Rose Ann Pearce
Education reporter
Education reporter
Recent Stories
Fayetteville Prepares For Another National Site Visit
Technology Education Meeting Scheduled For March
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:42 a.m.Another national site visit in the Fayetteville School District is being planned for March. This one will be broader and deal with the district’s technology education and its role in a 21st century curriculum.
Concerns Voiced
PATRONS BRING CURRICULUM ISSUES TO SCHOOL
Posted: November 19, 2009 4:51 a.m.About 20 parents and community members were scattered throughout the Fayetteville High School cafeteria Wednesday to talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the district’s curriculum.
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL: District To Mull Curriculum
OFFICIAL SAYS REPORT ON WEAKNESSES EXPECTED IN FEBRUARY
Posted: November 18, 2009 4:33 a.m.Parents and patrons in the Fayetteville School District will have a chance to speak up about the district’s curriculum today and Thursday in a process designed to determine how students are taught and how that’s measured.
Greenland’s Financial Picture Continues To Improve
Superintendent Said District Could Be Off Fiscal Distress in April
Posted: November 17, 2009 4:08 a.m.The Greenland School District could be removed from the state’s fiscal distress list as soon as April, setting the stage for the district to resume control of itself.
Program Changing Way Students Approach Reading
Posted: November 15, 2009 4:33 a.m.A goal in the Fayetteville School District is to have students reading on grade level by the end of the third grade. That’s not happening. Yet.
Prairie Grove Negotiating Architectural Contract
District Wants To Build Varsity Gym, Practice Facilities
Posted: November 10, 2009 4:23 a.m.Negotiation is continuing with a Rogers architectural firm to develop a five-year contract to keep the firm “on call” to design buildings for the Prairie Grove School District.
Board Moving Forward
NEW HIGH SCHOOL DESIGNS BEING DEVELOPED
Posted: November 10, 2009 3:58 a.m.The Fayetteville School Board plans a series of focus groups in January to get patron feedback on new designs being developed for Fayetteville High School.
New High Schools On Hold
Elkins, Lincoln, Farmington Deal With State Regulations, Flat Growth
Posted: November 8, 2009 1:58 a.m.Decreasing growth and state regulations have slowed construction plans for three new high schools in Washington County.
Vandergriff Elementary Celebrates National Recognition
Posted: November 7, 2009 3:49 a.m.The cafeteria at Vandergriff Elementary School was transformed into a sea of bright blue as students clapped, cheered and danced to celebrate the school's naming as a 2009 Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.