Hot Springs officials outline third-grade promotion rules and after-school programming for legislators
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Taryn Echols and Principal Kristen Gordon briefed a joint House and Senate education committee on Dec. 2, 2025, about third-grade promotion practices and existing after-school programs intended to support student success; the minutes do not list specific promotion criteria or program enrollments.
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Dr. Taryn Echols, assistant superintendent of Hot Springs School District, and Kristen Gordon, principal of Main Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School, presented to a joint Senate and House committee on Dec. 2, 2025, about third-grade promotion policy and the district's after-school program offerings.
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