New Little Rock School District superintendent to begin transitional role in June

Michael Poore, standing in Mary Mae Jones Elementary School in Bentonville, talks Tuesday about leaving Northwest Arkansas to run the state-controlled Little Rock School District.
Michael Poore, standing in Mary Mae Jones Elementary School in Bentonville, talks Tuesday about leaving Northwest Arkansas to run the state-controlled Little Rock School District.

Bentonville Superintendent Michael Poore will begin working for the Little Rock School District in a transitional role June 13, nearly three weeks before assuming superintendent duties, a spokesman for the district said Friday.

Poore's job will allow him to collaborate with Superintendent Baker Kurrus on district matters before replacing him July 1, according to a news release from the school district.

Spokesman Kimberly Friedman said Poore will use vacation days to fulfill his contract at Bentonville while working in the transitional role.

The Arkansas Department of Education will pay him $12,000 for his work before becoming superintendent.

Read Saturday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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