Springdale Public Schools

This week has been a challenging week on many fronts but there has also been a lot of good!  Let’s give a shout out to the over 150 custodial and maintenance staff who worked around the clock to keep our buildings in top shape!They  worked on frozen pipes, clearing parking lots and sidewalks, plowed snow and maintained the HVAC units.  Let’s give a shout out to the Principals and teachers from each building who worked to connect with each family ensuring safety and educational enrichment during this time. We had some fun this week! We loved seeing all the pictures of how families combined education with snow time fun.  Tomorrow, Friday February 19 will be a remote teaching and learning day. Let’s finish this week strong, with positive energy and take the time to say thank you and encouraging words to each other. This is what makes our community great!  Esta semana ha sido una semana desafiante en muchos frentes, ¡pero también ha sido muy bueno!  ¡Demos un saludo a los más de 150 conserjes y personal de mantenimiento que trabajaron las veinticuatro horas del día para mantener nuestros edificios en óptimas condiciones! Trabajaron en tuberías congeladas, despejaron estacionamientos y aceras, quitaron nieve y mantuvieron las unidades de HVAC.  Demos un saludo a los directores y maestros de cada edificio que trabajaron para conectarse con cada familia para garantizar la seguridad y el enriquecimiento educativo durante este tiempo.  ¡Nos divertimos un poco esta semana!  Nos encantó ver todas las imágenes de cómo las familias combinaban la educación con la diversión en la nieve.  Mañana viernes 19 de febrero será un día de enseñanza y aprendizaje a distancia.  Terminemos esta semana fuertes, con energía positiva y tomémonos el tiempo para agradecer y animarnos mutuamente.  ¡Esto es lo que hace que nuestra comunidad sea excelente!

Tomorrow, Thursday February 18, 2021 will be a remote teaching and learning day for the Springdale Public Schools. We hope everyone is enjoying the snow! We love seeing all the creative and fun activities from our families. Stay safe and warm. Mañana jueves 18 de febrero de 2021 será un día de enseñanza y aprendizaje remoto para las Escuelas Públicas de Springdale.  ¡Esperamos que todos estén disfrutando de la nieve!  Nos encanta ver todas las actividades creativas y divertidas de nuestras familias.  Mantente a salvo y abrigado.

Downtown Springdale Alliance selected Mary Beth Breshears as one of the artists to receive the grant to paint the art murals. Breshears, represents Springdale High School with the support of Teen Action & Support Center (TASC) and the Jones Center. https://www.smore.com/nqe23

Springdale Schools Family, Safety of the children and families, faculty and staff of the Springdale School District is our top priority. We are aware of the struggles of families in our community. For the students who are able, please continue to work independently. We will get through this together as a community.  Tomorrow, Wednesday February 17 will be a snow day with no remote teaching and learning. Please look out for each other! 

Due to weather, Springdale Schools will continue remote teaching and learning on Tuesday, February 16th. Please follow our social media for further updates  Debido al clima, Las escuelas de Springdale continuarán la enseñanza y el aprendizaje a distancia el martes 16 de febrero.  Siga nuestras redes sociales para obtener más actualizaciones.  

Due to inclement weather the Springdale Schools will have a remote teaching and learning day on Monday February 15th unless life safety issues arise in our district such as power outages. All school buildings will be closed and no busses will run. Please follow Springdale School District Social Media for further updates. Be safe and stay warm! Debido a las inclemencias del tiempo, las escuelas de Springdale tendrán un día de enseñanza y aprendizaje a distancia el lunes 15 de febrero a menos que surjan problemas de seguridad en nuestro distrito, como cortes de energía. Todos los edificios escolares estarán cerrados y no habrá autobuses. Siga las redes sociales del distrito escolar de Springdale para obtener más actualizaciones. ¡Esté seguro y manténgase abrigado!

Watch LIVE Varsity Basketball at 5:00pm: Springdale vs Fayetteville | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-FG6JL8EUU

Watch LIVE Varsity Basketball at 5:00pm: Har-Ber at Southside | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKv-pyG0I5Q

Attention Families of Springdale Schools: Curbside pick up for three breakfast and three lunch meals for Springdale Schools Students on Saturday February 13th from 11:30 to noon. Please visit www.sdale.org to sign up for times and locations.

Watch LIVE Springdale Color Day at 9:30am | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_2Hm6bjLGg

Springdale schools will resume on-site instruction for Friday February 12. Busses will run their normal routes! Please dress warm and we look forward to seeing you. Las escuelas de Springdale reanudarán la instrucción presencial mañana viernes 12 de febrero. ¡Los autobuses seguirán sus rutas normales! Vístase abrigado y esperamos verte.

Watch LIVE 9th Grade Boys & Girls Basketball at 6:30pm: Central vs Southwest | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZtErUf8EtY

Due to inclement weather, the Springdale Schools will have remote teaching and learning on February 11, 2021. Stay safe and stay warm!

Have you taken the Phase 2 Survey? It is LIVE online. The Jones Center Campus Master Plan is a six-month community-driven effort that aims to define the future of the 52-acre campus. Your voice will be important in bringing it to life. Take the second survey! thejonescenter.net/take-the-survey #JonesCenterCampusVision

Beth Carter, in her 12th year at George Elementary School, including sixth as assistant principal, will move to the new Jim Rollins Elementary School as assistant principal in time for the 2021-22 academic year. She will join Dr. Annette Thompson, current George Elementary principal who has been previously announced as the first principal at Jim Rollins Elementary. This completes the transition of principal and assistant principal from George to Rollins Elementary. "Moving to a brand new school is a great adventure," Carter said. "I am always ready for a new challenge. This will be exciting." #THEChoice.

Justin Swope, in his 10th year as principal and Sonia Hernandez, in her first year as assistant principal, will transition from Lee Elementary to George Elementary as principal and assistant principal in time for the 2021-22 academic year it was announced at the February School Board meeting. Swope, who was assistant principal at Jones Elementary before moving to Lee, said, "I am excited that some of our Lee students will be coming to George. I am looking forward to building relationships with George teachers, students and parents. It is an honor to be a principal in one of the best school districts in the United States." Hernandez added, "I grew up in the George neighborhood. I was in the first class at George Junior High the year we moved to Springdale and graduated from Springdale High School. I have three brothers in law who went to George Elementary and they loved the school. I look forward to building relationships with the George families." Outstanding leaders help make Springdale Public Schools #THEChoice

Due to inclement weather, the Springdale Schools will have remote teaching and learning on February 10, 2021. Stay safe and stay warm!

Watch live at 5:00pm Springdale Public Schools | School Board | February Meeting https://youtu.be/0ZuNtFYwi-U

DEREK RATCHFORD SELECTED AS GROSVENOR TEACHER FELLOW Sonora Middle School EAST instructor Derek Ratchford is only the second teacher from Arkansas ever selected as a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow by the National Geographic Society and Lindblad Expeditions. This is the 14 th year of the program. “This is a huge opportunity,” said Ratchford. “I want to be the teacher who never stops learning, the type who jumps in with my kids and explores the content right along with them. This experience will help me share with our students how huge the world is. I want them to be explorers, whether it is in the world, as astronomers or in the classroom.” The Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship is a field-based professional development opportunity made possible by a partnership between National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions. When travel conditions allow, Ratchford and the other 49 Teacher Fellows will embark on a one-to-three week voyage aboard a Lindblad Expedition ship. Fellows will travel in small groups to some of the world’s most remote and extraordinary environments, including the high Arctic, southeast Alaska, Central America, Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands. The Fellows will encounter wildlife and explore breathtaking landscapes while accompanied by a team of Lindblad Expeditions naturalists, including marine biologists, geologists, historians, undersea specialists and National Geographic photographers. The Fellows will return home with an experience they will translate into reimagined curricula that inspire their students, colleagues and communities to care more deeply about the planet and take action on global issues. “I am looking forward to seeing one of the most remote places on the planet and bringing a unique and once in a lifetime perspective back to my classroom, my school, my district and my state so I can help build future explorers and a love for storytelling and empathy for others. “When you think about National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions you immediately think about exploration, storytelling and wildlife. They open the eyes of the world to what is out there. It is a huge honor they saw me and what we do in EAST at Sonora Middle School as exemplary.” Ratchford credits the Springdale School District for “being a district that values learning for all, including educators. In my second year as a teacher I was at J.O. Kelly Middle School and the principal, Sara Ford, said she wanted me to go with three others to Boston to a conference to learn about Project Based Learning and the Flipped Classroom approach. It was at that moment I knew if I wanted to be the best for my students, I needed to learn from doing and learn from the best. “That same mindset transitioned with me to Sonora Middle School and the principal, Dr. Martha Dodson. All I had to say was I think this will help me and our kids and she would figure out a way to make it happen, like the National Geographic Education Summit in October, 2019 that introduced me to a new way of thinking and approach to exploration in the classroom.” Ratchford is among the many outstanding teachers who make Springdale Public Schools #THEChoice.

Students from Har-Ber High School watched and engaged in a presentation created by Jessica Shelton, an instructional facilitator. During the whole month of February, students will be presented with African American history and people who made a difference. “It is important to have exposure,” says Aterra Lowe, Assistant Principal of Har-Ber. Pictured here are students from Mrs. Davey’s 10th grade class and Mr. Hernandez’s Spanish class watching the presentation. #THEChoice