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Wood reported the district’s K–12 enrollment as 3,042 students and said the district has 321 homeschool students. The district recently acquired a third used coach bus (a 2011 model similar to prior purchases) and staff described features including additional seats, power outlets for students and small video screens. The buses were purchased using an IRS rebate/credit that the district secured, and the administration said staff would decide whether to wrap or paint the buses for a uniform appearance.

Wood said the district was awarded a grant opportunity to start an elementary agriculture (AG) program; the district will begin with a fifth-grade course next year. Zach Thomas and Wood will pursue training for implementation; the training leads to a technical endorsement that can be added to a staff member’s license.

Administrators and staff also highlighted strong student performance in science fairs and Technology Student Association (TSA) competitions. The high school and middle school reported substantial placements at regional and state competitions: the district had 42 students place at a recent regional science competition at the University of Arkansas, with those students qualifying for state competition and winning more than $1,800 in cash awards. The district reported sending two projects and three students to the international science fair in Columbus, Ohio, in May. Staff emphasized broad student participation in co-curricular competitions and thanked faculty for coaching and program leadership.

The board received the superintendent’s report; no board action was taken on these informational items during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 2025 School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Stacy Wood reported K–12 enrollment, acquisition of used buses, a new elementary agricultural grant and strong science/TSA competition results at Alma schools.","taxTitle","ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, Arkansas","taxId",64867,"location","Arkansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":44,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":49,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6606918,"Superintendent outlines state bills affecting district: locker-room audio bill, Act 503 school-election alignment, funding changes",92,2286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2956944-14302adfc1f95e6aa6c5dd5fd4eda03a&start=2194&end=2286","/articles/6606918/Arkansas/Superintendent-outlines-state-bills-affecting-district-locker-room-audio-bill-Act-503-school-election-alignment-funding-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606918-66aa0ea01647031cf9cc899bb283e80b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770937132&Signature=KCmXqoPuUfRJqzpYqiBy8xhuB-~dwKf9bF5rY-BodUpfWbQKnjwsBapptzHsBBxH71YyJpGp3Yu2ZruP0gRBoMl2iFMXfWORX0oxscCBVbmvR180x6KGeUHzzKX5d~o6xgfah0pVAv-d3tf~K8DItgXdI~5hG7FtHp3lhJL8vLJ-Eh-JJDhkhmqja-hwzYFPkLh88~hD2V2Zti4T9SvZwvV7cl-MZQzwGIuqaY47-js-0R27Mi5IsdRiXcD8Gk0FWVnt4yqrDfMPKMg1YNm7aoWUwymcvqSLTCvsEvbNEFnnTCih4sPcBx3wnRvVvskkym8~AxSqOBBM48AVaTzIUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Stacy Wood briefed the Alma School District Board on state legislative activity that could affect district operations and budgets, including a bill to require audio recording devices in locker rooms and dressing rooms, a school board election alignment measure (Act 503) and changes to how health insurance funding will be routed.

Wood told the board that a bill referenced in testimony would require audio recording devices in locker rooms and dressing rooms; the transcript identifies the bill number as 2728 and notes testimony in a Senate Education Committee hearing the day before. “More than likely, that becomes law as well,” Superintendent Stacy Wood said regarding the locker-room audio requirement, and he said safety grant money was being identified as a likely funding source for district compliance costs. Wood cautioned there would be parameters, including data-retention questions and privacy considerations; he said recordings would likely be treated as student education records and not publicly releasable under FOIA.

On elections, Wood provided the board a copy of Act 503, which would align school board elections with even-numbered years and allow districts to select four- or six-year terms. Wood said 2025 elections would proceed as scheduled and that, if the board chooses to adopt four- or six-year terms, it may need to take action before the petition period so the rotation of expiring terms can be set.

On school funding, Wood said foundation funding increases were moving through the process and that beginning the following fiscal year the portion of funding covering health insurance would be routed directly to the Employee Benefits Division (EBD). That change, he said, would reduce the district’s payroll accounting burden for employer health-insurance contributions; district finance staff would continue to handle employee contributions. Wood also summarized an existing teacher-equalization allocation that is being phased and folded into other equalization funding streams and said administrators were monitoring potential formula adjustments that could affect district revenues.

Wood also summarized other curriculum- and governance-related bills heard in committee, including DESE-developed materials and proposed changes related to interscholastic activities; he said some items had uncertain prospects and others were advancing through committee.

Board members asked questions about retention periods, privacy and practical deployment of recording devices; Wood said the parameters were not yet finalized and that district legal counsel and staff would provide guidance as the bills become law.

The board received the update for information; no board action was taken on the state bills during the meeting.","Superintendent Stacy Wood briefed the board on several pending or passed state actions, including a near-certain bill to require audio recording devices in locker rooms (bill referenced as 2728), Act 503 aligning school board elections, and changes to how health insurance funding is routed to EBD.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6606921,"Alma School District board adopts new base salary schedule and index; approves hires, expulsion after executive session",1458,7452000,8910000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2956944-14302adfc1f95e6aa6c5dd5fd4eda03a&start=7452&end=8910","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2956944-14302adfc1f95e6aa6c5dd5fd4eda03a/thumbnail_7452000.jpg","/articles/6606921/Arkansas/Alma-School-District-board-adopts-new-base-salary-schedule-and-index-approves-hires-expulsion-after-executive-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6606921-2ab9cd04945f1bdddc391e01fb79432f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770937132&Signature=ITEzhMEax2KqufpuWHVBDXAtqnXJofequgqaCPmx4rBZzp498LdomjozF8iPh1wX6trkSV4nlcoHHqSDy9~kokP1kXCCgedr1GDHRhRWaVrjLAlt1VIzx~yDH48HThaulyITPclA~E1Epo-8MDlPiG~xf2bxNj5t2gPVwapQSVWJjTtvEV18wjSL8YV5b~xMXytR~YRaNiLkwOZw7cKC-vjprkyxNjkrQ6nim0W88docvQhE-lY2xxcEyltM-wOX3Q1fU589QR-4cvqWPjKkRVfo8XsZOPbm63iouKkp3c0xTkyCM4qLsy63GdOwgpW6tNTg3uzf8U2vAB49NJzoDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alma School District Board of Education approved a revised base certified salary schedule and a separate index schedule during its April meeting, and after an executive session the board approved two employment recommendations and accepted an administrative recommendation for student expulsion.

The board first approved the base salary schedule and later approved a separate index schedule; both motions passed on voice votes with no recorded roll call in the public transcript. The agenda included a prior discussion of stipend treatment and a proposal to keep stipends separate from the base schedule. The approved actions did not adopt the stipend changes at the time the base schedule was approved.

The board then approved recommendations for employment on the consent agenda. The administration recommended hiring Kelsey Stone as an eighth-grade teacher and volleyball coach at Alma Middle School and Ashton Ogilvy as a teacher at Alma Primary School; the board moved and seconded the recommendation and approved it on voice vote.

After an executive session to discuss a student discipline matter, the board returned to open session and voted to accept the administration’s expulsion recommendation. The transcript records the motion, a second and a voice vote of “aye” with the chair declaring the motion carried; no individual votes were read aloud in public minutes.

Other routine motions recorded in the minutes included approval of the March meeting minutes and the consent agenda earlier in the meeting.

The board convened an executive session on personnel and student discipline; the transcript shows the board entered executive session and later returned to open session before making the hiring and expulsion votes. No additional conditions, timelines or dissenting recorded votes were included in the public transcript.

The board adjourned after the final motions.

Votes at a glance
- Approve March meeting minutes — approved (voice vote; individual votes not recorded in transcript).
- Approve consent agenda (includes financial report and recommendations for employment on consent) — approved (voice vote).
- Approve base certified salary schedule (stipends not included at that step) — approved (voice vote).
- Approve index schedule — approved (voice vote).
- Employment approvals: Kelsey Stone (teacher, Alma Middle School, eighth grade and volleyball coach) and Ashton Ogilvy (teacher, Alma Primary School) — approved (voice vote).
- Accept administration recommendation for student expulsion — approved (voice vote).

All actions described above are recorded in the meeting transcript and minutes excerpts; the transcript does not include roll-call tallies or abstentions for these votes.","The Alma School District Board approved a revised base teacher salary schedule and a separate index schedule after an executive session on personnel. The board also approved two hires and accepted an administrative recommendation for student expulsion.","actionData","errors"]

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