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Gravette board debates new school-choice window, 15-day acknowledgement and capacity limits
Summary
Board members discussed state guidance on school-choice transfers (Jan. 1–May 1 window) that requires districts to acknowledge applications within 15 days and raised concerns about capacity, provisional approvals and how the rule will apply to high-school grades.
Gravette School District board members spent a lengthy portion of the meeting discussing how to implement new state guidance on school-choice transfers, including a Jan. 1–May 1 application window and a 15-day acknowledgement period the state now expects districts to honor.
Superintendent Gravatt told the board the district is reviewing the guidance and said staff may need to create an administrative process — including provisional letters and clear communications to families — so the district can respond within the…
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