School Board Members

Trumann School Board of Director meetings are held the second Monday of each month to hear and review a variety of school district business. The meetings are held at 6:00pm in the TSD Central Administration Office Board Room.

In accordance with ACT 902 of 2025, district residents, parents/legal guardians of TSD students, and/or TSD employees may sign up for Public Comment between 5:30pm and 6:00pm. The meeting will start promptly at 6:00pm. Public comment must follow the provisions of ACT 902 of 2025 and Policy 1.14.

Board of Director meetings are held in public, but are not public meetings. The Board is prohibited from discussing specific student or personnel matters in public. We invite you to attend any of our Board of Director meetings and to meet your Board representatives.

• Vacancy start date: 5/1/26
• Must live in ZONE 3 to be considered for the position. 
• Must present 20+ qualified elector signatures by 6/29/26 (Extended to 7/8/26) at 12pm(noon) to the Trumann School District Central
• Administration Office located at 221 N. Pine Avenue, Trumann, AR 72472 to be considered. 
• Must submit written answers to questions issued by the district to school Superintendent Brandie Williams at brandie.williams@trumannwildcat.com by 6/29/26 (Extended to 7/8/26) at 12pm (noon).
• Open meeting to hear from the verified candidates will be July 13, 2026 a 6:30pm. 
• ZONE MAPS are located HERE.
• Sample Petition for Collecting Signatures is located HERE.
• Required questions to be answered/submitted are HERE.
• School District Policies are located HERE and General School Board Information is located HERE.

Running for School Board Information from Arkansas School Board Association

Serving on an Arkansas school board is serious business. In fact, state accountability laws and rules can result in removal from office of entire school boards. School boards in Arkansas are expected to fulfill the roles and responsibilities outlined in 6-13-620.

School Board Candidate Qualifications:

• Must be a qualified registered voter of the school district and the electoral zone, if applicable A.C.A. §§6-13-616(a), Article 3, §1
• Must be a U.S. citizen Article 3, §1
• Must be an Arkansas resident Article 3, §1
• Must be a resident of the school district and, if elected from zones, the respective electoral zone A.C.A. §6-13-616
• Must not be an employee of the school district served A.C.A. §6-13-616(b)
• Must be lawfully registered to vote Article 3, §1
• Must never have been convicted, plead guilty, or plead nolo contendere of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime (including any felony) A.C.A. § 21-8-305, Articles 3, §6 & 5, §9

The Trumann School District is governed by a five-member Board of Education elected to staggered four-year terms.

TSD is currently zoned into 5 zoned positions.

In the 2028 election year, all 5 zones will transition to At-Large positions.

Zones/Election Information/Campaign Resources