Fort Smith Public Schools began offering the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to teachers and staff last week. Author: Talk Business & Politics Updated: 10:11 AM CST January 26, 2021
FORT SMITH, Ark. About half of those receiving COVID-19 vaccinations as part of a service provided by Fort Smith Public Schools went to teachers, with three Fort Smith School Board members also receiving the district’s initial allotment of 400 vaccines.
About 200 of the participants at the event were FSPS teachers who work in a classroom. Another approximate 100 of the available vaccinations went to FSPS educators and employees who have direct student contact including counselors, media specialists, paraprofessionals, assistant principals, principals and substitutes. Approximately 40 employees of the district’s child nutrition department, facilities department (including building custodians), and transportation departments received the vaccines, as well as approximate
From Staff Reports
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announces the upcoming retirement of Thomas H. Webb Jr., chief operating officer, and Dennis Bauer, chief financial officer, two of ACHE’s founding members of the senior leadership team.
In a news release, CEO Kyle D. Parker, JD, stated, “Tom and Dennis have been an important part of the financial planning, construction of facilities and subsequent execution of various physical and academic projects of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education since 2014. Ever since the sale of Sparks Health System in 2009, these two have been an integral part of the vision of ACHE and its colleges and programs. I am proud to call these exceptional men my friends.”