We are providing the latest updates on COVID-19 on our website here: http://ow.ly/Ct8z50yM19E. We'll have information regarding AMI assignments, food availability, and more.
PCSSD will join the City of Little Rock in food distribution on Monday, March 16. We will deliver food to the following locations between 11am - 11:30am. These are only PICK UP locations for food (not sit down and eat locations).
Hello Bates Parents & Guardians,
With students being home, here is some information for internet service:
Free internet for new customers of Internet Essentials through Comcast for the next 2 months. Go to https://www.internetessentials.com/or call 1-855-8-INTERNET. Thank you and have a great evening!
March is Women's History Month. Ruth Hawkins is a strong advocate for historic preservation and heritage tourism in the Delta. The Arkansas State University Heritage Sites program has grown under her leadership. She was inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2017.
March is Women's History Month. Karen Flake is the president and CEO of Mount St. Mary Academy and, in 1996, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Flake was inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2018.
PCSSD is working with local government officials to coordinate a plan for student nutrition during the mandated school closure. We hope to have information regarding meal services later today. We will share online once a plan is set. Thank you. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
It's time for a rematch of last year's state finals! Come support Comet Nation tonight at the Hot Springs Convention Center (134 Convention Blvd). Mills University Studies takes on Magnolia at 7:45 p.m. Let's go Comets!
STATEMENT 3/3: Thank you for understanding our decision to follow the Governor's orders.
STATEMENT 2/3: In a statement on Wednesday, March 11, it was announced that Governor Hutchinson has the sole authority to close public school campuses. PCSSD will continue to work closely with state offices and health departments as we monitor the progress of COVID-19.
STATEMENT 1/3: Per direction by the Governor of Arkansas, Pulaski County Special School District will be closed until March 30. The decision came after an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the nation.
March is Women's History Month. Bettye Caldwell played an integral role in the development of Head Start and was named one of Ladies' Home Journal's 10 Women of the Year in 1978. Caldwell moved to Arkansas in the 1960s and inducted into the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame in 2016.
Students at DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY participated in a special photography project to have their work showcased at the Museum of Discovery. Students took pictures of marbles and included a creative writing piece about their photos. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Don't forget to turn in your volunteer hours by Friday, March 13!
A group of students participated in a special photography project to have their work showcased at the @arkmod on Tues., March 10 from 6-8 pm. Students took pictures of marbles and included a creative writing piece. Come visit Museum of Discovery tomorrow night to see their work!
Daisy Bates Elementary School will be joining schools nationwide to celebrate the joy of reading during Read Across America Week.
Our Read Across America schedule is as follows:
Monday, March 2nd - Surfs Up! Catch A Book!
Tuesday, March 3rd - Time for S’more Reading
Wednesday, March 4th - Reading is a Picnic
Thursday, March 5th - Take Me To Your Reader
Friday, March 6th - Best Dressed Hallway Contest
Your child’s teacher will contact you regarding a special dress-up day on Friday, March 6th. Students should wear normal uniforms Monday through Thursday.
DID YOU KNOW: A leap year occurs every 4 years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, which is about 365-¼ days.
February is Black History Month. Sheryl Underwood is a comedian and television host of The Talk. She founded the African American Female Comedian Association. Underwood was born in Little Rock and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2007.
February is Black History Month. Lencola Sullivan-Verseveldt was the first African American to win Miss Arkansas in 1980. She was fourth runner-up at Miss America that year. She is from Morrilton and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2006.
February is Black History Month. Charles Bussey Jr. was the first African American elected to the Little Rock City Board of Directors, deputy sheriff of Pulaski County, and mayor of Little Rock. Bussey was born in Stamps and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2006.
February is Black History Month. Fran Bennett is an actress, best known for her role on hit shows such as Guiding Light, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Scandal. Bennett was born in Malvern and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2005.
