Superintendent Search

JEFF SENN

SUPERINTENDENT SELECTION

Effective July 1, 2025 the Pulaski County Special School District will have a new superintendent. Jeff Senn, current superintendent at Lonoke Public School District, will return to PCSSD and assume the role of district leader in seventy days.  The selection comes after a 7-0 vote by the PCSSD Board of Education on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Read more about Mr. Senn's hire: https://www.pcssd.org/article/2160243

Superintendent Search Finalists

tracy allen

Tracy Allen

Interview Date: Wednesday, April 9 at 5:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions: ASU, Beebe - Associate of Arts (Dec. 1992)
UCA - Kinesiology, B.S. (May 1996)
ASU, Jonesboro - M.S. (May 2001)
ASU, Jonesboro - Ed. Specialist (May 2016)

Professional Experience:
Principal - PCSSD (Current)
Principal - NLRSD (July '09 - June '11)
Principal - PCSSD (July '08 - June '09)

Allen's Arkansas Democrat Gazette Profile

jonathan crossley

Dr. Jonathan Crossley

Interview Date: Thursday, April 10 at 5:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
Univ. of South Carolina - Political Science, B.A. (May 2010)
Ark. Tech Univ. - M.A. (May 2015)
Ark. Tech Univ. - Doctorate (Dec. 2021)

Professional Experience:
Superintendent - Hope SD (Current)
Asst. Superintendent - Pine Bluff SD (July '19 - June '21)
Principal - LRSD (July '15 - June '18)
Teacher/Coach/Literacy Facilitator - Palestine Wheatley SD (Aug. '10 - June '15)

Crossley's Arkansas Democrat Gazette Profile

jeff senn

Jeff Senn

Interview Date: Tuesday, April 15 at 5:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
UA-Monticello - Health & Physical Ed/Coaching, B.S. (May 1991)
Northeast Louisiana Univ. - Masters Ed. (Aug. 1996)

Professional Experience:
Superintendent - Lonoke Public SD (Current)
Principal - PCSSD (July '09 - June '21)
Administrator - Mayflower SD - (July '07 - May '09)
Administrator - Hamburg SD (July '06 - May '07)

Senn's Arkansas Democrat Gazette Profile

brett bunch

Brett Bunch

Interview Date: Wednesday, April 9 at 7:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
UA-Little Rock - Radio/TV & Film, Marketing, B.A. (Jan. 1986)
ASU, Jonesboro - M.S. (Aug. 2013)
ASU, Jonesboro - Ed. Specialist/Superintendency (Aug. 2015)

Professional Experience:
Superintendent - Brookland Public Schools (Current)
Superintendent - Newport Special SD (July '19 - May '22)
Superintendent - Magazine Public Schools (July '14 - June '19)
Principal - Quitman Public Schools (July '12 - June '14)

Bunch's Arkansas Democrat Gazette Profile

jerry gibson

Dr. Jerry Gibson

Interview Date: Thursday, April 10 at 7:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
East Texas Baptist Univ. - Kinesiology, B.S. (Aug. 1993)
Lamar Univ. Beaumont - Master of Ed. (Aug. 2002)
Univ. of Houston - Doctorate (Dec. 2015)

Professional Experience:
Consultant - Systems that Work (Current)
Superintendent - Galveston ISD (Feb. '21 - June ' 23)
Superintendent - Marshall ISD (July '16 - Jan. '21)
Superintendent - Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD (July '13 - June '16)

Gibson's Arkansas Democrat Gazette Profile

sonya whitfield

Dr. Sonya Whitfield

Interview Date: Tuesday, April 15 at 7:20 p.m.

Degrees/Institutions:
UCA - B.S (May 1992)
UCA - M.S. (May 2002)
UCA - Educational Specialist (May 2011)
Ark. Tech Univ. - Doctorate (May 2019)

Professional Experience:
Deputy Superintendent of Learning Services - PCSSD (Current)
Principal - PCSSD (July '05 - July '22)
Asst. Principal - PCSSD (July '03 - July '05)
Classroom Teacher - PCSSD (July '92 - July '03)

Whitfield's Arkansas Democrat Gazette Profile

PROJECTED TIMELINE

PCSSD gathered input from community stakeholders in the search for a new superintendent. A survey collected input from community stakeholders. It was open January 28 - February 4, 2025. Results from this survey can be found in the slideshow below (also available here: 2025 Full Survey Results & Analysis).

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APPLICATION CLOSED

Results from the survey conducted in the 2018 Superintendent Search are available for reference. Click here to access those results.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

maumelle community meeting

MAUMELLE FEEDER COMMUNITY MEETING

Thursday, January 30
6 p.m.
Maumelle High School - Cafeteria
100 Victory Lane
Maumelle, AR 72113

robinson community meeting

ROBINSON FEEDER COMMUNITY MEETING

Thursday, January 30
8 p.m.
Joe T. Robinson Middle School - Cafeteria
21201 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, AR 72223

mills community meeting

MILLS FEEDER COMMUNITY MEETING

Tuesday, February 4
6 p.m.
Mills University Studies High School - Seminar Room
708 E. Dixon Road
Little Rock, AR 72206

sylvan hills community meeting

SYLVAN HILLS COMMUNITY MEETING

Tuesday, February 4
8 p.m.
Sylvan Hills High School - Seminar Room
484 Bear Paw Road
Sherwood, AR 72120