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The Hot Springs School Board on Tuesday adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance and delivery of a $25,590,000 construction bond to finance construction of a new high school.

The Hot Springs School Board on Tuesday adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance and delivery of a $25,590,000 construction bond to finance construction of the new high school.

The Pine Bluff School District will need to campaign for an increase in one or both of its millage rates to generate enough funds toward a high school construction project that could lose state funding if not finalized by next January.

Superintendent John Ward said the district would be continuing remote Fridays through the spring semester. “This has worked extremely well,” he said. “It gives the teacher time to work more closely with kids who need help and gives them badly needed planning time.” Ward added that he feels that giving the teachers more planning time allows them to be more effective teachers Monday through Thursday. Ward also discussed an update and clarification of student/parent expectation...