The Board meeting this past Tuesday included the passing of minutes of several special called meetings that included interviewing four potential candidates for Superintendent. The unanimous decision among all teachers, students, administration and board members was to hire Matt Scarbrough, who will be coming to Hampton from Sheridan where he has been the Athletic Director since 2014. Prior to that, he was Junior High Principal and Assistant Junior High Principal for the Riverside School District in Lake City from 2009 to 2013. Matt was a teacher and coach at Hoxie Public Schools from 2000 to 2009, coaching football, softball, track, and baseball. Matt began his career in public education as a teacher and coach at Mississippi County Christian Academy in Dell, AR. In total, he has 24 years of experience in education, with 10 of those at the district leadership level.
Matt Scarbrough graduated from Ozark High School. He served as a Navy Corpsman in forward units during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He has a BSE with a focus in Social Studies and Coaching, and a MSE and Specialist degrees in Educational Leadership, all from Arkansas State University. He was recently named Arkansas State Athletic Director of the Year for 2022.
Matt and his wife, Kim, have been married for 24 years and have 3 children, with the youngest graduating from high school this spring. Matt is looking forward to coming to Hampton and working with the amazing students, parents, faculty, and community. He is excited and proud to now be a Bulldog. He will begin July 1.
The Board approved the school improvement plan for both Elementary and High School. It was noted that the plan is based on the previous test scores, which were last year's and the plan may need to be adjusted with the anticipated new testing from the State.
Some of the stipend and supplemental salary schedules presented were tabled for clarification and more detail. The items for bid that were approved included student insurance plan, fire extinguisher maintenance, and fuel contract.
Resignations approved included the following personnel: Sheila Harris, Carolyn Thompson, Vicki Nix, Helene Lambert and Bernard Moore.
The next regular scheduled board meeting will be Tuesday, May 9.
