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TEXARKANA, Ark. – At a specially called meeting Monday night, Texarkana Arkansas School District Board of Trustees took the first step in changing how it will elect school board members. It adopted a resolution to rezone its district.
–The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees met for four hours Saturday morning to craft a response to the San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury Report. The report, “Paso Robles School District: A Cautionary Tale”, criticizes the previous board for financial mismanagement during the tenure of former Superintendent Chris Williams and his board of trustees.
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The board agreed 5-1 to hire independent legal counsel to help craft its response. Board President Chris Arend voted no, Trustee Lance Gannon did not attend the meeting. Two former board members called in to the meeting to address their actions while serving on the board. Joel Peterson and Joan Summers called into the special meeting to defend the actions of the previous board.
The Cascade Union School District in Anderson is reporting a nearly $1 million dollar property tax savings, from refinancing $2,769,249 in general obligation bonds in December.