LRSD News

As part of the International Visitor Leadership Program, representatives from four Asian countries will tour LRSD schools this week. The goals of the program are to provide an overview of education, policies, debates, advocacy, and regulations at the federal, state, local, and grassroots levels; examine school administration, accreditation, curriculum, teaching practices, professional development, and parental involvement; compare and contrast assessment techniques; and highlight methods of educational resource management.  
 
Six visitors from Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco, and Palestinian Territories will tour three LRSD schools on Tuesday, March 1 and Wednesday, March 2. They will be at Fair Park Early Childhood Center on Tuesday at 9 a.m. and Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School at 11 a.m.  On Wednesday, the group will tour Don R. Roberts Elementary School at 8:20 am.
 
For more information contact the program Coordinator Toni Carr at 501-940-9743.

In a Hats Off celebration for completing 100 days of PreK, the students at Fair Park ECC recently paraded through the halls wearing hats specially decorated at home and each containing 100 items ranging from stickers, to paperclips, to bugs!

Fair Park Early Childhood Center held their 6th annual Fall Fest. But this year the staff and parents were aided by the help of high school students from Central High who helped man the booths so parents could experience Fall Fest with their child instead of having to provide voluteer support.

Central's Student Council members helped with the games, which tied into the math and social skills students are learning during the school day. This collaboration between parents, staff, Pre-K and high school students is what is essential to making schools work in our community.