The Board of Directors of
the Little Rock School District held a special meeting on Thursday, June 6,
2002, in the Boardroom of the Administration Building, 810 West Markham Street,
Little Rock, Arkansas.� President Baker
Kurrus presided.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Baker
Kurrus
Mike
Daugherty
Katherine Mitchell
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
ALSO PRESENT:
T. Kenneth James, Superintendent of Schools
Beverly Griffin, Recorder of the Minutes
I.��������� CALL
TO ORDER
President
Baker Kurrus called the special meeting to order at 5:07 p.m.� Five members of the Board were present at
roll call; Dr. Mitchell arrived at 5:12 p.m. and Dr. Daugherty arrived at 5:15
p.m.�
II.����������� PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
The agenda for the special meeting follows:
I.
Personnel Actions �
Principal Assignments
II.
Employee Hearings
III.
ACTION
A.
Personnel Actions – Principal Assignments
Dr. James reported
that he had met with the Campus Leadership Teams at Pulaski Heights Middle
School and McClellan High School regarding the recommended appointment of the
new principals at those school sites.
Dr. Daniel Whitehorn was recommended for appointment to the position of
principal at Pulaski Heights Middle School and Mr. Larry Buck was recommended
to the McClellan High School position.
Mr. Berkley made a
motion to approve the Superintendent’s recommendations; Ms. Magness seconded
the motion and it carried unanimously, 5-0.
After the vote, and
after Dr. Whitehorn and Mr. Buck spoke briefly,
Dr. Mitchell arrived. Mr. Berkley made
a motion to suspend the rules to allow a second vote on the assignment of
principals at PHMS and McClellan, so that Dr. Mitchell would have the
opportunity to vote.
Ms. Magness seconded the motion to suspend the rules and it carried
unanimously.
Mr. Kurrus restated
Mr. Berkley’s original motion; it was seconded by
Ms. Magness and carried 6-0.
Ms. Magness made a
motion to go into executive session for the purpose of conducting employee
hearings. Ms. Strickland seconded the
motion and it carried 6-0.
Dr. Hurley distributed a packet of
information regarding the recommended termination of an employee. After hearing from witnesses and the
employee, the Board took a brief recess to
deliberate at 6:40 p.m. They returned
at 7:05 p.m. and reported that no action had been taken during recess. Ms. Magness made a motion to uphold the
superintendent’s recommendation for termination. Ms. Strickland seconded the motion, and it carried 7- 0.
The second hearing was
for another employee. After hearing
from witnesses and the employee and the CTA, Ms. Magness made a motion to
uphold the administration’s recommendation for termination. Mr. Rose seconded the motion, and it carried
6-1, with Dr. Daugherty casting the “no” vote.
Another
employee requested a hearing before the Board on the administration’s
recommendation for termination of her employment. She did not appear for the hearing. Dr. Hurley briefly reviewed the circumstances surrounding the
recommendation for termination. He
asked the Board to uphold the administration’s recommendation and terminate the
employment contract for this employee. After reviewing the
superintendent’s letter of termination, Mr. Rose made a motion to uphold the
recommendation. Dr. Daugherty seconded
the motion and it carried unanimously.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being
no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. on a
motion by Mr. Berkley, seconded by Dr. Daugherty.
APPROVED:
06-25-02 Original
documents signed by:
H.
Baker Kurrus, President
Tony
Rose, Secretary