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October 4, 2022
Dear FPS Families,
Our superintendent Dr. John L Colbert has announced his retirement in June of 2023, marking the end of a truly outstanding and pioneering career as an educa...
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May 26, 2022
At their May 26 meeting the Fayetteville Board of Education voted unanimously to name the new middle school the John L Colbert Middle School in honor of Superintendent Dr. John L ...
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May 9, 2022
The 2022 annual school election will be held on Tuesday, May 24 in conjunction with the Primary Election in Arkansas. Only one seat on the Fayetteville Board of Education is up fo...
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April 13, 2022
Earth Week will be celebrated in Fayetteville Public Schools April 18-22. To see the schedule of events, check out the website HERE .
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February 23, 2022
We have made the decision to transition all Fayetteville Public Schools from in-person to online learning on Wednesday, February 23 due to the predicted inclement weather and roa...
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January 7, 2022
UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS BASED ON REVISED CDC GUIDELINES
ISOLATION
Isolation is required for someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination ...
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January 5, 2022
We have received information from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) that our school district community’s number of active cases of COVID-19 per 10,000 people is 71...
![Be sure to watch our own Rebel Hays when he is honored on the Musial Awards on TV on Christmas Day! Truly an inspirational young person!](https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/fayetteville_public_schools_ar/article/image/large_b2e828a3-4ff4-4473-8c68-1c7b2e05f37c.jpg)
December 22, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MUSIAL AWARDS TO AIR ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK AND STREAM LIVE ON PARAMOUNT+ ON CHRISTMAS DAY AT 5 P.M. ET / 4 P.M. CT NATIONAL BROADCAST FROM ST. LOUI...
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November 23, 2021
The Fayetteville High School Student Council will hold the 23rd annual Homeless Vigil on Thursday, December 2, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the north side of the FHS campus along B...
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November 5, 2021
Course Planning for Middle School Students
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Fayetteville Public Schools would like to invite all middle school parents to attend one of th...
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October 29, 2021
The Fayetteville Board of Education voted unanimously to amend Policy: 1.19: Wearing Masks and Face Coverings as follows :
Amend the policy as stated below effective Novembe...
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October 6, 2021
Fayetteville Public Schools has been awarded $80,000 in grants over the next three years from the Life Time Foundation to help improve the nutritional quality of school meals by ...
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September 20, 2021
Mary Claire Hyatt joined Fayetteville Public Schools on September 20 as general counsel for the school district, according to Superintendent Dr. John L Colbert. The hiring of Ms. ...
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August 10, 2021
At a special called meeting held on August 9, The Fayetteville Board of Education voted unanimously to revise Policy: 1.19: Wearing Masks and Face Coverings and resume the mask re...
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July 27, 2021
EVERY student in Fayetteville Public Schools should
✓ CHECK-IN
For the 2021-2022 school year.
This process includes all students and ALL GRADE LEVELS. The window for ...
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May 6, 2021
Live stream of McNair's Senior walk for the Class of 2021 is available below: Senior Walk 2021
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May 3, 2021
Hello upcoming 5th graders! We are so excited for you to be a Mustang. We hope the following information gives you a glimpse into McNair Middle School and answers any questions yo...
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April 27, 2021
Congratulations former Mustangs!! Join us as we celebrate you in person at McNair on Thursday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m . The McNair senior walk will be held outside on the track. On...
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March 31, 2021
The celebration of 150 Years of Fayetteville Public Schools kicked off on Thursday, March 18 at the regular meeting of the Fayetteville Board of Education.
“We are very proud o...
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January 29, 2021
The Fayetteville Board of Education has approved an extension of Superintendent Dr. John L Colbert's contract through June 30, 2024, and voted to raise his base salary by two perc...