Fayetteville Public Schools

Fayetteville hosts summer reading camp in response to LEARNS Act Starting in the 2025-26 school year, third grade students not reading at grade level could be held back.

ATTENTION: Wilson Pool is reopening today (Thursday, June 13) at 3:00pm. Open swim is from 3-4:30pm. Swim lessons and swim team will be on as scheduled this evening. Thank you for your patience!

Song Time with Mr. Troy returns to the Lower Ramble this weekend!

Troy Schremmer, aka Mr. Troy, will be singing songs and telling stories for six summer Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.: June 15 and 29; July 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Adult supervision is required for all children attending. This event takes place in and around Tanglewood Creek, so be sure to wear appropriate clothing.

Learn more: https://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=10366

The Wilson Park Pool will be closed today, Wednesday, June 12, for an unexpected need for intensive cleaning and disinfection. Chlorine levels in the pool will be raised to a high concentration and all pool surfaces, filtration systems, and other mechanisms will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected in accordance with CDC guidelines. When the water’s free chlorine concentration has returned to a safe level for swimming following the cleaning, the pool will reopen. We appreciate your patience while our staff tends to this matter for the health and safety of our patrons.

Please stay tuned for reopening details.

Thanks to Eason Wu, our inbound Rotary Exchange student from Taiwan for the 2023-24 school year, for an outstanding program today highlighting his year in the U.S.! Eason, you were an exemplary student at Fayetteville High School and a wonderful ambassador for Taiwan. We wish you every success in the coming years, and we hope to see you again!! Special thanks also to the Wilburn and Ellington families for hosting Eason this year!

FREE LUNCH to ANYONE 18 AND YOUNGER being served today and throughout the summer by the FPS Child Nutrition Department! Come out and join us. We can't wait to see you there!

Here are the dates, times, and locations!

WHEN: June 3 - August 9, 2024 - Monday thru Friday
(Closed June 19 and July 1 - 5)

LOCATION:
John L Colbert Middle School
888 South Rupple Rd
10:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

FPS FOOD TRUCK:
American Legion
1195 Curtis Avenue
11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Yvonne Richardson
Community Center
240 E Rock Street
12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

NEW! St. James Missionary Baptist Church
Corner North/Leverett
764 W North Street
1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

FPS SOAR staff participated in summer professional learning with national trainer and educational consultant Denise Pratt. Denise helped equip the SOAR staff with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively support students. It was a great week of learning, and the staff are looking forward to the year ahead. Thank you, Denise, for your passion and expertise in developing healthy and effective schools and communities!

If you couldn't make it today, we would be happy to serve you tomorrow. Free summer lunch for anyone age 18 or younger!

The FHS classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010 are holding a reunion this weekend, and they visited the FHS campus this morning. Welcome back! 

When the Rogers High School cross-country coach reached out to the Fayetteville High School cross-country team to come and help at the home of a former teacher, our students responded!

SUMMER EVENT!
Next Tuesday, June 4 will be our first of THREE 'Snow Cones with the Cops' events! We are teaming up with lake Fayetteville Marina and Project Safe Neighborhood to make it happen!
We can't wait to see you for snow cones June 4, July 2, and August 6 from 1-3PM.

Here's a list of places families and students can find free lunches over the summer, from Bella Vista to Fort Smith As schools close for the summer, officials say many students depend on the meals provided by the districts.

The Fayetteville Board of Education accepted the recommendation of two new assistant principals for the 2024-25 school year. Marjo Burk will be the new assistant principal at Asbell Elementary School, and Stephanie Anderson will serve as a new assistant principal at McNair Middle School. They will begin their new roles on July 1, 2024.

“I am pleased to see Marjo take on new duties in the district,” said superintendent Dr. John Mulford. “We are also happy to welcome Stephanie to our FPS family. I'm confident that both of these administrators will serve the students, teachers, and families of their respective schools very well.”

Ms. Burk received her Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the University of Arkansas at Monticello and her Master’s degree in Education from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. She currently serves as a teacher at SOAR Academy, an alternative learning environment. Ms. Burk has been a staff member of Fayetteville Public Schools for the past nineteen years, during which she served at Root Elementary and McNair Middle School and as an FPS Technology Coach.

Ms. Anderson earned her bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Arkansas, her master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Harding University, and her Educational Specialist degree from Harding University. She has served middle level students from 5th through 9th grade as a teacher, curriculum specialist, assistant principal, and principal. She has also served as an executive board member for the Arkansas Association of Middle Level Administrators and is part of the Arkansas Diamond Schools to Watch Committee. She has been recognized as the Arkansas Assistant Principal and Principal of the Year.

A number of students and staff members were recognized at the May 23 regular meeting of the Fayetteville Board of Education.

he Fayetteville Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 23 at 5:00 p.m. in the Adams Leadership Center at 1000 W. Bulldog Blvd. The meeting will be live-streamed on the FPS Board Meetings YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com//streams

The agenda for the meeting is available here: https://go.boarddocs.com/ar/fayar/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CT9Q7664C8A3

The Board will also hold a workshop meeting on Thursday, May 23 at 3:00 p.m. in the Adams Center. The purpose of the workshop will be a budget review.

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Don't forget that Fayetteville Public Schools Child Nutrition Department will be serving FREE LUNCH to ANYONE 18 AND YOUNGER THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER!

Here are the dates, times, and locations! We can't wait to see you there!
WHEN: June 3 - August 9, 2024
(Closed June 19 and July 1 - 5)

LOCATION:
John L Colbert Middle School
888 South Rupple Rd
10:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

FPS FOOD TRUCK:
American Legion
1195 Curtis Avenue
11:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Yvonne Richardson
Community Center
240 E Rock Street
12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

NEW! St. James Missionary Baptist Church
Corner North/Leverett
764 W North Street
1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Fayetteville High School Construction Lab students have been working to improve their community by building a storage shed for PerspectAbility, a local nonprofit organization that works with neurodiverse adults to help them live as independently as possible, hold good jobs, and become participating members of society.

PerspectAbility employees will use the shed as a place to store tools, take a break, or eat lunch out of the elements. The shed was primarily constructed out of donated and purchased materials.

PerspectAbility's co-founder and board president, Kelli Jensen; her husband, Derrick Jensen; and executive director Natalie Vowell were on-hand to receive and transport the shed to PerspectAbility in Bentonville.

Thank you to Safer Fayetteville for providing this valuable tool for parents to help keep their children online!

Fayetteville middle schooler prepares for Scripps National Spelling Bee Ryan Fan, a student at McNair Middle School in Fayetteville, is getting ready to head to D.C. to compete in the National Spelling Bee against hundreds of other kids.

We hope you can join us on Wednesday, May 22 to say thank you to Megan Tullock for her service on the Fayetteville Board of Education!

A special thank you to Smith 2-Way Radio for providing Wright’s Barbeque for our transportation department lunch today!