CONWAY — The Conway School Board’s Infrastructure Review Ad-hoc Committee is recommending that one of Conway’s three elementary schools be closed and all sixth-graders be move to the Kennett Middle School by the start of the 2024-25 school year. The committee also is recommending that a new K-8 school be built over the next five years, and when it is completed, the remaining two elementary schools, along with the middle school, should be shuttered.
There are five voting members of the committee — Davison, DiGregorio and Snow from the school board and Jost and Marvel from the budget committee. The vote was unanimous.
kAm%96 AC@;64E65 4@DE 7@C 2 ?6H z\g D49@@= H@F=5 36 Sg_ >:==:@? 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4@>>:EE66]k^Am
kAm%96 4@>>:EE66 H2D D4965F=65 E@ 3C:?8 E92E C64@>>6?52E:@? E@ E96 7F== r@?H2J $49@@= q@2C5 @? |@?52J ?:89E[ 2 >66E:?8 E92E E@@< A=246 27E6C AC6DD E:>6] r@G6C286 @7 E92E >66E:?8 H:== 2AA62C :? (65?6D52J’D 65:E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 4@>>:EE66 — r@?H2J $49@@= q@2C5 >6>36CD |:<6 s:vC68@C:@[ #2?5J s2G:D@? 2?5 p>J $?@Hj r@?H2J qF586E r@>>:EE66 >6>36CD uC2?< y@DE 2?5 q:== |2CG6=j 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36C $92H? q2=5H:?j r@?H2J !=2??:?8 q@2C5 >6>36C tC:< r@C36EEj 2?5 $FA6C:?E6?56?E z6G:? #:492C5j y:> w:==[ 5:C64E@C @7 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 D6CG:46D 7@C $p& hj 2?5 D49@@= 3F:=5:?8 AC:?4:A2=D z6G:? r2CA6?E6C @7 z6??6EE w:89[ #:4< q:496 @7 z6??6EE |:55=6[ s2?:6==6 }FEE:?8 @7 y@9? w] uF==6C t=6>6?E2CJ[ z2E:6 q65=6J @7 r@?H2J t=6>6?E2CJ 2?5 pDD:DE2?E $FA6C:?E6?56?E p:>66 uC6496EE6 WAC:?4:A2= @7 !:?6 %C66X — >6E (65?6D52J H:E9 %@H? !=2??6C #J2? ~’r@??@C 2?5 =@42= #62=E@C vC6J5@? %FC?6C E@ E2=< 23@FE 7FEFC6 8C@HE9 2?5 C62= 6DE2E6 @AE:@?D]k^Am
kAm“#62==J[ E96 3:886DE C62D@? H6 H6C6 5@:?8 2 =@E @7 E9:D DEF77 H2D E96 65F42E:@? A2CE[” s:vC68@C:@ D2:5] “(6 <?@H E92E E96C6’D 2 AC6EEJ 8@@5 2C8F>6?E E92E :7 E96 WDEF56?ED 2C6 2==X F?56C @?6 3F:=5:?8[ H6 42? 92G6 36EE6C 65F42E:@?2= AC@8C2>>:?8]”k^Am
kAmw6 25565i “x’> ?@E 6G6? DFC6 E92E H6 92G6 E@ 92G6 2? 2?DH6C 2D E@ H92E 3F:=5:?8 WE@ 4=@D6X H:E9:? E96 ?6IE 4@FA=6 @7 >@?E9D[ AC@323=J D@@?6C E92? =2E6C]”k^Am
kAms2G:D@? DFAA@CED E96 :562 @7 3F:=5:?8 @?6 724:=:EJ E@ 9@FD6 z\g] “%96 724E E92E J@F H@F=5 92G6 2== @7 E96 DEF56?ED H:E9:? @?6 3F:=5:?8[ 2== @7 E96 8C256 =6G6=D H@F=5 36 E@86E96C 2=@?8 H:E9 J@FC DA64:2=:DE] *@F’5 4FE 5@H? @? J@FC >2:?E6?2?46] *@F’5 4FE 5@H? @? J@FC A6CD@??6=[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm$?@H[ 2=D@ :? DFAA@CE @7 E96 4@?46AE[ D2:5 3F:=5:?8 :E @? E96 D:E6 @7 E96 r@?H2J t=6>6?E2CJ 2?5 z6??6EE |:55=6 $49@@= AC@A6CE:6D >:89E 36 36DE 2D E96 5:DEC:4E @H?D E96 AC@A6CEJ]k^Am
kAm|6>36CD @7 E96 4@>>:EE66 H@F=5 36 :?E6C6DE65 :? D6==:?8 E96 @E96C D49@@=D 2?5 =2?5 E96J D:E @?]k^Am
kAm“(6 42? DE2CE H:E9 E96 2DDF>AE:@? E92E J@F’C6 8@:?8 E@ D6== 2== E96 AC@A6CE:6D 2?5 E92E 9@FD:?8 H@F=5 AC@323=J 36 E96 36DE FD6 7@C !:?6 %C66[” D2:5 %FC?6C] “x DFAA@D6 H6 42? =@@< 2E 9@FD:?8 7@C y@9? uF==6C] %9:D WD:E6X :D AC@323=J E96 @?=J @?6 E92E H@F=5 =6?5 :ED6=7 H6== E@ >:I65\FD6]”k^Am
kAms:vC68@C:@ D2:5 96 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 92G6 2 D49@@= :56?E:7:65 7@C 4=@DFC6 3J E96 6?5 @7 y2?F2CJ]k^Am
kAms2G:D@? >256 2 >@E:@? 2? 9@FC 2?5 d_ >:?FE6D :?E@ E96 >66E:?8] “x >2<6 2 >@E:@? E92E H6 C65F46 2? 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= 2?5 >@G6 E96 D:IE9 8C256 WE@ E96 >:55=6 D49@@=X 3J $6AE6>36C @7 E96 a_ac\ad D49@@= J62C[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmy@DE @776C65 2 D64@?5 7@C “5:D4FDD:@? AFCA@D6D]”k^Am
kAm|2CG6= H@?56C65 :7 E96 E:>6 7C2>6 H2D E@@ D9@CE] (96? E96 3@2C5 G@E65 :? pF8FDE @7 a_aa E@ >@G6 E96 D:IE9 8C256 E@ >:55=6 D49@@= 2?5 C6D4:?565 E92E G@E6 2 >@?E9 =2E6C[ |2CG6= C642==65 4:E:K6?D 2?5 65F42E@CD D2J:?8 E96J H6C6?’E 36:?8 8:G6? “6?@F89 =28 E:>6” E@ AC6A2C6 7@C DF49 2 >@G6]k^Am
kAms2G:D@? E@=5 9:D 4@==628F6D E96J ?66565 E@ “92G6 2 DA:?6” 2?5 “5@ H92E’D C:89E H9:=6 ?@E H2G6C:?8]”k^Am
kAmw6 25565i “x E9:?< E9:D 4@>>F?:EJ[ 2E E9:D A@:?E[ C62==J 5@6D ?665 E@ >@G6 29625] xE’D 2 7:G6\J62C A=2?] x’> 7:C>=J 369:?5 3F:=5:?8 2 ?6H D49@@=[ 3FE :? E96 :?E6C:>[ >@G6 E96 D:IE9 8C256 2?5 4=@D6 @?6 @7 E96 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@=D 2?5 :56?E:7J :E]”k^Am
kAms:vC68@C:@ D2:5 DE277 2C6 =@@<:?8 7@C 2 564:D:@?] “uC@> H92E x’G6 962C5 7C@> DE277[ E96 3:886DE AC@3=6> :D >2<:?8 E96 564:D:@? 2?5 7@==@H:?8 E9C@F89[” 96 D2:5] “{6E’D D2J :E’D 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6? :? a_ad @C ’ae[ E96? E96 ?6IE D49@@= 3@2C5 4@F=5 492?86 E92E] %96J 42?’E 492?86 :E :7 :E’D :? E9:D J62C’D 3F586E]”k^Am
kAm#:492C5 28C665 A6@A=6 2C6 =@@<:?8 7@C 2 564:D:@? @?6 H2J @C 2?@E96C]k^Am
kAm“x 42? E6== J@F E92E E9:D :?564:D:@? :>A24ED @FC 2G2:=23:=:EJ[ E@ <66A A6@A=6 96C6] xE ECF=J 5@6D[ H96E96C :E’D 25>:?:DEC2E:@?[ H96E96C :E’D E62496CD[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm}FEE:?8 AFE “@? 96C A2C6?E 92E” 7@C 2 >@>6?E]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 2 7:7E9\8C256C[” D96 D2:5] “(6 H6C6?’E AC6A2C65 2E E96 DE2CE @7 E9:D J62C E92E E9:D H@F=5 36 96C =2DE J62C 2E y@9? uF==6C] %92E’D 2 3:8 562= 7@C 72>:=:6D] xE’D ?@E E92E H6 42?’E 86E @G6C :E] xE’D ?@E E92E H6 42?’E AC6A2C6 96C] (6 42?] qFE E92E H2D?’E E96 A=2? 8@:?8 :?E@ E9:D J62C] x7 :E H2D E9:D H@F=5 92G6 366?[ ’%9:D :D J@FC =2DE J62C 2E y@9? uF==6C[ J@F’C6 E96 =6256C @7 E96 D49@@=] xE H@F=5 92G6 366? 5:776C6?E =625 :?E@ E96 J62C[ :E 5@6D?’E >62? H6 42?’E 5@ :E]”k^Am
kAm}FEE:?8 25565i “uC@> 96C6 @? @FE[ E92E >62?D H6’C6 A=2??:?8 EH@ 8C256D E@ EC2?D:E:@? 2?5 E92E =@@<D G6CJ 5:776C6?E] … E96C6’D 2 =@E E@ 5@ 36EH66? ?@H 2?5 pF8FDE] x’> ?@E D2J:?8 :E’D :>A@DD:3=6[ x’> ;FDE D2J:?8 E96C6 2C6 492==6?86DE]”k^Am
kAms:vC68@C:@ C6A=:65i “x 92G6 `__ A6C46?E 4@?7:56?46 E92E J@F 8FJD 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 5@ 6G6CJE9:?8 J@F 42? E@ >2<6 E92E EC2?D:E:@? 2?5 x <?@H :E H:== 36 E@F89 7@C D@>6 DEF56?ED] x’> ?@E 3=:?5 E@ E92E 3J 2?J >62?D[ 3FE x’> 2=D@ ?@E 3=:?5 E@ E96 724E E92E WE9:D 564:D:@?X 92D 366? 92?8:?8 @FE E96C6 7@C 2 =@?8 E:>6]”k^Am
kAmuC6496EE6 D2:5 4@F?E=6DD EC2?D:E:@?D 2=C625J 2C6 92AA6?:?8 :? E96 5:DEC:4E]k^Am
kAm“p== x H2?E E@ D2J[ E9@F89[ :D E92E 2 564:D:@? 92D E@ 36 >256[” D96 D2:5] “(6 2E E96 $p& 2C6 AC6A2C:?8 7@C >F=E:A=6 EC2?D:E:@?D] %96 6I:E:?8 @7 WDE277 2EX z6??6EE[ 492?86D :? E96 7:?2?46 56A2CE>6?E[ 6E4] %96C6 2C6 >2DD:G6 EC2?D:E:@?D @44FCC:?8[ >F=E:A=6 AC:?4:A2= D62C49 4@>>:EE66D 2?5 E9:?8D =:<6 E92E] x7 E9:D :D 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6?[ :E 492?86D @FC 6?E:C6 EC2;64E@CJ ]]]] tG6? E9:?8D 2D D:>A=6 2D >2:?E6?2?46[ >@G:?8 DEF77 @FE @7 2 G242?E D49@@= :?E@ 2?@E96C 3F:=5:?8[ 2== @7 E92E =@8:DE:42= DEF77[ 3FD C@FE6D 2?5 9@H >2?J <:5D 2C6 @? 6249 3FD] xE 492?86D 6G6CJ@?6’D H@C< 7C@> ?@H F?E:= E96?]”k^Am
kAmuC6496EE6 25565i “r2? H6 5@ :En (6 42? 5@ 2?JE9:?8 J@F 2D< FD E@[ x’> 4@?7:56?E @7 E92E[ 3FE J@F 92G6 E@ <?@H H6 42? H2:E F?E:= y2?F2CJ[ u63CF2CJ @C |2C49 7@C J@F E@ >2<6 2 564:D:@?]”k^Am
kAm“x H2?E 65F42E:@? E@ 36 2D 8@@5 @C 36EE6C E92? :E :D C:89E ?@H[” y@DE D2:5 27E6C E96 d\_ G@E6]k^Am
kAm“x 28C66[” 649@65 s2G:D@?]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.