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Pine Bluff School District board appoints Philip Carlock as acting superintendent through June 30, 2026, and interim superintendent effective July 1
Summary
The board moved and approved a motion naming Philip Carlock acting superintendent through June 30, 2026, during Superintendent Barbar's approved leave, and to serve as interim superintendent effective July 1, 2026; the motion passed on a voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript.
The Pine Bluff School District Board of Directors voted to appoint Philip Carlock as acting superintendent through June 30, 2026, during Superintendent Barbar's approved leave, and to name him interim superintendent effective July 1, 2026, granting him the authority necessary to perform the duties of superintendent in accordance with board policy.
A board member moved the appointment and the motion was seconded. The motion text, read into the record, specified the dual appointment and the effective dates. The board conducted a voice vote; the chair announced, "Motion is carried." The transcript does not record individual roll‑call votes or a numeric tally for this motion.
The motion directs that Carlock be "granted all authority necessary to perform the duties of the superintendent in accordance with Pine Bluff School District Board policies." The board made the appointment during the same meeting in which it filled the Zone 4 vacancy and after returning from an executive session on personnel matters.
The transcript identifies "Superintendent Barbar's approved leave" as the reason the board sought temporary leadership coverage. The record does not include additional implementation steps, reporting deadlines or the name of the motion mover in the spoken text.
The board voted to adjourn immediately following the appointment.
