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HELENA-WEST HELENA -- The School Board for the Helena-West Helena School District -- a system classified in July as needing the highest level of state support -- is continuing to exist but under the close scrutiny of state education leaders.

HELENA-WEST HELENA -- Keith McGee, a longtime Pulaski County area educator, became the state-appointed superintendent of the Helena-West Helena School District on Monday .

Keith McGee, a longtime Pulaski County area educator, will be the state-appointed superintendent of the Helena-West Helena School District, effective Monday .

The Arkansas Board of Education placed the Helena-West Helena School District under Level 5 supervision Thursday, the most intensive amount of support from the state.

The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday placed the Helena-West Helena School District under Level 5 supervision, the most intensive amount of support from the state. Staff from the state Division of Elementary and Secondary Education will take over teacher recruitment, hiring and scheduling at the district in the Arkansas Delta.

The Helena-West Helena School District needs state intervention because of a lack of licensed teachers, Arkansas Education Secretary Johnny Key wrote in a letter to the School District.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday issued an executive order reinstating the Arkansas School Safety Commission in the aftermath of a May 24 school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead in Uvalde, Texas.

The 2021-22 school year that starts this week features widespread opportunities for online public education instruction that are outside of traditional classrooms but within state-set parameters.