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...
Please see attached information on Arkansas Child Find "Helping All Children Succeed" and other developmental milestone indicators.
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 ...
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...
Attention graduating Root Alumni! We will celebrate you in person at Root on Tuesday, May 17 at 8:15 AM . Please check-in at the office when you arrive by 8:15 that day and p...
Root New Family Tours
Please select a 20-minute time slot that works for you and your family to tour Root school. Only sign up for ONE time slot per family in the link provid...
Earth Week will be celebrated in Fayetteville Public Schools April 18-22. To see the schedule of events, check out the website HERE .
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The University of Arkansas' Society of Physics Students is hosting a "Haunted Physics Festival" on October 31st from 11am-3pm. Please read the details of the event in the image be...
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 ...
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. ...
PICTURE DAY IS COMING! Picture Day is on Tuesday, September 28th. You may order online before the 28th by going to mylifetouch.com and entering your student's school ID or Pictu...
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Root families-
With the increase in student quarantines, we wanted to remind you of the meal pack ordering option for those students.
Here are instructions for ordering quar...
Hello Root Families,
Please mark your calendars for virtual Curriculum Night this Thursday, August 26, at 6:00 p.m.. Please look for a zoom link from your child’s teacher this...