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Board declines waiver language; resolution to contract Bryce Norman fails
Summary
The board considered a resolution to enter a contract with Bryce Norman for the 2025–26 school year that required a statutory waiver. Several board members said they would not support the waiver's wording; the resolution failed on a voice vote.
The Gravette School District board voted down a resolution that would have authorized a contract with Bryce Norman for the 2025–26 school year after members raised concerns about the waiver language used to justify the contract.
A board member prefaced a no vote by saying the objection was not personal: "The way that I vote on this is not a reflection of Bryce Norman nor Tracy Norman, but my vote will be no on this waiver. There's questions on some of the verbiage used in the waiver." Multiple board members said they supported hiring the individual in principle but were not comfortable with the specific wording and justification presented in the waiver document. One member said the waiver language historically made sense for other staffing shortages but that it did not fit the current circumstances.
The motion to approve the resolution failed on a voice vote; the meeting record shows discussion about the waiver's intent and repeated requests to remove names and consider the waiver wording itself. No contract with Bryce Norman was authorized at the meeting.
