help um with our increased population for scheduling um special education conferences and to also help out with at the high school in the office. There's a lot of there's a lot of traffic in there. Um, second, the third position is a junior high band teacher. Um, we have a lot of a lot of kids now, which is a great thing. We need to support that. Um, fourth is a junior high elective teacher that will be a business/ intro to education um to help provide more electives there. And the last one is a

003fifth grade teacher at the middle school to help with growth there. Okay, any questions? So Dina students part time are they going to do the rest of the time or other students coaches? Okay. Heat. Heat. technically approach an additional question. recommended to do this. I know everyone's excited about the salary increases but also the contract and this is a very long list every classified to issue contract security. Are there any questions? contractual recommendation motion. Second by Jessica. Okay. And last um next we have resations. I would like to make the recommendation that we accept the resignations of passion the poor Dalton Pearson Susanna Rearen Sarah Matthew Banks for color guard only she's still going to be a choir teacher uh Rebecca Walker uh Miss Mindy Bolan who will be leaving us after 17 or 18

00417 years and Miss Bowen thank you for everything you've done you've done and we are excited to um see where you go And I've personally I've I've truly enjoyed working with you over the past 17 years. You said 18 and we both passed. Should just stay one more year. No. As well as Lizzy Malcolm, Cory Loftess Orlando dear Nancy Townson, and Brenda Mgram. Miss Mram's going to stay with us. She's simply resigning from being a school bus driver. She's still going to be the a registered at the intermediate school. and Miss Townson is retiring and we want to wish her well. I believe she's been with us for 25 or 26 years in the in food service. So, she's an amazing lady as well. That's okay. Um, now am I am I required to pull

005or what if I don't? Vinnie, what do you think? I mean, I could just hang on to this moment for a little while longer. Shall I do it? Should we just Should we just pause for a moment? You sure? I think we make her talk before I know. I know. Would you like to say anything before we come to I I think authority rests here now. Is that correct? So So before we do vote, I want to say I've had my kid has had you, one of them had you as a teacher. Raven had you. You were fantastic with her and then Ari had you as a principal, assistant principal. So thank you. Thank you for all the time and effort put in with all the kids and the staff and everything. You have made

006a huge impact here. We appreciate you. Yeah. And as a parent, my my boys all came through and big impact. Thank you. Thank you. I mean, I think my kids went through I'm not sure they uh they recovered well. They're moving on doing well. Oh my goodness. Okay, we're going to do it, I guess. But if I could redline, am I is it like a presidential veto type thing? I can redline something. No, I can't do that. Okay. All right. We have a recommendation on these resignations. Do we have a motion? A motion with regret. Motion by Eric. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Ryan. And a very slow. So you don't want this acceptance. All in favor? Not opposed. We will miss you, of course, but we'll see you a lot as

007well. Yes. So that's right. Up next we have hiring and we I'd like to make the recommendation to offer employment to Todd Body Patty Impu Kelsey Dalton Kimberly Isaac Jacob Morris Jennifer Claws and Robin Scott. All right have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll motion. Motion by Mindy. Second. I'll second. All in favor? [Music] Motion to adjurnn. Motion to adjurnn. All right. Mindy second by Jessica. And all are in favor.

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