Annual MLK Speech Competition, hosted at Booker Arts Magnet Elementary School and sponsored by the Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission.

Special thanks to Dushun Scarbrough, executive director at the Arkansas Martin Luther King Commission, for selecting Booker Arts Magnet Elementary School for the annual MLK Speech Competition. Students did a great job addressing what they would do to keep Dr. King's dream alive. Fox 16's Donna Terrell emceed the program. The speech competition is just one of several activities planned to commemorate the federal "King" holiday. The MLK Commission's King Megafest takes place tomorrow at North Little Rock High School, starting at noon. The annual Marade (March + Parade), sponsored by the NAACP takes place at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Little Rock. Additionally, Rock Region Metro is offering free rides all day tomorrow in honor of the King holiday.Community members are encouraged to connect with volunteer efforts throughout the city/state. For more information, visit http://www.arkingdream.org/ Reminder: LRSD schools and offices are closed in observance of the holiday.

Little Rock School District is OPEN today (Friday, January 12, 2018) — classes operating on a normal schedule.

Attention LRSD Parents LRSD schools are OPEN today and we are NOT dismissing early. We are running a normal schedule. When schools are closed or dismissed early due to inclement weather, we will notify you the following ways: Blackboard (ParentLink) – phone calls, email, texts and Little Rock School District App (it’s a good time to download the App) LRSD.org – District website LRSDTV.org – District Channel: Comcast Channel 4; U-verse Channel 99 Social Media – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (it’s a good time to connect to us using our social media platforms) Local television and radio stations Print media Again, LRSD schools are open today. Thanks and have a great day!

http://www.lrsd.org/?q=content/important-reminder-about-assignments-during-inclement-weather

Let’s help Central Win! They Win – We Win! Check out the post below from USA Today and click on the link to cast our ballot for LRCH. Vote early and often! Additional details are provided in the link highlighted in yellow. Share with your colleagues, students and friends. We’re also posting on social media. Go TIGERS! Congratulations! Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site has been nominated in our latest 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest! Our expert panel selected Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site as a contender for Best Arkansas Attraction, which just launched. Our contest, which is being promoted by USA TODAY, gives voters four weeks to vote for the candidate of their choice at http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-arkansas-attraction/. (We don't have 4-weeks now - so please get voting!) A person can vote once a day for the run of the contest. Voting ends Monday, January 15th, 2018 at 11:59am EST

LRSD elementary principals are getting a lesson in "tinkering" compliments of Sam Dean with Scott Family Amazeum. Hands-on, innovative learning designed to keep students engaged.

LRSD elementary principals are getting a lesson in "tinkering" compliments of Sam Dean with Scott Family Amazeum. Hands-on, innovative learning designed to keep students engaged.

LRSD elementary principals are getting a lesson in "tinkering" compliments of Sam Dean with Scott Family Amazeum. Hands-on, innovative learning designed to keep students engaged.

Important Message LRSD, working with the Little Rock Police Department, determined that a post regarding weapons that is being shared via Facebook does not have anything to do with LRSD schools. The original post is out of Virginia.

21st century, real-world, relevant learning! That's what students enrolled in LRSD's EXCEL program are experiencing. Students conducted a 1-day project-based learning activity that presented them with a problem for which they had to develop a solution. The problem was determining ways to help students learn responsible use of social media. Students were divided into teams and had to present their proposals to judges. The winning proposal will be presented to Superintendent Mike Poore.

Fox 16's Kevin Kelly joined Stephens Elementary staff and members of the administration for a screening of the short film, "Hey Hey, No Bullying". Special thanks to non-profit, Partnering with a Purpose, for using its platform to bring attention and solutions to the issue of bullying.