Mark Gotcher News Today

DARDANELLE — The Dardanelle School District is still in the process of finding a new superintendent after Mark Gotcher resigned from the position earlier this year.

Here are the biggest stories that had you all talking during the week of Feb. 18 - Feb 24.

DARDANELLE — At their regularly scheduled board meeting tonight, Dardanelle Superintendent Mark Gotcher will present a Facility Master Plan to the district’s board of education.

DARDANELLE — The Dardanelle School District Board of Education discussed whether to allow spring sports to begin practicing earlier than usual for grades 7-12 during a called board meeting on

The Dardanelle School District is making progress in their plans to build a new agriculture facility.

Voters in Dardanelle rejected an 8-mill school district property tax increase on Tuesday.

Mark Gotcher has been placed on paid administrative leave, and his contract will end on June 30. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 6:40 PM CDT April 22, 2021 RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — The Russellville School District is releasing more information from the board of education after the superintendent was fired from his position.  According to a statement, the board of directors evaluated the job performance of former Superintendent Mark Gotcher back in January.  They...

The Russellville School Board met Tuesday to take care of year-end business, under the direction of acting superintendent Jeff Holt. Holt, Russellville Intermediate School assistant principal, director of safety and security and former football coach, is filling in as superintendent after the Russellville Board of Education granted a 30-day leave of absence request Monday to Superintendent Mark Gotcher. The leave was granted under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act during a special boa...

The leave was granted under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act during a special board meeting. Gotcher formally requested a leave of absence based on the diagnosis from his doctors, according to the release. A district spokesperson was not authorized to say whether or not Gotcher had tested positive for the coronavirus. The Board of Education named Jeff Holt as the acting superintendent. Holt will be making decisions and managing all day-to-day operations for the district. Gotcher says...