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Votes at a glance: Gravette board tables multiple agenda items, approves grant and numerous personnel actions
Summary
The Gravette School District board voted to table several action items, approved acceptance of a $104,287.17 plant-systems grant (with the district match from declining-enrollment funds), and approved a series of resignations, retirements and hires including a new special education director and Gravette High School principal.
Key formal actions taken by the Gravette School District board during the meeting (summary of motions and outcomes):
- Motion to table action items A–E (real estate offers; staff childcare proposal; dean of students position; stadium/digital school board package contract; proposed 2026–27 graduation date) until the next regular meeting. Mover: S3; second: S1. Outcome: Passed by voice vote.
- Motion to add a personnel recommendation (third grade teacher) to the consent agenda. Mover: S5; second: S6. Outcome: Passed by voice vote.
- Motion to accept the State of Arkansas plant-systems grant of $104,287.17 and create 1.0 FTE middle-school agriculture position for 2026–27; board amended motion to specify the district match would be paid from declining-enrollment funds. Mover: S2; second: S3. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). Implementation tasks assigned to Curriculum/CTE staff.
- Personnel approvals (motions carried by voice votes): acceptance of resignations and retirements (Austin Swinson; Serena Schill; Pete Carpino; Teresa Spencer; Kim Brunkart; Robert Schwier; Matt Chandler; Emily Williams; Verese Murray; among others) and hires including Courtney Millott (special education director, contract start 2026–27, salary $78,357 on stated step), Richard Calvin Deprice (GHS ELA teacher, effective 07/01/2026, salary $50,750), Fran Howard (Gravette High School principal, salary $100,280.31), Clark Brewington (assistant boys basketball coach / GMS teacher, salary $60,190), and other listed hires and contract placements. Where the transcript listed contract step and salary, those figures are recorded as stated in the motions.
Many of these personnel actions were passed by voice vote with no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript; the chair called for ayes and the motions were recorded as passed.
