El Dorado School District

The Department of Education and Governor Hutchison announced today that public schools should push back our start dates for the 2020-21 school year. They now require school to start between August 24 and August 26. The El Dorado School District is working now to plan the best options for our students and staff and will release more information on our start date soon.

There will be two learning options for the upcoming school year. Learn more about each option by reading the Frequently Asked Questions. Blended Learning: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15fvW62N19ajOhzNewpd7wjK40cbRgLpaXbIe8O-FJ6E/edit?usp=sharing Wildcat Online Academy - Deadline to sign up is July 12: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AvOrIc_m4z4OZJsqRubliJ6yOhC1KzYtb2RN9gbcJ5k/edit?usp=sharing

The deadline to sign up for Wildcat Online Academy has been extended to Sunday, July 12. Read more about the Instruction Options for 2020-21 and find the enrollment form at https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/o/district/news.

Here is the 2020-21 School Calendar. For information on Learning Options for the upcoming school year, see our article introducing Blended Learning and Wildcat Online Academy. https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/264603?org=district

Watch the Teacher Excellence Awards LIVE on our Facebook page at 10:30 this morning! Special thanks to Murphy USA and the El Dorado Education Foundation for sponsoring this event!

A new episode of The Promise Podcast is available now! Check out this chat about Professional Learning Communities! https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/promise-podcast

Report Cards for students in grades 3-12 were mailed out today. Due to COVID-19, K-2 students will not receive a final Standards Based Report Card this year. Thank you, students and parents, for all of your hard work finishing out the school year during this quarantine!

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). Pick up meals at Northwest or Washington between 11:00-12:30. Meals are also being delivered on Mondays & Wednesdays to three locations: Haygood Neal, St. John Baptist Church and Wildwood Apartments.

It's the official last day of school for our staff. Our administrators want our teachers to know how much we appreciate their hard work through this unprecedented time. Check out this special message: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qfUJgj8K8WU3uiY6XzphWJWEdLm0r6iV

We want to thank all of our staff, bus drivers, and cafeteria workers who worked to serve thousands of meals during this quarantine over the last two months. Our Summer Meal Program will begin Monday, June 1. Because of COVID-19, we will still adhere to social distancing guidelines, providing Curbside Pick-up at Northwest and Washington each Monday and Wednesday. Delivery will be at 3 locations through the summer: Haygood Neal, St. John Baptist Church and Wildwood Apartments. See the attached flyer for details.

If you received a school-issued iPad to do virtual assignments, please return it to EHS next week. Place the iPad in the black box outside the front entrance Monday-Friday between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm.

Seniors - our elementary schools want to honor you! Drive through the elementary school you attended between 9-10 am on Tuesday, May 26 to let us congratulate you with a special gift.

Elementary students - Come see your teachers one last time for this school year and pick up any items you might have left at school on Tuesday, May 26 from 10 am - 12 pm. You can drive through, wave to your teacher and pick up your items without leaving your car!

It's Graduation Day for our Class of 2020! It is unfortunate that due to COVID-19 we cannot all be gathered together to celebrate, but we honor you in this Virtual Graduation. Congratulations Graduates! https://youtu.be/W7akiu4JNE4

We are experiencing technical difficulties with our Virtual Graduation and hope to have it fixed by 8:30. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue navigating unchartered territory during this time.

Seniors - You have worked hard and we want to recognize you today, on what would be your graduation day. We've lined the drive of EHS with your photos. Please drive through to see them (but please don't take them just yet. We'll let you know when you can). At 8:00 pm, log on to our social media pages or website to watch your Virtual Graduation. Also at 8:00 pm, we're lighting up Memorial Stadium and setting the clock to 20:20 in your honor!

It's the last day of ART for elementary students. Check out the lessons with your art teachers at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1F2nqBCkzEITt5RwMdtc1T3K3L5LK4z5n

We're almost done with this school year! This is the last week of Arkansas AMI work. Finish strong! And stay connected to your Google Classroom for more information from your teachers. http://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/o/district/page/covid-19-ami-days

Seniors & Families - Monday, May 18 would have been your graduation day! While we can’t gather the way we’d like to, we have three things planned to honor you. First, we will be lining the EHS drive with your pictures so be sure to come by tomorrow afternoon to see them! Then, tune in to El Dorado School District and El Dorado High School social media pages or website (www.eldoradopublicschools.org) tomorrow night at 8:00 pm for your Virtual Graduation event! Also, at 8:00 pm we'll light up Memorial Stadium and set the Stadium clock to 20:20, so everyone in town will know this is your day!

Kindergarten Registration will take place with a contact-less, drive through packet drop-off on May 15, beginning at 7 am at El Dorado High School. Download the registration packet at http://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/o/district/page/enrollment--24. Get more details on the registration process at https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/245317?org=district.