31 Dec 2024 Your family, your school, your choice
By Jessica Duff
The Pulaski County Special School District is committed to providing exceptional education for all students with a consistent focus on college and career readiness. District educators work year-round to encourage all students to achieve their highest potential. The collaborative and innovative efforts of all stakeholders, including teachers, staff and community members, make PCSSD an outstanding option for Pulaski County families.
Families zoned for a PCSSD school can mark their calendars for important registration windows for the 2025-2026 school year. Registration for new Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 students opens Jan. 13. For kindergarten through 12th grade families who are zoned for, but not currently enrolled in a PCSSD school, registration will open March 10. Current PCSSD families who are interested in moving to a different school within the district can submit an intradistrict permit to Equity and Pupil Services beginning May 12. Students who currently attend a PCSSD school will be automatically re-enrolled for the 2025-2026 school year.
For families who do not live within the PCSSD school zone but wish to attend one of the schools, the Arkansas School Choice Act is an option. Arkansas Public School Choice enables a student in kindergarten through grade 12 to attend a school in a non-resident district. No transportation is provided by the district for students who attend a PCSSD school via school choice.
“We hope you will consider sending your children to PCSSD,” said Assistant Superintendent for Equity and Pupil Services Dr. Janice Warren. “We take your child’s education personally. PCSSD is committed to providing all students with learning experiences that prepare them for college or career readiness.”
Families who wish to apply for school choice have three options. They can reach out by email to [email protected], in person at the PCSSD Central Office, or mail the application c/o Equity and Pupil Services to 925 E. Dixon Rd., Little Rock, AR, 72206.
PCSSD serves 25 schools across four cities: Maumelle, Little Rock, North Little Rock and Sherwood. Those 25 schools include 16 elementary schools, four middle school campuses, one junior high campus, and four high school campuses.
In the Maumelle area, there are three elementary schools: Crystal Hill Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary and Pine Forest Elementary; one middle school, Maumelle Middle; and one high school, Maumelle High. If you live in the Maumelle area, you are zoned for one of these PCSSD schools. However, school choice opens these schools to families outside district lines allowing students to be a part of the school family, no matter their neighborhood.
If you have specific questions related to registration and school choice within PCSSD, contact the Office of Equity and Pupil Services at 501.234.2021. You can also visit the website to learn more about School Choice and/or registration to PCSSD.
