Board approves plaque honoring Thompson family, clinic expansion, tuition policy changes and superintendent contract extension

The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District Board of Directors approved a package of motions, largely by unanimous votes, covering a community recognition plaque, facilities agreements, personnel actions and a tuition-reimbursement policy revision.

Jacksonville Education Foundation plaque and trust uses

Dr. Bob Price of the Jacksonville Education Foundation presented the board with a proposal to honor Fred and Anne Thompson with a plaque in the district office. Price described the Thompsons’ local history and said the foundation had received remainder funds from a trust formerly managed by First Arkansas Banking Trust. Price said the foundation designated Thompson family trust funds to help start a cybersecurity program at the high school and to support subsequent workforce-focused programming. The board moved, seconded and voted unanimously to approve placement of a plaque in the district office. (Motion passed unanimously.)

ARcare clinic addendum and architect contract

The board approved an addendum to an existing memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ARcare to expand clinical space in the Murrow Taylor Elementary conversion (the district’s health clinic project). The addendum increases the leased clinic footprint by approximately 1,137 square feet for a new total reported as 4,637 square feet; the expanded area will…