The Board of Directors of
the Little Rock School District held a special meeting on Thursday, May 9,
2002, in the Boardroom of the Administration Building, 810 West Markham Street,
Little Rock, Arkansas.� Vice President
Judy Magness presided.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mike
Daugherty
Katherine Mitchell
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Baker
Kurrus
ALSO PRESENT:
T. Kenneth James, Superintendent of Schools
Beverly Griffin, Recorder of the Minutes
I.��������� CALL
TO ORDER
Vice
President Judy Magness called the special meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.� Five members of the Board were present at
roll call; Dr. Mitchell arrived at 5:08 p.m., Mr. Kurrus was absent.� Sherry Chambers, teacher ex-officio
representative from Dodd Elementary School was also present.� The student ex-officio representative from
McClellan High School did not attend.
II.�������� PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
The agenda for the special meeting follows:
I.
Personnel Actions -
Central High School Principal
II.
Report: Urban Land Institute / Midtown Redevelopment
Recommendations
III.
ACTION
A.
Personnel Actions - Central High School Principal
Dr. James presented
his recommendation to employ Nancy Rousseau as the principal of
Central High School. He briefed the
Board on the process followed in making his decision, and indicated that all of
the candidates were quality individuals.
The top three candidates were selected by the screening committee and
recommended for the Superintendent’s consideration.
Ms. Strickland made a
motion to approve the Superintendent’s recommendation, Mr. Berkley seconded the
motion and it carried unanimously.
Ms. Rousseau was
present and briefly addressed the Board.
She expressed her appreciation of their confidence in her abilities to
lead the state’s largest high school and she committed to working diligently to
continue the tradition of excellence and the reputation of Central High
School.
Representatives of the City of Little Rock Planning
Commission were present to review recommendations made in a report of the Urban
Land Institute, which was commissioned by the City. Present were Craig Berry, Tony Bozynski, and Richard
Downing. Board Members were provided
with a copy of the ULI Report, which was presented to the City in April 2001. Since that time, the city has been studying
the recommendations and gathering data to support the findings of the
report. A great deal of emphasis was
placed on the redesign of the University Mall area, and the impact this action
would have on the mid-town area.
Mr. Berry noted that a
resolution will be presented to the City Board of Directors on Tuesday, May 21,
2002, and he asked the LRSD Board to support the redevelopment plans.
The Superintendent
reminded the Board that no official action was anticipated or recommended at
this time; no action item was included on the Board’s agenda for this
meeting. The report presented tonight
was intended solely for the purpose of providing additional information for
consideration.
Dr. James thanked the
members of the City Planning Commission staff for taking the time to come
before the Board and he indicated that if additional information was required,
we would contact them at a later time.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being
no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. on a
motion by Mr. Berkley, seconded by Mr. Rose.
APPROVED:
05-23-02 Original
documents signed by:
H.
Baker Kurrus, President
Tony
Rose, Secretary