Springdale Earns Innovation Awards

Springdale Public Schools is excited to announce the district winners of this year’s Office of Education Policy Growth Awards! Springdale Public Schools was likewise recognized with a "B" on its state report card.

John Tyson Elementary School of Innovation is a Beating the Odds School and is recognized for High Statewide ELA Growth, High Overall Northwest Region Growth and High Northwest Region ELA Growth.

Harp Elementary School is also a Beating the Odds School, which is honored for High Northwest Region Overall Growth.

Hellstern Middle School is a Best Overall School that’s recognized for High Overall Growth Statewide.

Four Springdale Schools earned funds of about $367,866 in recognition of their performance.

These schools and achievements include:

Don Tyson School of Innovation: Top 5% Performance, $183,831.84

Hellstern Middle School: Top 6-10% Performance, $25,624.59 and Top 5% Growth, $79,740.26

Shaw Elementary School: Top 6-10% Performance, $26,975.70 and Top 6-10% Growth, $26,975.70

John Tyson Elementary School of Innovation: Top 6-10% Growth, $24,718.05

OEP is focused on recognizing Arkansas schools demonstrating Outstanding Educational Performance. OEP awards focus solely on student academic growth. Unlike other indicators of school performance, academic growth is not very correlated with school demographics. This means it is reflective of what students are learning in school, not what challenges they may face due to out-of-school factors.