El Dorado School District was recently named the 2021 Jumpstart Read for the Record District of the Year! Around 2,000 students, teachers, and administrators joined Qui Nguyen, Disney Writer for "Raya and the Last Dragon" and El Dorado alum, for a reading of "Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon!"
We want to give a huge shout out to the elementary literacy facilitators for all their hard work in organizing Read for the Record: Kathy Clayton, Kristie Mann, Ashley Smith, and Jodie Walker. Your dedication to our students shines in all you do!!
And a special thanks to district literacy chair Jeannie Strother for supporting these ladies! What a wonderful team!!
ESD will be serving grab-and-go lunches tomorrow at Northwest Elementary and Washington Middle School from 11am-1pm. An active lunch number must be provided to pick up lunch.
Natalie Renaud-Bolick, teacher at Barton Jr. High School, attended Southern Arkansas University where she received a BSE in K-12 PE and Health. Ms. Renaud-Bolick currently teaches 8th grade Career Development.
Ms. Renaud-Bolick chose to attend SAU for two main reasons: the teaching and golf programs. She received a golf scholarship from SAU. Her scholarship, combined with her future plans to be a teacher and SAU’s great teaching program, took her to Magnolia.
For Ms. Renaud-Bolick, her time at SAU was more than just earning a scholarship and a degree. She was able to experience 'big school' life in a small town. “SAU was small enough to feel like home but had all of the things bigger schools could offer. I had teammates from all over the world and got to continue to play the sport I loved!”
Thank you, Ms. Renaud-Bolick, for sharing about SAU! If you are interested in learning more about Southern Arkansas University, visit https://web.saumag.edu/.
ATTENTION MURMIL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES:
A sack lunch and breakfast for the next day can be picked up at the school from 11am-12:30pm Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week.
You will need an active student lunch number to receive the lunch/breakfast.
All ESD campuses and buildings will be closed Monday, January 17, 2022 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Is there an ESD staff member who has made an impact on you or your student's life? Do you wish you could say "thanks" or let the world know how awesome they are? Here's your chance!
If there is a staff member that you would like to recognize (bus driver, teacher, principal, school counselor, secretary, etc.), please let us know by completing the form below. We will be celebrating these recognitions on our social media channels.
https://bit.ly/ESDWildcatImpact
Please see the following updates for Wildcat Basketball this week:
Tuesday, 1/11/22 VS Pine Bluff - JVB/VG/VB 5pm
Thursday, 1/13/22 VS PB Robey - Cancelled
Friday, 1/14/22 @ Hot Springs - Postponed
The 8th Grade Girls will not play in the Maumelle Tournament this weekend, Friday, 1/14/22, and Monday, 1/17/22.
The monthly meeting of the El Dorado School Board will be held on January 10th at 6:00pm in the Central Office Board Room. The public is invited to attend.
Check out the newest episode of the Promise Podcast--live now! Host Chelsey Turner visits with EHS teachers Tabitha Patrick and Ava Collopy and SouthArk's Jessica Brown to discuss all things "new." Listen here: https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/page/promise-podcast
Kindergarten Registration is coming soon! Take the opportunity to tour each of our elementary schools, so you can choose the best fit for your child. Tours will be offered on Tuesdays/Thursdays from February 8th-24th. Appointments required. Call today to sign up for your tour!
January is School Board Recognition Month. Help us thank our school board for their service and dedication to the students and staff of the El Dorado School District. Leave a note of encouragement or thanks, and we will get it to them!
https://bit.ly/ESDSB22
The ACHI COVID website has been updated. The trending color is now purple, which means the mask guidelines will remain the same: Masks are REQUIRED for all staff, students, and visitors while indoors and on buses.
For more information, visit https://achi.net/covid19/.
Due to bus driver shortage, Route 29 will not run on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Parents will need to transport the students to-and-from school on this date. Route 29 will run as normal on Friday, January 7th.
In accordance with the state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this is to inform the public of El Dorado School District’s intent to destroy personally identifiable information related to special education services.
El Dorado School District would like to make Parents/Guardians, Former Students, and Eligible (Adult) Students aware that Special Education records of students who graduated, moved or were dismissed from special education in the 2014-2015 school years will be disposed of on February 7, 2022. The district is required to maintain records for six (6) years from the date the child leaves the school district. Any former students (now adults) age 18+ must pick up their own records.
Special Education records collected by the El Dorado School District, relates to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of Special Education in the district.
Records can be picked up between January 3, 2022 through February 3, 2022 from 8:00 – 4:00 at the El Dorado School District Special Education Office, 501 North Timberlane. If you have questions about records, contact Shawn Lamkin, Special Ed. Director at 864-5133.
Murphy USA is hosting a free vaccination clinic this Thursday from noon- 5pm at the Murphy USA building. This clinic is open to the public. See the picture for more information.
Wildcat Wrestling starts tomorrow as the team travels to Searcy. For fans who plan to attend, please be aware the Searcy School District has transitioned to an online ticketing system. You can purchase tickets via this link: https://gofan.co/app/events/431093?schoolId=AR18680
On December 3rd, the El Dorado School Board voted to adopt the COVID ACHI Resolution in an effort to better serve students of the El Dorado School District. Based on the current data from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI), the district follows the trends table that references the rates of new known infections for a 14-day period per 10,000 residents located within the boundaries of our district.
Due to an increase in new cases, causing the numbers to trend upward into the orange color scale, all students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear masks while in school district buildings and on school buses when returning to campus tomorrow, January 4th.
For more information, please visit www.eldoradopublicschools.org.
Due to an increase in new COVID cases, the El Dorado School District will require masks for all students, staff, and visitors while in school district buildings and on school buses as of today, January 2nd.
For more information, visit https://achi.net/covid19/.
There will be no school for students on Monday, January 3rd. Students will report back to school on Tuesday, January 4th to begin to the second semester.
Happy New Year from the El Dorado School District!
