PCSSD Board Meeting

The Pulaski County Special School District Board meeting on October 21, 2026, included a construction update and financial report. District staff said the Robinson High School, Harris, and College Station Elementary projects remained on schedule and within budget. Robinson’s furnishings had been ordered; Harris’s classroom work was progressing, with a punch-list date discussed around December 1; and College Station is planned to open for the 2027–28 school year. A new pre-K playground is part of the College Station project, while a separate playground potentially donated by Pulaski County remained uncertain. No contract awards, bids, project dollar amounts, or new procurement approvals were identified. The finance report cited current-month expenditures of about $12.155 million, compared with about $12.979 million in the same period last year, and reported improved revenues and cash position.

The board also discussed a proposed direction for staff to develop a College Station reopening plan and review enrollment and attendance-zone concerns, with recommendations expected by February; the transcript does not clearly establish whether that resolution was adopted. The board approved prior meeting minutes, appointed a delegate to the Arkansas School Boards Association conference, and voted to terminate two employees’ contracts. The meeting also included academic performance updates, recognition of staff, and board comments.