El Dorado School District

The Summer Meal Program begins today, providing meals to any child 18 and under in our area. Meals are available on Mondays (breakfast and lunch for 2 days) & Wednesdays (breakfast and lunch for 3 days). The Cat Bites food truck will be visiting area neighborhoods on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Check back tomorrow to find out where they will be this week.

Interested in joining the ESD staff as a paraprofessional or teacher's assistant for the 2021-2022 school year? Join us for a job fair on Monday, June 7th from 2pm-6pm at the TAC House to learn more about each position, visit with building administrators, and begin the application process.

The South Arkansas Arts Center has several summer camps still available for interested students. For more information, check out their classes at https://saac-arts.org/childrens-classes/.

Reminder: There will be a DACA informational meeting at the TAC House tonight at 5pm. The meeting is open to the public.

Interested in joining the ESD staff as a paraprofessional or teacher's assistant for the 2021-2022 school year? Join us for a job fair on Monday, June 7th from 2pm-6pm at the TAC House to learn more about each position, visit with building administrators, and begin the application process.

Congratulations to all our students, staff, and parents for making it through the school year! Enjoy your summer break! See you in August!

The June episode of the Promise Podcast is live today. This episode features ESD Behavior Support Specialist and Mental Health Coordinator Holly Billings, who discusses how childhood trauma affects student behavior.

Arkansas PBS and PBS KIDS have a wide variety of wonderful resources to help you and your child stay busy this summer! Check them out at https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/.

El Dorado Schools is deeply saddened by the passing of El Dorado High School teacher Deeanna Moon. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, co-workers, and students at this time. We send our sincere condolences to her family.

REMINDER: No school Monday, May 31 in observance of Memorial Day.

There will be a DACA informational meeting at the TAC House on June 4th at 5pm. The meeting is open to the public.

Youth Summer Activity Calendar Available Summer hasn’t even started yet and do you already dread hearing “I’m bored, there’s nothing to do?” Well, SHARE Foundation has put together a calendar of summer activities that you can access to determine what is available. Just go to the following link and you can search each week to determine what best fits your child’s schedule. https://sharefoundation.com/our-agencies/grants-vip/summer2021.html You can also still add any VBS, activity or event by emailing dwatts@sharefoundation.com or jweinischke@sharefoundation.com or calling Debbie or Jill at SHARE Foundation (870) 881-9015.

Students who have medications in the school nurse's office must pick up their medications by Wednesday, June 2nd. If you have not already picked up your student's medicine, please do so by the end of the day next Wednesday. The person picking up the student's medication must be on the student's emergency contact form. Any medication not picked up will be destroyed per Arkansas law.

The lockdown for Murmil Education Center has been lifted.

Police have recommended Murmil Education Center go back on lockdown for now. All students and staff are safe. We will provide updates as information is made available.

Murmil Education Center area has been cleared and is no longer in lockdown. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Murmil Education Center is currently on lockdown due to reports of police activity in the vicinity of the area. Our top priority is the safety of our students and staff. While the school is on lockdown, no one may enter or exit the building. Teaching and learning are continuing uninterrupted. Please do not report to the school at this time. We will provide regular updates as more information becomes available.

Our Summer Meal Program, which provides meals to any child 18 and under in our area, will begin Monday, June 7th. Meals are available Mondays and Wednesdays. Pick up meals at Hugh Goodwin between 9am-11am. This year, our district food truck will visit a different neighborhood each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-12pm. Check the ESD Facebook account for the location announcement. See the flyer for more information.

There will be no school Monday, May 31 in observance of Memorial Day.

Here is the 2021-2022 School Calendar. The first day of school is August 17.