Candidates named for NLRSD superintendent

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – The North Little Rock Board of Education voted unanimously to interview 5 candidates for the superintendent position.

They are:

Bobby Acklin, Assistant Superintendent of Schools
North Little Rock School District, NLR, Arkansas

Rhonda Dickey, Administrative Director of Secondary Schools
North Little Rock School District, NLR, Arkansas

Kelly Rodgers, Superintendent of Schools
Terrell Independent School District, Terrell, Texas

Dr. Belinda Shook, Superintendent of Schools
Beebe School District, Beebe, Arkansas

Dr. Larry E. Smith, Superintendent of Schools
White Hall School District, White Hall, Arkansas

Acklin and Dickey will be interviewed on the 15th and 16th of January. Rogers, Shook, and Smith will be interviewed January 23-25.

Ken Kirspel, the current superintendent for the school district, announced in December of 2010 that he would leaving following the 2012-2013 year.