Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education

The Fort Smith Public School District is governed by a seven-member Board of Education. Four members are elected by zone while three are elected in at-large positions. School Board meetings are held on the fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Service Center Auditorium, located in Building B of the Service Center complex, 3205 Jenny Lind Road, unless otherwise noted. The meetings are open to the public. Parents, grandparents, care-providers of FSPS students, and Fort Smith residents are encouraged to become more familiar with the governance of the School District. For more information please call 479-785-2501, ext. 91206.

The meeting agenda will be posted the Thursday prior to each meeting and the approved minutes of previous meetings will be available on the following Tuesday. The school board election is held annually on the third Tuesday in May. Citizens wishing to address the board may call 479-785-2501 to be placed on the board's agenda. A Request to Speak form must be submitted to the Superintendent's Office in writing 72 hours prior to the meeting. Or, citizens may fill out a Citizen Participation Form.

In addition to the documents posted on this site the District maintains the District's Board of Education records which date back to the late 19th Century. A patron may make an appointment to review these documents by contacting the Superintendent's Office at 479-785-2501.  

Board of Education

Pictured L to R: Dalton Person, Yvonne Keaton-Martin, Dee Blackwell-Secretary, Troy Eckelhoff, Susan McFerran-President, Talicia Richardson-Vice President, Matt Blaylock

Zone I, Position 6, 2024 - Troy Eckelhoff

Zone II, Position 1, 2022- Susan McFerran

Zone III, Position 7, 2023 - Dee Blackwell

Zone IV, Position 3, 2024 - Yvonne Keaton-Martin

At-Large, Position 2, 2023 - Dalton Person

At-Large, Position 4, 2024 - Matt Blaylock

At-Large, Position 5, 2022 - Talicia Richardson

Contact information:

Susan McFerran — susanamcferran@gmail.com
Talicia Richardson — taliciarichardson@gmail.com
Dee Blackwell —  deeblackwellboe@gmail.com
Matt Blaylock — blaylock6244@gmail.com
Troy Eckelhoff —  fspszone1@gmail.com
Yvonne Keaton-Martin — foxynana9@att.net
Dalton Person — jdaltonperson@gmail.com

Zones

• Zone 1 generally represents Southeast Fort Smith and Barling
• Zone 2 generally represents Southwest Fort Smith
• Zone 3 generally represents East Central Fort Smith
• Zone 4 generally represents North Fort Smith

To view your zone by your residential address, follow these steps:

• Visit the Voter Registration Page on the Arkansas Secretary of State Website
• Enter your address into the Polling Place Search
• Scroll to the bottom of the page
• Click "Districts"
• Scroll down to "School District"
• Your school district zone will be listed

School Board Election Information