August 19th Calendar of Events
Do to a shortage of bus drivers Bus 1 and Bus 33 will be late this afternoon, 8/18/22
August 18th Calendar of Events
August 17th Calendar of Events
Due to a shortage of bus drivers Bus 33 will be late this afternoon 8/16/2022
Morrilton Mobile Library Hits the Road
Access to books is essential to building a reliable resource grid for Arkansas children and families. Realized through a SOAR (Successful Outcomes for Arkansas Readers) grant through the Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Morrilton Mobile Library was born. The library’s mission is to provide convenient access to books for its students.
Lora Hendrix, the associate superintendent of schools for the South Conway County School District (SCCSD), tells us more about this new initiative.
Morrilton Mobile Library (Photo credit: South Conway County School District)
Photo Credit: South Conway County School District
How was the Morrilton Mobile Library created?
The Morrilton Mobile Library was made possible through an Arkansas Department of Education SOAR grant, which also helped provide reading interventionists, assessments, curriculum and intervention tools. The school bus already belonged to the SCCSD, but the grant enabled us to install a branded wrap on the bus and purchase shelving and approximately 2,000 books. The Morrilton Mobile Library now looks like a brand new bus and is ready to go out and serve our community.
What kinds of books are available?
We have nearly 2,000 books for kids ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade. We asked our five campus librarians for a list of at least 20 of their most popular books for student reading. From there, we did our best to purchase 5-10 copies of each. We even have several book series for students to be able to read an entire series over the summer. These books are available to any SCCSD student.
Why is the Morrilton Mobile Library so important?
Our leadership team had several brainstorming meetings and discussions about the best way to get children in our community excited about reading. Ultimately, we thought this was the best way to get students to read during school breaks because it is a fun and exciting way to bring our books directly to families throughout the district at various community locations and events. So far this summer, we have made several stops across our community, including coffee shops, City Hall, Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative, fast food restaurants, and even neighborhoods.
What does this project mean for the community?
We know that reading positively impacts academic achievement, student learning, vocabulary, writing skills, and reading ability. So, providing access to quality reading materials is an excellent opportunity for our families. The Mobile Library helps remove barriers, such as the cost of purchasing multiple books, traveling to public libraries, and extended check-out times so that children can take their time and enjoy reading over the summer and holidays.
How will people know where to find it?
Locations are shared on the South Conway County School District’s social media pages — Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram — as well as Thrillshare Live Feed.
August 16th
1. Jr. Band Instrument Rental Meeting
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” —Mother Teresa.
Bus 33 will be late this afternoon 8/15/2022
August 15th Calendar of Events.
1. First Day of School!!!
“You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Please help keep all students safe.
Tomorrow is the first day of school!! We are excited to see all of our scholars!
Please be patient with traffic the first week of school. Plan your route accordingly. If you are late, it is ok, we will not leave your children.
Today, the South Conway County School District is working to help build awareness about the Affordable Connectivity Program, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program. The new long-term benefit will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service.
The $14 billion Affordable Connectivity Program provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands. The benefit also provides up to a $100 per household discount toward a one-time purchase of a computer, laptop, or tablet if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase through a participating broadband provider.
A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:
1. Has an income that is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines;
2. Participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid,
Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC, or Lifeline;
3. Participates in one of several Tribal specific programs, such as Bureau of
Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribal Head Start (only households
meeting the relevant income qualifying standard) Tribal TANF, or Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations;
4. Is approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school
lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the
USDA Community Eligibility Provision;
5. Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; or
6. Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating broadband provider’s
existing low-income program.
Affordable Connectivity Program enrollment opened on December 31, 2021. Eligible households can enroll through a participating broadband provider or by (1) going to AffordableConnectivity.gov to submit an online application or print a mail-in application and (2) contacting their preferred participating broadband provider and selecting a plan. Additional information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit is available at www.fcc.gov/ACP, or by calling 877-384-2575 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET any day of the week.
Thank you so much to our Morrilton Area Chamber of Commerce! These area business sponsors are providing Colton’s lunch to all SCCSD staff today!!!
Thank you to Centennial Bank for the hamburger cookout lunches today! Our staff is grateful to have such amazing community partners!!!
The SCCSD would like to thank Community Transformation Church for treating our staff members to a wonderful breakfast this morning! We are looking forward to an exciting year!
The SCCSD staff is helping with United Way’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign today at our local Walmart. We are a blessed community!
Please see the attached announcement about the required Concurrent Credit & Career Center Orientation meeting, August 4th at 6:00 PM.
Guess where we are!!! Come to Walmart until 10:30 AM this morning and check out books for summer reading! All K-12 SCCSD students are welcome!!!
Inviting all SCCSD K-12 students… Come to the Walmart parking lot tomorrow, July 28, between 8:30 and 10:30 AM to check out books for summer reading!!! See you at the Mobile Library!
SCCSD Staff will be helping United Way with their “Stuff the Bus” Campaign on August 6 at our local Walmart. Attached are the area drop locations. Thank you!!!
