The Cotter Public Schools Board of Education convened recently and unanimously approved a proposed budget of expenditures, along with a tax levy for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028, and ending June 30, 2029. The board also approved a sample ballot related to the levy.
In addition, board members reviewed and approved the district’s September financial reports. Superintendent Jayme Jones and Misty Haynes presented the district’s annual report to the public during the meeting.
The board designated Jimmy Morgan as the district’s qualified elector for the 2027 election and adopted an election resolution requesting that the election be conducted by a vote of qualified electors. The 2026-27 classified salary schedule was also approved.
Superintendent Jones presented a petition for several student transfers, requesting board approval. The transfers included one student moving from the Mountain Home School District into the Cotter School District, four students transferring from Cotter to Mountain Home, and two transferring from Cotter to the Flippin School District.
Superintendent Jones also reported district enrollment numbers, with 393 elementary school students and 297 high school students, for a total enrollment of 690 students.
Finally, the board reviewed and approved the personnel report as presented during the meeting.