The
Board of Directors of the Little Rock School District held a special meeting in
conjunction with the regularly scheduled agenda meeting on Thursday, February
10, 2005, in the Boardroom of the Administration Building, 810 West Markham
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Vice-president Mike Daugherty presided.
MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Micheal Daugherty
Katherine Mitchell
Baker Kurrus
Tony Rose
Sue Strickland
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
Larry Berkley
Bryan Day
ALSO
PRESENT:
Roy G. Brooks,
Superintendent of Schools
Beverly Griffin, Recorder of Minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Dr. Daugherty
called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
Five members of the board were present at roll call. Mr. Berkley and Mr. Day were absent.
II. PURPOSE
OF THE MEETING
The agenda for the special meeting listed two
items for the Board’s review and consideration.
A.
Appointment of
Principal - Forest Heights Middle School
B.
Student Petition
for Reinstatement
III. ACTION
AGENDA
A. Appointment of Principal – Forest Heights Middle School
The superintendent presented a recommendation to appoint Dr. Deborah Price as the principal at Forest Heights Middle School. Mr. Kurrus made a motion to approve the recommendation. Dr. Mitchell seconded the motion and it carried 5-0.
B.
Student
Petition for Reinstatement
Dr. Watson presented a recommendation to reinstate a
student to the LRSD. The student was
expelled on January 15, 2004 from Dunbar Magnet Middle School. He was found in possession of a loaded
handgun, which was found in his backpack.
He stated that he and a friend had found the gun on the way to school,
and the friend was to have hidden the gun in an empty locker at school. Instead, the friend placed the gun in his
backpack without his knowledge.
The student served one year in the Step One Program
of the Juvenile Justice Center. He
completed the program with a 3.25 grade point average; good behavior and good
attendance were noted in his records.
In addition, he attended Rivendale Day Treatment and Bridgeway Hospital
Residential Treatment Programs. His
counselors have recommended placement in a regular school setting as the best
educational option for the student.
Dr. Mitchell moved to approve the recommendation for
reinstatement. Mr. Kurrus seconded the
motion and it carried 5-0.
IV.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Board,
the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m. on a motion by Mr. Rose, seconded by Mr.
Kurrus.
APPROVED:
02-24-05 Originals
Signed by:
Larry
Berkley, President
Katherine P. Mitchell, Secretary