The Benton School Board will come together in a Special Meeting on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., to interview two candidates for Superintendent. The Board met Tuesday for an initial discussion about a new hire, without candidates present.
See the names of Superintendent Candidates below.
This will be a public meeting, so parents and students may come. However, note that any discussion about the candidates is considered personnel discussion. Therefore, that discussion will be in Executive Session, which is in a private room.
Board President Tadd Farmer told MySaline that a decision will not be announced on Thursday. Previously, Farmer stated the Board hopes to announce a hire by the next regular school board meeting. The next meeting is February 10th.
The meeting location is the Professional Development Center at 211 N. Border in Benton, AR 72015. Benton School Board Members are:
• Tadd Farmer, Zone 4 & Board President
• Karen Hammer, Zone 5 & Board Vice-President
• Boyd Goodner, Zone 2 & Board Secretary
• Justin Dorsey, Zone 1
• Luke Fulcher, Zone 3
• Paul Childress, At Large
• Randy Wright, At Large
See the names of Superintendent Candidates below.
Meeting Agenda Feb 6, 2025:
I. Call to Order
II. Establishment of Quorum
III. Executive Session
IV. Adjournment
MySaline reported on January 17, 2025 that the current Superintendent at Benton Public Schools, Dr. Kim Anderson will retire this summer. Since then, the Board of Directors opened an application period for a replacement. The window closed on Sunday, Feb 2nd, and there will be six candidates, according to Board President Tadd Farmer.
There original six candidates for Superintendent were:
• Dr. Judy Hubbell formerly at Fordyce
• Mr. Joel Linn at Lakeside
• Dr. Steven Watkins at Decatur
• Dr. Erin Slater at Fort Madison, Iowa
• Dr. Chris Nail at Beebe
• Dr. Katina Ray at Responsive Ed. Solutions of Arkansas
Watch for updates here on MySaline.
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