The Little Rock school board reupped Superintendent Jermall Wright ’s contract, explored investing in a campaign to better market the district and considered joining a lawsuit against social media companies at Thursday’s meeting.

The board voted 8-1 to extend Wright’s contract through 2028. Director Vicki Hatter , a longtime detractor of Wright, was the only no vote.

Board members discussed a proposed community engagement and marketing effort to confront steadily declining enrollment, shrinking revenues and intensifying competition from private schools, charter schools and homeschooling.

The proposal, to be voted on at their Aug. 28 meeting, would cost $49,500 for the 2025-26 school year. The proposal comes from Solution Seekers, a firm founded by Kendra Pruitt, former chief of staf

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