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Conway board approves employment contract for assistant girls basketball coach; chair recused from vote

Conway School District Board of Directors · April 15, 2026
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Summary

After executive session the board approved a resolution to enter an employment contract with Lashonta Johnson as assistant girls basketball coach; the resolution discloses Johnson is the daughter of board president Sheila Franklin, who recused and left the room. The contract is contingent on Arkansas Department of Education approval under ACA 6-24-101.

Conway — The Conway School District board voted on a resolution to offer an employment contract to Lashonta Johnson as assistant girls basketball coach and unanimously approved the action after a recusal by Board President Sheila Franklin.

After returning from executive session, a board reader (speaker 20) read the resolution noting that "Lashonta Johnson is the daughter of board president Sheila Franklin." The reader also said the board had documented "full disclosure of all relationships and…

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