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Board votes: curriculum adoption, inventory removals, stipends, appointments and personnel actions approved
Summary
At the meeting the board approved the 2025–26 CTE curriculum, removed unused transportation items from fixed asset inventory, added food-truck stipends to the 2025–26 salary schedule, reappointed a representative to the cooperative education board, and approved a Syntegix purchase and personnel actions.
The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District board approved several routine and substantive items in a single meeting, including curriculum adoption, inventory adjustments, salary schedule changes, an appointment to a cooperative education board and personnel actions following an executive session.
Key votes at a glance:
- Minutes (March 3 and March 17 special meeting): Approved by unanimous voice vote.
- 2025–26 CTE curriculum adoption: Approved. The superintendent said the total cost is "a little over $96,000," to come from operating funds; the board approved the recommendation unanimously.
- Removal of transportation items from fixed asset inventory: Approved. The board removed listed transportation items the district no longer utilizes, as required by law.
- 2025–26 salary schedule — food truck stipends: Approved. The board added stipends for cafeteria managers and staff who will operate a district food truck outside their contracted hours; pay is based on Arkansas minimum wage and employees’ years of experience as outlined in the salary schedule.
- Cooperative education board representative: Approved. The superintendent asked to continue serving as the district representative on the cooperative education board; the board approved that appointment unanimously.
- Added agenda: The board voted to add an addendum to the agenda (unanimous).
- Syntegix mass-notification system (added agenda item): Approved. The board approved procurement using state safety grant funds; the grant covers the bulk of initial costs and later-year costs will be added to the operating budget.
- Personnel actions (executive session): The board moved into executive session for personnel and, on return to open session, approved the personnel recommendations unanimously.
Motions were made and seconded for each item as recorded; votes were taken by voice and recorded as unanimous "aye" on all the listed items.
