CONWAY — Superintendent Aimee Frechette’s first official Conway School Board meeting took place Monday. Afterward, she was praised for helming the shortest board meeting in two years.
The public session portion of the meeting ran for 42 minutes, before board members headed behind closed doors for contract negotiations and to discuss a student matter.
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