At the conclusion of the Warren School Board meeting conducted Thursday, May 6, two of the members made comments expressing their displeasure with the state of Arkansas’s unwillingness to provide some additional assistance to the Warren School district as efforts are made to repair and rebuild as necessary the High School building as a result of the recent fire. The comments, made first by Board Member Joel Tolefree, and then commented on by Board President Jerry Daniels, indicated they feel like some schools are treated differently than others, especially when the State is sitting on a billion dollar surplus.
In regular monthly business, the Board heard and approved the financial report and were presented brief reports from each school administrator. After going into executive session, the Board returned and approved the following personnel matters:
Accepted the resignations of:
- Rebecca May, Eastside instructor
- DarShauna Shepherd, Middle School Assistant Principal
- Nathaniel Jackson, Middle School counselor
- Amye Yount, Brunson and Middle School art instructor
- Jessica Lacey Hackett, Middle School english instructor
- Sara Daniell, Middle School literacy instructor
- Eugene Tate, Elementary PE, Jr. High Head Basketball Coach and Assistant Girl senior high basketball coach and assistant track coach
- Kaci Wilkerson, school nurse
- Daysha Matthews, paraprofessional at Middle School
- Heidi Lassiter, WHS Parent Involvement Facilitator
Hired:
- Madison Neal, Eastside instructor
- Dalila Pedroza, Eastside instructor
- Ruby Ar’Dell Donaldson, Brunson instructor
- Tristan McMahan, Middle Scho0l Counselor
- Brandy Roebuck, Middle School Social Studies instructor
- Melanie Deshon Vereen, Middle School Science instructor
- Tina Anthony, Middle School Literacy instructor
- Stacey Carmeans, High School History instructor
- Erick Roebuck, High School Oral Communications instructor
- Sara Daniell, High School instructor
- Chad Greenwood, contract extended from 10 to 11 months
- Coleman Horn, E -Sports ( retroactive stipend back to March 4, 2022
The Board then approved the purchase of furniture for the new elementary school from VIRCO in the amount of $474,246.26. Next, they approved a contract with Metro Disaster to remove contents
from the damaged High School, restore items as possible and provide temporary classrooms for the 2022-2023 school year for the high school. A number of temporary classrooms will be installed on the
parking lot on the West side of the current building. Sufficient room will be retained for parking.
The board then voted to approve the ACT1240 Waiver plan granting unlicensed teachers five years to secure their license if they are showing progress annually.
Superintendent Cornish thanked all the people in the community who assisted with the prom and expressed appreciation to Sergeant Gill of the National Guard who allowed the prom to be held in the National Guard Readiness Center. He went on to report that progress is moving well on the construction of the new elementary school and the Arena. He indicated plans are to begin going over the damaged high school section by section to determine what can be repaired and what parts may require rebuilding.
There were no public comments made and the board adjourned.