North Little Rock School District
February 20, 2026
Get ready for a night of fun, friendly competition, and community impact at the NLR Public Education Foundation's Annual Trivia Night! Gather your team, test your knowledge, and enjoy an exciting evening supporting education in the North Little Rock School District.
This will take place on March 12 at the Burns Park Hospitality House. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and trivia kicks off at 6:00 p.m. Teams of up to 8 players can participate for $200 per team.
The NLR Public Education Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2006 to improve academic achievement in the NLRSD. It supports teachers and students through innovative grants, funding creative projects not covered by district funds. The foundation strengthens community-school ties to boost local economic vitality.
To encourage student reading at all grade levels and global awareness, the district has launched the "Read to Feed" initiative in partnership with Heifer International. As students log their reading minutes, corporate sponsors donate money to Heifer International to help end global hunger.
The Platform: Students log minutes spent reading at home or at school via the Beanstack app.
The Reward: Top 3 students will receive trophies; top student and school get to slime the superintendent!
The Goal: 200,000 collective minutes spent reading from Jan 21-April 3.
This week Ridge Road and Indian Hills are staying in the lead for first and second places respectively, Lakewood Elementary swooped in and took third place from Crestwood Elementary who is now in fourth place, Meadow Park maintains fifth place, Boone Park passes up NLRMS 6th Grade Campus for sixth place leaving NLRMS 6th Grade Campus in seventh place, NLR 6 passes up Glenview Elementary and Amboy Elementary who are now in ninth and tenth places, NLRHS maintains eleventh place, the COE passes NLRMS 7/8 Campus for thirteenth place, and our 3 and 4 year old's at Pike View remain in last place but there's still time to catch up!
Please encourage your students to log their reading this week!
On Tuesday night, the North Little Rock Middle School cafeteria was abuzz with energy as families and community members explored the outstanding research and student-led inquiry of our NLRSD elementary and middle school GT scholars. From in-depth projects to creative problem-solving, these students offered a compelling glimpse into the future!
Academies of Central Arkansas came together with businesses and Academy partners to highlight and discuss the impacts that are being made at the North Little Rock High School and Center of Excellence. School, student, and district leaders led the event with many describing the impact that the Academies are making.
School Choice season is here! If you currently do not live in North Little Rock, or if you'd like to experience a different campus than the one you are zoned for, then consider applying for school choice.
We are also offering campus tours. Whether you have a future kindergartener or a rising middle schooler or high schooler, we invite you to walk our halls and meet our dedicated staff.
The upcoming dates are tours are as follows:
- March 5
- March 19
- April 2
- April 9
North Little Rock School District
Email: barnesd@nlrsd.org
Website: nlrsd.org
Location: 2400 Willow Street, North Little Rock, AR, USA
Phone: (501) 771-8000
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