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Conway board approves employment contract for assistant girls basketball coach; chair recused from vote
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 interests required by ACA 6-24-101" and described Johnson's qualifications: 15 years coaching experience in the district, three years of head-coaching experience at a 5A school, prior work with the head coach and a record that included leading a girls program to a state championship.
The resolution noted that Franklin had "declared an interest in the proposed employment contract, left the meeting prior to the discussion of the contract and did not return to the meeting room until the voting of the employment contract had been concluded." The employment contract was described as limited in duration (07/01/2026 to 06/30/2027) with an option for 2027–28 and "contingent upon approval of the commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education if required."
Board members moved and seconded the motion to approve the resolution. The board chair and members voted in favor; the chair stated the resolution had been approved and would be submitted to the Arkansas Department of Education as required by law. The resolution text and supporting materials were entered into the record and will accompany the submission.
What was recorded on the motion: the resolution was read into the record by the clerk (speaker 20); the motion to approve was moved and seconded on the floor and the chair declared the motion passed after members voting "aye." Franklin had recused and was not present during discussion and the vote.
The item will be forwarded to the state education department for any required approval under the cited code section.
