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Votes at a glance: Bentonville Board actions on March 18, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken by the Bentonville School District Board of Education on March 18, 2025, including approvals for the consent agenda, financial report and bus surplus, compensation allocation for raises, policy revisions and personnel approvals; the board also voted to reject a land offer.
The Bentonville School District Board of Education took the following formal actions on March 18, 2025.
• Consent agenda approved — Motion to approve the consent agenda passed unanimously. (Mover: Becky; second: Jennifer.)
• February 25 financial report and surplus of three school buses approved — Board accepted the financial report and authorized the surplus sale of three buses (to be listed on govdeals.org). (Motion passed; mover: Jennifer; second: Tatum.)
• Allocation of revenue to staff compensation approved — Board approved using 74% of a projected $8.9 million revenue increase to fund staff compensation, producing a 3.5% across‑the‑board increase on salary schedules (estimated combined ~4.8% including step increases). (Motion by Willie; second by Jeremy; passed unanimously.)
• Bridal Road land offer rejected — The board voted to reject a private offer on an 80‑acre parcel across from Fulbright Junior High (an informal email offer had proposed $120,000 per acre for 40 acres or $100,000 per acre for the full 80). Motion to reject by Willie; second by Jeremy; motion passed unanimously.
• Policy revisions approved (including Policy 5.11 grading alignment for 7–8) — Motion to approve the policy package passed unanimously. (Motion by Jennifer; second by Tatum.)
• Personnel items approved following executive session — Board approved personnel actions discussed in executive session. (Motion by Becky; second by Jeremy; passed unanimously.)
Vote records as announced in the meeting showed unanimous approval among members present for the items above. Where specific motion language or detailed documents were referenced in the meeting packet, the board noted additional materials (fiscal impact tables, committee agendas, and policy language) would be posted to the district site for review.
For readers seeking more detail: the financial packet listed fund balances and projected impacts; the land offer discussion noted that any potential sale would require an appraisal, arm’s‑length transaction and a declaration that the property was not needed for future growth (the district has considered the parcel a potential third high school site).
