Midland School District board appoints superintendent to regional cooperative, approves improvement plans and routine personnel actions

Midland School District Board President Nathan Wood presided over the regular May 18 meeting at Midland High School, where the board approved a slate of administrative and personnel items, including the appointment of Superintendent Toby Crosby to the Northcentral Arkansas Educational Service Cooperative Board of Directors.

The board voted 5-0 to adopt the resolution appointing Toby Crosby, superintendent of the Midland School District, to the cooperative board. The board also approved paying Crosby $418.08 in mileage reimbursement for March through May 2026.

Board members approved both the Midland High School and Midland Elementary School Improvement Plans and the district's legislative audit, each by unanimous 5-0 votes.

In governance and personnel measures, the board voted to remove three names from the signature card at Citizen's Bank. The motion passed 4-0 with Joe Cox recorded as abstaining. The board also approved a retroactive correction to Alicia Carter’s contract by adding two years of experience for the 2026–27 school year; that motion passed 5-0.

Following an executive session, the board accepted multiple resignations and approved recommended hires. The board approved the hiring of Corbitt Conyers as high-school math teacher (placement on the salary schedule at $50,000) and the hiring of Melissa Baker to serve as both senior and junior high volleyball head coach with stipends of $3,000 (senior) and $2,000 (junior); both personnel actions passed 5-0.

The meeting adjourned at 9:22 p.m. The board will meet next on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Midland School District board room.