Shout out to our Central Office CPSD Finance team from IDA BURNS Elementary for being a friendly face when students arrived to school!
We thoroughly enjoyed our greeters this morning. Thank you to the CPSD Finance team for being our morning greeters at Ida Burns. We appreciate all you do! The students enjoyed your smiling faces and high-fives! #ChampionsForKids
Happy National Coaches Day, Wampus Cats! Today, we honor our extraordinary coaches who lead with heart and dedication, shaping not just athletes, but champions for life. Thank you for your endless support and inspiration. Here's to the incredible mentors molding the future of our Wampus Cats and all kids! 🌟🙌 #ChampionsForKids 🏀🏈⚽️🎾
CPSD is honored to have such amazing Principals! October is National Principals Month. Visit this link to join in the celebration of Cheering on our Champion Principals! Click the button CHEER ON A CHAMPION to send kind words to your favorite Principal! #ChampionsForKids https://www.conwayschools.org/o/cps/page/staff-celebrations
The Month of October is National Farm to School Month. Check out this article about how awesome our CPSD Food Service Department is and their efforts on providing the best quality food for our students! Thank you for being #ChampionsForKids!
https://www.conwayschools.org/article/1272767
Today is National Custodian Day! Our central office staff would like to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to Melody Garibaldi who goes above and beyond everyday! We appreciate you, Melody, for taking pride in our building and keeping everything in tip-top shape! You are a true Champion! #Staffcomittedtoexcellance
CPSD students have shown up this school year and are showing how awesome they are! We are so Proud of our Conway Junior High School Quiz Bowl team and Coach Smith for placing 1st place in the Cyclone Tournament! Way to go CJHS!! #ChampionsForKids #ContinuingTheLegacy
🌟Shiloh Harder - Middle School Math Instructional Facilitator - is a Core Values Champion for the Month of September.🌟
"Ever since Mr. Harder took his current role, he has worked tirelessly with teachers on curriculum and instruction in the math classroom at the middle school level. Go to any middle school and you will meet teachers with nothing but positive things to say about Mr. Harder. His professionalism and preparedness leading middle school math teachers is phenomenal. We started the year with two long term math substitutes. Mr. Harder worked with those individuals until he knew students were being taken care of every single day. In one class three different long-term substitutes attended and Mr. Harder modeled every day until the teacher was comfortable with the content.
On top of the amount of work he does for this district in curriculum, he planned for and prepped other adults to teach mathematics to our students. It was truly inspiring to watch him back in the classroom solely focused on giving our students the best possible education with their regular teacher on leave. He’s more than deserving of this recognition."
Mr. Harder, you are a true #ChampionForKids! #StaffCommittedtoExcellence
Video surprising Mr. Harder at his home campus Ruth Doyle Middle School is on our Youtube Channel - https://youtu.be/K-P-CilSZF4
🌟Mr. Mark Dibrell is our Core Values Champion for the Month of September.🌟
"Mr. Dibrell drives a bus to and from Julia Lee Moore daily. Mr. Dibrell is a true champion for kids! When school started, the temperature was 100 degrees, so he brought a cooler of water bottles on his bus and had them ready as students loaded the bus to keep them cool. He did this with his own money. Today a student left their lunch behind on the bus, so after he was finished with his morning route, he made a special trip back to JLM to drop off the student's lunch to him so he wouldn't be upset. Every single day Mr. Dibrell goes above and beyond to serve our students!" Mr. Dibrell, you are a true #ChampionForKids! #StaffCommittedtoExcellence
Video surprising Mr. Dibrell is on our Youtube Channel -https://youtu.be/yftV68zJAR0
Conway School District's School Letter Grades 2022-2023 Report
https://www.conwayschools.org/article/1263054
Ms. Merritt Tate, CPSD School Psychology Specialist was nominated and awarded 🌟2023 Arkansas School Psychology Association’s Rookie of the Year Award🌟 at the Fall State Conference. Way to go Ms. Tate! #ChampionForKids
Pictured with her family, Special Education Administrators and the Conway School District School Psychology Specialist team.
🌟Congratulations to our Lady Cats Golf Team! They are 6A Conference Champs!!!🌟
The State Tournament starts today in Springdale. Best of luck to our coaches and players!!! #ChampionsForKids
Check out the National School Safety Podcast featuring Superintendent Dr. Jeff Collum and Mr. Jason Black! "We are humbled and honored to serve and represent the Conway Public school system in this effort and all other endeavors. The safety and well being of our staff and students is a top priority!" - Dr. Collum
https://www.conwayschools.org/article/1253192
Food Friday! Did you know that CPSD has a Culinary Arts program through the Conway Area Career Center? The Career Center hosts this opportunity for not only Conway students but for students from 12 surrounding school districts. Recently our Culinary Arts students had the opportunity to learn from our local Charcuterie business, Harvest & Graze, on different types of delicious foods to use as well as incredible techniques to provide a display pleasing to the eye! The students did an amazing job at using their creative culinary skills to design their own charcuterie graze box! Thank you to high school teacher Ms. Tell and team for providing these opportunities of learning valuable skills for our students! #ChampionsForKids
In honor of Mexican Independence, Superintendent Dr. Collum and his wife Cara enjoyed attending The Mexican Independence Night Celebration event in Little Rock, AR. They met Ambassador Carlos Giralt Cabrales, Consul of Mexico, on this special civic occasion for the Mexican community!
The Conway School Board "CPSD Road Trip" has begun! 1st stop is Carolyn Lewis Elementary! School Board members and District Leaders were welcomed by CLE Student Ambassadors at the Front door. The students shined as they introduced themselves and the school board members. CLE shared about the great things happening on their campus and what more they have in store! 4th grade GT students shared their lego scenes they created and used for stop motion videos that demonstrated being Caring, Able, Trustworthy, and Safe! WE ARE CATS! Way to go CLE, keep up the great work!
Stay tuned for the next stop on the CPSD Road Trip! 15 more schools to go!
September 2023 School Board Recap
CPSD is delighted to participate in the momentous unveiling of the UCA Commitment program. Today, we witnessed the introduction of the UCA Commitment by Dr. Houston D. Davis, President of UCA, which stands as a pioneering initiative offering a clear pathway to a Debt-Free Degree for incoming Arkansas freshmen commencing in the Fall of 2024.
Superintendent Dr. Collum is excited about how this initiative will significantly expand the horizons of opportunities available to our students here at CPSD.
For more information, check out uca.edu/commitment.
Important Message: No School Monday, September 4th, 2023 for Labor Day!
