Regular monthly School Board meetings are held at 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the District Administration Building at 804 W. Johnson Ave.
Smith Elementary School choir students caroled for the School Board at the December meeting. The performance was led by Jessie Crawford and was the perfect note for the final meeting of the year!
Extraordinary Educator
The School Board celebrated district federal programs coordinator Kim Glass, recipient of the Priscilla A. Scotlan Award for Distinguished Service.
The award honors an American Association for Employment in Education member who has made significant contributions to the national association over a period of years. The recognition is the equivalent to a “lifetime achievement award” and honors extraordinary dedication and service to the association.
Arkansas ESL 2024 Teacher of the Year
The School Board also honored Walker Elementary School teacher Ashley Schwieso, who was named the 2024 Arkansas ESL Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Educator of the Year.
The educator’s dedication to her students and her passion for teaching earned her the incredible recognition, which was celebrated at the ArkTesol conference in Hot Springs.
Previous Springdale award recipients include Julia Crane, 2016, Marline Vernon, 2015, and Bree Waymack, 2014.