Fayetteville Public Schools

Fayetteville Public Schools
Location
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoLearn. Grow. Perform. Lead.
GradesK-12
Established1871 (1871)
SuperintendentDr. John Mulford
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools15
Budget$99,105,109 (2010–11)[1]
Students and staff
Students8400[2]
Teachers710
Staff590[3]
Athletic conference7A West
Other information
ScheduleUS standard (except The Owl Creek School)
Websitewww.fayar.net

The Fayetteville Public Schools (Fayetteville School District, or FPS) is a public school district in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was the first public school district chartered in the state of Arkansas,[3] having been established in 1871, the same year as the University of Arkansas (also in Fayetteville). It is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education.[4] The Fayetteville school district's public schools would successfully integrate in 1954, three years before the Little Rock Nine.[5]

In addition to the majority of Fayetteville, the district also serves most of Goshen and Johnson and portions of Elkins and Farmington.[6]

In 2013, the district was awarded as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School.

List of schools

High/Secondary Schools

Middle/intermediate schools

  • Holt Middle School
  • McNair Middle School
  • John L. Colbert Middle School
  • Ramay Junior High School
  • Woodland Junior High School

Elementary/Primary Schools

In 2009, Vandergriff Elementary School received top honors from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in being named a National Blue Ribbon School.[7]

Special Schools & Programs

Alternative Education

  • ALLPS School of Innovation (9-12)

Administration

The Fayetteville School Board[link removed] consists of seven members who are elected to five year terms. The members of the board meet regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5 pm Central Time in the Adams Leadership Center.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Summary, Fayetteville Public Schools, FY2010-2011" (PDF). Fayetteville Public Schools. 2010: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Welcome to FPS Administration". Fayetteville Public Schools. 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Get to Know Your Fayetteville Public Schools" (PDF). Fayetteville Public Schools. 2010: 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "Administration: Federal and State Standards". Fayetteville Public Schools. 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Before Little Rock: Successful Arkansas School Integration". University of Arkansas. September 10, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2022. - 2010 map
  7. ↑ "National Blue Ribbon Schools". Arkansas Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.