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Donnie Hartsfield will serve another year on the Watson Chapel School District board after fellow directors unanimously appointed him to retain his own seat Monday evening.

Donnie Hartsfield will serve another year on the Watson Chapel School District board after fellow directors unanimously appointed him to retain his own seat Monday evening.

For their first monthly report to the Arkansas State Board of Education last week, Watson Chapel School District administrators and state Department of Education officials detailed how they have addressed the safety and academic issues that earned the district an accreditation probation status last month.

State education board members will consider whether the Watson Chapel School District should be placed on accredited-probation later this week.

State education board members will consider whether the Watson Chapel School District should be placed on accredited-probation later this week.

Arkansas State Board of Education members voted unanimously to return full local control to the Pine Bluff School District immediately during a regular meeting Friday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.

Basking in the glow of an election victory for the Pine Bluff School District, state education deputy commissioner Stacy Smith pitched to the Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday the return of full local control of the district after five years of state leadership.

The state education commissioner will oversee Marvell-Elaine schools until a new contract is approved.

Before Christmas, the Pine Bluff School District was given a surprise -- a change in superintendents.

A hand-delivered letter by the state Education Secretary to then-Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Barbara Warren further clarifies Warrens status within the position.