BOARD OF EDUCATION

ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1

ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS

October 17, 2023 

Dawson Building #3

700 Clinton Street

Arkadelphia, Arkansas 

Regular  School Board Meeting 

6:00 P.M. 

1.   Call to Order 

2.   Establish Quorum

3.   Moment of Silence 

4 Badger Pride

5.   Instructional Report / PLC Spotlight - CTE presentation by April Shepherd

6.  Consent Agenda 

 a)    Approval of Minutes September 19, 2023 Regular Called Meeting  and October 3, 2023 Agenda Setting Meeting

 b)  Financial Statement September 

7.   Action Items 

a) Give Superintendent express permission to grant incoming and outgoing student transfers to the district. Transfer applications the Superintendent deems should be rejected shall come before the school board per policy. Rejected transfer applications received by the District shall be placed on the Board's next meeting agenda.

     b)     Consider Copier Contract for the District 

     c)     Consider Policy Update - Policy 4.11 on Student Equal Educational Opportunity - AG Opinion  

     d)     Consider Quote to Update Camera System for the AHS and Goza

     e)     Discussion of November board meeting dates

     f)      Appoint ASBA voting representative for the December 6th Delegate Assembly @ 4:00 p.m. in Little Rock

    g)     Consider Student Disciplinary Action - Student 23-24 C

8.  Department Reports 

a) Campus Updates Perritt, Peake, Goza, AHS

b) Athletics  Report

c) Curriculum and Instruction Report 

d) Custodial Report 

e) Food Service Report 

f) Maintenance, Facilities, Safety and Transportation Reports

g) Special Education Report 

h) Technology Report

i) Gifted and Talented Report

j) ALE Report 

k) Federal Programs Report

l) School Accountability Reports AHS, Goza, Peake, Perritt, Celebrations

9.   Superintendent’s Report –Ms. Thomas

a)     Enrollment Update

b)     October is National Principals' Month - Thank you to our principals and assistant principals for all that you do for our students!

c)     October 17th & 19th - PTC, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.; Flex Day for teachers on October 20th

d)    October 27th - Board Retreat for Strategic Planning @ Iron Mountain Marina, 9 - 3 

e)    Congratulations to the AHS Band on sweeping the 4A awards at the Powerband Classic! Good luck at State on October 30th! 

f)     November 16th - Board Lunch @ AHS

g)     Annual Report to the Public will precede the November board meeting

h)    School Board Training hosted by Dawson Co-op (via Zoom only) on Nov 6 & Dec 4 from 6-9 p.m each evening

i)     ASBA 2023 Annual Conference in Little Rock, Dec 6-8 (6th is new member bootcamp)

10.    Personnel

11.    Adjournment