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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...

Do you have concerns about your child's development or progress in school? Please read below.

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...

Hello Root families! Welcome back to all returning Root families and hello to all the new Root families! The Root PTO is excited to begin another year supporting Root students ...

Thank you for your diligence in reporting COVID-19 exposure and positive testing results. This helps keep students and staff members safe. Please complete the appropriate for...

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...

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 ...

Attention graduating Root Alumni! We will celebrate you in person at Root on Thursday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m .This will be held outside on the playground. Only seniors will be al...

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...

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...