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Bentonville School Board approves fiscal year updates, policy changes and personnel packet

BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT · November 19, 2025
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The Bentonville School District board unanimously approved the district budget, updates to personnel and AI-related policies, and a personnel packet after executive session. The meeting also included presentations on a leadership academy, course catalogs, and bus-stop safety.

The Bentonville School District board on Nov. 18 unanimously approved the district budget, a package of policy updates (including three new artificial-intelligence policies) and a personnel packet following executive session.

Board President Faddis called for and the board approved the budget after a presentation from Dr. Schwannhauser, who said the district’s period-4 all-funds balance was $80,300,000 and that the operating fund balance stood at about $41,000,000 (15.5 percent of expenditures). "Year to date, our expenditures exceed our revenues by 1,200,000," Schwannhauser told the board, adding that property-tax…

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