The Jasper School District Board of Education elected to continue its current slate of officers: Joel Brasel as president, Stacy Root as vice president, and Quentin Rylee as secretary and legislative liaison. Other board members are Garrett Davidson, Kevin Hasty, Jim Randy Laverty and Lisa Snow.
The board is required to reorganize following the annual school elections.
Act 503 of 2025 mandates that school boards transition to terms of either four or six years with the terms staggered to ensure that, as nearly as possible, an equal number of board seats are up for election at every school board election, which will only occur in even years. Board members currently serving will see their terms adjusted to expire according to specific timelines laid out in the act.
Superintendent Dr. Candra Brasel said she checked with an Arkansas School Board Association lawyer for clarification on what the new law's effect will be on the Jasper Board which earlier voted to go from five to six year terms.
There will be four school board seats coming up for election in the spring of 2026. This will result in unbalanced terms. Following the election those four board members will draw lots to balance the terms. One of those board seats would be up for election again in 2028, according to the lawyer.
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