With great excitement, we announce the arrival of the #TrojansRead Book Bus! Through a generous partnership and donation from Kamo's Kids Foundation, and outstanding work from the HSSD Transportation Department, the HSSD has converted a school bus into a mobile book library. Free books can be checked out from HSSD media specialists and volunteers aboard the book bus all summer on Tuesdays and Thursdays June 8 - July 30 (times and locations are listed in this update). Students will check out books just as they usually would in a traditional library during the school year. We are honored to provide meals AND books throughout the summer to our Hot Springs community. Please join us!

After May 28, the HSSD will work with Chartwells to switch to a summer meal schedule. Find the menu via the Nutrislice Mobile App and online at: www.hssd.nutrislice.com. We will continue to offer FREE meals to children 0-18 years old during our Summer Meals Program from June 8 - July 30 at five different locations listed in this update. Grab and Go Breakfasts and Lunches provided by the HSSD through Chartwells will continue on the current schedule through May 28, which is the last day of school.

HSSD third grade students in Ms. Lauren Sierocuk’s class at Gardner STEM Magnet School enjoyed virtual “rides” on attractions at Walt Disney World. Each day, she provided a different virtual ride video and a literacy challenge crafted for the ride. The AMI period has created new challenges that teachers and students have never before experienced. Throughout our final month of school, we will highlight extraordinary assignments, success stories, unique projects, and memorable moments from our classrooms from March to May.

Find educational and unique, engaging, all-around fun activities for families to enjoy together in this collection from our HSSD Gifted & Talented Team!. These activities require very few additional resources or supplies (if any at all) outside of the information and/or links provided within each link below. Families can use these ideas, prompts, games, projects, virtual tours, and more as we wrap up the school year online (to supplement AMI coursework) or throughout the summer months. We hope these ideas help to make education and family time from home memorable for our Trojan Family!

School Registration is Open for the 2020-2021 School Year! We look forward to having you join our Trojan Family at the Hot Springs School District. Students currently in grades 7-12 have already re-enrolled. All online registration information is available at our registration page, which you can link to in this update. Call the HSSD District Administrative Office with any questions about the enrollment process at: (501) 624-3372.

Pre-K registration is open at all HSSD elementary schools! Find information about how to hold a spot for your child in the 2020-2021 school year at our HSSD Pre-K Registration Page: www.hssd.net/parents/registration 

By May 15, HSSD families should please return library books to schools at designated drop boxes outside of each school building. Books can be dropped off between 9:00 - 3:00, Monday - Friday. We encourage parents to keep students in vehicles during book drop off, please. Any HSSD books checked out from any HSSD school library can be dropped at any of the book returns.

We know that this time period is challenging for families. Find a collection here of timely support resources during the Covid-19 crisis including links, scholarly articles, tips, and recommendations for supporting the emotional needs of families. We hope the information below will help you to take care of yourselves, and to support the emotional well-being of your kids as you manage an array of new challenges and frustrations.

SSD student registration will take place online to continue ensuring the safety of all students and families during ongoing precautionary efforts to stop the spread of COVID19. No one will get left behind in this process, and we are working to make this as safe AND convenient for everyone as possible. Details are provided below for registering or re-enrolling Kindergarten Students, New Students in Grades 1-12, and Students to Re-Enroll in Grades 1-12, here ...

Arkansas school buildings will remain closed through the end of the school year due to continued COVID19 prevention efforts. Education will continue at all public schools through AMI learning, and HSSD schools will continue AMI Days through our last day of school, which is May 28. Our Trojan Family is dedicated to continuing to provide students with a high quality education, and we are using flexibility and the best resources possible to do that online for all families. Teachers and administrators are working to make sure that every HSSD student is engaging with a teacher on a daily basis and is involved in school work through Google Classrooms and/or Zoom sessions. We are also working to ensure that every family has access to Internet and technology devices (if those resources are not available at homes, we are offering them for free). Furthermore, our staff members are dedicated to providing a continuation of services that our schools provide in addition to learning including free meals, counseling services, support from intervention professionals, curriculum and virtual field trips through our Gifted & Talented Program, support from our Special Education Team, support from our therapists, and more.