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2 l 2021 FSPS REPORT TO THE PUBLIC

Tim BaileyTim BeasleyDee BlackwellMosie BoydGarland BrayRick CarlisleEric CarmanMarty ClarkDavid CogswellDwonne CogswellDavid Craig

Jim EcholsBeverly ElamJim GeelsJennifer GoodsonJason Green, chairTanisha GuyEddie Lee HerndonGary HogueBill HollenbeckDavid HumphreySheila Humphrey

Christy IveyMichael JacimoreTrey JacksonHolly JenningsDerrick JoeCrystal LouginHugh MaurrasAutumn MinnickCraig PairBlair ParnellClaire Person

Dalton PersonPatti PinterJohn PriesterBrent RalstonMary Riche'Alex SanchezMartin SchreiberRodney ShepardSam SicardKeley SimpsonSherry Sims

Darrell StovallMike ThamesAnne ThomasKevin ThompsonCharolette TidwellElizabeth VorisRusty WalkerKen WallaceEmma WattsLonnie Watts

Kent BlochbergerDavid CogswellMary Lynne CloarDavid CraigJackie FlakeEvan FlemingGeorgia Hale

Betsy HayesJerry GlidewellJason GreenCrystal LouginMarcie McKinneyAutumn MinnickMat Pitsch

Sam SicardTalicia RichardsonAdriana RoqueLonnie WattsHanh ChuongGreg Crawford

Ryan GrayKatie Kreimer HallAngelica HernandezBritt HumphriesKeri RathbunNatasha Shoate

Sharla WhitsonIsaiah JoeHannah KrehbielDania RahalOkla Ben SmithLaura Smith

Tim BeasleyDee BlackwellEric Carman

Dave CogswellScott FaldonTanisha Guy

David HumphreyBritt HumphriesChristy IveyTrey JacksonHolly JenningsMacKenzie King

Hugh MaurrasAutumn MinnickRichard MorrisLavon MortonRusty OwenSherri Penix

John PriesterStacy RalstonTracy RisleyHobe Runion

Alex Sanchez, chairJustin Skinner

Alan SmithDarrell StovallDan Sturgill

Elizabeth VorisEddie WalkerEmma Watts

Pam WeberRodney WestDavid Wiggins

FSPS Capital Improvement Projects Advisory Committee

Current Board of EducationSusan McFerran, PresidentTalicia Richardson, Vice PresidentDee Blackwell, Secretary

Vision 2023 Strategic Planning Team

AdministrationTerry Morawski, Ed.D. Superintendent

Martin MahanDeputy Superintendent

Jeannie ColeFort Smith Board of Education,1997-2020

A community is only as healthy as its local public school. It was very heartening tosee the community rally around our students to pass the much needed millageincrease. Now we can see the tangible benefits that will continue to bless the entireFort Smith community for decades to come. Thank you, Fort Smith citizens!

FSPS Citizens Committee

On the Cover: Dr. Gary Udouj, Director of Peak Innovation Center and District Innovation, Remington Cockrum, SHS CTE student, NadiaFacio, NHS CTE student, Nate Lyon, Darby Health Sciences Academy student, and Dr. Terry Morawski, FSPS Superintendent.

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Former Board MembersJeannie ColeWade GilkeyBill HanesworthGreg Magness

Matt BlaylockTroy EckelhoffYvonne Keaton-MartinDalton Person


ort Smith Public Schools students and employees, parents and community – thankyou. You have played an important role in successfully completing the tasks setbefore us by the Vision 2023 Strategic Planning Team, prioritized by the Citizens

Committee, and approved by the Fort Smith Board of Education and the voters in May2018. Together, we have accomplished an enormous set of infrastructure improvementsthat promote the district’s Student Success Goals. is annual report highlights thosecapital improvements and introduces our path forward. Student Success is our priority.

You will see Vision 2023 Reflections from representative community members whohave worked alongside our team to support student success. In looking forward, districtleaders offer a glimpse of the projects and programs that are having a direct impact on theculture and success of our schools. We are currently in the process of completing theprojects and activity of the Vision 2023 Strategic Plan. As we complete this work, we aretaking this school year to evaluate our instruction delivery and support systems to identifythe best practices for our future work. is discovery process will be anchored by theproven methods outlined in the Professional Learning Community and High ReliabilitySchool frameworks, which have been successful for school systems throughout thecountry.

We are moving forward with four areas of impact that will drive everything we do -collaboration, data-driven processes, relationships, and a career focus. You will seeevidence of ongoing work that focuses on a collaborative approach to education.Education teams are approaching this collaboration with an emphasis on proven processesthat use data to support and enhance instruction. We recognize that productive relationships are essential among our school staff, students,parents and larger school community. All of this culminates in a career focus that aims to ensure opportunities for each student if they chooseto enter the workforce directly after high school, or if they decide to pursue post secondary education or training.

We are building a culture of excellence in our district that demands highexpectations in all aspects of our work, in all of our buildings, and for every child whoattends our schools as well as for every adult who supports these children. I believe weare a truly great school district, but I also believe in the value of creating a system ofcontinuous improvement. As Jimmy Casas, author of “Culturize” who was ourspeaker for the district’s back to school professional development session has said,“Expecting excellence from yourself is a choice. Striving for excellence each day is alifestyle.” We choose to embody this lifestyle through our culture, which aims to giveeveryone a voice in the educational process.

I am grateful for you and for theopportunity to serve as the Superintendent ofyour schools.

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Terry Morawski, Ed.D.Superintendent,

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TIFFANY BONE, Ed.D.Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction

Celebrating the classic “Charlotte’s Web” and exploring the possibilities of unmannedaerial systems benchmarks the teaching, learning and success in Fort Smith Public

Schools elementary, middle and high schools.

Ensuring Student Success

Our district has four focus areas and associatedprograms. Professional Learning Communitiesfocus our attention on Collaboration,Capturing Kids Hearts on Relationships, HighReliability Schools on Process, and our PEAKCenter of Innovation highlights our attentionon Career Focus. Together, these will lead to ourultimate goal of ensuring the success of all ofour students.

Our district has chosen "Capturing KidsHearts" training to equip our staff memberswith the tools and strategies to address the socialemotional needs of our students and empowerthe entire community of learners tocollaboratively establish standards for how totreat each other and encourage appropriatebehaviors for learning and working together.

The focus of the Professional LearningCommunities initiative as it relates to studentsuccess is to ensure high levels of learning for allstudents by ensuring that all students areequipped to master content at their grade leveland beyond.

The High Reliability Schools Frameworkfurther ensures conditions for success in ourschool through a strategic planning frameworkfocused on ensuring a safe and collaborativeschool culture, effective teaching in everyclassroom and a guaranteed and viablecurriculum for all students.

Through our Career Focused Education theFort Smith Public Schools system strives toensure that every student leaves our districtequipped with a viable plan and relevant skill setto earn a family sustaining income in the careerfield of their choosing.

Information regarding FSPS teacher qualifications andstudent and school performance can be found using this

QR Code to visit DESE’s “My School Info.”

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Martin MahanDeputy Superintendent

Vision 2023 Capital Improvements in infrastructure enhance instructional delivery,student engagement, and building security by adding walls to open spaces in fourelementary schools, and secure vestibules at every campus. These walls and entrancesremove distractions while they add a layer of safety.

The 2023 Capital Improvements provide student access to one to one technology, newfacilities, technology, and instructional programming. Every student now has access to alaptop and wifi services to expand their educational learning experiences. The newfreshman centers, arenas and Peak allow for students to compete, learn, engage, and earncareer credentials in state of the art facilities.

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KERRI TUCKERCoordinator, School-Based Health CenterDistrict COVID-19 Point of Contact

It has been an honor to work with so many outstanding individuals,departments and community agencies to develop the School Based HealthCenter. Each has played a vital role in creating a clinic which reduces barriersto quality healthcare service. With us all working together, the dream of thosewho wrote the grant has gone from paper to operational. To see students,staff, and families utilize the services is so amazing.

The School-Based Health Center between Darby MiddleSchool and Tilles Elementary School makes going to thedoctor as simple as walking down the hall or across thecampus. This center provides all FSPS students, staff andfamilies access to healthcare at school so that students canbe better prepared to learn.

Here's how the SBHC works:• Click into the “Departments” tab at the top of the FSPSweb page at www.fortsmithschools.org and look for“School-Based Health Center”.

• Enroll your student with the SBHC by completing theregistration and enrollment form. You can access the formby clicking the 'Forms' tab or pick up a printed copy at theSBHC.

• Once enrolled, your student will have access to all thephysical and mental health services provided by the SBHC.

It's as easy as that! When you or your student needsmedical care, the SBHC is there.

If your student has a primary care provider outside ofschool, the SBHC will work with your doctor to deliverconsistent care. If your student does not have a primarycare provider outside of school, the SBHC can offer yourstudent care as the primary care provider.

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First school-based health center opens near Darby

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Catherine Owen, SBHC Assistant (left)Kerri Tucker, SBHC Coordinator

Grant Application Team$540,000 Grant Funded

by Arkansas Division of Elementary andSecondary Education

Zena Featherston MarshallFSPS Executive Director of Communication& Community Partnerships

Pat Morris, Mercy Fort SmithDr. Courtney Morawskiformer FSPS Principal and Administrator

Physical Health Services provided by partner, MercyClinic Fort Smith, may include but are not limited to:

• Routine physical exams, including sports physicals• Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronicillness• Treatment of minor injuries• Vision, hearing and medical screening• Age-appropriate reproductive health services withparent approval(abstinence counseling, education, exams and

referrals) • Limited immunizations• Laboratory testing• Health education, counseling, and wellnesspromotion• Nutrition education and weight management• Telemedicine• Prescription medications• Classroom presentations• Referrals for services not provided at the SchoolBased Health Center

Emotional/Mental Health Services provided bypartner Western Arkansas Counseling andGuidance Center may include but are not limited to:

• Mental Health awareness• Outreach including suicide prevention• Screening for depression, anxiety, substance abuseand other mental health conditions• Behavioral Health care including: assessment,treatment, referral and crisis intervention, individual,group, and family therapy, Qualified BehavioralHealth Provider services, and social serviceassessment, referral, and follow up as needed

Will the SBHC serve all students regardless of theirability to pay?

Yes. Wellness and preventive care is prioritized overcosts. Insurances will be billed for covered students.SBHC staff can help students and families navigatethe application process for ARKids/Medicaid whenappropriate.

What services are provided?


Dr. Gary UdoujDirectorPeak Innovation Center & District Innovation

I am most excited about the expanded opportunities our students haveat Peak Innovation Center. The regional support has been amazing, withstudents, parents, teachers, community and industry leaders involved in theplanning and designing of needed technical programs and curriculum thatwill prepare our students for high-demand, high wage careers. It has been areal thrill to see this project grow from just an idea to an actual high tech,modern training center that will benefit our students for years to come.

Build Specialized Lab Spaces and Classrooms

Health Care l Information TechnologyManufacturing and more

Design TeamChilders Architect

Corgan Architect & Design

Turn Key Construction Management

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Peak Innovation CenterContributorsABB l ArcBest

AR Office of Skills Development

Baptist Health l Fort Smith/Barling VotersGene Haas Foundation

William L. Hutcheson Estate

Mercy Fort Smith

U.S. Economic Development Administration

Windgate Foundation

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PEAK FACTS

PROGRAM INFORMATIONStudents in the 11th and 12th grades can sign upfor half-day programs through WATCin the following areas:

Advanced ManufacturingRobotic AutomationElectronics TechnologyComputer Integrated Machining

Health SciencesEmergency Medical Responder (EMR)Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)Medical Office Assistant

Information TechnologyNetwork Engineering TechnologyUnmanned Aerial Systems

Visual ArtsVisual arts programming planned for Fall 2022

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Jason GreenCountry HR Manager, US at ABB& Chair, FSPS Citizens Committee

I feel so fortunate to have been part of this game-changing process for FortSmith, our district and our current and future students. Fort Smith is myhometown and I’m a product of the Fort Smith Public Schools so it was extraspecial for me to play a small part in several different aspects of the program.And now, three years later, knowing what I know about the entire process andseeing how we have transformed our district and facilities and improved safetyand security for our students and faculty, I’m so proud of what we were able toaccomplish as a team and a community.

New Secure Entry/Office and Media Center

Freshman Academy l New Cafeteria and KitchenRemodel Existing Administration Offices, Media and Cafeteria to classrooms

Add Two Storm Shelters l New Competition Gymnasium

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Southside High School

Design TeamLewis, Elliott, McMorran,

Vaden, Ragsdale& Woodward, Inc.

Risley Architects

Baldwin & Shell

Turn Key Construction

Added Square Footage106,082

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Alex SanchezArvest BankChair, FSPS Citizens Capital Improvement Program Advisory TeamFSPS Citizens Committee & Partner in Education

I remember vividly the Citizens Committee process and how everyone fromdifferent backgrounds, different races, certainly different demographics, cametogether in one room to accomplish one goal. We all shared different ideas,different perspectives and, ultimately, the goal was accomplished.

New Secure Entry/Office l Freshman Academy l Renovated and Expanded CafeteriaRemodeled Existing Administration Offices, Media and Cafeteria to classrooms

Enclosed corridor between Main Building and Science Building

Add Two Storm Shelters l New Competition Gymnasium

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Northside High School

Design TeamMAHG Architects

Hight Jackson Associates

Nabholz Construction


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Darby Middle SchoolSecure Entry/Office Area

Renovations to 2nd and 3rd Floors

Enclose Open Space Classrooms

Enclose Outdoor Corridors

Added Square Footage

Design TeamArchitecture Plus l Nabholz Construction


Renovated Square Footage7,916



“Our students in the Health Sciences Academy have multiple opportunitiesthroughout the school year to get hands-on and real life learning experiencesspecific to healthcare careers in our community,” said Dr. Katie Kreimer-Hall,Darby principal.

All core instruction in English, math, science and social studies, focuses onaspects of healthcare careers within the academy. HSA students alsohave the opportunity to participate in activities, like band, choir,orchestra, gifted education and other athletics and activitieswithin the Darby community.

HSA Teacher Angela Holwick said, “This program allowsstudents to get first hand experience with healthcarerelated professions, many of which students have not hadthe opportunity to experience before.”

The Health Sciences Academy opened in 2020-2021 forany sixth grader in Fort Smith Public Schools who has aninterest in exploring a career in the health sciences. This year theacademy is open to students in sixth and seventh grades. FSPSstudents entering Grades 6-8 may apply this spring to participate in thiscareer-focused programming during the 2022-2023 school year.

Strong base knowledge of healthcare careers gives these HSA students a greatfoundation for success in the Peak Innovation Center Health Sciencesprogramming in the years to come.

Dr. Katie Kreimer-HallPrincipal, Darby Middle School

The Health Sciences Academy has been a special project to work on thesepast few years. The real-world opportunities these students have arepreparing them for future careers in the healthcare and technologyprofessions. The HSA teachers provide lessons that guide student inquiry,dialogue and critical thinking. On a daily basis students work together tosolve problems and learn from each other. The future of this program isexciting because we continue to build partnerships with our communitythat will provide students with even more experiences.

Health Sciences Academy StudentsLearn Through Lens of Healthcare

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Ken Wallace, M.D.Vision 2023 Citizens CommitteePresident, Fort Smith Public Schools Foundation Board My most lasting impression is what a great plan the consulting firm broughtto us and how well it was executed. Each Citizens Committee session wasfocused, had specific goals, and stayed on track. All suggestions were seriouslyconsidered/incorporated into the report. Each meeting started and ended ontime! I think the process was a major reason the bond issue was passed.

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Ramsey Middle School

Secure Entry in Main Entrance

and Office Area

Remodel of Existing Office

Design TeamMAHG Architects

Beshears Construction


RenovatedSquare Footage

4,144

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Dr. Ginni McDonaldExecutive Director,Professional Development & Strategic Initiatives

The opportunity to have a blank slate to create a learning environment forour children to thrive, learn, and grow is something that educators don't oftenexperience. Being with principals and campus teams as the design cametogether was a remarkable experience. The most exciting part was seeing howmany opportunities children now have access to...meaning at the middle level,more time for fine arts, structured physical activity, and careerexploration....and at the freshman centers, students now have access to somany electives that further their journey to a post secondary option of choice.It is simply amazing and exciting times for our district!

Freshman CentersFreshmen who are new to high school life have a great space thatthey can call their own at Northside and Southside High Schools.Grade reconfiguration was recommended by the Vision 2023Strategic Planning Team as one way to address space constraints inthe elementary schools and as a way to provide more equitableaccess to high school programming for 9th grade students. FSPSfreshmen participate in core class instruction in their centers, butalso have access to athletics, activities, and instruction that meetsthe unique needs of each student.

FSPS Completes Transition to 6-8 Middle Schools and 9-12 High SchoolMiddle School FSPS middle school students at Chaffin, Darby, Kimmons orRamsey have more art, more music, more PE, more STEM, moreComputer applications…more experiences and opportunitiesdesigned specifically for them. Middle schools are geared towardmastering the content of a class while they also teach and buildcapacity for success through the choices students learn to make inmiddle school. Core subject classes are strengthened by access toCareer Connections, elective and exploratory classes and dailyCornerstone classes focus on academic enrichment and support,goal-setting, and advisory time.

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Fort Smith Public Schools offers summer enrichment programsfor all kinds of learners.

A summer PSAT Academy reinforces content knowledge in mathand language to ensure students are prepared for the PSAT.

This Superintendent’s Scholar program is designed to betterprepare students who have earned high PSAT scores for theirnext steps with the SAT. This national assessment can qualify a

student for a National Merit designation.

Brenda Hayesformer Assistant to the Director of Secondary Education

The Superintendent Scholars program is an indirect tool forbridging the past participants with the future participants. The pastscholars shared their experiences with the incoming scholars bygiving advice and tips on getting the most out of the program. Tome, that was a life lesson in itself, how to help each other and learnhow to make the most of an opportunity.

Brenda Hayes (right) has been instrumental in organizing this enrichmentprogram for Fort Smith Public Schools high school students. She is picturedhere with Dr. Ginni McDonald.

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SCHOLARS752019 66

2020Spotlight on PSAT Prep

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OUR “WHY”= STUDENTSUCCESS

2021 Arkansas Teacher of the YearSusanna Post notes that she islearning a great deal about allaspects of the local, state and

federal education system. She isgrateful for the opportunity to

celebrate and represent Arkansasstudents and their teachers.

Dr. Chris Johnson, Kimmons Middle SchoolPrincipal, is the Mayor’s Educator of the Year. Thisaward was presented by Mayor George McGillrecognizing Johnson for his contributions to his schooland the community, and for the work that he hasaccomplished toward providing a rigorous and equitableeducation for all students while ensuring a safe learningenvironment conducive to student success.

CTE Students – 3,613(Grades 6-12)CTE Career Credentials – 1,325

948 Class of 2021 Graduates

$7,555,595Awarded in Scholarships in 2021

Dropout Rate – .87%Includes 14 students who left to get a GED

School Choice75 have transferred out of FSPS29 have transferred into FSPS

Graduation Rate – 96.9%(Single Year Calculation)

AP Students – 692AP Enrollment – 1,069AP Tests Given – 1,257AP Success – 57%(percentage scoring 3, 4 or 5)

Schools from TheirPerspective: NHSand SHS student

and facultyphotography is

featured throughoutthis document.

Information regardingFSPS teacher qualificationsand student and school

performance can be foundusing this QR Code to visitDESE’s “My School Info.”


Wall Projects at Barling, Cook, Morrison and Woods Elementary Schools

Access Control Alarms, Lighting and Accessibility l Controlled Access System at Every CampusSecure Entry Storefront at All Elementary Schools Not Currently Equipped

Exterior Site Lighting Improvements at All Campuses

ADA Improvement at Campuses – Exterior and Limited Interior l Alarm Upgrades

Design TeamArchitecture Plus

Nabholz Construction

Beshears Construction

Wear Construction

Turn Key Construction


Bill HollenbeckChief, FSPS Police DepartmentDirector, Security & Facilities

Within the last few years, the Fort Smith Public Schools has made tremendousprogress in providing a safe and secure learning environment for our studentsand staff. Since the passing of our millage and with the leadership of oursuperintendent and school board, our district now has controlled access at all ofour schools, as well as some of the best-trained police officers who provide safetyand security to our students, staff and the community when they visit ourcampus. Looking back, I am so proud of the efforts and hard work that our staffand leadership have done to ensure our school campuses are safe and secure. We

have a cutting-edge police department tailor made to assist our students in their academic success. Our motto is“Protecting our Future.” Our school police officers and SRO’s are trained in mental health first aid, traumamedics, suicide prevention, threat assessment and community policing, just to name a few. We all are trulyexcited to be a small part of this important progress. We are Fort Smith Public Schools Strong!

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Safety & Security

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Dr. Tony JonesDirector, Secondary Education

The High Reliability Schools model ensures anequitable approach for all students in the Fort SmithPublic School District. By creating systems toimprove safety, Tier I instruction, and curriculum,FSPS students will have many opportunities to reachtheir greatest potential.

Lori GriffinDirector, Elementary Education

The Professional Learning Community process supports teachers and students with ashared purpose of becoming “crystal clear” about what each student needs to masterin each grade level to be successful in the future. Teachers collaborate to improveinstruction and find ways to provide extra time and support for students so they canALL reach higher levels of learning. The shared culture of collaboration, highexpectations and celebration creates a positive energy that is contagious and can befelt the minute you walk into a building.

A Professional Learning Community isn’t reallya “thing” a school becomes. It is a process andculture the education team internalizes andpractices. Fort Smith Public Schools employedthe PLC mindset a number years ago. But, itwasn’t until the Division of Elementary andSecondary Education adopted the process forthe state that district schools had theopportunity to dig in and wholly immersethemselves into the work of a PLC. Ballman andSpradling were the first schools selected by thestate to participate in PLCs at Work, followed by

Darby Middle School, Northside High Schooland Howard Elementary School. Ballman,Spradling and Northside have been recognizedas Model PLC schools and the district isinvesting in PLC coaching for all district schoolsas a part of the Student Success goals.

District work includes facilitating thedevelopment of the shared essential standardsand shared high-quality assessments. It ispaced for the whole district in a way thatensures student who move to another schoolwill receive the same essential instruction,support and/or extensions/enrichment at thesame time during the year. Like the Vision

2023 goals, PLC is focused on providingequitable access to resources. Equity defined inthis sense means the Fort Smith Public Schoolswill act with urgency to give students whatthey need when they need it. This includes a“guaranteed and viable curriculum.”

Janel Keating Hambly, author of “From theBoardroom to the Classroom,” told the FSPSBoard of Education in a recent study sessionthat, “PLCs in practice ensure improved Tier1 instruction – the first and best instruction,improved adult professional practice, andmore good teaching in more classrooms moreof the time.”

The High Reliability Schools (HRS) focus area connects the work ofProfessional Learning Communities, Capturing Kids Hearts and thedistrict’s Career Focus as it provides a framework for using data to makedecisions about instructional practice. District and school teams arestudying the High Reliability Schools model during the 2021-2022school year to build a shared understanding of how HRS strengthenseducation systems and outcomes. Schools and the district will seek HRSLevel 1 designation during the 2022-2023.

• Build a safe, supportive, and collaborative culture.• Ensure effective teaching in every classroom.• Design a guaranteed and viable curriculum.• Achieve standards-referenced reporting.• Implement a competency-based education system.

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Amye Drackett and Stephanie Freeman facilitate careereducation throughout the district and work with studentsand their teachers to identify a child’s career interests and

the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful.Their home base is Peak Innovation Center.

Capturing Kids HeartsYou may hear FSPS students and their teachers talking about the “social

contracts” they are developing in their classrooms as a result of the CapturingKids Hearts pilot. Basically, these contracts are the first steps in identifying andformalizing ways that students and their teachers demonstrate their respect foreach other. Seven schools are piloting Capturing Kids Hearts processes aimed at“One Mission … To Bring Out the Best in People.” Barling, Bonneville, Euper

Lane, Orr, Ramsey, Trusty and Woods are in Year 1 of the CKHimplementation. These schools are setting the stage in 2021-2022,

district-wide implementation is planned for 2022-2023.

Career Focused Education Career Education begins a lot earlier than it used to.

Stephanie Freeman, FSPS Career DevelopmentFacilitator, noted that the district used to rely on a one-semester class that students took in 8th Grade to dowork that now begins in Kindergarten. Kindergartenthrough fifth grade students participate in a variety ofcareer activities, like school-wide and grade-specific

career fairs. These introduce them to career exploration.Students in Grades 6 and 7 explore a variety of careerfields and jobs within those fields. For sixth graders the

content in a nine-week Career Connections (CC)course builds toward the content introduced in thesemester-long CC in seventh grade. Eighth-gradestudents complete a year-long Career Connectionscourse that focuses the Planning phase of career

development for eighth and ninth graders. Students inGrades 10-12 are enrolled in programs of study that

prepare them for future careers.

The District is expanding the career education programto ensure stronger foundations for students as they movetoward high school and career. Educators are using toolslike Naviance, Edge-Factor and You Science to identifynatural aptitudes, personal interests and set career goalsto ensure that they have a skill and plan by the time each

one graduates.



YOUR DOLLARIN THE FORT SMITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Summary of Expenditures by Functionminus Capital Projects Funds for 2020-21

FUNCTIONClassroom Instruction Instruction/Support ServiceAdministrationUtilities, Maint. & Central SupportTransportationSchool Meal ServicesDebt ServicesCapital OutlayTOTAL

BEVERAGE REVENUE FY2021 $39,926.33 revenuewith an ending balance of $74,393.81

WHAT DOES THE MONEY BUY?Total Funds

WHAT ARE THE SOURCESOF REVENUE?

ACTUAL EXPENDITURES 2020-2021Less Capital Projects Funds

ACTUAL REVENUES 2020-2021

CENTS54166112461

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P.O. Box 1948 • Fort Smith, AR 72902-1948 • (479) 785-2501 • (479) 785-1722 faxIn compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws, the Fort Smith Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationalorigin, sex, age, religion, genetic information or disability in its employment and educational practices. If you have questions regarding theprofessional qualifications of your child’s teachers or paraprofessionals, you are encouraged to ask Dr. Christopher Davis, Assistant Superintendentof Human Resources and Campus Support. • Le invitamos a que hable con el Dr. Christopher Davis si usted tiene alguna pregunta sobre lascapacitaciones profesionales de los maestros o asistentes de maestros de sus hijos.www.FortSmithSchools.org

Tim BaileyOwner, Candy CrazeFSPS Mentor, Partner In EducationCitizens Committee Member

My favorite part of serving on this team was the collaborative spirit thatdeveloped from such a diverse group of citizens. This was a dramatic exampleof what can happen when people pull together rather than tear apart.

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FSPS Board MeetingsThe Fort Smith Public School District is governed by a seven-member Board of Education. Four members areelected by zone while three are elected in at-large positions. School board meetings are held on the fourthMonday of each month at 5:30 PM in the Service Center Auditorium, located in Building B of the ServiceCenter Complex, 3205 Jenny Lind Road.

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FSPS ActivitiesAthletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,990Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,249Cheer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Drill Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575JROTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,306

Fort Smith Public Schools offera variety of extracurricular activitiesthat encourage students to become

a part of a group or groups thatdevelop and refine personal and

team skills and habits.

School Board FactFort Smith Public School Board members documented 55 hours in Arkansas School Board training in2019-2020. Arkansas ACA 6-13-629 requires that each member attend at least six hours per year. Allseven board members have completed this requirement.

Fort Smith Public Schools, a premier district where innovation creates excellence,is dedicated to providing an equitable, challenging educational experience by engaging families

and community partners as we prepare students to embrace their roles in ourculturally diverse community and rapidly changing world.

Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Educationmembers Dalton Person, Yvonne Keaton-Martin, Dee Blackwell,Troy Eckelhoff, Susan McFerran, Talicia Richardson and Matt Blaylock.


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