Teachers honored, purchases made

PRESCOTT – Three teachers were honored as being high impact teachers.

This was done at the April meeting of the Prescott School Board Thursday night. Those honored were: Stacey Rosenbaum, Shannon Crayne and Janet Barister.

From there it was business as usual as the board approved changes suggested by the Arkansas School Board Association. Superintendent Robert Poole said the changes were mainly the removal of some wording.

It also approved the 2023-24 school choice capacity resolution which states how many students can be accepted under the school choice laws.

The annual special education assurances were also approved. These assurances are set by the state and districts accepting funding agree to follow all the laws and regulations required. Bids were accepted and approved for special ed services. Poole said the services will be provided by the same providers as there were no other bidders. This is for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Six purchase orders were approve, with all of the purchases being made to be paid for with grant money. Kevin Carlton will fence the Pre-K area, while Progressive Tech will deal with installnig fiber optic and cameras. The other purchases were for programs to help students with reading. They include: Lexia Learning, IXL Learning, Renaissance Learning and the 95 Percent Group LLC. The total cost will be $147,040.21 – again all being paid with grant money.

Enrollment stands at 890 with 332 in Prescott Elementary, 258 in Prescott Junior High and 300 in Prescott High School.