TASD unveils plans for stimulus funds

The Texarkana Arkansas School District held a Stimulus Plan Community Meeting tonight at Arkansas High School. The public was invited to provide input and weigh in on the plans to spend the roughly $8.5 million in stimulus revenue, which will soon be debated by the school board then submitted to the state for approval. There are some pretty tight restrictions for the spending of the revenue, and among the proposals include $2 million for a remodel of the older portion of the high school, $1.6 million in an upgrade of the district's technology and electrical infrastructure, and $200,000 for an improvement specialist (for two years). Here's Superintendent Russell Sapaugh answering questions about the draft distributed at the meeting.