Shane Lee Robinson

The meeting commenced with two expulsion hearings. The Board voted to expel two separate students for the remainder of the school year following presentations by the Superintendent. Key administrative actions included accepting the financial report and bills presented, and approving two legal transfers from Rector School District, along with Act 189 transfers from Rector and Paragould. The Board also addressed school choice applications, approving one transfer to Marmaduke while tabling several others due to insufficient information. Contract renewals were approved for the elementary principal, Kellee Smith, and the high school principal, Shane Jordan, for the 2026-2027 school year. An alternate school calendar for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year was approved. The Board accepted the resignation/retirement of one certified teacher and one bus driver, and approved a 12-week maternity leave for an employee. The Superintendent provided updates on enrollment, conferences, and the annual FFA auction.

This document outlines the Marmaduke School District's Comprehensive Plan for Communication and Engagement for 2025-2026. The plan details strategies for fostering effective parental involvement to improve student achievement by establishing positive relationships through meaningful communication. Key focus areas include jointly developing engagement expectations and objectives with parents, building staff capacity to work with parents as equal partners, enhancing parent capacity to support student academic success, coordinating with community partners for additional resources, and evaluating the program's effectiveness to continuously improve engagement efforts.

The meeting commenced with an annual Facilities Master Plan public meeting, which resulted in the approval of the 2026 Facilities Master Plan resolution. Key discussions included updates on enrollment numbers and legal transfer information, the acceptance of a paraprofessional employee's resignation effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year, and the approval of a 12-week maternity leave. Furthermore, the Board passed a resolution approving the Greene County Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan and approved the school board training hours report. Contract extensions were approved for the superintendent for one year through the 2028-2029 school year, and for the assistant superintendent for one year through the 2027-2028 school year. Financial matters, including the financial report and bills, were approved, and academic data was presented.

The meeting covered several key items, including the approval of the financial report and bills as presented. The board was informed that there were no legal transfers for the month. A prior action item from the November meeting concerning the change in preschool hours was postponed until further notice. Additionally, the board accepted the resignation of paraprofessional Morgan Pasion, effective November 21, 2025. The Superintendent provided an update on academic data.

The Marmaduke School Board approved a bid for resealing and striping the front parking lots, the issuance of a Cadence Bank school credit card, and the appointment of an Elementary AD and District Parental Involvement Coordinator. Changes in the Preliminary Federal Programs Budget were approved. The board accepted the resignation of a preschool paraprofessional and approved moving a special education paraprofessional to a preschool paraprofessional. Nikki Hood was approved to receive the master's degree stipend.