Candra Brasel recently announced her resignation as Superintendent of the Jasper School District effective June 30. Brasel has accepted a position with the Ozarks Unlimited Resources (OUR) Educational Cooperative in Harrison where she will support and coach administrators and oversee mentoring programs.
All students in the Huntsville School District will receive free lunches next year after the district received state approval for its free and reduced lunch numbers.
Eighteen-year-old Kelvin Orduna of Huntsville has been described by his older sister as “an impact-driven trailblazer dedicated to empowering under-served communities.”
A discussion of Huntsville School District’s current status in a wide variety of areas as well as expectations of newly hired Superintendent Jay Chalk led to creating two new positions during the May 6 Huntsville School Board Meeting.
The EAST Program at Huntsville High School is being paused for next school year, Principal Mike Nichols informed the Huntsville School Board during the board’s April 8 meeting.
The Huntsville School Board approved additional funds for the baseball/softball field projects during its April 8 meeting.
Arkansas may retain the option for school districts to operate with a four-day week if either of two bills introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday passes.
Arkansas House Bill 1864, seeking to remove the option of having a four-day school week, was introduced by Rep. Wade Andrews (R-Camden) and co-sponsored by Sen. Jane English (R-North Little Rock) on March 19.
ST. PAUL – It was a packed agenda filled with several major discussions and decisions for the Huntsville School Board on Tuesday, March 4. The board met at the St. Paul campus for their annual visit.
The Marion Chapter (Fayetteville), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), recently donated board games and puzzles to the Elkins Elementary School Library.
On Monday, the last day of the filing period, two candidates filed to run for Huntsville School Board in Zone 1 and Zone 4.
Local education officials will wait until the Arkansas State School Board Association develops its model policy to develop their own policy that would enforce the new “Bell to Bell, No Cell Act,” they said.
More Madison County students will receive free breakfast starting in the 2025-26 school year after Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Senate Bill 59 into law Feb. 20.
A potential partnership to expand parking in an area of Huntsville received attention during the Jan. 7 regular meeting of the Huntsville School Board.
The Huntsville School Board voted unanimously to terminate the employment of Huntsville High School math teacher Josh Hall after a recommendation from Interim Superintendent Bryan Law.
The original pool of candidates was 19 applications, which was narrowed down to the four who were interviewed in person. Part of the application process required candidates to answer how they fit the board’s five criteria for a superintendent.
Nineteen applicants submitted their name to be the next superintendent for the Huntsville School District. The application period ended the first week of November.
Huntsville School District has received more positive feedback than complaints after transitioning to a four-day school week in August, giving students and staff a day off on Monday.
Matt Cleaver, Senior Vice President and Huntsville Market President, recently announced the local bank’s $1,500.00 charitable donation to the Bright Futures USA – Huntsville program.
