WMSD Students Tour University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
WMSD high school students were back on the road for the last college tour of 2024. This time they headed to the delta area of Pine Bluff, AR to tour the University of Arkansas’ Pine Bluff (UAPB) campus. There were approximately 39 students on this tour. Once the students offloaded the bus, they were greeted by Justin Harmon, Asst. Director of Recruitment, who took the group to listen to speakers about the college. After the presentation, the students ate lunch in the dining hall on Soul Food Wednesday. With full bellies, the group toured several buildings and classrooms across the campus.
This tour was exciting for the students because this was their first visit to a Historically Black College and University. Students commented that they appreciated the family atmosphere, seeing people that looked like them, the short distance between buildings, and the excitement of campus life. UAPB was kicking off homecoming week, so the students were able to see the types of activities the campus had including a step show and a fashion show. Approximately 15 of the students are considering enrolling at UAPB and some even started their paperwork. Thank you to the faculty and staff of UAPB for hosting and especially the cafeteria staff for serving delicious food which the students really loved.
Dress Code Grace Period
The WMSD Administration has granted a grace period for enforcing the 2024-25 Dress Code.
Effective Monday, August 5 ALL students are required to abide by the School Board Approved dress code policy.
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The State of Arkansas is providing critical food resources for students and families. Learn more at ar.gov/summerebt
Go visit Maddux Elementary's Pop Up Shop for your Christmas gifts!
Dear Superintendent Brown,
Congratulations! Wonder Junior High and The Academies of West Memphis Charter have been recognized by the Office for Education Policy (OEP) at the University of Arkansas as schools that are Beating the Odds, because students demonstrated high growth on the ACT Aspire even though the schools serve a high percentage of students who participate in Free and Reduced Lunch!
As you may know, the OEP creates an annual report entitled the Outstanding Educational Performance Awards where we recognize schools with high student academic growth. We think growth is the best indicator of the positive impact that your school is having on students.
In our Beating the Odds report published today,
Wonder Junior High recieved the following awards:
High Math Growth (Northeast region)
High ELA Growth (Northeast region)
The Academies of West Memphis Charter recieved the following award:
High ELA Growth (Northeast region)
We provide badges for placement on your school's website (attached), and personalized paper awards will be sent to the district later this school year.
Awards are based on the 2023 content growth score calculated by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. These growth scores reflect how much students at the school improved from 2022 compared to how much they were expected to grow considering prior achievement. We recognize schools based on Overall growth, as well as for growth in Math and English Language Arts separately. To learn more about how we determined the OEP award winners and to see the full list of award recipients, you can view the report here.
We congratulate you on this accomplishment and hope that you will share this good news with teachers, students, and others who contributed to your school's success.
This year's full list of OEP awards can be found here.
For updates and insights, follow our blog at https://oep.uark.edu, and to be added to our weekly updates and roundup of education news, send an email to oep@uark.edu with the subject line "Sign me up!"
Congratulations again on your OEP Growth awards!
Sincerely,
Sarah McKenzie, PhD
Executive Director
Office for Education Policy
University of Arkansas
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Parent teacher conference will be tomorrow August 31st from 12:30 pm to 7:30 pm at your child's school. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Celebrate Juneteenth today, Monday, June 19! Please remember WMSD is closed in observance of the holiday. Enjoy your day!
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Come out and celebrate Juneteenth tomorrow! Check out the image for more information, and remember WMSD offices and schools are closed on Monday, June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Have a great weekend!
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A handful of WM sports standouts are named to this year's 2023 Sports Hall of Fame Class. Congratulations to these blue devils! Check out the image for a complete list of names and information on this year's ceremony.
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Are you a parent of a current or former special education student in WMSD? Do you know of one? We want to alert special education parents about this Destruction of Records Notice. Check out the image and share to those who may need this information.
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The West Memphis School District school board selected a new superintendent. Dr. Terrence Brown will be joining WMSD in July. Check out the image for more information and some thoughts from him.
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The last day of school is Friday! Please note that schools will dismiss early on Friday, June 2nd.
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Need something to read while you're on your summer vacation? Look no further than the West Memphis Community Book Giveaway sponsored by AWM's Writing Club.
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Honoring the heroes who died fighting for our freedoms.
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