- Pulaski County Special School District
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Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) is one of three public school districts in Pulaski County, Arkansas; the others are the Little Rock School District and the North Little Rock School District. PCSSD has its headquarters in Sweet Home, an unincorporated area near Little Rock.[1][2]
The current Pulaski County Special School District was established in 1927 by an act of the Arkansas Legislature joining thirty-eight independent school districts into a "special" school district. Now the second largest in the state after the Little Rock School District, the PCSSD is among the 500 largest in the United States. The district contains a total 729 square miles (1,890 km2), and includes all areas of the county — incorporated and unincorporated — excluding areas within the city limits of Little Rock, Cammack Village and North Little Rock. This district enrolls students from Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Gravel Ridge, Scott, McAlmont, Maumelle, Mabelvale, Woodson, Sweet Home, College Station, Ironton, Cabot, Wrightsville, and Alexander.
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PCSSD Controversy
On Monday, June 20, 2011, the Arkansas Department of Education abolished and dissolved the PCSSD School Board and fired its current superintendent, Dr. Charles Hopson amid finacial troubles. This also lead to the state department taking over the school district. More information about this can be obtained through the following links:
High schools
- Alpha Academy (Alternative Learning Center) - Little Rock
- Jacksonville High School - Jacksonville
- Maumelle High School - Maumelle (opening fall 2011[3])
- Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School - Little Rock
- North Pulaski High School - Jacksonville
- Oak Grove High School - North Little Rock
- Joe T. Robinson High School - Little Rock
- STAR Academy - Jacksonville
- Sylvan Hills High School - Sherwood
Middle schools
- Alpha Academy - Little Rock
- Fuller Middle School - Little Rock
- Jacksonville Middle School - Jacksonville
- Maumelle Middle School - Maumelle
- Northwood Middle School - North Little Rock
- Joe T. Robinson Middle School - Little Rock
- Sylvan Hills Middle School - Sherwood (opening fall 2011[4])
Elementary schools
- Adkins Elementary School - Jacksonville
- Arnold Drive Elementary School - Jacksonville
- John W. Baker Interdistrict Elementary School - Little Rock
- Daisy Bates Elementary School - Little Rock
- Bayou Meto Elementary School - Jacksonville
- Cato Elementary School - North Little Rock
- Chenal Elementary School - Little Rock
- Clinton Elementary Magnet School - Sherwood
- College Station Elementary Magnet School - College Station
- Crystal Hill Elementary Magnet School - North Little Rock
- Dupree Elementary School - Jacksonville
- Harris Elementary School (Health & Science Specialty School) - Little Rock
- Jacksonville Elementary School - Jacksonville
- Landmark Elementary School - Little Rock
- Lawson Elementary School - Little Rock
- Oakbrooke Elementary School - Sherwood
- Oak Grove Elementary School - North Little Rock
- Pine Forest Elementary School - Maumelle
- Pinewood Elementary School - Jacksonville
- Joe T. Robinson Elementary School - Little Rock
- Scott Elementary School - Scott
- Sherwood Elementary School - Sherwood
- Sylvan Hills Elementary School - Sherwood
- Murrell Taylor Elementary School - Jacksonville
- Tolleson Elementary School - Jacksonville
References
- ^ "PCSSD." Pulaski County Special School District. Retrieved on March 8, 2011. "Pulaski County Special School District 925 East Dixon Rd Little Rock, AR 72206"
- ^ "Sweet Home CDP, Arkansas." United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.
- ^ http://www.pcssd.org/new-maumelle.html
- ^ http://www.pcssd.org/new-sylvan-hills.html
External links
- Pulaski County Special School District
- ED/IES/NCES Report: Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2002–03 Appendix A. The 500 largest public school districts in the United States and jurisdictions, by school district: School year 2002–03
Pulaski County Special School District (Pulaski County, Arkansas) High Schools: Jacksonville High School · Joe T. Robinson High School · Mills University Studies High School · North Pulaski High School · Oak Grove High School · Sylvan Hills High SchoolNon-Traditional Schools: Alpha Academy Alternative Learning Center · STAR AcademyCategories:- School districts in Arkansas
- School districts established in 1927
- Education in Pulaski County, Arkansas
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