Hot Springs School District

Diverse. Dedicated. Unified. A place for everyone.

In honor of #LoveTeaching Week, this week’s shoutout goes to all of you for the passionate, dedicated way that you #LoveTeaching our students; the collaborative strategies that allow you to #LoveTeaching among professional, excellent learning communities; and the many ways that I see all of you grow and change each year in your profession, hopefully inspiring our students to love learning because you #LoveTeaching. I want to congratulate our Gardner STEM Teachers, who have been working very hard in RtI Meetings on making data-driven decisions for curriculum and classroom planning. I am very excited to see how the decisions you’ve made as a team positively impact growth and learning for our students. I also want to congratulate our 2019 Sweethearts, honored last week at the Hot Springs Heart Ball: Mallory Bratton, Ella Pace, and Camila Holden. 2018 HSSD Sweetheart Cassidy Miller was also part of festivities. Thank you to our Sweethearts for being yet another way that HSSD is represented so well in the Hot Springs community.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Programs are available at all public schools in Arkansas, and HSSD is committed to maintaining ESOL resources and assistance of the highest caliber to students and families. Student diversity is one of the most important pieces of the identity and culture at HSSD. We are proudly providing an educational foundation to the most diverse student population in Garland County, where 11 languages are spoken among HSSD families. Learn more about the professional facilitators, specialized resources and tools, outreach events, and opportunities available to our HSSD families who are experiencing a language transition.

Join us next Thursday, Feb. 21 for a special student tribute to Black History Month in: Honoring the Past, Building a Better Future. Student groups from all #HSSD schools and organizations will perform in the Hot Springs World Class High School Mackey Theatre at 1:00 and 6:00.

HSSD elementary schools are ready for Read Across America Week! Join in on the fun - Find a full schedule of books and attire for each day of the week, here. The National Education Association’s Read Across America initiative is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading. It is celebrated on March 2nd, which is also the birthday of the famous children’s book author Dr. Suess. Our wonderful school media specialists at each HSSD school organize the week-long celebration ahead of March 2nd to celebrate reading and the many ways we promote and support literacy for our students at the HSSD. All HSSD schools will celebrate the dress-up days listed; celebrations and events may be different for each school, classroom, or library.