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Pine Bluff School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

2 h 18 min · 4 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Pine Bluff board approves $30,000 Smart Data Dashboard license agreement 1:21:25

  • The board heard reports on student enrollment, district reading initiatives, concurrent credit and the new high school facility. 4:56
  • A district staff member said total district funding is down just a little bit over $2 million. 1:10:37
  • The board received the financial report and approved a license agreement for Hughes Technology that includes the Smart Data Dashboard. 1:11:41
Item by item (15)
  1. Recognitions 0:01
    • A presenter described working over the summer with children on building literacy skills, and student readers from a book club were recognized. 0:01
    • A payroll employee in the business department was recognized for work over the summer when the district was shorthanded. 2:24
  2. Committee reports 2:56
    • No board committee reports were given because the rest of the board members were not present, according to the presiding speaker. 2:56
  3. Enrollment and grand opening 4:06
    • The district reported 2,701 students currently, compared with 2,836 at the end of last year, a reduction of 135. 4:56
    • A grand opening was announced for September 12th from 10 to 1, with the public invited to see the building. 6:51
  4. District reading initiatives 7:45
    • A library media specialist presented two district-wide literacy initiatives, Super Readers and Leader Readers. 7:45
    • Leader Readers invites parents, grandparents, retired teachers and community members to read with students, with one week each month dedicated to the program. 7:45
    • Under Super Readers, each campus will recognize its top 10 students who read the most words during each contest period, tracked through Accelerated Reader. 9:10
  5. Concurrent credit partnerships 13:15
    • A Southeast Arkansas College representative said the partnership began with a cohort of 3 students and now has 37 Pine Bluff High School students participating. 14:48
    • A UAPB representative said 6 students qualified in the first year and that the university now accepts students who test at a composite 251 on the ACCUPLACER. 18:18
    • A district staff member said the numbers went from 0 to 43. 20:54
  6. Listen and Learn tour 21:29
    • A district staff member said the next Listen and Learn session is in Zone 4 and the tour will continue until all 7 zones are covered. 21:29
  7. Work-based learning program 22:28
    • A speaker described Z-CAN as a Pine Bluff School District work-based learning program providing high school juniors and seniors in the special services department with paid internship opportunities. 22:56
    • A presenter said 3 employers are on board this year and the program is seeking more. 24:15
    • Students can work up to 7 hours a week during the school day and up to 20 hours a week in the summer, with wages fully funded, according to a presenter. 25:04
  8. Kindergarten diagnostic data 27:33
    • The Forest Park Greenville principal reported that 41% of kindergartners came in proficient on uppercase letters, 29% on lowercase letters and 13% on letter sounds. 30:35
    • The principal said the goal is 100% and that the school is piloting a new literacy curriculum called YouFly. 31:18
  9. Student leader presentations 32:42
    • Student leaders from Pine Bluff High School shared their plans and goals for the school year. 33:23
    • One student leader said seniors are concerned about the number of graduation tickets available for families. 35:19
  10. Champion theme video 39:57
    • The district shared a video built on the theme that every child needs and deserves a champion. 40:03
  11. New high school facilities update 42:55
    • A presenter said finals for the mechanical systems have been approved and the fire department would give final sign-offs, leading to the certificate of occupancy. 43:48
    • The presenter showed pictures of the building and said furniture deliveries, kitchen startup and stadium work were being finished. 43:48
  12. Public comment 50:18
    • A speaker at public comment invited the community to free virtual ACT boot camp sessions on September 10th and September 17th. 53:07
    • Another speaker asked the board to start a nationwide search for a superintendent with a PhD, and another asked how many 3rd grade students were retained or met the good cause exemption. 55:38
    • A speaker also raised a concern that the lighting of the new Pine Bluff High School is blue instead of red and white. 1:00:12
  13. Minutes 1:02:59
    • The board considered minutes from the special called meeting on August 10th, 2026, and the regular meeting on July 27th, 2026. 1:04:00
    • The motion carried, with no opposition stated. 1:04:16
  14. Financial report 1:04:18
    • A district staff member said the fiscal year '26 closeout is due to the State Department August 31st and the budget will be approved before the Cycle 1 submission due September 30th. 1:05:34
    • The staff member said state foundation funding and title funding have decreased and total district funding is down just a little bit over $2 million. 1:10:37
    • The board voted to receive the financial report, and the motion carried. 1:11:41
  15. Smart Data Dashboard agreement 1:11:41
    • The director of student support services said the Smart Data Dashboard quote went down $5,111 from yesterday to today. 1:12:52
    • In response to questions, a district staff member said student intervention teams are made up of building leaders, teachers, counselors and support staff, and that one person at each school, overseen by the building principal, enters the information. ~1:19:07
    • A speaker said the contract is $30,000 for the school year. 1:21:25
    • The board approved the 26⁠-⁠27 license agreement with Hughes Technology, which includes the Smart Data Dashboard, with no opposition stated. 1:22:11

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Video: posted by the district as “PBSD School Board Meeting | 8.24.2026”