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Votes at a glance: Pulaski County Special School District board actions Jan. 14, 2025
Summary
The Pulaski County Special School District board approved minutes, consent agenda items, unfreezing of the CFO position (with conditions), a resolution authorizing administrative reviews, engagement of McPherson Jacobson for the superintendent search and directed staff to negotiate services with Education Partners.
Key board actions taken at the Jan. 14 Pulaski County Special School District meeting.
What the board approved
- Minutes: The board approved the minutes from Dec. 10, 2024; Jan. 2, 2025; and Jan. 7, 2025 (motions seconded and carried by voice vote; no roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript).
- Consent agenda: The board approved the meeting’s consent agenda by voice vote.
- Chief Financial Officer position: The board voted to unfreeze the CFO position. Motion: unfreeze the CFO position at classified salary range 21. Outcome: passed; two members (Mister Keller and Tina Ward) voted no; others voted yes. The board discussed that raising the position to range 25 would require a separate classified‑salary review process through PPC and would not occur automatically with the unfreeze.
- Resolution for administrative review and technical assistance (Resolution 4): The board adopted a short resolution directing the interim superintendent to review district operations and, if needed and appropriate, procure legal and technical assistance. Outcome: passed; Keller and Ward voted no per the transcript.
- Superintendent search and strategic support: The board voted to engage McPherson Jacobson to perform the superintendent search (motion carried by voice vote; transcript records a unanimous board vote in favor) and directed administration to negotiate a proposal with Education Partners for strategic planning and program review and return any contract to the board for approval.
- Waiver: The board granted a waiver requested for an employee (Mister Stevenson) by voice vote.
Procedural notes and limitations: The board’s motion to unfreeze the CFO position was explicit that the position would re‑open at the range where it was frozen (range 21). Board members emphasized that changes to salary range or job duties would require separate PPC or HR procedures. The board also instructed that any contracts negotiated with either search or consulting firm come back to the board for formal approval.
Ending: Board actions that require administrative follow‑up — notably the superintendent search contract and a proposed scope/fee from Education Partners — will return for approval at a future meeting.
