by - November 11, 2019 6:45 pm
Weather moved groundbreaking ceremonies for Northside High School into the school’s auditorium Monday (Nov. 11), but cold temperatures could not dampen the spirits of students, faculty, school board members and…
by - October 28, 2019 8:40 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education along with district administrators and local dignitaries gathered Monday (Oct. 28) afternoon on the front lawn of Southside High school…
by - September 23, 2019 9:04 pm
It has been a great year for career education in Fort Smith Public Schools, Dr. Doug Brubaker, superintendent, told the FSPS Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday night…
by - August 12, 2019 8:44 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools will start the 2019-20 school year with its own police department, a move that will allow for greater security in the public schools, Dr. Doug Brubaker,…
by - July 29, 2019 7:39 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools school board approved the hiring of Michael Beaumont as director of athletics and student activities at a special called meeting Monday (July 29). Beaumont fills…
by - July 10, 2019 1:16 pm
Changes in the 2019-2020 school year to the Fort Smith Public School’s student handbook, which were approved by the FSPS board of directors Monday (July 8), could change student publications…
by - April 8, 2019 6:12 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools held a contractor orientation Monday (April 8) to further explain upcoming construction projects in the district funded by a voter-approved millage increase. “Pretty much since the…
by - December 17, 2018 8:17 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools is making progress to meet the objectives set forth in the Vision 2023 initiative approved by the district last year. In a presentation to the board…
by - December 1, 2018 12:03 am
Fort Smith Public Schools is working with community leaders and the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce to recruit teachers to the area. The district has a long-serving committee looking at…
by - November 26, 2018 9:47 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted during their regular meeting Monday (Nov. 26) to change the way the district negotiates with teachers regarding personnel policy and salaries….
by - September 24, 2018 7:58 pm
Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck is going back to school. He will soon be in charge of security for the around 15,000 Fort Smith Public School students in 19 elementary…
by - November 13, 2017 9:15 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker stepped into the position on Jan. 18 and posted an 8-page outline to the district’s website for what he envisioned over…
by - November 7, 2017 4:45 pm
Stephanie Freeman, career development facilitator for Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS), hopes to change the way junior high students see their city. Since helping launch the iCan Career Expo for…
by - August 28, 2017 9:50 pm
Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) board elections are getting a date change for the foreseeable future, moving from the current September calendar date to the spring preferential primary season in…
by - July 17, 2017 8:05 pm
The Fort Smith School District has rejected a $250,000 bid from the city of Fort Smith’s sanitation department for trash collection and recycling services. Fort Smith Schools Superintendent Dr. Doug…
by - June 2, 2017 6:55 am
First-year Fort Smith Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Doug Brubaker received a one-year extension to his contract through the 2020 school year at a special meeting Thursday (June 1) from the…
by - April 17, 2017 9:18 pm
The Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board eyed an increase to teacher salaries at Monday’s (April 17) committee meeting. A recommendation was presented to board members for an average annual…
by - March 28, 2017 7:31 am
Former Fort Smith School Board candidate Greg Murray blasted the School Board for circumstances surrounding his loss to current Board member Talicia Richardson at Monday night’s (March 27) meeting. Richardson…
by - March 1, 2017 8:08 pm
Two Fort Smith high schools will join only four others in the state to launch an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, aka drones) curriculum this fall. The program will take off…
by - December 21, 2016 11:52 am
Dr. Doug Brubaker will begin the job as Fort Smith Public Schools superintendent on Jan. 18 after being selected by a unanimous vote of the Fort Smith School Board on…
