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Board approves third-year contract for Dr. Donna Elam under MSAP grant

Little Rock School District Board of Education · August 28, 2026

Summary

The board approved a contract to continue Dr. Donna Elam's work with four magnet schools as part of the MSAP grant (third year of five); board discussion noted evaluation by Metis Associates and improved academic/cultural outcomes at the participating schools.

The Little Rock School District board approved a contract to retain Dr. Donna Elam to work with magnet schools through the MSAP grant. Administration said this would be the third year of work under the five-year grant and covers Dunbar, Mann, Carver Washington, and Martin Luther King magnet schools.

District staff told the board Dr. Elam has an established relationship with teachers and schools and that the grant work is being evaluated by Metis Associates in New York, with a final published report at the conclusion of the five-year grant. A motion to approve the contract was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote.

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