LRSD News

     The Little Rock School District Child Nutrition Department is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children (18 and under) without charge. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  Meals will be provided at the sites as follows:

Bale (June 6-June 29), Baseline (June 11-Aug. 2), Booker (June 11-July 26), Brady (June 11-Aug. 2), Cloverdale (June 11-July 6), Dodd (June 11-June 22), Dunbar (June 11-Aug. 2), Forest Heights (June 4-Aug.10), Franklin (June 11-July 13), Geyer Springs (June 11-Aug. 2), Hall (June 11-July 26), Henderson (June 11-July 18), J.A. Fair (June 11-June 29), Mabelvale ES (June 11-July 13), Mabelvale MS (June 5-June 27), McClellan (June 11-June 29), Otter Creek (June 11-June 29), Rockefeller (June 4-Aug. 10), Romine (June 11-Aug. 2), Stephens (June 11-Aug. 2), Terry (June 11-July 13), Wakefield (June 6-July 3), and Washington (June 11-July 13). For more information on times at specific sites, please click here.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write to:
USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-9410
or call (866)632-9992

En Español - Servicio De Comida Gratis Programa De Verano

Each year, LRSD invites volunteers to come into our schools for Jane Mendel Reading Day in November. The goal is to have a reader in every elementary classroom. Volunteers are asked to donate 30 minutes of their time to read to a classroom of elementary students. Readers can share their favorite story or read a recommendation from the school librarian.

Booker Magnet Elementary is helping the environment!  Fifth grade Booker Magnet Elementary students along with the Arkansas Game and Fish have teamed up to form the Stream Team. Booker Magnet Fifth graders and the Arkansas Game and Fish will be working together to restore the creek which runs through the Oakland Cemetery on Barber Street.   Their sponsor, Stephen O’Neal from the Arkansas Game and Fish, have helped to guide the students throughout this project. O’Neal has provided fifth graders with the insight needed to complete this environmental task. 

The Stream Team project will continue into next year as well. Booker fifth graders' next steps will be to abate erosion by planting trees, restoring the creeks’ natural hydrology, chemical analysis and regular assessments. 

Thanks to Booker Magnet Fifth Graders for making a difference in the environment!

Destination ImagiNation Teams from Carver Magnet Elementary and Booker Arts Magnet Elementary attended the Global Finals Competition. For 26 years, this competition, which this year was held in Knoxville, TN, includes over 1000 teams from more than twenty countries from around the world.

Destination ImagiNation is an activity that allows students to work as teams to build confidence while emphasizing creativity, problem solving, research, presentation and budgeting skills while developing solutions to challenging problems, which are presented at tournaments. This program allows students to learn more than just basic know-how, but also how to utilize their imagination to solve a problem. Some of the goals of this challenging, yet exciting, program include: fostering creativity and critical thinking which are applied to problem solving tools and methods, developing skills such as teamwork, collaboration, and leadership, applying and enhancing written and verbal communication skills and encouraging competence in, enthusiasm for and commitment to real-life problem solving.

Both schools placed at the competition. Carver's team, Cardinal Chaos, placed 13th, while Booker's team placed 46th out of 88 teams. Congratulations to the Carver Magnet and Booker Arts School Destination ImagiNation Teams for their hardwork and dedication! The Carver Fencing Team finished 50th out of 78 teams in the Verses Foiled Again! Challenge at the Global Finals.

Each year, LRSD invites volunteers to come into our schools for Jane Mendal Reading Day in November. The goal is to have a reader in every elementary classroom. Volunteers are asked to donate 30 minutes of time to read to a classroom of elementary students. Readers can share their favorite story or read a recommendation from the school librarian.

Either way, we greatly appreciate these volunteers for their willingness to make a difference in a child's life today.