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Principal reports testing gains, Special Olympics participation and new transition services partnership
Summary
K–12 Principal Stacey Gaddis told the board that interim testing shows growth, juniors took the ACT, SPED students will attend Special Olympics basketball, students will attend a chess tournament and the district will partner with Arkansas Transition Services and Graham Youth Services to provide early transition services for 10th–12th graders.
K–12 Principal Stacey Gaddis told the Mineral Springs School Board on Feb. 24, 2026, that interim testing shows student growth and that the district is expanding student opportunities and supports.
Gaddis reported that juniors took the ACT on the day of the meeting and that staff recently reviewed interim testing data in professional learning communities to prepare for summative assessments. She said special education students will travel to Foreman on Thursday for Special Olympics basketball and that a chess tournament and a Black History program scheduled for Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. are upcoming student activities.
Gaddis also said the district’s special education program will partner with Arkansas Transition Services and Graham Youth Services to offer Early Transition Services to students in grades 10–12. The partnership is intended to help older students develop workplace skills to increase their readiness for employment after graduation.
The report was presented as an informational item; no formal board action was recorded on the partnerships or program details in the minutes provided.
Gaddis’s presentation emphasized testing preparation, student extracurricular participation and a new external partnership aimed at post‑school transitions for older students.
