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2018 Football Schedule

2018 Football Schedule


New HAC address for Elem. Parents

hac40.esp.k12.ar.us


18-19 Student Handbook

18-19 Student Handbook


2018-2019 School Calendar

18-19 School Calendar


EZSchool Pay Lunch- Parents How to Guide

EZSchool Pay-Parents How to Guide


MTSD High Achieving Awards - 2015 OEP Awards

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2018-2019 Job Opportunities

  • 3rd Math/Science
       


MTSD Teacher of the Year Nomination

Procedure for selection of the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Candidate:

  1. Nominations will be accepted from teachers, parents and principals. All nominations should be submitted in narrative form.
  2. Nominations should be turned into the Superintendent's office by April 15, 2015.
  3. The deadline for selection will be May 15.
  4. The final selection will be made by a committee appointed by the superintendent. The committee will  consist of two administrators, two parents, one school board member, and a central office administrator.
  5. The committee shall determine the Teacher of the Year candidate by a vote of the committee members. (The central office administrator will vote only in case of a tie).
  6. The Teacher of the Year candidate will be responsible for submitting the completed application to the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Program.
  7. Please provide examples of the following:
  • an exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled teacher, grades k-12 who is planning to continue in an active teaching role;
  • a teacher who inspires students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn;
  • a teacher who has the respect and admiration of students, parents and colleagues;
  • a teacher who plays an active and useful role in the community as well as in the school district;
  • a teacher with a positive attitude towards the students, staff, community as well as the teaching profession.
 

Click here for the application for Teacher of the Year


New health immunization requirements

The Arkansas State Board of health has once again changed the rules and regulations pertaining to the immunization requirements to attend schools in Arkansas. Our local health department has ordered extra immunizations to insure that our students will receive their immunizations before returning to school in August of 2014. Please check with our local health department to see if your child needs further shots. Our health department in Marked Tree will have immunization clinics on the following days: Friday, May 16th       8:00-4:30                                                                                                           Monday, June 9th      8:00-5:30                                                                                                           Monday, July 28th      8:00-4:30                                                                                                           Friday, August 15th    8:00-4:30 They will do them on other days as walk-ins or if parents call and request an appointment.                Health Department  870-358-3615    


Arkansas Public School Choice Act *2015

Marked Tree School District participates in the Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 2015. The Act allows parents to apply for admission for their child to attend a school in any district beyond the one in which the parent resides. The law established a numerical net maximum limit on school choice transfers each school year from a school district, less any school choice transfers into the school district, under this section of not more than three percent (3%) of the school district’s three-quarter average daily membership for the immediately preceding school year. If a student seeks to attend a school in a nonresident district, the student’s parent shall submit an application to the nonresident district. The application must be on a form approved by the Arkansas Department of Education. The application must be postmarked no later than May 1 of the year in which the pupil would begin the fall semester at the nonresident district. The School Choice Act does not require a school district to add teachers, staff, or classrooms, or in any way to exceed the requirements and standards established by existing law. Any parent residing outside the Marked Tree School District that desires to send their child to the Marked Tree School District beginning with the 2015-16 school year may obtain an application in the superintendent’s office located at 406 St. Francis Street. Applications do not have to be resubmitted for students currently attending Marked Tree Schools under the School Choice Act. This notice is prepared in accordance with the Arkansas Public School Choice Act of 2015.



Principal's Blog

Link:  markedtreehighschool.blogspot.in



As some of you have seen, there is a lot of construction taking place on both campuses.  This was made possible by the citizens of our community and we are so grateful that you voted to improve our facilities.  It is my sincere hope that we give you something to be proud of for years to come!  As with any new endeavor, there will be change.  Both campuses will operate slightly differently.  We have started trying to disseminate that information through social media and our webpage, but we also intend to share it at open house tonight.  A traffic plan for both campuses will be shared tomorrow through out social media platforms.  We apologize for the inconveniences we are sure these changes will create, but these are means to an end.  Please be patient with us during this exciting, yet challenging time.

There is a lot of concern about the space at the high school.  Let me reassure we have a plan that works.   There are 21 classroom spaces to accommodate 250 7th-12th graders.  While it appears we won't have as much classroom space as we did in past due to losing so much of our school, we only utilized 5 classroom on the old end.  While we won't have as much square footage, we will have plenty of room.  That is due to us being more efficient with how we use our space.  For example, Coach Frazier does not utilize his classroom in the morning.  That created a way for Coach Permenter to have his math classes.  It will look drastically different that what it has in the past, but we are certain the plan will work.

Also, I know many of you are concerned about why it took so long to get started!  Why would we be starting this, now?  As many of you have heard me say, there are three factors when it comes to construction:  time, quality, and money.  We get to control two of those factors.  The two most important  factors to our district is having a high quality product while being as fiscally sound and responsible as we can.  While we were ready to start around the middle of May, our architect and construction manager told us that if we waited and made our design better, we could save a lot of money.  Not only did we save money, but we saved so much that we are going to be able to build a new elementary cafeteria.  This effort cost us time!  However, we thought it would be better to have a later starting date, save $800,000, and use that money to build a cafeteria.  Did it create an inconvenience?  Absolutely.  Will it give us a better product?  There is no doubt!

Concerning new initiatives, we are focusing greatly on improving reading in our district.  Since last February, we have worked diligently on creating an aligned, viable curriculum for our students.  If you have read my posts in the past, you know how important this goal is for me.  More importantly, it is extremely important for each student who graces us with their presence.  A lot of time, effort, and resources are going into this initiative.  We hope you take part in it by ensuring that your children read at home.  While it is important they read their assigned school work, I can't stress enough the importance of allowing them time to read for pleasure.  That is truly how lifelong readers are built.  If we build a community of readers, we also build a generation of students who have the power to change their lives.  Ultimately, most of the knowledge we gain will come through one of two avenues: reading or experience.  



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