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Little Rock board approves creation of seven zones under Act 503 of 2025
Summary
At a June 12 special meeting the Little Rock School District board voted to create seven board zones to comply with Act 503 of 2025, which alters board size and election timing after the district’s enrollment fell below the statutory threshold.
The Little Rock School District Board of Education voted June 12 to create seven board zones in preparation for the spring election, a change the board said is required by Act 503 of 2025.
The action followed a staff presentation noting LRSD’s average daily membership had fallen below 20,000 students and that state law under Act 503 requires adjustments to board composition and election timing. The board moved and seconded a resolution to compose the board of seven zones; the motion passed by voice vote.
Under the changes described at the meeting, terms of office for school board members will be four years and annual school elections will be aligned with the state’s preferential primary in even-numbered years and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March in odd-numbered years, per the presentation to the board. At the meeting the board asked whether members would be elected from seven zones or a mix of zone and at-large seats; the motion establishes seven zones in preparation for the required spring election.
Board members did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting transcript; the motion was carried after a voice vote. The board’s staff and legal counsel also discussed statutory requirements and next steps for implementing new zone boundaries and election notices.
The board did not adopt a final map at the June 12 meeting; the motion authorized creation of seven zones to meet the statutory requirement and prepare for the upcoming election cycle. Additional meetings and staff work will be needed to draw and publish zone boundaries and integrate those changes into the district’s election process.
